Tornado Sirens Crash OKC Zoning Code Showdown

What was supposed to be a routine feedback session on Oklahoma City’s sweeping development code update turned into a scramble for shelter Tuesday night, when tornado sirens abruptly cut things short at the Belle Isle Library. Dozens of residents who came to talk zoning instead hustled into the library basement, and city staff ultimately adjourned the meeting after the immediate threat passed. A work session meant to hash out land-use rules ended with neighbors riding out a warning together and planners vowing to keep the conversation going online.

Storm scramble at Belle Isle Library

The meeting was thrown into an instant timeout when tornado sirens sounded and the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for parts of the metro, according to…..

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