The City of Tulsa is overhauling its zoning code for the first time since 1970.
In 2010, Tulsa implemented PlaniTulsa, a comprehensive plan for the entire city. Thousands of Tulsans contributed to the vision for PlaniTulsa and overwhelmingly called for a return to a more traditional way of building our city.
We believe the zoning code should reflect the goals of PlaniTulsa.
I want zoning for Tulsa that…
Makes it easier to walk, bike and use transit
• Bring buildings closer to the street and put parking in the back
• Get rid of parking minimums
• Require landscaping and trees along sidewalks to make walking attractive and comfortable
• Encourage developers to provide bus shelters along transit routes
Protects the unique character of Tulsa's neighborhoods, including downtown
• Make it easy for people to protect and enhance their neighborhoods with a character overlay
- Overlays should be available throughout Tulsa, including downtown
- One type of overlay should apply to both residential and commercial areas
- Allow more flexibility in how overlays can be used
Makes Tulsa a more beautiful city
• Increase the quantity and quality of landscaping along city streets
• Require more landscaping in and around surface parking lots, including downtown
• Beautify the public street by improving standards for signs:
- No new billboards; get rid of non-conforming billboards
- No new pole signs
- Requires monument signs, and allow small signs that project from buildings
- Requires digital signs to meet appropriate illumination standards (IESNA)
Makes Tulsa a financially strong city
• Encourage smart infill to increase the tax base and benefit schools, libraries and public services
• Eliminate parking minimums to increase the amount of land that generates revenue
• Design for walking, biking and transit:
- Streets don't have to be fixed, widened or replaced as often
- More active people = more healthy people
- Places built for people generate more income per acre than places built for cars
To see the proposed draft of the Zoning Code: http://zoningcode.planittulsa.org/
Updates
June 2, 2015
The momentum behind this shift in our zoning is undeniable. City leadership is starting to pay attention.
24 Comments
Please consider using native plants when possible for landscaping. They give a unique look to Tulsa and are cheaper to maintain.
Tulsa cannot compete and thrive with suburban zoning in urban areas. Dense, walkable, mixed use urban areas are a key competitive advantage over our suburban and rural neighbors!
I'm a life long Tulsa resident and making Tulsa safer and more pedestrian friendly is important to me. If Tulsa can't continue to move forward it'll be more likely that my family will move to a city with a more progressive attitude towards active transit.
Millions were spent on this plan, the city overwhelmingly came out to offer their ideas. Rejecting this plan will send a clear message. Tulsan's voices don't matter. Divert from the plan and Tulsan's will make sure to reelect representatives who actually listen.
100% approval for overlays is unrealistic and discouraging for potential developers. This as well as all off-street parking requirements should be eliminated if Tulsa truly wants to make mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods (for which there is a great local demand by both young and old).
Quit stacking the planning and development deck with professional developers!
Awesome...we want to walk and ride our bikes all over town.
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The City of Tulsa is overhauling its zoning code for the first time since 1970.
In 2010, Tulsa implemented PlaniTulsa, a comprehensive plan for the entire city. Thousands of Tulsans contributed to the vision for PlaniTulsa and overwhelmingly called for a return to a more traditional way of building our city.
We believe the zoning code should reflect the goals of PlaniTulsa.
I want zoning for Tulsa that…
Makes it easier to walk, bike and use transit
• Bring buildings closer to the street and put parking in the back
• Get rid of parking minimums
• Require landscaping and trees along sidewalks to make walking attractive and comfortable
• Encourage developers to provide bus shelters along transit routes
Protects the unique character of Tulsa's neighborhoods, including downtown
• Make it easy for people to protect and enhance their neighborhoods with a character overlay
- Overlays should be available throughout Tulsa, including downtown
- One type of overlay should apply to both residential and commercial areas
- Allow more flexibility in how overlays can be used
Makes Tulsa a more beautiful city
• Increase the quantity and quality of landscaping along city streets
• Require more landscaping in and around surface parking lots, including downtown
• Beautify the public street by improving standards for signs:
- No new billboards; get rid of non-conforming billboards
- No new pole signs
- Requires monument signs, and allow small signs that project from buildings
- Requires digital signs to meet appropriate illumination standards (IESNA)
Makes Tulsa a financially strong city
• Encourage smart infill to increase the tax base and benefit schools, libraries and public services
• Eliminate parking minimums to increase the amount of land that generates revenue
• Design for walking, biking and transit:
- Streets don't have to be fixed, widened or replaced as often
- More active people = more healthy people
- Places built for people generate more income per acre than places built for cars
To see the proposed draft of the Zoning Code: http://zoningcode.planittulsa.org/
Updates
June 2, 2015
The momentum behind this shift in our zoning is undeniable. City leadership is starting to pay attention.
24 Comments
With the large cycling community in Tulsa we need to be promoting bike friendly streets
Please consider using native plants when possible for landscaping. They give a unique look to Tulsa and are cheaper to maintain.
Tulsa cannot compete and thrive with suburban zoning in urban areas. Dense, walkable, mixed use urban areas are a key competitive advantage over our suburban and rural neighbors!
I'm a life long Tulsa resident and making Tulsa safer and more pedestrian friendly is important to me. If Tulsa can't continue to move forward it'll be more likely that my family will move to a city with a more progressive attitude towards active transit.
Millions were spent on this plan, the city overwhelmingly came out to offer their ideas. Rejecting this plan will send a clear message. Tulsan's voices don't matter. Divert from the plan and Tulsan's will make sure to reelect representatives who actually listen.
100% approval for overlays is unrealistic and discouraging for potential developers. This as well as all off-street parking requirements should be eliminated if Tulsa truly wants to make mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods (for which there is a great local demand by both young and old).
Quit stacking the planning and development deck with professional developers!
Awesome...we want to walk and ride our bikes all over town.
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With the large cycling community in Tulsa we need to be promoting bike friendly streets