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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-868.16. Amendment of zoning regulations.

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 the county planning commission. In case of written protest against any proposed amendment, signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent (20%) of the frontage within one thousand (1,000) feet to the right or left of the frontage proposed to be changed, or by the owners of twenty percent (20%) of the frontage directly opposite, or directly in the rear of the frontage proposed to be altered, or, in cases where the land affected lies within one and one-half (1 1/2) miles of the limits of a municipality, by the governing body of the zoned municipality, filed with the county planning commission, such amendment may not be passed except by the favorable vote of all members of the board of county commissioners.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 244, § 16, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-868.17. Enforcement by county engineer.

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 life of the buildings, nor shall the use of any land within such area be changed without a permit issued by the county engineer. The county engineer shall have the duty of administering the rules and regulations under this act and shall make such inspections and investigations as may be necessary to the proper enforcement of such rules and regulations.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 244, § 17, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-868.17A. Building and fire codes for unincorporated areas.

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 adopted pursuant to this section shall be applicable only in the unincorporated areas of the county. All building materials, equipment, and methods of installation or construction shall be at least the equivalent of that prescribed in any building or fire code adopted by the board of county commissioners in quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, and safety. Any codes adopted pursuant to this section shall not apply to the installation and maintenance of electric supply and communication lines of public utilities and public service companies which are regulated by the Corporation Commission. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any area located within any county not subject to the provisions of Section 868.1 through 868.22 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Building inspectors may be employed by a county to enforce building or fire codes. The building inspectors shall be licensed by the State of Oklahoma. The building inspectors shall enforce the provisions of any building or fire code adopted pursuant to this section and shall be authorized to inspect all buildings for the purpose of discharging the duties imposed by this section or by any building or fire code adopted by the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may adopt rules to carry out the inspections to enforce the building or fire codes, may prescribe the necessary permits, notices, and inspection procedures and may set and determine fees. The fees shall be reasonable and shall be sufficient to meet the expense of inspection and enforcement of the building or fire codes. The county engineer shall have the duty of supervising and ensuring that the rules for building inspections are carried out. The board of county commissioners may hire other employees necessary for inspection and enforcement of building or fire codes and may expend funds as it deems reasonable and necessary for equipment and ancillary services.
Added by Laws 2003, c.387, § 3, emerg. eff. June 4, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-868.18. 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 engineer in administering the county zoning 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 stating the grounds therefor. An appeal 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 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:
1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error of law in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the county engineer in the enforcement of the county zoning regulations;
2. To hear and decide requests for map interpretations or for decisions on other special questions upon which it is authorized to pass by the regulations adopted by the board of county commissioners; and
3. Where, by reason of exceptional narrowness, shallowness, shape, topography or other extraordinary or exceptional situation or condition of a specific piece of property, the strict application of any regulation adopted under this act would result in peculiar and exceptional difficulties to, or exceptional and demonstrable undue hardship upon, the owner of such property, to authorize, upon an appeal relating to such property, a variance from such strict application so as to relieve such demonstrable difficulties or hardships, provided such relief can be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without substantially impairing the intent, purpose and integrity of the zoning plan as embodied in the zoning regulations and map. For every variance granted, the county board of adjustment shall state in detail as a matter of record the exceptional and demonstrable undue hardship upon the owner of such property.
In exercising the above powers, such board may, in conformity with the provisions of the act, reverse or affirm wholly or partly or may modify the order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement, decision or determination as should be made, and to that end shall have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 244, § 18, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-868.19. 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 decision 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 1972, c. 244, § 19, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-868.20. Conflicts between cities or towns and 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 be resolved in favor of said city or town.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 244, § 20, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-868.21. Violations.

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 of whose property is or may be affected by such violation, in addition to other remedies, may also institute any appropriate action including injunctive relief or proceedings to prevent or remove such violation.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 244, § 21, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-869.1. Lake area planning commission - Power to create.

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 port or turnaround where navigation ends, or in any county containing all or part of a reservoir or reservoirs constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the Grand River Dam Authority, there may be created at the discretion of the board of county commissioners a lake area planning commission with the powers, authority, functions, duties and jurisdictional area set out in this act.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 183, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-869.2. Resolution creating.

