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OKC Plan, 2000-2020 - City of Oklahoma City

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Coordinated by: Community Appearance Coalition and <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oklahoma</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning<br />

Department<br />

Also involving: other <strong>City</strong> departments; development pr<strong>of</strong>essionals; neighborhood and business<br />

groups; individuals and groups concerned with community appearance<br />

Review/Approval by: <strong>Plan</strong>ning Commission and <strong>City</strong> Council<br />

Budgetary requirements/implications: up to $100,000 for consultant services for each planning<br />

effort (Gateways, Downtown, <strong>City</strong>-wide); public-private sharing <strong>of</strong> costs may be a possibility<br />

<strong>Plan</strong> policies:<br />

• Conduct appearance plans for gateways/corridors, Downtown, and city-wide to develop<br />

policies and programs for improving the <strong>City</strong>’s appearance. (Community Appearance)<br />

• Increase landscaping requirements and establish standards for landscaping. (Land Use and<br />

Design; Community Appearance)<br />

• Strengthen code enforcement throughout the <strong>City</strong> and move toward a pro-active rather than<br />

complaint driven program. (Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization; Community<br />

Appearance)<br />

• Adopt standards for the appearance <strong>of</strong> commercial and industrial structures along designated<br />

gateways. (Community Appearance)<br />

• Develop comprehensive design guidelines for all elements <strong>of</strong> <strong>City</strong> capital projects.<br />

(Community Appearance)<br />

• Review appearance problems in rural areas and change <strong>City</strong> codes and enforcement practices<br />

as appropriate to address the specific needs and characteristics <strong>of</strong> rural areas. (Community<br />

Appearance)<br />

Public Services<br />

Explore regional cooperation in providing public services.<br />

Schedule: Initial contacts with ACOG and other service providers should begin during<br />

FY <strong>2000</strong>-2001. Discussions would continue during subsequent years with regionalization <strong>of</strong><br />

selected public services dependent on a satisfactory resolution <strong>of</strong> details.<br />

Coordinated by: Initial contacts would be made by <strong>City</strong> departments involved in delivering<br />

services<br />

Also involved: ACOG; other cities and service providers<br />

Review/Approval: <strong>City</strong> Council to authorize <strong>City</strong> participation in newly-created regional<br />

organizations or to expand the services <strong>of</strong> an existing <strong>City</strong> department or agency to provide<br />

region-wide services, and to fund the <strong>City</strong>’s share <strong>of</strong> a regional organization’s expenses.<br />

Budgetary requirements/implications: There is a possibility that regionalizing services could<br />

lead to cost savings. Expanding existing <strong>City</strong> operations to serve the region would lead to<br />

increased costs, but would provide additional revenues for enterprise services.<br />

<strong>Plan</strong> policies:<br />

Policy statements supporting this action are contained in the Public Services and Regional<br />

Context elements.<br />

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