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This bill amends Oklahoma state law regarding municipal regulations for buildings, structures, and land use by adding a specific prohibition on implementing minimum parking requirements while maintaining the existing framework for municipal zoning and planning. The existing law allows cities and towns to create regulations aimed at various objectives such as reducing street congestion, ensuring public safety, promoting health and welfare, preventing land overcrowding, and facilitating public infrastructure provisions. The bill modifies the statute by adding a new subsection (A) to clarify the existing objectives and explicitly prevents municipal governing bodies from establishing minimum parking requirements when creating and enforcing zoning regulations. The amendments also make minor grammatical adjustments to the text, such as adding commas and restructuring the section. The bill is set to take effect on November 1, 2025, which provides municipalities with ample time to adjust their current zoning and parking policies to comply with the new restrictions.

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb347&Session=2600