Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-43-110

Required regulations - Notice and hearing - Consideration of

requests - Incorporation of other land development ordinances and

statutes.

A. As used in this section, "planned unit development" includes

cluster housing, planned residential and nonresidential development,

community unit plan, and other zoning requirements which are

designed to accomplish the objectives of a comprehensive plan and

zoning ordinance through a land development project review process

based on the application of site planning criteria to achieve

integration of the proposed land development project with the

characteristics of the project area.

B. A municipal governing body may establish planned unit

development requirements and procedures in a zoning ordinance which

permit flexibility in the regulation of land development; encourage

innovation in land use and variety in design, layout and type of

structures constructed; achieve efficiency in the use of land,

natural resources, energy and the providing of public services and

utilities; encourage useful open space; and provide better housing,

employment and shopping opportunities particularly suited to the

needs of the residents of the state. The review and approval of a

planned unit development shall be made by either the planning

commission or the governing body.

C. Within a designated planned unit development, conditions

relating to the use of land, including but not limited to, permitted

uses, lot sizes, setbacks, height limits, required facilities,

buffers, open space areas, lighting, signage, landscaping, parking

and loading, compatibility, and land use density shall be determined

in accordance with the planned unit development regulations

specified in the zoning ordinance. The planned unit development

conditions need not be uniform with regard to each type of land use

if equitable procedures recognizing due process principles and

avoiding arbitrary decisions have been followed in making regulatory

decisions.

D. The planned unit development regulations established by a

municipality shall specify the following:

1. The body which shall review and approve planned unit

development requests and amend the same;

2. The conditions which create planned unit development

eligibility, the persons and agencies involved in the review

process, if any, and the requirements and standards upon which

applications will be reviewed and approval granted; and

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3. The procedures required for application, review and

approval.

E. Following receipt of a request for a planned unit

development, at least one public hearing shall be held. An

ordinance may provide for one or more preapplication conferences

before submission of a planned unit development request, and the

submission of preliminary site plans before the public hearing.

Notification of the public hearing shall be given by mail in the

same manner as required by Section 43-106 of this title for public

hearings on proposed zoning changes. In addition, a municipality

may require notice by posting and/or publication. Within a

reasonable time following the public hearing, the body responsible

for approving planned unit developments shall deny the request,

approve the request, or approve the request with conditions.

1. Should the ordinance require that the municipal governing

body amend the ordinance to act on the planned unit development

request, the planning commission shall conduct the public hearing

and make recommendations on the planned unit development request

which shall be transmitted to the municipal governing body for

consideration in making a final decision. If an amendment of a

zoning ordinance is required by the planned unit development

regulations of a municipal zoning ordinance, the requirements of

this act for amendment of a zoning ordinance shall be followed.

2. If the planned unit development regulations of a municipal
elopment request

which shall be transmitted to the municipal governing body for

consideration in making a final decision. If an amendment of a

zoning ordinance is required by the planned unit development

regulations of a municipal zoning ordinance, the requirements of

this act for amendment of a zoning ordinance shall be followed.

2. If the planned unit development regulations of a municipal

zoning ordinance do not require amendment of the ordinance to

authorize a planned unit development, the body charged in the zoning

ordinance with review and approval of planned unit developments may

approve, approve with conditions, or deny a request.

F. Final approvals may be granted on each phase of multiphased

planned unit developments if each phase contains the necessary

consideration of the natural environment and the health, safety, and

welfare of the users of the planned unit development and the

landowners immediately adjacent thereto.

G. In establishing planned unit development regulations, a

municipal governing body may incorporate by reference other

available and applicable ordinances or statutes which regulate land

development. The planned unit development regulations contained in

zoning ordinances shall encourage complementary relationships

between zoning regulations and other requirements affecting the

development of land.