Conditions requiredConditional Use

BOA-24024 Bed and Breakfast with Events (Ada Robinson House)

Description

The Bruce Goff-designed Ada Robinson House may host occasional non-commercial events — capped at 25 people, one per 60 days, ending by 10 p.m., with staff present and a leased Peoria parking lot — on a one-year trial.

Impact summary

A one-year experiment letting a historic architectural landmark host small gatherings while neighbors watch for parking and safety problems.

Applicant

Name: Rod Yancey, Nullius In Verba, LLC
Address: 1119 South Owasso AvenueSee this on the map

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 11
Total mentions: 1

Last discussed Apr 14, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Apr 14, 2026

Board of Adjustment - Apr 14, 2026

Related issues (1)

Events at the historic Ada Robinson House (Bruce Goff)

A wall-to-wall fight over whether the Bruce Goff-designed home on Owasso can host occasional events. Neighbors cite parking jams, past code citations, and a $8,000 charity-auction dinner as proof it's a commercial venue; supporters call it a civic treasure that should be shared. The board split the difference with tight conditions and a one-year trial.

We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda, when it's voted on and when its status changes, at most once a day.

The weekly brief for Tulsa

What the council decided, in plain English — one email a week.

Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.