Tulsa Comprehensive Plan - PLANiTULSA
Tulsa Comprehensive Plan - PLANiTULSA
Tulsa Comprehensive Plan - PLANiTULSA
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Land Use<br />
parT viii: PRiORiTies, GOaLs & POLiCies<br />
14.3 Incorporate amendments that support<br />
the preservation of historic resources into<br />
the zoning and building code.<br />
14.4 Update the preservation criteria and expand<br />
the program to protect additional resources.<br />
14.5 Maintain, update and promote<br />
the online historic inventory.<br />
14.6 Following TMAPC’s review and action on<br />
the Downtown Area Master <strong>Plan</strong>, implement<br />
recommendations regarding historic resources.<br />
land use prioriTy 5<br />
ensure that areas of growth benefit from<br />
high quality sustainable development<br />
Goal 15—<br />
<strong>Tulsa</strong> is a leader in sustainable development.<br />
Policies to support this goal include:<br />
15.1 Promote significant sustainable projects.<br />
15.2 Establish goals for reducing the city’s and<br />
region’s carbon footprint.<br />
15.3 Incentivize building practices that maximize<br />
energy and water use effciency.<br />
• Create a streamlined permitting process to<br />
encourage sustainable building practices.<br />
• Create development incentives (FAR or<br />
density bonuses, reduced parking requirements,<br />
etc.) for projects that utilize high effciency<br />
building technologies.<br />
• Create development incentives for adaptive<br />
reuse of existing structures.<br />
15.4 Promote reuse of existing structures.<br />
15.5 Promote sustainable<br />
building practices including:<br />
• Energy effciency<br />
• Material Effciency<br />
• Waste reduction<br />
• Durability<br />
• Healthful building environment<br />
• Integrated design<br />
Goal 16—<br />
<strong>Tulsa</strong> is known for its built and natural<br />
beauty. Policies to support this goal include:<br />
16.1 Establish Urban Design Standards.<br />
• Formulate place-making design standards.<br />
• Standards should encourage pedestrianfriendly,<br />
highly accessible environments that<br />
create and enhance lively urban villages and a<br />
vibrant downtown.<br />
• Standards should include setback, height,<br />
bulk and frontage requirements but should<br />
not be overly prescriptive.<br />
land use prioriTy 6<br />
preserve and enhance environmental assets<br />
Goal 17—<br />
<strong>Tulsa</strong>’s natural and sensitive areas are protected and<br />
conserved. Policies to support this goal include:<br />
17.1 Establish sensitive area criteria/establish<br />
areas of conservation.<br />
• Obtain comprehensive information in<br />
order to prioritize programs that would<br />
protect key resources.<br />
• Establish a system of designating specific<br />
areas as ecologically sensitive areas worthy<br />
of protection.<br />
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<strong>Tulsa</strong> comprehensive plan – Land Use