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 of the proposed lake area planning commission, (b) the area to be included within the jurisdiction of the planning commission, (c) the number of members of the planning commission, the length of their terms, the area from which they shall be selected and the method by which they shall be selected, and (d) other pertinent information concerning the formation of the planning commission which the board of county commissioners may require.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 183, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-869.3. Membership - Qualifications - Term - Joint commission - Removal - Vacancies - Compensation.

A lake area planning commission shall consist of not less than five (5) nor more than eleven (11) members, all of whom shall be residents of the affected county or counties. The board of county commissioners shall, by resolution creating the planning commission, establish the qualifications for membership on the planning commission and the length of terms; provided, that after the initial appointment of planning commission members, not more than forty percent (40%) of the terms shall expire in any one (1) calendar year. In the event that two or more counties elect to cooperate in a joint lake area planning commission, the board of county commissioners of each county shall appoint the number of members to the planning commission as is mutually agreed by joint resolution of the boards of county commissioners of the participating counties. In the event that one or more incorporated cities or towns elect to come within the jurisdiction of a lake area planning commission, the governing bodies of such cities or towns may appoint the members of planning commissions as may be mutually agreed upon in a joint resolution among the participating county or counties and cities or towns.
Once appointed, members of a lake area planning commission may be removed from office during the term only for cause and after a hearing before the governing body by which the members were appointed. Vacancies occurring other than through the expiration of terms shall be filled for the unexpired term. Members of a lake area planning commission shall serve without compensation; provided, that upon the appropriation of funds members of the planning commission may be reimbursed for true and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 183, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-869.4. Jurisdiction of commission.

The jurisdictional area of a lake area planning commission may include all or part of the unincorporated area of any county or counties authorized to create such a planning commission, provided that the jurisdictional area shall be limited to a three-mile perimeter from the normal shoreline elevation of the upstream terminal port or turnaround where navigation ends, or any reservoir or reservoirs constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the Grand River Dam Authority, regardless of the population of the county or counties or the cities or towns therein. In the event that the three-mile perimeter described above includes portions of two or more counties, the counties may cooperate in a joint lake area planning commission; provided, that no lake area planning commission may establish or maintain any jurisdictional area within any county or counties without a resolution of participation from the board of county commissioners of the county or counties.
In the event that all or part of an incorporated city or town lies within the three-mile perimeter, as described above, the incorporated areas may elect to come under the jurisdiction of the lake area planning commission. In the event that an incorporated area elects to come within the jurisdiction of a lake area planning commission, the commission shall become the planning commission or zoning commission, or both, for the incorporated area or areas in their entirety, without regard for the three-mile perimeter from the normal shoreline elevation.
In counties where a metropolitan area planning commission exists, the board of county commissioners may utilize that commission in forming a lake area planning commission.
In no event shall the boundaries of any statutorily authorized planning commissions overlap, and where a situation of overlap does occur, the jurisdictional question shall be settled on the basis of prior jurisdiction.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 183, § 5.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-869.5. Authority of commission - Powers of county - Officers - Meetings - Funds - Personnel - Expenses - Fees

A lake area planning commission shall have the authority to adopt, amend, extend, add to and implement a comprehensive plan for the betterment of its jurisdictional area as a place of residence and business. It may consider any subject matter tending to the betterment of its jurisdictional area and make recommendations as it may deem advisable to the appropriate governing body, agency or department. In execution of its duties, the commission shall function as an advisory, consultative and coordinating agency.
Any county participating in a lake area planning commission is hereby granted authority to establish zoning regulations, a building code, construction codes, an energy code and a housing code for all areas within the jurisdiction of the commission, and further provided that the county is hereby granted authority to adopt, amend, add to or carry out within the jurisdiction of the commission, all additional elements of a comprehensive planning program including, but not limited to, plans for major streets and highways and other elements of water, rail, air and land transportation plans, public utilities and facilities plans, capital improvement programs, uniform regulations for the subdivision of land and for the improvements located thereon, building line regulations, floodplain management regulations and conservation plans.
The commission shall elect its chairman and other officers from its appointed members.
All meetings of the commission shall be open to the public. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and keep a complete public record of its functions and activities.
Funds for the operation of a lake area planning commission may be appropriated by any county, city or town participating in the planning commission. The commission may appoint employees or contract for services as it may deem necessary and incur necessary expenses within the limits of the appropriations, subject to the approval of the appropriate governing bodies.
The lake area planning commission may, subject to approval of the appropriate governing bodies, establish a schedule of fees to be paid for review and inspection functions; provided, that the fees shall be reasonable and related to the costs of rendering review and inspection functions and shall not be applied to the sale or transfer of real property.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 183, § 6. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 147, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-869.6. Administration of zoning regulations - Board of adjustment.

