Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-858
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Project plans - Amendments - Vote on project plan adopted
Official statutory text
by transportation authority.
A. The governing body shall cause to be prepared a project
plan. The appropriate local planning commission shall review the
proposed project plan and shall make a recommendation on the plan to
the governing body. The project plan shall include the following
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items, if applicable, according to the type of district being
formed:
1. A description of the proposed boundaries of the district and
the proposed boundaries of the project area by legal description and
by street or other recognizable physical feature accompanied by a
sketch clearly delineating the area in detail;
2. A general description of the proposed public works or
improvements, the anticipated private investments and the estimated
public revenues which should accrue;
3. A list of estimated project costs including administrative
expenses;
4. A general description of the methods of financing the
estimated project costs, the expected sources of revenue to finance
or pay project costs, and the general time when the costs or
monetary obligations related thereto are to be incurred;
5. A map showing existing uses and conditions of real property
in the district and a map showing proposed improvements to and
proposed uses of that property;
6. Proposed changes in zoning;
7. Proposed changes in the master plan and city ordinances if
required to implement the project plan;
8. The name of the person who shall be in charge of the
implementation of all of the project plans of the district with such
name being forwarded to the Department of Commerce; and
9. A designation of any public entity to be authorized to carry
out all or any part of the project plan.
B. Before the governing body may approve such project plan,
notice must be given and public hearings must be held pursuant to
the provisions of Section 859 of this title. The approval by the
governing body must be by ordinance if a city or town or by
resolution if a county which contains findings that the plan is
feasible and conforms to the master plan, if any, of the city, town
or county.
C. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the planning
commission may recommend an amendment to a project plan, which
amendment shall be subject to review by the review committee and
approval by the governing body. Prior to the adoption of the
amendment, the governing body shall give notice concerning such
amendment and hold public hearings on such amendment in the manner
prescribed by Section 859 of this title. The approval by the
governing body must be by ordinance if a city or town or by
resolution of a county which contains findings that the plan is
feasible and conforms to the master plan, if any, of the city, town
or county.
D. The governing body may grant the department, agency or
public entity in charge of the implementation of the project plan
the authority to make minor amendments to the plan. An amendment is
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considered to be minor if such amendment does not change the
character or purpose of the plan; does not add more than five
percent (5%) to the district's area; or does not add more than five
percent (5%) to the public costs of the plan to be financed by
apportioned tax increments. All amendments made pursuant to the
provisions of this subsection shall be considered on a cumulative
basis.
E. Approval by any ad valorem taxing entities, if required
pursuant to the provisions of Section 850 et seq. of this title,
shall be secured before any plan or amendment thereto goes into
effect.
F. Any project plan adopted by a transportation authority
pursuant to Section 1370.7 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
after having met the provisions of this section, shall be submitted
to a vote of the people within the boundaries of the authority,
pursuant to the provisions of subsections D through H of Section 868
of this title.
A. The governing body shall cause to be prepared a project
plan. The appropriate local planning commission shall review the
proposed project plan and shall make a recommendation on the plan to
the governing body. The project plan shall include the following
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance Page 551
items, if applicable, according to the type of district being
formed:
1. A description of the proposed boundaries of the district and
the proposed boundaries of the project area by legal description and
by street or other recognizable physical feature accompanied by a
sketch clearly delineating the area in detail;
2. A general description of the proposed public works or
improvements, the anticipated private investments and the estimated
public revenues which should accrue;
3. A list of estimated project costs including administrative
expenses;
4. A general description of the methods of financing the
estimated project costs, the expected sources of revenue to finance
or pay project costs, and the general time when the costs or
monetary obligations related thereto are to be incurred;
5. A map showing existing uses and conditions of real property
in the district and a map showing proposed improvements to and
proposed uses of that property;
6. Proposed changes in zoning;
7. Proposed changes in the master plan and city ordinances if
required to implement the project plan;
8. The name of the person who shall be in charge of the
implementation of all of the project plans of the district with such
name being forwarded to the Department of Commerce; and
9. A designation of any public entity to be authorized to carry
out all or any part of the project plan.
B. Before the governing body may approve such project plan,
notice must be given and public hearings must be held pursuant to
the provisions of Section 859 of this title. The approval by the
governing body must be by ordinance if a city or town or by
resolution if a county which contains findings that the plan is
feasible and conforms to the master plan, if any, of the city, town
or county.
C. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the planning
commission may recommend an amendment to a project plan, which
amendment shall be subject to review by the review committee and
approval by the governing body. Prior to the adoption of the
amendment, the governing body shall give notice concerning such
amendment and hold public hearings on such amendment in the manner
prescribed by Section 859 of this title. The approval by the
governing body must be by ordinance if a city or town or by
resolution of a county which contains findings that the plan is
feasible and conforms to the master plan, if any, of the city, town
or county.
D. The governing body may grant the department, agency or
public entity in charge of the implementation of the project plan
the authority to make minor amendments to the plan. An amendment is
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance Page 552
considered to be minor if such amendment does not change the
character or purpose of the plan; does not add more than five
percent (5%) to the district's area; or does not add more than five
percent (5%) to the public costs of the plan to be financed by
apportioned tax increments. All amendments made pursuant to the
provisions of this subsection shall be considered on a cumulative
basis.
E. Approval by any ad valorem taxing entities, if required
pursuant to the provisions of Section 850 et seq. of this title,
shall be secured before any plan or amendment thereto goes into
effect.
F. Any project plan adopted by a transportation authority
pursuant to Section 1370.7 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
after having met the provisions of this section, shall be submitted
to a vote of the people within the boundaries of the authority,
pursuant to the provisions of subsections D through H of Section 868
of this title.
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