SB 484 — Municipalities; prohibiting approval of certain facility within certain locations. Emergency.

SENATEENGROSSED FLOOR VERSION February 25, 2025 3 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.

StandridgeStandridge, Hamilton, Bergstrom, Prieto, Gillespie, and HamiltonJett 6of the Senate and West (Kevin) of the House 7 An Act relating to municipalities;

requiring certain notice;

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“YouthS. shelter” means a facility providing temporary housing and services for unaccompanied minors and includes, but is not SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB484 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) limited to, any such facility licensed or operated by the Department of Human Services or the Office of Juvenile Affairs as a group home, child care facility, or children’s shelter.

InNO. order to preserve public safety, the entity proposing any zoning request to change or allow for the creation of a homeless shelter in a municipality of this state with a population less than three hundred thousand (300,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, in addition to the notice and public hearing requirements provided for in Section 43-104 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall mail a written notice by regular first- class mail within thirty (30) days of the hearing to all real property owners at their last known address within one thousand (1,000) feet of the proposed location of the homeless shelter, and shall be responsible for all costs incurred in mailing this notice.

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1.“Youth shelter” means a facility providing temporary housing and services for unaccompanied minors and includes, but is not limited to, any such facility licensed or operated by the Department of Human Services or the Office of Juvenile Affairs as a group home, child care facility, or children’s shelter.

LegalB. description of the proposed property and the street address or approximate location within the municipality;

2.The municipal governing body, municipal zoning commission, or any other such body with zoning authority of the municipality where the proposed homeless shelter is located, provided the municipality has a population of less than three hundred thousand (300,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, shall not approve any proposed homeless shelter if such shelter would be located within three thousand (3,000) feet of any school or school property.

ExistingC. zoning requirements of the property and the description of the change of zoning sought by the applicant;

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Date, time, and place of the public hearing.

In addition to the written notice requirements, notice of the hearing shall be posted on the affected property at least twenty (20) days before the date of the hearing.

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The municipal governing body, municipal zoning commission, or any other such body with zoning authority of the municipality where the proposed homeless shelter is located, provided the municipality meets the population requirements in subsection B of this section, shall not approve any proposed homeless shelter if such shelter would be located within three thousand (3,000) feet of any school, school property, public library, municipal park, child or adult day care facility, or prekindergarten facility.

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If any school, school property, public library, municipal park, child or adultschool dayproperty care facility, or prekindergarten facility is established within three thousand (3,000) feet of any homeless shelter after such homeless shelter has been properly zoned and approved, the provisions of this section shall not be a cause for the revocation or closure of such homeless shelter.

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The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to domestic violence shelters or youth shelters or to a homeless shelter operated within a place of worship.

It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB484 SFLR Page 4 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

COMMITTEEPassed REPORTthe BY:Senate the 25th day of March, 2025.

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