Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-40-113: Definitions

The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this act,

shall, unless a different intent clearly appears from the context,

be constructed to have the following meaning:

1. "Blighted conditions" means conditions which, because of the

presence of a majority of the following factors, substantially

impair or arrest the sound development and growth of the

municipality or constitute an economic or social liability or are a

menace to the public health, safety, morals or welfare in its

present condition and use:

a. a substantial number of deteriorated or deteriorating

structures,

b. predominance of defective or inadequate street layout,

c. unsanitary or unsafe conditions,

d. deterioration of site improvements,

e. absentee ownership,

f. tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the

fair value of the land,

g. defective or unusual conditions of title,

h. improper subdivision or obsolete platting or land

uses,

i. the existence of conditions which endanger life or

property by fire and other causes, or

j. conditions which create economic obsolescence, or

areas containing obsolete, nonfunctioning or

inappropriately developed structures;

2. "Governing body" means the city council, city commission or

town board of trustees;

3. "Neighborhood" means a contiguous geographic area within a

city or town that is characterized by a predominant building style

or function, and may apply to residential, commercial or industrial

areas;

4. "Program plan" means a plan for the redevelopment of all or

a portion of a redevelopment district, which the governing body of a

city or town has found to contain blighted conditions, so that the

clearance, replatting, rehabilitation or reconstruction thereof is

necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act;

5. "Project plan" means a specific work or improvement to

effectuate all or a portion of a program plan;

6. "Redevelopment" shall mean the clearance, planning,

construction, rehabilitation, or renovation of all or a portion of a

redevelopment district, and the provision for such industrial,

commercial, retail, residential or public structures and spaces as

may be appropriate, including recreational and other facilities

incidental or appurtenant thereto;

7. "Redevelopment district" means that portion of a city or

town which the governing body of such city or town has found to

contain blighted conditions;

8. "Redevelopment plan" means a plan for the redevelopment of

all or a portion of a redevelopment district; and

9. "Redevelopment trust" means a public trust established in

accordance with Section 176 et seq. of Title 60 of the Oklahoma

Statutes which has the power to undertake redevelopment activities.