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Tulsa staff outline yearlong plan to create preapproved building program to speed infill housing
Summary
City staff and consultant J Griffin Design presented a preapproved building (PAB) program meant to accelerate middle-scale infill housing across Tulsa; staff intend a 12-month development process with a public kickoff and targeted outreach to developers, nonprofits and neighborhoods.
City housing staff and a consultant team presented a plan to develop a preapproved building program — a catalog of predesigned, prereviewed building types — intended to lower costs and speed permitting for infill housing in Tulsa.
Travis Holson, housing manager for the City of Tulsa, introduced the program and said it came from the city's task force on housing, homelessness and mental health. "We will have a official launch event for this program the end of this month," Holson said, and added staff plan to bring regular implementation updates to council as the work progresses.
Jennifer Griffin, an architect and principal of J Griffin Design, described preapproved building programs (PABs) as a tool to provide a broader range…
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