At the discretion of the board or boards of county commissioners, a lake area planning commission may be designated as the zoning commission, for the purpose of establishing and administering zoning regulations within its jurisdiction.
In the event that a board or boards of county commissioners elects to use the grant of zoning power herein provided, a board of adjustment, with the powers and duties established by Sections 866.23 and 866.24 of this title, shall be created. The board of adjustment shall be composed of five (5) members, all of whom shall reside within the jurisdiction of the lake area planning commission. The members shall be appointed in concert by all governing bodies participating in the planning commission.
The board of adjustment shall elect a chairman and other officers as it may deem appropriate from among its members and shall adopt rules and procedures for the conduct of its business.
Zoning regulations established pursuant to this act (a) shall be made in accordance with, and subsequent to, the preparation and adoption of a comprehensive plan for the desired jurisdictional area; (b) shall be adopted for the entire jurisdictional area of the appropriate governing body; (c) shall be uniform for each class or kind of building throughout each zoning district, provided, each zoning district may contain different regulations; (d) shall be adopted, amended or changed in accordance with the notice and public hearing requirements which apply to municipalities under Sections 43-104, 43-105 and 43-106 of Title 11; and (e) may be enforced by appropriate actions, including the use of injunction for violations of the regulations.
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.
The lake area planning commission, when (a) properly formed, (b) designated as a zoning commission, and (c) operating as a joint commission with a metropolitan area planning commission, shall be authorized, at the discretion of the board or boards of county commissioners, to exercise zoning powers and duties as provided in Sections 866.16, 866.17, 866.18, 866.19, 866.20, 866.21, 866.22, 866.23, 866.24, 866.25 and 866.30 of this title.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 183, § 7.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-871. Proposal for organization - Powers.

Whenever fifty persons, resident of a given area, or a majority of the holders of title to lands in such area, in any county susceptible of being furnished sewer systems for domestic use by the same system or by a combined system of sewer lines, desire to provide for a common sewerage system, they may propose the organization of a sewer improvement district, under the provisions of this act, and when so organized each district shall have the powers conferred herein or that may hereafter be conferred by law upon such sewer improvement districts.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 217, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-872.1. Annexation of territory.

Upon the filing of a petition with the board of county commissioners for a change of boundary lines of any sewer improvement district signed by a majority of the holders of title to lands of the area proposed to be annexed to an adjacent sewer improvement district, the board of county commissioners shall cause notice to be published one time in some newspaper printed and published in the county and of general circulation in the area sought to be annexed at least ten (10) days before the time at which such petition will be considered. Such notice shall state the time and place when and where the petition will be considered by the board of county commissioners, a brief substance of the petition, and that all persons interested may appear and be heard. The board of county commissioners shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all contests and objections pertaining to such annexation, and at the time set for hearing the board may amend the plan of annexation by excluding from within its boundaries lands which it may deem will not be benefited by annexation to such sewer improvement district. At such hearing the board shall also determine whether or not the annexation of such area to such sewer improvement district will be to the best interests of the holders of title of the area affected, or conducive or beneficial to the public health of said area as now exists or to be developed and if said board determines that it will, then it shall make an order annexing such area to said improvement district, and such territory for all purposes shall thereafter be a part of such sewer improvement district. The annexed territory shall assume its full proportion of all legal indebtedness outstanding against the original sewer improvement district, including bonded indebtedness.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 181, § 2, emerg. eff. May 12, 1949. Amended by Laws 1953, p. 86, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-873. Conduct of election - Canvass of votes - Order organizing district.

