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City of Okmulgee's Comprehensive Plan (PDF) iii This document was prepared for the City of Okmulgee, Oklahoma by: INCOG 2 West Second Street, Suite 800 Tulsa, OK 74103 Phone: 918.584.7526 In Collaboration with Scott Bruce 8216 East Madison Street Broken Arrow, OK 74014 Phone: 805.234.1334 Email: [email protected] March 2018 iv CITY OF OKMULGEE Okmulgee City Council Members Steven Baldridge, Mayor (Councilman at large) City of Okmulgee Staff Everett Horn Terry Watkin Roger Ballenger, City Manager Javier Martinez Marty Williams, CIO Chris Azbell Bryan Dudley, GIS Specialist, Planning & Zoning Okmulgee Planning Commission Members Bob Seebeck Stakeholders Advisory Group Hugh Robinson Lael LeBlanc Aaron Abbott (Covington Aircraft) Brian Priegel Chris Azbell (MCN, City Council) Clint Wilson Kay Rabbitt-Browner (Chamber of Commerce) Renee Dove (Okmulgee Schools) Paul Fehrenbacher (Pump and Motor) Larry Killebrew (Green Country Vo-Tech) Court Newkirk (OADC) Dr. Bill Path (OSUIT) Heather Sumner (Main Street) v CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION Okmulgee Planning & Zoning Commission This document was adopted and recommended for approval by the Planning & Zoning Commission of the City of Okmulgee on the 6 th day of March, 2018. ____________________________________________ Lael LeBlanc, Chairman Okmulgee City Council This document was approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Okmulgee on the 20th day of March, 2018. _________________________________________ Steven Baldridge, Mayor (Councilman at large) Attest: ____________________________________________ Ronnia Andrews, City Clerk / Treasurer vi TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF FIGURES...............................................................................................................................................................................xi APPENDICES.......................................................................................................................................................................................xii VOLUME II: REPORTS.........................................................................................................................................................................xiii CHAPTER ONE : INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................1 PURPOSE............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 AUTHORITY AND USE........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 ELEMENTS AND CONTENTS............................................................................................................................................................. 5 USING THE PLAN................................................................................................................................................................................8 CHAPTER 2 : COMMUNITY PROFILE.................................................................................................................................................10 OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 HISTORY............................................................................................................................................................................................10 Education........................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:...................................................................................................................................................... 17 ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS:.........................................................................................................................................21 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS..............................................................................................................................................22 INCOME CHARACTERISTICS:......................................................................................................................................................... 30 HOUSING:.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 CITY BUDGET AND REVENUE:........................................................................................................................................................36 CHAPTER 3 : GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES.......................................................................................................................41 OKMULGEE’S VISION:...................................................................................................................................................................... 41 COMMUNITY GOALS - OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................................................41 Growth Management and Community Image..................................................................................................................................41 Public Services and Facilities (General)......................................................................................................................................... 42 vii Parks, Recreation, and Open Space...............................................................................................................................................43 Economic Development and Tourism............................................................................................................................................. 43 Environmental Resources...............................................................................................................................................................43 Youth and Education.......................................................................................................................................................................43 Culture and Historic Preservation................................................................................................................................................... 44 Governance.....................................................................................................................................................................................44 COMMUNITY GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES......................................................................................................................44 Growth Management and Community Image..................................................................................................................................44 Residential Land Use...................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Downtown Core and Central Business District............................................................................................................................... 50 Commercial Land Use.....................................................................................................................................................................51 Industrial Land Use......................................................................................................................................................................... 52 Public Buildings and Property, Infrastructure and Services............................................................................................................ 54 Public Buildings and Property......................................................................................................................................................... 54 Infrastructure:..................................................................................................................................................................................55 Services.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 CHAPTER 4 : GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, TRENDS, and RECOMMENDATIONS..........................................................................68 OVERVIEW:....................................................................................................................................................................................... 68 Significant Demographic Changes Since 2001:..............................................................................................................................68 DISCUSSION:.................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Downtown:.....................................................................................................................................................................................
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