A 9,470-square-foot OnCue convenience store and gas station is headed to the southeast corner of Kelly Avenue and Covell Road in Edmond, marking the first commercial project submitted for approval within the long-planned Honeyfield development. Edmond's Planning Commission has already signed off on the site plan, clearing one of the project's early hurdles even as the broader Honeyfield site remains tied up in a separate court fight.
Commission Signs Off Despite Traffic Worries
Edmond's Planning Commission approved both a site plan and a driveway-separation variance for the OnCue at its Oct. 20 meeting, according to Edmond Inbox, which reported the project as the first commercial proposal submitted for approval within Honeyfield. A separate account from Citizen Portal put the vote at 3-0, approving both requests, though it did not specify the meeting date. The approval required an exception to Edmond's rule requiring at least 325 feet of separation between certain driveways, a detail Edmond Inbox flagged as central to the review.
The variance did not sail through without pushback. Commissioners and members of the public raised concerns about traffic flow, turning movements and queueing at the busy intersection, according to Citizen Portal's coverage of the meeting. Reviewers also weighed the added gas station traffic as they ultimately granted the exception.
Next Stop: City Council
The OnCue proposal, along with a separate request tied to the nearby Legacy at Covell project, was scheduled for Edmond City Council consideration on Nov. 9, per Edmond Inbox's reporting. The council had not yet been reported on taking final action as of that account. The Oklahoman also described the OnCue as Honeyfield's first storefront; The Oklahoman noted the Honeyfield project became possible after rezoning cleared the way for development in northwest Edmond.
A Mixed-Use Vision Still Tangled in Court
Honeyfield is envisioned as a 150-acre mixed-use project at the southeast corner of Covell Road and Kelly Avenue, with plans calling for retail, offices, apartments and a single-family neighborhood, according to earlier Oklahoman reporting. The site sits in what that same reporting called an increasingly busy pocket of west Edmond.
But the larger project remains stalled in court.
Separately, a city planner memo tied to Honeyfield's Phase I final plat noted that a traffic impact analysis found full build-out of the development would eventually warrant a new signal at Covell Road and Shortgrass Road. City staff recommended approving that final plat on the condition that signal improvements be completed as part of the project, underscoring how traffic planning has shadowed Honeyfield at multiple stages of review.
OnCue Marks First Commercial Step for Honeyfield
The OnCue is the opening move for a 150-acre project.
