Tagged: Pearl District

City planners want input from Tulsans on some changes to a plan of development for the Pearl District.

The City wants to implement form-based coding in the area. Form-based code focuses on the look of a building and where it’s placed on a lot, rather than what a building is used for, as with traditional zoning.

Changes the City has made to its plan include where in the district the code would apply and whether it would be optional for property owners, as well as changes to some properties’ classifications under the code.

The Tulsa Metro Area Planning Commission asks that city planners hold public informational meetings for citizens before it makes a recommendation about the use of form-based coding in Tulsa’s Pearl District. The Pearl District is just east of the downtown area.

Form-based coding would focus more on the façade and structure of buildings in the district, rather than on the specific use of the land.

Dawn Warrick, City of Tulsa Planner, presented the findings about form-based coding to the Commission yesterday.