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Fellows urge incremental zoning changes, faith‑based housing and ADU reforms to close Tulsa’s housing gap
Summary
Urban Leaders Fellowship presenters told Tulsa councilors a focused set of incremental zoning changes — an opt‑in overlay for faith‑based organization redevelopment and expanded by‑right ADU rules in targeted residential zones — could accelerate housing supply.
Presenters from the Urban Leaders Fellowship briefed the Tulsa City Council on housing findings from a seven‑week municipal policy fellowship and urged a set of incremental zoning changes to speed housing production.
Leah (fellow) and her partner Jack told councilors the city faces a roughly 13,000‑unit housing gap and that much of the city’s vacant residential acreage is zoned for single‑family development, limiting opportunities for missing‑middle and multifamily housing. The presenters recommended two targeted, high‑impact changes: a voluntary zoning overlay to make it easier for faith‑based organizations (FBOs) to redevelop their land for affordable…
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