Tulsa Comprehensive Plan - PLANiTULSA

Land Use
parT v: BUiLdinG THe PLan
Purpose of the Plan Maps
The maps are the component of the comprehensive plan
that addresses the man-made geography of the city. The
plan maps identify areas where the land uses or intensity
of uses are envisioned to change (identified as the Areas
of Growth) as well as areas where land uses should be
maintained and improved while retaining their existing
character (identified as the Areas of Stability).
With regard to transportation, the maps display the street
types that complement the land uses they serve. Figure 9
shows future land use and Figure 10 shows primarily future
transportation systems.
How to Use the Plan Maps
The land use categories identified on the plan maps suggest
the type of zoning needed to support the characteristics
of the identified land use and transportation patterns. The
street types identified on the plan maps define the kind
of street environment that should be created to support
the land use. For example, industrial areas should have
streets with wide lanes to accommodate trucks and town
centers and main streets should have wide sidewalks to
accommodate pedestrians.
The plan maps should be used in the development of
smaller scale plans and related implementation legislation
or public investment strategies for the area in question.
Zoning districts, public investment strategies, and
transportation improvements should be guided by the plan
map. However, individual project should not be subject to
the scrutiny of a comprehensive plan, but be guided by
the regulations that are in place at the time the application
is filed.
It is possible, after conducting a review of a proposed
project or neighborhood plan, the conclusion may be
reached that the PLANiTULSA process did not exactly
predict the growth and evolution of a neighborhood or the
city. Should this occur, the plan map should be amended,
using the building blocks and plan categories identified in
this plan.
July 2010
LU
Land Use – Tulsa comprehensive plan 27