Such election shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state and the regular election officials shall be in charge at the usual polling place of each regular precinct or part of a precinct, within the boundaries of said proposed district, and shall make their return direct to the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners shall meet on the second Monday next following such election and proceed to canvass the vote cast thereat, and if upon such canvass it appears that at least a majority of all the votes cast are "Sewer Improvement District _____ Yes", the board shall, by an order entered on their minutes, declare such territory duly organized as a sewer improvement district under the name and title theretofore designated. The board of county commissioners shall cause a copy of such order, duly certified, to be immediately filed for record in the office of the county clerk and from and after the date of such filing the organization of such district shall be complete. The county clerk shall keep a record of all such districts so formed, and they shall be numbered consecutively in the order of their formation.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 218, § 3, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-874. Board of directors - Appointment and removal - Powers - Custodian of funds - Reports - Compensation.

The board of county commissioners shall, after the organization of the sewer improvement district, appoint a board of directors for such improvement district to be composed of three (3) members, one of whom shall be designated director, one as clerk and one as member, who shall hold office for a term of two (2) years from date of appointment and until their respective successors shall be appointed and qualified. No person shall be eligible for appointment to the board of directors who is not a land owner within the district so formed. Vacancies on said board shall be filled in the same manner as an original appointment. The board of county commissioners shall have jurisdiction and authority to remove any member from the board of directors for malfeasance in office or conduct flagrantly inimical to the best interest of the district, and removal by a member of the board from the district or inability of such member to serve shall constitute a vacancy on said board. Such board is authorized and empowered to manage and conduct the affairs of the sewer improvement district, make and execute all necessary contracts, employ such agent and employees as may be necessary, adopt and establish rules and regulations for sewer service both within and without the district, and generally, to perform all acts necessary to fully carry out the purposes of this act, including the right and power to contract with municipalities owning and operating an established sewer system, or with other sewer improvement districts for the proper handling of sewage. The clerk of the board shall be the custodian of the funds of the district, and shall give such bond as may be required by the board. The board of directors shall make a report to the board of county commissioners on January 1 and July 1 of each year, and the members thereof shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 219, § 4, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947. Amended by Laws 1949, p. 181, § 3, emerg. eff. May 12, 1949.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-875. Meetings of board - Records - Right of entry - Acquisition of property - Contracts.

The board of directors shall hold their regular meetings in their office on the first Tuesday of each month beginning at 10:00 A.M., and in addition thereto, such special meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business, provided all special meetings shall be ordered by the director of the board and such order be entered of record. Such order must also specify the business to be transacted at such meeting. Two members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and upon all questions requiring a vote there shall be a concurrence of at least two members of such board. All records of said board must be open to the inspection of any elector during business hours. The board, its agents and employees, shall have the right to enter upon any land within the district, to make surveys and locate any sewer line and the necessary branches or extensions. The board shall also have the right to acquire by purchase or condemnation all lands and other property necessary for the construction, maintenance, repair and improvement, of any sewer lines or branches thereof within such district, and may acquire either by purchase or condemnation such lands as may be necessary for a sewage treatment or plant site and use in connection therewith and right of ways necessary therefor and the necessary right of way to any site of sewage treatment plant outside of such district. Said board shall also have the right to enter into any obligation or contract for the construction, operation and maintenance of the necessary lines for the collection of sewage within said district, and for the construction, operation and maintenance of a sewage disposal or treatment plant and other contracts necessary or incident to carrying out the purposes of this act.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 219, § 5, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-877. Conveyances - Actions and suits.

The board of directors is hereby authorized and empowered to take conveyances and other assurance for all property acquired by it under this act in the name of such sewer improvement district, to and for the uses and purposes herein expressed, and to institute and maintain any and all actions and proceedings, suits at law or in equity, necessary or proper in order to fully carry out the provisions of this act or to enforce, maintain, protect or preserve any and all rights, privileges and immunities created by this act, or acquired in pursuance thereof. Any such board may sue, appear and defend in its corporate name, in person or by attorneys, in all courts, actions, suits or proceedings in the name of such sewer improvement district, and may employ attorneys for such purposes.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 220, § 7, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-878. Secretary - Clerk.

