Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.7
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Master plan - Public hearing
Official statutory text
The commission shall make, adopt, and may publish a master plan
of the municipality, and of the unincorporated area of the county,
for the purpose of bringing about a coordinated physical development
in accordance with the present and future needs of such area. The
master plan shall be developed so as to conserve the natural
resources of the area, to insure efficient expenditure of public
funds, and to promote the health, safety, convenience, prosperity,
and general welfare of the people of the area and the state. Such
master plan may include, among other things, studies and
recommendations relative to the location, character, and the extent
of highways, railroads, bus, streetcar and other transportation
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 295
routes, bridges, public buildings, schools, parks, parkways,
airports, forests, wildlife refuges, dams and projects affecting the
conservation of natural resources, and studies and recommendations
for an annual budget and long-range financial program for public
improvements. The commission may also perform in the area any
additional urban planning which is needed, including but not limited
to surveys, land use studies, urban renewal plans, technical
services, and other planning work. The commission may adopt the
master plan in whole or part, and subsequently amend or extend the
adopted plan or portions thereof. Before the adoption, amendment,
or extension of the plan or portions thereof, the commission shall
hold at least one public hearing thereon. Such hearing may be
adjourned from time to time. The adoption of the plan or portions
thereof shall be by resolution carried by not less than the majority
of the full membership of the commission including the ex officio
members thereof. Before such master plan or part thereof shall have
the status of an official plan, it shall be submitted to and shall
have the approval of the council insofar as such plan affects the
area within the city limits of the municipality and shall have the
approval of the board of county commissioners, insofar as such plan
affects the unincorporated area of the county, as the case may be.
The council and/or board may approve the plan in whole or in part,
or return the plan or any portion thereof to the commission for
further consideration. Any part so approved shall immediately
become in full force and effect as to the area covered by the
approved portion of such plan. Should the council or board fail to
act upon such plan within forty-five (45) days from the date of its
submission by the commission, such plan shall be deemed to be
approved by said council or board. After the adoption of the master
plan, or part thereof, an attested copy shall be certified by the
commission and by the approving authority and shall be certified to
the county clerk of such county for safekeeping and as a public
record, and certified to the clerks of such incorporated areas as
may be covered or affected by the plan.
of the municipality, and of the unincorporated area of the county,
for the purpose of bringing about a coordinated physical development
in accordance with the present and future needs of such area. The
master plan shall be developed so as to conserve the natural
resources of the area, to insure efficient expenditure of public
funds, and to promote the health, safety, convenience, prosperity,
and general welfare of the people of the area and the state. Such
master plan may include, among other things, studies and
recommendations relative to the location, character, and the extent
of highways, railroads, bus, streetcar and other transportation
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 295
routes, bridges, public buildings, schools, parks, parkways,
airports, forests, wildlife refuges, dams and projects affecting the
conservation of natural resources, and studies and recommendations
for an annual budget and long-range financial program for public
improvements. The commission may also perform in the area any
additional urban planning which is needed, including but not limited
to surveys, land use studies, urban renewal plans, technical
services, and other planning work. The commission may adopt the
master plan in whole or part, and subsequently amend or extend the
adopted plan or portions thereof. Before the adoption, amendment,
or extension of the plan or portions thereof, the commission shall
hold at least one public hearing thereon. Such hearing may be
adjourned from time to time. The adoption of the plan or portions
thereof shall be by resolution carried by not less than the majority
of the full membership of the commission including the ex officio
members thereof. Before such master plan or part thereof shall have
the status of an official plan, it shall be submitted to and shall
have the approval of the council insofar as such plan affects the
area within the city limits of the municipality and shall have the
approval of the board of county commissioners, insofar as such plan
affects the unincorporated area of the county, as the case may be.
The council and/or board may approve the plan in whole or in part,
or return the plan or any portion thereof to the commission for
further consideration. Any part so approved shall immediately
become in full force and effect as to the area covered by the
approved portion of such plan. Should the council or board fail to
act upon such plan within forty-five (45) days from the date of its
submission by the commission, such plan shall be deemed to be
approved by said council or board. After the adoption of the master
plan, or part thereof, an attested copy shall be certified by the
commission and by the approving authority and shall be certified to
the county clerk of such county for safekeeping and as a public
record, and certified to the clerks of such incorporated areas as
may be covered or affected by the plan.
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