Title 19 — Title 19 — Counties and County Officers

The board of county commissioners of any such county shall appoint a county board of adjustment composed of five (5) members, residents of such county, two of whom shall reside outside the corporate limits of the municipality, for a term of three (3) years, except that when the f…

Appeals to the county board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved or by a public officer, department, board or bureau affected by any decision of the county inspecting officer in administering the county zoning regulations or building line and setback regulations. Su…

An appeal to the district court from any decision, ruling, judgment, or order of said county board of adjustment may be taken by any person or persons, firm or corporation, jointly or severally, aggrieved thereby, or any department, board or official of government by filing with …

Whenever the zoning regulations made under authority of this act require a greater width of size of yards, courts, or other open spaces or require a lower height of building or a less number of stories or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied or require a lowe…

Whenever a zoning plan has been adopted and filed by the council and board, the board, upon the recommendations of the commission, is hereby authorized and empowered to establish for the area over which it exercises zoning jurisdiction a building code and other construction codes…

Whenever a zoning plan and building code have been officially adopted by the council, authorization is hereby given the council to establish a housing code, upon recommendation of the commission, for the incorporated municipality. Whenever a zoning plan and building code have bee…

For building permits issued under this act, there shall be paid a fee of One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50), plus one-tenth (1/10th) of the one percent (1%) of the job valuation up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and one-twenty-fifth (1/25) of one percent (1%) of th…

A. Notice of all public hearings herein provided for shall be given by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and the county at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of such hearing. B. In addition to the notice required in subsection A of t…

Any county of the state which is hereby authorized to avail itself of the provisions of this act and to form with a city located therein a cooperative planning commission may combine a portion of its funds with a portion of the funds of such city, to be expended for the purposes …

A. The zoning power conferred herein shall not apply to the erection or use of the usual farm buildings for agricultural purposes or to the planting of agricultural crops, to the extraction of oil or natural gas, or to forestry activities. B. The power of the board to establish b…

All existing plans, regulations, resolutions, ordinances and codes and all amendments, supplements and changes thereof adopted under prior existing planning acts, and all actions taken under the authority thereof, are hereby validated and continued in effect until amended, revise…

A violation of this act or of any order or regulation adopted under authority of this act shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by fine or by imprisonment or both, as now provided by law for misdemeanors, and jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon any municipal, cr…

etc. From and after the time such commission is constituted by the cooperating governmental units, it shall have exclusive control for the purposes herein provided over the territory within such city and the unincorporated areas of the county to the exclusion of any other plannin…

Any county availing itself of the provisions of this act may continue to operate thereunder though the population of a city therein may hereafter exceed one hundred thousand (100,000). Added by Laws 1957, p. 139, § 34, emerg. eff. May 31, 1957.

For the purpose of cooperating with the State of Oklahoma in conserving the material resources of the state, and in promoting the health, safety, peace, morals and general welfare of the people of the state, any incorporated city or town within a county having in existence a city…

19 O.S. § 866.36 Repealed by Laws 1982, c. 183, § 10

The territorial jurisdiction of the municipality as respects administering and enforcing of rules and regulations as in this act provided, shall include all territory located in the municipality, and all other territorial jurisdiction for the purpose of administering and enforcin…

The board of county commissioners of any such county and the city council of such city desiring to avail itself of the provisions of this act shall at any time, set up a metropolitan area planning commission by resolution of the board of county commissioners, entered in the commi…

For the purpose of this act, certain terms are defined as provided in this section. Whenever appropriate, the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. "Municipality" or "municipal" shall mean or relate only to incorporated cities and towns. "Council" mea…

Compensation - Vacancies - Removal. The commission shall consist of the following members: four (4) members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council; four (4) members appointed by the board of county commissioners which members shall not be residents of any incorporate…

The commission shall elect its chairman from its appointed members and fill such other offices as it may determine. The term of the chairman shall be one (1) year. The commission shall hold at least one (1) meeting each month and all meetings shall be open to the public. It shall…

cooperation of other agencies. To facilitate effective and harmonious planning of the metropolitan area, the boards and the councils concerned and other county, municipal and local governmental agencies concerned shall submit to the metropolitan planning commission all proposals …

as condition for approval of zoning ordinance. The county commissioners of any county or the governing body of any incorporated city or town or the planning commission of any county, city, or town or the board of adjustment of any county, city, or town or any other governing body…

This act shall not apply in counties of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) population according to the last Federal Decennial Census. Added by Laws 1965, c. 152, § 2, emerg. eff. May 25, 1965.

adjustment. In every county subject to the provisions of this act there are hereby created a county planning commission and a county board of adjustment with the respective powers and duties as set forth in this act. Added by Laws 1972, c. 244, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.

