Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-912

planning programs - Local capital improvement plans.

A. Each unit of local government, subject to the limitations

and requirements of the Local and Regional Capital Improvement

Planning Process Act, is encouraged to:

1. Plan for future development, growth, and improvement; and

2. Adopt and amend local capital improvement programs

consistent with the provisions of the Local and Regional Capital

Improvement Planning Process Act.

B. 1. A unit of local government's responsibility for the

preparation or amendment of its capital improvement program is

governed by the provisions of this section. Where procedures for

local adoption of capital improvement plans are governed by other

provisions of state law or municipal charter or ordinance, the unit

of local government may modify the procedural requirements of this

subsection as long as a broad range of opportunity for public

comment and review is preserved.

2. Each unit of local government which prepares or amends a

capital improvement program shall ensure that said program is

consistent with the goals, guidelines and other provisions of the

Local and Regional Capital Improvement Planning Process Act.

3. a. The governing officers of a unit of local government

or combination of units shall designate and establish

a local planning committee which shall have the

general responsibility for the development and

maintenance of a local capital improvement plan. The

committee shall:

(1) conduct public hearings and solicit and encourage

citizen input, and

(2) prepare the local capital improvement plan and

make recommendations to the local governing body

regarding the adoption and implementation of the

program or amended program.

b. The governing officers of a unit of local government

or combination of units may solicit bids from persons

or regional planning councils to act as the local

planning committee.

4. In order to encourage citizen input and participation, units

of local government are directed to adopt local capital improvement

plans only after soliciting and considering a broad range of public

review and comment.

5. The local planning committee shall conduct its meetings in

accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.

The committee shall hold at least one public hearing on its proposed

local capital improvement plan. A copy of the proposed plan shall

be made available for public inspection at a convenient location

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during normal public hours at least thirty (30) days prior to the

hearing.

6. Any comments and suggestions within the established time

limits shall be considered by the committee and may be adopted. All

comments and suggestions shall be made available for public

inspection.

7. A unit of local government may seek technical assistance,

comments and suggestions on format, applicability and potential

financing options from the Long Range Capital Planning Commission,

the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and the State Bond Advisor.

8. The proposed capital improvement plan shall be considered

adopted when it has been accepted by the governing body of the unit

of local government.

9. After adoption, a copy of the capital improvement plan shall

be forwarded to the appropriate regional planning council by the

units of local government.

10. Each regional planning council shall incorporate the

capital improvement plans into a regional capital improvement plan.

11. Regional capital improvement planning shall be the

responsibility of the regional planning councils.

C. Cooperative local improvement planning efforts conducted by

two or more units of local government shall comply with the

provisions of this subsection.

1. A unit of local government shall exercise planning authority

over the total land area within its jurisdiction.

2. Any combination of contiguous units of local government may
shall be the

responsibility of the regional planning councils.

C. Cooperative local improvement planning efforts conducted by

two or more units of local government shall comply with the

provisions of this subsection.

1. A unit of local government shall exercise planning authority

over the total land area within its jurisdiction.

2. Any combination of contiguous units of local government may

conduct joint planning programs to fulfill the responsibilities

established under this act. The units shall agree:

a. on procedures for joint action in the preparation and

adoption of local capital improvements plans,

b. on the manner of representation, and

c. on the amount of contribution from each for any costs

incurred in the development of the local capital

improvements plan.

3. The agreement shall be in writing, approved by the governing

bodies of the units of local government, and forwarded to the Long

Range Capital Planning Commission.

D. A local capital improvement plan shall include an inventory

and analysis section addressing state goals under this act and

issues of local or regional significance. The format of the

inventory and capital improvement plan and process shall be based on

information provided by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. The

analysis shall include ten-year projections of local and regional

growth in population and residential, commercial and industrial

activity, the projected need for public facilities, and the

vulnerability of and potential impacts on natural resources.

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1. The inventory and analysis section shall include but not be

limited to:

a. a legal description and general area description of

the area address,

b. economic and demographic data describing the unit of

local government and the region within which it is

located,

c. existing transportation systems, including the

capacity of existing and proposed major thoroughfares,

secondary routes, pedestrian ways and parking

facilities,

d. land use information which describes current and

projected development patterns,

e. an assessment of the age of all capital facilities and

an assessment of the existing technology of all

capital projects,

f. an assessment of capital facilities and public

services necessary to support growth and development

and the costs of those facilities and services, and

g. an analysis of projections of revenues available from

all sources including general funds, bond issues,

special funds, and federal funds.

2. The plan shall include a policy development section which

relates the findings contained in the inventory and analysis section

to the state goals. The policies shall:

a. promote the state goals under the Local and Regional

Capital Improvement Planning Process Act,

b. address any conflicts between state goals in the Local

and Regional Capital Improvement Planning Process Act,

c. address any conflicts between regional and local

issues, and

d. address financing policies and capabilities of the

state and of units of local government and any special

districts.

3. The plan shall contain an implementation strategy section

which shall include a timetable for the implementation program. The

implementation shall be consistent with state laws and shall

actively promote policies developed during the planning process.

The timetable shall identify significant issues to be presented to a

vote of the people in the implementation program. In developing its

strategies and subsequent policies and capital improvement plans

each unit of local government shall:

a. identify and designate at least two basic types of

geographic areas. Growth areas are those suitable for

orderly residential, commercial and industrial

development forecast over the next ten (10) years.

Rural areas are those areas where protection should be

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nt policies and capital improvement plans

each unit of local government shall:

a. identify and designate at least two basic types of

geographic areas. Growth areas are those suitable for

orderly residential, commercial and industrial

development forecast over the next ten (10) years.

Rural areas are those areas where protection should be

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provided for agricultural, forest and scenic lands,

and

b. develop a capital investment plan for financing the

replacement and expansion of public facilities and

services required to meet projected economic growth

and development.

4. An implementation program shall be adopted that is

consistent with the strategies in paragraph 3 of this subsection.

5. The capital improvement plan shall be coordinated with

existing or future comprehensive plans adopted by local units of

government.

E. A unit of local government periodically shall review and

revise its local capital improvement plan in a timely manner to

account for changes caused by growth and development. At a minimum,

the unit of local government shall update the program at least once

every three (3) years in accordance with the provisions of this

section.