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19 OK Stat § 19-865.52 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.52. Resolution of board - Majority vote of people.

|Each county of the state which is hereby authorized to avail itself of the provisions of this act is hereby authorized to set up a planning commission by resolution of the board and by a vote of the majority of the people voting at an election called for such purpose in said county and to appropriate funds in the amounts necessary to carry out the purpose of this act. The commission, upon approval of the board, is hereby authorized to contract for, receive and utilize any grants or other financial assistance from the federal or state government or from any other source, public or private, in furtherance of its functions and may incur necessary expenses in obtaining said grants and/or financial assistance within the limits of its appropriations. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 2, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.53 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.53. Territorial jurisdiction.

|The territorial jurisdiction of the county, as respects administering and enforcing of rules and regulations as in this act provided, shall be the unincorporated portions of such county. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 3, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.54 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.54. Definitions.

|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. "Board" shall mean the board of county commissioners. "Commission" shall mean the county planning commission. "Area" shall mean all territory included within the jurisdiction of the commission. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 4, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.55 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.55. Commission membership.

|The commission shall consist of three (3) members appointed by the board of county commissioners and the chairman of the board of county commissioners or a member of the board of county commissioners appointed by the chairman and one member to be appointed by the mayor of each incorporated city or town having a population of one thousand or more according to the last federal census. Members appointed by the board shall serve a term of four (4) years, except that the respective terms of the first three appointed shall be for terms of four (4) years. All members of the commission shall serve as such without compensation. Each appointed member shall be a resident of the area included within the jurisdiction of the commission for a period of three (3) years or more immediately preceding appointment and shall hold no other municipal or county office. Vacancies occurring otherwise than through the expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term. |A member of such commission, once qualified, can thereafter be removed during his term of office only for cause and after a hearing held before the governing body by which he was appointed.Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 5, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.56 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.56. Cooperation and assistance.

|In the pursuance of its duties, the planning commission may seek the advice, cooperation and collaboration of appropriate federal, state, municipal and other local governmental offices, departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, educational institutions and research organizations, whether public or private, and of civic groups and private persons and organizations. The planning commission also shall cooperate and confer with, and upon request supply information to federal, state, municipal and other local governmental agencies and, so far as possible, cooperate with planning agencies of adjoining areas on matters of mutual interest relevant to its activities. Whenever such cooperation or assistance includes the rendering of technical services, such services may be rendered free or in accordance with an agreement for reimbursement. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 6, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.57 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.57. Coordinated physical development.

|The commission may prepare, adopt, and from time to time revise, amend, extend or add to a plan or plans for the development of the area for the purpose of bringing about an orderly, coordinated physical development in accordance with the present and future needs. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 7, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.58 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.58. Adoption and amendment of plan - Notice and hearing - Public record.

|The commission may adopt the plan or plans, in whole or part, and subsequently amend or extend the adoption plan or portions thereof. Before the adoption, amendment, or extension of the plan or portions thereof, the commission shall hold at least one public hearing thereon. Such hearing may be adjourned from time to time. Prior to said hearing or hearings, the commission shall give reasonable notice in all papers of general circulation in the county, stating time, place and purpose of the hearing, and stating where copies of the proposed plan or plans may be acquired. The adoption of the plan or portions thereof shall be by resolution carried by not less than four (4) members of the commission, including the ex officio member thereof. Before such plan or plans or parts thereof shall have the status of an official plan, it shall be submitted to and shall have the approval of the board of county commissioners. The board may approve the plan in whole or in part, or return the plan or any portion thereof to the commission for further consideration. Any part so approved shall immediately become in full force and effect and as to the area covered by the approved portion of such plan. Should the board fail to act upon such plan within forty-five (45) days from the date of its submission by the commission, such plan shall be deemed to be approved by said board and shall have the status of an official plan or plans for the area. After the adoption of the plan or plans, or part thereof, an attested copy shall be certified by the commission and by the board and shall be certified to the county clerk of such county for safekeeping and as a public record. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 8, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.59 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.59. Proposed improvements - Recommendations by commission.

|From and after the adoption of the plan or plans or portion thereof and their proper certification, then and henceforth no improvement of a type embraced within the recommendations of the plan or plans shall be constructed or authorized without first submitting the proposed plans thereof to the commission and receiving the written recommendations of said commission; provided, however, that this requirement shall be deemed to be waived if the commission fails to make its report and recommendations within forty-five (45) days after the receipt of the proposed plans. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 9, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.60 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.60. Rules and regulations for enforcement.