After the board of county commissioners shall have established building or set-back lines on such major highways, no new building or structure shall be erected within such building or set-back lines outside the corporate limits of any city or town, and no permit for such building…

The board of county commissioners is hereby empowered to adopt zoning regulations effective in the unincorporated areas of the county for the purposes of promoting the health, safety, peace, morals, comfort and the general welfare of the inhabitants; lessening danger and congesti…

penalties. A. A board of county commissioners may provide for enforcement of its regulations and establish fines, penalties or other remedies for any offense in violation of its regulations, which shall be recoverable together with costs of suit. B. 1. In addition to other powers…

Zoning regulations are hereby defined as regulations restricting the height, number of stories and size of buildings, the percentage of lots that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density of population, the location and use of buildings, struct…

Outdoor advertising structures may be built and maintained in areas zoned for business, commerce, industry and agriculture. Added by Laws 1972, c. 244, § 13, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.

A legally existing use, building or structure, existing at the time of the adoption and recording of any regulations authorized hereunder, but not in conformity therewith, may be continued but shall not be extended or structurally altered unless the same be changed to conform to …

Prior to the adoption of any zoning regulations, the board of county commissioners shall request the county planning commission to recommend the boundaries of the various districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein. The county planning commission shall make a pre…

The regulations imposed and the districts created under authority of this act may be amended from time to time by the board of county commissioners by order after the order establishing the same has gone into effect, but no such amendment shall be made without a hearing before th…

After the adoption of such zoning regulations or building line regulations by the board of county commissioners, no building or other structure within the area authorized by this act to be zoned shall be erected, constructed, enlarged or altered in such manner as to prolong the l…

The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, adopt building codes, fire codes, or both building and fire codes which shall be designed for the purpose of promoting, benefiting, and protecting the public health, safety and welfare of the people of this state. The codes ad…

Appeals to the county board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved or by a public officer, department, board or bureau affected by any decision of the county engineer in administering the county zoning regulations. Such appeals shall be taken within a period of not mo…

An appeal to the district court from any decision, ruling, judgment or order of said county board of adjustment may be taken by any person or persons, firm or corporation, jointly or severally, aggrieved thereby, or any department, board or official of government by filing with t…

The county planning commission shall be composed of seven (7) members to be appointed by the board of county commissioners. One member shall be a member of the board of county commissioners and the remaining six members shall be residents of the unincorporated areas of the county…

The jurisdiction of the county planning commission and the county board of adjustment is exclusively limited to the unincorporated areas of the county and any conflict between the acts of the county planning commission or the county board of adjustment and any city or town shall …

A violation of this act or of any order or regulation adopted under authority of this act shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment or both, as now provided by law for misdemeanors. The proper county authorities or any person, the value or use …

The provisions of this act shall apply only to counties having a population in excess of five hundred thousand (500,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census. Added by Laws 1972, c. 244, § 22, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.

The county board of adjustment shall be composed of three resident property owners of the county to be appointed by the board of county commissioners. At least one member shall be a resident of the county seat of such county and at least one member shall be duly licensed as an at…

The county planning commission may appoint such employees as it may deem necessary for its work and may contract with planners and other consultants for such services as it may require, and may incur other necessary expenses; provided that the expenditures of the county funds by …

The county planning commission shall hold at least one regular meeting each month. The commission shall elect a chair who shall serve for one (1) year with eligibility for reelection. The commission shall adopt rules of procedure for the transaction of its business, set fees for …

The county planning commission shall make, adopt and may publish an official master plan of the county for the purpose of bringing about coordinated physical development in accordance with the present and future needs of the county. The master plan shall be developed so as to con…

commission. From and after the adoption of the master plan or portion thereof and its proper certification, then and henceforth no improvement of a type embraced within the recommendations of the master plan shall be constructed or authorized without first submitting the proposed…

regulations. From and after the date of the adoption of a plan for major streets or highways as a part of the master plan for the physical development of the unincorporated areas of the county and the adoption of the rules and regulations hereinafter in this section provided for,…

Whenever a plan for major highways has been adopted and filed by the county planning commission, the board of county commissioners, upon recommendation of the county planning commission, is hereby authorized and empowered to establish, regulate and limit, and to change and amend,…

For the purpose of cooperating with the State of Oklahoma in conserving the natural resources of the state and promoting the health, safety, peace, morals and general welfare of the state, in any county of the state having within its boundaries all or part of an upstream terminal…

In any county or counties authorized by this act to create a lake area planning commission, the planning commission shall be created by resolution of the board of county commissioners of the county or counties. The resolution shall include the following information: (a) the name …