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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 347 By: Hicks
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to cities and towns; amending 11 O.S.
7 2021, Section 43-103, which relates to purpose of
8 regulations; restricting certain municipal powers;
8 updating statutory language; and providing an
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 43-103, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 43-103. A. Municipal regulations as to buildings,
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16 structures, and land shall be made in accordance with a
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17 comprehensive plan and be designed to accomplish any of the
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18 following objectives:
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19 1. To lessen congestion in the streets;
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20 2. To secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers;
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21 3. To promote health and the general welfare, including the
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22 peace and quality of life of the district;
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23 4. To provide adequate light and air;
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24 5. To prevent the overcrowding of land;
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1 6. To promote historical preservation;
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2 7. To avoid undue concentration of population; or
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3 8. To facilitate the adequate provision of transportation,
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4 water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements.
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5 The regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among
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6 other things, as to the character of the district and its peculiar
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7 suitability for particular uses, and with a view to conserving the
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8 value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land
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9 throughout the municipality. The governing body shall not implement
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10 minimum parking requirements while implementing the provisions of
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11 this section.
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12 B. The governing body shall provide the manner in which
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13 regulations, restrictions, and district boundaries shall be
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14 determined, established, and enforced, and amended, supplemented, or
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16 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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