|The commission is hereby empowered to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations for the implementation and enforcement of plan or plans adopted in accordance with this act. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 10, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.61 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.61. Exemptions.

|The rules and regulations of this commission shall not apply to the erection of farm homes or the erection or use of the usual farm buildings for agricultural purposes or the planting of agricultural crops. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 11, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.62 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.62. County board of adjustment.

|The board of county commissioners of any such county shall appoint a county board of adjustment composed of five (5) members, residents of such area, for terms of three (3) years, except that when the first appointment is made hereunder, the terms of office of two of said members shall be two (2) years, and the term of office of one of said members shall be three (3) years. A member of such county board of adjustment, once qualified, can thereafter be removed during his term of office only for cause and after a hearing held before the board of county commissioners. In the event of the death, resignation or removal of any such member before the expiration of his term, a successor shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners to serve his unexpired term. All members of the county board of adjustment shall serve as such without compensation. |The county board of adjustment shall elect its own chairman and shall adopt rules or procedures consistent with the provisions of this act. The chairman, or, in his absence, the acting chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. Four (4) members of the county board of adjustment shall constitute a quorum. All meetings of the county board of adjustment shall be open to the public and a public record shall be kept of all proceedings.The county board of adjustment may, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, appoint such employees as may be necessary and may incur necessary expenses, within the limits of the appropriations authorized by the board of county commissioners.For each petition and for each request for a public hearing, the county board of adjustment shall collect a fee the amount thereof to be fixed by the respective boards of county commissioners which such fees shall be deposited with the county treasurer as required by law, and credited to the general fund of the county, and report thereof made to the board of county commissioners each month. Publication notices and transcripts on appeal shall be paid for by parties requiring or requesting the same.Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 12, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.63 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.63. Appeals to county board of adjustment.

|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 commission's rules and regulations. Such appeals shall be taken within a period of not more than ten (10) days, by filing written notice with the county board of adjustment and the county inspecting officer, stating the grounds thereof. An appeal from the county board of adjustment shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken shall certify to the board of adjustment that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property. The county board of adjustment shall have the following powers and it shall be its duty: |To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is error of law in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the county inspecting officer in the enforcement of the commission's rules and regulations.In exercising the above powers, such board of adjustment may, in conformity with the provisions of this act, reverse or affirm wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision or determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.In acting upon any appeal, such board of adjustment shall, in its consideration of and decision thereon, apply the principles, standards and objectives set forth and contained in all applicable regulations and plans as adopted.Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 13, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.64 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.64. Appeals to district court and Supreme Court.

|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 the clerk of said board within ten (10) days a notice of such appeal. No bond shall be required for such appeal, but costs may be required in the district court as in other cases. Upon filing of such notice, the clerk of said board shall forthwith transmit to the clerk of the district court the originals or certified copies of all papers constituting the record in such case, together with the order, judgment or decisions of said board. Said cause shall be tried de novo in the district court and said court shall have the same power and authority as the county board of adjustment, together with all other powers of the district court in law or in equity. An appeal to the Supreme Court from the decision of the district court shall be allowed as in other cases. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 14, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.65 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.65. Schedule of fees.

|The board may establish a schedule of fees for inspections and investigations, which said fees shall be reasonable and proportionate to the services rendered and benefits involved, and shall be paid into the general fund of the county. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 15, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.66 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.66. Notice of public hearings.

|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 this section, if the zoning change requested permits the use of treatment facilities, multiple family facilities, transitional living facilities, halfway houses and any housing or facility that may be used for medical or nonmedical detoxification as these terms are defined pursuant to Section 3-403 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, the entity proposing the zoning change shall mail a written notice within thirty (30) days of the hearing to all real property owners within one-quarter (1/4) of a mile where the area to be affected is located and shall be responsible for all costs incurred in mailing this notice.For purposes of this subsection, "entity" means any individual, corporation, company, firm, partnership, association, trust, state agency, government instrumentality or agency, institution, county, incorporated municipality or municipal authority or trust in which any governmental entity is a beneficiary, venture, or other legal entity however organized.Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 16, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 226, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.67A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.67A. Board of county commissioners may establish fines and 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 and duties prescribed by law, a board of county commissioners shall have the power to establish and enforce fines and penalties for violation of its zoning, subdivision, storm water and floodplain regulations, including the issuance of citations by designated county personnel for violations of its zoning, subdivision, storm water and floodplain regulations. A board of county commissioners may additionally establish that any person who fails to correct a violation for which a citation has been issued within the period permitted for its correction may be assessed a fine or penalty for each ensuing day during which such failure or violation continues.2. In issuing a citation pursuant to this subsection, the county employee shall proceed as follows:a.the employee shall prepare a written citation to appear in court, containing the name and address of the cited person and the violation/offense charged, and stating when the person shall appear in district court. The time to appear specified in the citation shall be at least five (5) days after the issuance of the citation,b.one copy of the citation to appear shall be delivered to the person cited, and such person shall sign a duplicate written citation which shall be retained by the county employee, andc.as soon as practicable, one copy of the citation shall be filed with the district court specified therein and one copy delivered to the prosecuting attorney.3. If a person fails to appear in district court at the designated time, a warrant for arrest shall be issued.4. Violations and penalties shall be deemed misdemeanor offenses, punishable by a fine of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the district court within the county.5. Fines and penalties collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the appropriate county fund.6. Issuance of citations and/or payment of fines or penalties shall in no way preclude other remedies or appropriate action or proceedings to prevent or remove a violation.Added by Laws 2009, c. 271, § 2.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.68 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.68. Exclusive control.

