OKC Plan, 2000-2020 - City of Oklahoma City

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Coordinated by: Community Appearance Coalition and City of Oklahoma City Planning Department Also involving: other City departments; development professionals; neighborhood and business groups; individuals and groups concerned with community appearance Review/Approval by: Planning Commission and City Council Budgetary requirements/implications: up to $100,000 for consultant services for each planning effort (Gateways, Downtown, City-wide); public-private sharing of costs may be a possibility Plan policies: • Conduct appearance plans for gateways/corridors, Downtown, and city-wide to develop policies and programs for improving the City’s appearance. (Community Appearance) • Increase landscaping requirements and establish standards for landscaping. (Land Use and Design; Community Appearance) • Strengthen code enforcement throughout the City and move toward a pro-active rather than complaint driven program. (Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization; Community Appearance) • Adopt standards for the appearance of commercial and industrial structures along designated gateways. (Community Appearance) • Develop comprehensive design guidelines for all elements of City capital projects. (Community Appearance) • Review appearance problems in rural areas and change City codes and enforcement practices as appropriate to address the specific needs and characteristics of rural areas. (Community Appearance) Public Services Explore regional cooperation in providing public services. Schedule: Initial contacts with ACOG and other service providers should begin during FY 2000-2001. Discussions would continue during subsequent years with regionalization of selected public services dependent on a satisfactory resolution of details. Coordinated by: Initial contacts would be made by City departments involved in delivering services Also involved: ACOG; other cities and service providers Review/Approval: City Council to authorize City participation in newly-created regional organizations or to expand the services of an existing City department or agency to provide region-wide services, and to fund the City’s share of a regional organization’s expenses. Budgetary requirements/implications: There is a possibility that regionalizing services could lead to cost savings. Expanding existing City operations to serve the region would lead to increased costs, but would provide additional revenues for enterprise services. Plan policies: Policy statements supporting this action are contained in the Public Services and Regional Context elements. 117
Education Establish cooperative planning programs involving the City of Oklahoma City and area school districts. Schedule: begin in FY 2000-2001; once established the cooperative planning programs would be ongoing Coordinated by: City of Oklahoma City Planning Department Also involved: professional staff with school districts Economic Development Identify key sites for business development within the central city and prepare profiles on their conditions and assets. Schedule: begin and complete during FY 2001-2002 Coordinated by: City of Oklahoma City Planning Department Also involved: Chambers of Commerce, downtown building and property owners, downtown business groups Environmental Concerns Identify sensitive environmental areas, indicate these areas on plan maps, and adopt changes as needed in City policies and regulations to protect these areas. Schedule: Identify sensitive areas during FY 2001-2002. Develop and adopt plan amendments and changes to regulations during FY 2002-2003. Coordinated by: Planning Department, City of Oklahoma City Also involved: Public Works Department, development professionals, and citizens concerned with environmental protection of sensitive areas Review/Approval: Planning Commission and City Council 118
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The City of Oklahoma City OKC Plan,
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Explanatory Notes This plan provide
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Rural Neighborhoods Rural areas are
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Traditional Neighborhoods The Tradi
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areas: Achieving sustainable downto
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Regional Shopping Centers The City
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Land Use and Design
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Rural Area The Rural Area contains
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Create density and design options a
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Urban Growth Area The Urban Growth
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Promote high-quality, desirable res
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• Improve the appearance of comme
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Support programs which enable resid
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Review existing street and traffic
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Actions Adopt land use policies ta
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Protect airport runway approach zon
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Housing and neighborhoods are two b
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Actions Promote the preservation o
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Neighborhood Business Development T
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Transportation
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Interstate Highways Oklahoma City i
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The map on page 37 shows that most
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Airports Oklahoma City contains eig
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In addition, Metro Transit offers s
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In addition to the increasing expen
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Railroads Union Station, at 300 SW
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Provide a definite division between
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The quality and availability of pub
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Fire Protection The Fire Department
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Water Supply The City of Oklahoma C
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Service Standards 100 gallons per
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Animal Welfare The Animal Welfare D
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Open space and a well-balanced park
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Actions Parks Plan Prepare a Parks
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OKLAHOMA CITY PARKS FACILITIES Neig
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Harn Garden NE 16th and Stiles 9.30
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Education is a critically important
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OKLAHOMA CITY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS
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Seek means to contribute to mainten
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Historic Preservation
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Most Oklahoma City residents know t
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Promotion of Historic Neighborhoods
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Develop vacant parcels with appropr
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Culture
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Page 137 and 138: OKLAHOMA CITY AREA New Housing Cons
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