It shall be the duty of the secretary to attend all of the regular and special meetings of the board of directors and to make a proper record of all of the proceedings, to record at length in a separate book all of the orders, rules and regulations issued or made by the board of directors, and to perform all such other duties as may be designated by the board of directors, or as may be usual and customary for the office of clerk. The board of directors may, in addition to, or in lieu of the compensation fixed for the clerk, allow additional compensation, or fix his compensation, when, in their judgment, the duties of the clerk so require. It shall be the duty of the clerk to collect, receive and safely keep all monies belonging to the district and to pay them out only upon proper orders made by the board of directors.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 220, § 8, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-879. Bylaws, rules and regulations - Public, district and private sewer lines.

The board of directors of such district is hereby authorized and empowered to make all bylaws, rules and regulations, penal or otherwise, that shall be necessary for the full protection, maintenance, management and control of a sewerage system of said district, including the lines of conveyance, plant and other property used in connection therewith and said board of directors shall have the power to divide such sewer district system into three (3) classes to be known as public, district and private sewer lines. That the public sewer system shall consist only of the main lines of conveyance to the sewage treatment or disposal plant or outside system, and the main lines for general collection, including such other property as may be necessary in connection therewith for the proper maintenance and use of such sewage system throughout such improvement district, and such public sewer lines shall be established along the principal courses for collection at such places to such extent and of such dimensions and under such regulations, as may be provided for in the bylaws or regulations or orders of said board of directors of said district, and such principal lines of collection may be extensions or branches of lines already constructed or entirely new throughout, as may be deemed expedient. Such public main lines and sewage disposal or treatment plant, including the other property necessary to operate such system, shall be paid for by the district as a whole. District sewer lines shall be established within the limits of all subdistricts which subdistricts shall be prescribed by the bylaws, regulations or orders of said improvement district and connected with the public sewer lines or other subdistrict lines. Such subdistricts may be again subdivided or may be enlarged or changed by a bylaw regulations or orders of the improvement district at any time previous to the construction of the district sewer line therein and more than one sewer line may be laid in a subdistrict if deemed necessary by the board of directors. The board of directors shall cause district sewers to be constructed by petition or by resolution as now provided by law for the construction of district sewers in cities and towns. Private sewer lines connecting with the public and district sewer lines may be constructed under such restrictions and regulations as the board of directors may prescribe by general bylaws, or regulations or orders; provided, that the expense of constructing such lines shall be borne by the individual or individuals desiring to construct them and providing further that such improvement district shall be at no expense in the construction, repair, or operation of the same.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 220, § 9, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947. Amended by Laws 1949, p. 182, § 4, emerg. eff. May 12, 1949.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-880. Subdistrict sewers - Petition - Profiles, plans and specifications - Contracts.

Whenever such district sewer or sewers shall have been authorized, the said board of directors shall then proceed to employ a registered professional engineer licensed in the State of Oklahoma, and cause to be prepared profiles, plans and specifications for the work, together with a complete estimate of the cost. Upon the completion of such plans and specifications and their adoption by the said board of directors, they shall advertise for sealed bids for the performance of such work for at least ten (10) days, if published in a daily newspaper, or at least two (2) successive weeks if published in a weekly newspaper. In either case, such newspaper must be one of general circulation within the district and such notice may contain any reasonable conditions to be imposed by said board of directors with reference to the letting of such contracts and shall require the giving of a good and sufficient bond for the faithful execution of work and the performance of the contract and for the protection of the district and all property owners against any loss or damage by the negligent execution of such work. Such notice shall also advise all parties interested that they may appear and protest against such proposed improvement or any part thereof. At the time and place specified in the notice the board of directors shall award the contract to the lowest and best bidder for the work, which contract shall in no case exceed the aggregate estimate of cost submitted with the plans and specifications and shall be subject to the right of the board of directors to reject any and all bids and to readvertise for other bids, when none of the same is, in their judgment, satisfactory.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 221, § 10, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947. Amended by Laws 1949, p. 182, § 5, emerg. eff. May 12, 1949.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-881. Computation and apportionment of cost - Assessment - Special assessment bonds.