|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 the jurisdiction of the county to the exclusion of any other planning agency, provided, however, this does not prevent commissioners from contracting with agencies formed in accordance with Chapter 31, Title 74, of the Oklahoma Statutes for planning services and regulation enforcement assistance. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 18, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-865.69 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-865.69. Existing county planning commissions - Advisory agency.

|For the purpose of cooperating with the State of Oklahoma in conserving the material resources of the state, any incorporated city or town within a county having in existence a county planning commission, as authorized in this act, is hereby authorized to contract with or retain such commission to function as an advisory, consultative, and coordinating agency for such city or town in its urban planning activities. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 324, § 20, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-866.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-866.1. Metropolitan area planning commission - County board of adjustment.

|For the purpose of cooperating with the State of Oklahoma in conserving the natural resources of the state, and in promoting the health, safety, peace, morals and general welfare of the people of the state, there may be provided in any county of the State of Oklahoma in which there is no city having a population of more than two hundred thousand (200,000), according to the last preceding Federal Decennial Census or any future federal census, one or more city and county planning and zoning commissions, in the manner herein provided, and for the purpose there is hereby authorized to be created in each of such counties city-county cooperative planning commissions, which shall be designated "metropolitan area planning commission", and a county board of adjustment with the respective powers and duties as set out in this act. In the execution of its purposes, such metropolitan area planning commission shall function as an advisory, consultative and coordinating agency, established to harmonize its planning activities with the planning activities of departments, agencies and instrumentalities of federal, state and local government; and to stimulate public interest and participation in the development of the area. As used in Sections 866.1 through 866.36 of this title, the word "city" includes incorporated towns. |Added by Laws 1957, p. 128, §1, emerg. eff. May 31, 1957. Amended by Laws 1959, p. 104, § 1; Laws 1983, c. 303, § 1, emerg. eff. June 23, 1983.
19 OK Stat § 19-866.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-866.3. Funds - Grants.

|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 as herein set forth. Each such county and city is hereby authorized to appropriate funds in the amounts necessary to carry out the purpose of this act. The commission, upon approval of the council or board, as the case may be, is hereby authorized to contract for, receive, and utilize any grants or other financial assistance from the federal or state government or from any other source, public or private, in furtherance of its functions and may incur necessary expenses in obtaining said grants and/or financial assistance within the limits of its appropriations. |Added by Laws 1957, p. 128, § 3, emerg. eff. May 31, 1957.
19 OK Stat § 19-866.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-866.4. Territorial jurisdiction.

|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 enforcing the rules and regulations as in this act provided shall be exercised by the county. |Added by Laws 1957, p. 129, § 4, emerg. eff. May 31, 1957.
19 OK Stat § 19-866.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-866.5. Establishment of planning commission.

|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 commissioners' journal of proceedings, setting forth its intention to avail itself of the provisions of this act and to enter into an agreement with the municipality for the organization of the metropolitan area planning commission herein provided for and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon. |Added by Laws 1957, p. 129, § 5, emerg. eff. May 31, 1957. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 340, § 2, emerg. eff. June 9, 1997.
19 OK Stat § 19-866.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-866.6. Definitions.

|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" means the legislative body of the municipality. The term "streets" includes street, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, viaducts, highways and other ways. "Subdivision" and "zoning" are defined as hereinafter provided. "Board" shall mean the board of county commissioners. "Commission" shall mean the metropolitan area planning commission. "Area" shall mean all territory included within the jurisdiction of the commission. |Added by Laws 1957, p. 129, § 6, emerg. eff. May 31, 1957.