Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3597 Compare Versions

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30	30	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 3597 By: McBride
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to cities and towns; amending 11 O.S.
41	41	2021, Section 43-103, which relates to buildings and
42	42	zoning; clarifying the procedure for when a conflict
43	43	exists between municipal zoning laws and
44	44	comprehensive plans; specifying that comprehensive
45	45	plans shall not be legally binding ; establishing that
46	46	applications for rezoning that conform to
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54	54	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
55	55	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 43-103, is
56	56	amended to read as follows :
57	57	Section 43-103. A. Municipal regulations as to buildings,
58	58	structures and land shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive
59	59	plan and be designed to accomplish any of the following objectives:
60	60	1. To lessen congest ion in the streets;
61	61	2. To secure safety from fire, panic and o ther dangers;
62	62	3. To promote health and the general welfare, including the
63	63	peace and quality of life of the district;
64	64	4. To provide adequate light and air;
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91	91	5. To prevent the overcrowding of l and;
92	92	6. To promote historical p reservation;
93	93	7. To avoid undue concentration of population; or
94	94	8. To facilitate the adequate provision of transportation,
95	95	water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements. The
96	96	regulations shall be made with re asonable consideration, among o ther
97	97	things, as to the characte r of the district and its peculiar
98	98	suitability for particular uses, and with a view to conserving the
99	99	value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land
100	100	throughout the municipal ity. The governing body shall provide the
101	101	manner in which regulations, restrictions and district boundaries
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103	103	supplemented or changed .; or
104	104	B. Where a conflict exists between application of a
105	105	municipality's zoning laws or regulation s and the municipality 's
106	106	comprehensive plan, the zoning laws and regulations shall prevail
107	107	over the comprehensive plan . A comprehensive plan shall not be
108	108	legally binding. A comprehensive plan shall be considered a
109	109	flexible plan that is merely a guide and advisory in nature.
110	110	Further, if an application for rezoning is presented to a
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141	141	determination that the aspects of the proposed rezoning s other than
142	142	its land use designations will result in harm to the public 's
143	143	health, safety, or general welfare, then the rezoning application
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145	145	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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