As soon as any subdistrict sewer line or lines shall have been completed the engineer having charge of the work shall compute the whole cost thereof which shall also include the cost of advertising, appraising, engineering and such other expense necessary or essential or incident to the completion of such work and shall apportion the same against all of the lots or pieces of ground in such district in proportion to the area of the whole subdistrict, exclusive of the public highways, and such officer shall report the same to the board of directors and the said board of directors shall thereupon assess a special tax against each lot or piece of ground within said subdistrict, which assessment so made shall be published in some newspaper of the county of general circulation within said district for two consecutive weeks, during which time said assessments without interest may be paid to the clerk. If at the expiration of such time the amount named in such assessment together with the cost of publication, shall not be paid, then said board of directors shall cause special assessment bonds to be issued against such lots or pieces of ground in said subdistrict, which special assessment bond shall recite the date and fact of the making of such assessment, the amount of the assessment, the description of the property against which the same is made, and that the same will be charged or levied against said property in five equal annual installments with interest thereon at the rate of not to exceed six percent (6%) per annum, each of said installments to become due and payable on the 1st day of September in each year which shall become delinquent if not paid before October 1st in said year and said bonds shall be signed by the director of the board of directors and countersigned by the clerk and delivered to the contractor; provided, that the other expenses incurred by said district in addition to the contract price of the work shall be paid to the district by the contractor in cash and the aggregate amount of such bonds delivered to the contractor shall not exceed his contract price, and the amount of the expenses paid in cash to the district by the contractor; provided, further, that in no case shall said district be empowered to pay any such special bonds from any of the funds of said district, nor shall it be liable for the amount of such bonds, until the amount of said assessment shall be collected from the property described in said bonds. Said bonds shall bear four coupons evidencing respectively the first, second, third and fourth installments due thereon; together with interest on the same and interest on the unmatured installment or installments. The bond shall evidence the fifth payment and interest thereon.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 221, § 11, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-883. Suit to set aside assessment or bond - Limitation - New assessment.

No suit shall be sustained to set aside any assessment made or special assessment bond for which any assessment is security, unless brought within thirty (30) days from the time such assessment is made; provided, that in the event any special assessment shall be set aside or be invalid, in whole or in part, the board of directors may, at any time, in the manner herein provided for levying an original assessment, proceed to cause a new assessment to be made, which shall have the like force and effect as an original assessment.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 223, § 13, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-886. Payment of bonds.

Such bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid by revenue derived from an annual assessment upon the real property of the district, and all the real property of the district shall be and remain liable to be assessed for such payments as herein provided.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 224, § 16, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-887. Annual assessment by county assessor.

The county assessor must on or before the first Monday in May in each year assess all the real property in the district to the persons who own, claim, or have the possession or control thereof, at its full cash value. He must prepare an assessment book, in which must be listed all such property within the district in which must be specified in separate columns under appropriate heads the following:
1. The name of the person to whom the property is assessed. If the name of the owner is not known to the assessor the property must be assessed to "unknown owners".
2. Land or township, range, section or fractional section and when such land is not a congressional division or subdivision, by metes and bounds, or other description sufficient to identify, giving an estimate of the number of acres.
3. Lots in any subdivision by giving the number and block according to the system of numbering in the recorded plat of such subdivision.
4. The cash value of real estate other than lots in any subdivision.
5. The cash value of lots in any subdivisions.
6. The cash value of all improvements on the real estate.
7. The total value of the property after equalization.
8. Such other things as the board of directors may require. Provided, however, that the assessment of any property in the name of the wrong person shall in no way invalidate the assessment thereon.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 224, § 17, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-888. Equalization of assessments - Notice of meeting.

On or before the 15th day of May in each year the assessor must complete his assessment book and deliver the same to the clerk of the board, who must immediately give notice thereof and of the time the board of directors, acting as a board of equalization, will meet to equalize assessments, by publication of such notice in a newspaper published in the county for two successive weeks. The time fixed for the meeting shall not be less than ten (10) nor more than (20) days from the date of the first publication of the notice and in the meantime the assessor's books shall remain in the office of the secretary for the inspection of all persons interested.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 225, § 18, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-889. Hearing and determination of objections - Changes.

Upon the day specified in the notice required by the preceding section, the board of directors, which is hereby constituted the board of equalization for that purpose, shall meet and continue in session from day to day as long as may be necessary, not to exceed ten (10) days exclusive of Sundays, to hear and determine such objections to the valuation and assessments as may come before them and the said board may change the assessor's valuation in such manner as may be just and equitable. The clerk of the board shall be present during the sessions and note the changes made in the value of property and the name of the persons whose property is assessed and within ten (10) days after the close of the session he shall have the total values as finally equalized by the board extended into columns and added.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 225, § 19, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-891. Costs and expenses - Paid out of construction fund.

