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Board of Adjustment, April 28, 2026

Approved: Special exception for rocket thruster testing facility near East 36th Street North and North Mingo Road, 3-0

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On April 28, 2026, Tulsa approved Special exception for rocket thruster testing facility near East 36th Street North and North Mingo Road (3-0).

The Tulsa Board of Adjustment (Meeting 1381) affirmed the Tulsa Preservation Commission's denial of a historic preservation permit (HP 0742-2026) for a street-yard fence expansion at 1601 South Trenton Avenue on a unanimous 4-0 vote (BOA 24-026).

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Tulsa, OK
Date
April 28, 2026
Decisions
8 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 3-0

Projects in this meeting (6)

New Home

Approved 4-0

Rocket Thruster Testing Facility

Approved 3-0

Detached Accessory Building

Approved 4-1
1 condition of approval

Andolini'S Restaurant

Approved 4-0

Sign (Tulsa, Apr 2026)

Denied 3-0

Tulsa Ballet Expansion

Approved 3-0

Free sample: decision 1 of 8

BOA 23980 withdrawn by applicant

Item number two, BOA 23980, was withdrawn by the applicant before hearing.

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Key Decisions (8)

Withdrawn

BOA 23980 withdrawn by applicant

Approved

Appeal of HP permit denial for fence at 1601 South Trenton Avenue

Vote: unanimousMoved by Hill
Continued

Variance for detached accessory building at 3536 East 23rd Street South

Vote: unanimousMoved by Williams
Approved

Special exception for Tulsa Ballet expansion at 1212 East 45th Place South

Vote: 3-0Moved by Hill
Approved

Special exception for rocket thruster testing facility near East 36th Street North and North Mingo Road

Vote: 3-0Moved by Williams
Approved

Setback variance for Andolini's restaurant at 1601 East 15th Street South

Vote: 4-0Moved by Hill
Denied

Sign variances for dynamic display at 5425 East 11th Street South

Vote: 3-0Moved by Hill
Approved

Setback variance for new home at 1048 East Young Place North

Vote: 4-0Moved by Stauffer

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Development Activity (4)

Tulsa Ballet vestibule canopy addition

Other

Agile Space Industries thruster testing facility

Industrial

Andolini's restaurant rebuild on Cherry Street

Commercial

New single-family home at 1048 East Young Place North

Residential

Market Signals (4)

Commercial Demand

Andolini's is investing about $5.5 million in a new Michelin-level…

Labor

Agile Space Industries is establishing a rocket-thruster testing facility near…

Housing Demand

A three-bed, two-bath home is described as 'in high demand…

Commercial Demand

The area near East 36th Street North and Mingo (north…

Agenda results

Who spoke

20 distinct speakers; 14 identified names.

All speaker roles: 1 Witness, 1 Attorney, 3 Public, 2 Staff, 3 Board Member, 5 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair, 3 Applicant, 1 Unknown.

Identified name roles: 1 Witness, 2 Staff, 3 Board Member, 5 Applicant Rep, 3 Applicant.

Speaker sample: Kevin Kallstrom, Applicant.

13 more identified names in Pro: 1 Witness, 2 Staff, 3 Board Member, 5 Applicant Rep, 2 Applicant.

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Zoning terms (14)

128 recorded timestamps

  • zoning (35 timestamps)
  • variance (28 timestamps)
  • setback (12 timestamps)
  • approved (14 timestamps)
  • public hearing (1 timestamps)
  • motion to approve (1 timestamps)

Decision moments (8)

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