OKC Plan, 2000-2020 - City of Oklahoma City

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Promote high-quality commercial and high-intensity development in the Urban Growth Area through the following actions: • Provide incentives to encourage commercial districts rather than linear, strip development as the preferred pattern for new commercial development. A commercial district is similar to the traditional “main street” with multi-story buildings, service alleys, shared parking, narrow facades, and an occasional parking lot. These commercial uses should have a combination of uses including residential. Buildings, drives, parking areas, and walkways should be laid out in patterns which encourage pedestrian activity. Commercial districts should be interconnected with surrounding neighborhoods for easy and convenient access. As an incentive, developers would be allowed to dedicate larger amounts of land to commercial use than typically allowed in strip commercial developments. • Smaller-scale commercial development serving adjoining neighborhoods should locate at major intersections in order to allow arterial streets to move volumes of traffic efficiently and safely. • Require that small-scale PUD’s address concerns related to building size and location, landscaping, and signage in sufficient detail through specific development regulations and development or site plans to ensure that the proposed development is compatible with surrounding areas and is coordinated with nearby street, open space and utility patterns. • Provide incentives (e.g. reduced parking requirements) for commercial buildings to be placed close to streets and sidewalks, with parking areas placed away. • Re-evaluate parking standards for large developments with the aim of reducing parking requirements where appropriate and revise ordinances accordingly. Consider requiring traffic impact studies for large developments which model fully developed conditions. • Encourage shared parking among contiguous developments. • Include on-street parking in the calculation for required parking for commercial, office and church uses. 17
• Improve the appearance of commercial and office areas through the following actions. - Establish a ten percent requirement for landscaping in commercial and office development (new building and renovation). - Encourage landscaping to be concentrated on the street side, especially between the street and parking areas. - Allow a reduction in parking space requirements for developments which provide landscaping above the basic requirements. - Require that landscaped areas be of sufficient size to allow full growth of vegetation and to prevent interference with the quality of surrounding structures or paved areas. - Encourage the use of native plants and xeriscaping techniques. • Review Oklahoma City’s sign regulations to determine changes which would enhance community appearance while maintaining the economic viability of businesses. Work with neighborhood, community, and business groups in traditional neighborhoods to develop community partnerships and resources that support neighborhood based cultural, recreational, and educational programs. Build and maintain a high-quality transportation system within the Urban Growth Area through the following actions: • Include streetscape elements in all street capital improvement projects. This includes sidewalks separated from the street, street trees, bus shelters, pedestrian-scale lighting, and bike lanes. • Evaluate street width design guidelines to determine if they could be reduced. • Require sidewalks to be installed along all streets within new urban development and ensure that these sidewalks are properly maintained. - When a new residential development goes in next to an existing retail or commercial development, require the residential developer to construct sidewalk access up to the property line to the existing retail/commercial area. - When a new commercial development goes in next to an existing residential area, require the commercial developer to construct sidewalk access up to the property line to connect to the existing residential area. All development within the Urban Growth Area should be served by urban water and sewer utility systems in accordance with existing standards. Encourage unified planning for all adjoining land owned or controlled by a project’s developer to ensure proper land use and street relationships. Developers could submit sketch plans for those portions of a development on which planned uses are not definitely known or on which development will not occur for several years. Evaluate landscape regulations to determine if more effective guidelines could be developed. 18
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Page 8 and 9: Rural Neighborhoods Rural areas are
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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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Directions Increase public awarene
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Surveys of Oklahoma City residents
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Directions Improve the appearance
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Seek changes in state legislation t
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Private Development Enhance the ap
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Beautification Master Plan A compre
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Oil production, agriculture, transp
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Environmental Concerns
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Limit and reduce the use of pestici
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Regional Context
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OKLAHOMA CITY AREA New Housing Cons
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Implementation
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Plan policies: • Incorporate the
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Capital Improvements Program (CIP)
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Drainage Regulations Review the Ci
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Code Enforcement Evaluate the City
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