http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070802_1_A9_hQuik68627The land is currently zoned for commercial parking lots, it is being rezoned to include a lot buffer of 5 feet. Basically mandating QT give up 5 feet of its lot for green space. Add to that the mandatory easement and there will be at least a small buffer there.
Certainly it is better than leaving things as they were, or better than having a decaying building across the street, or an empty lot.
What would you propose? If the neighbors wanted to ensure that the property was a park, or zoned residential... they were free to buy it and do with it what they pleased. As it was, the commercial property was purchased by a commercial entity that wants to use it for commercial purposes. What a shock. Don't like commercial properties? Don't move next to one.