The cost and expense of purchasing and acquiring property and constructing the works and improvements herein provided for shall be wholly paid in cash or in the bonds of said district issued as hereinbefore provided at their par value with accrued interest. The bonds may be issued in series or installments, and shall be turned over and delivered to the contractor in payment of the amount due in accordance with the terms of his contract, including advertising, engineering, and other expenses. Said bonds shall be executed and delivered from time to time on completion and approval of the work or any part thereof, to an amount equal to the cost and expense of purchasing and acquiring property and constructing the works and improvements so completed and accepted. Such bonds or any portion thereof may be sold for cash at not less than par and accrued interest, within the discretion of the board of directors.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 225, § 21, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947. Amended by Laws 1949, p. 185, § 7, emerg. eff. May 12, 1949.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-892. Tolls and charges.

For the purpose of defraying the expenses of the organization of the district and the care, operation, management, repair and improvement of the property purchased and works constructed, including salaries of officers and employees, the board may fix rates of tolls and charges for the use of such system as they may deem expedient and may change such charges from time to time and the monies so received shall go into the general funds of the district. Such tolls or charges shall be payable either monthly or quarterly as determined by the board of directors and shall become delinquent thirty (30) days after they are payable and after delinquent shall be a lien against the separate lots or tracts of land connected with the sewerage system. The board of directors shall certify any delinquent tolls or charges to the county treasurer on or before the 1st day of September of each year which shall be collected as other delinquent taxes are collected.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 226, § 22, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-893. Notice for bids.

After adopting the plans for the construction of the district sewer lines, sewerage disposal, or treatment plant, or parts thereof, and other work in connection therewith, and after determining the property necessary to be acquired, and after the bonds as hereinbefore provided for, have been authorized, the board of directors shall give notice by publication thereof in some newspaper published in said county, calling for bids for the construction of said work, or any portion thereof, and to pay the expense of purchasing and acquiring the necessary property, if any. Said notice shall be published in three (3) issues of a daily newspaper or two (2) issues in a weekly newspaper, the last publication to be at least ten (10) days prior to the date fixed for receiving bids. The notice shall set forth that plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the clerk and that the board will receive sealed proposals therefor, and that the contract will be let to the lowest responsible bidder, stating the time and place for receiving and opening said proposals in public. Said notice shall set forth any reasonable terms and conditions that the board shall deem proper to impose with reference to the letting of the contract and the provisions thereof. Said notice shall further set forth the nature of the performance and statutory bonds required to be furnished. As soon as convenient thereafter the board shall let such contract, either in part or in whole to the lowest responsible bidder, and it may reject any and all bids and readvertise for proposals. The person or persons to whom the contract shall be awarded, shall enter into a bond with good and sufficient sureties, in an amount equal to one hundred per cent (100%) of the contract price for the faithful performance of the contract, and also a good and sufficient bond to the State of Oklahoma for the payment of all labor and material used in the construction of such improvement. All such construction work shall be done under the direction and to the satisfaction of the engineer employed by said board and be approved by the board.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 226, § 23, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947. Amended by Laws 1949, p. 185, § 8, emerg. eff. May 12, 1949.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-894. Presentation and allowance of claims - Warrants.

No claims shall be paid by the clerk of said district until the same shall have been presented and allowed by the board of directors and only upon warrants signed by the president and countersigned by the clerk, and if the district treasurer has not sufficient money on hand to pay such warrants when presented, he shall endorse thereon "not paid for want of funds" and endorse thereon the date presented, over his signature, and from the time of such presentation until paid such warrant shall draw interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum. All claims against the district shall be verified the same as is required in the case on claims filed against the counties in this state, and the clerk of the district is hereby authorized and empowered to administer oaths to the parties verifying such claims the same as a county clerk or a notary public might do. The district clerk shall keep a register in which he shall enter each warrant presented for payment, showing the date and amount of such warrant, to whom payable, the date of the presentation for payment, the date of payment, and the amount paid in redemption thereof, and all warrants shall be paid in the order of their presentation for payment to the district clerk. All warrants shall be drawn and payable to the claimant or bearer.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 226, § 24, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.