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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.17. Amendment or repeal of regulations - Hearing and notice.

The zoning regulations imposed and the districts created under authority of this act may be amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed from time to time by resolution of the board as it affects its jurisdiction, but no such change shall be made without public notice and hearing and the filing of a report and recommendations upon such proposed change by the commission. In case of written protest against any proposed change, signed by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of the area of land in such proposed change, or by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of the frontage within one thousand feet (1000') to the right or left of the frontage proposed to be changed, or by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of the frontage directly opposite the frontage proposed to be changed, or in cases where the land affected lies within one and one-half (1 1/2) miles of the limits of a municipality having a zoning ordinance, by the governing body of such municipality filed with the commission, such amendment or change may not be made except by the unanimous favorable vote of all members of the board.
All projects or matters that fall within the purview of the duties of the commission, as specified in this section shall be referred to the commission for investigation and report before any final action shall be taken thereon; provided, however, that if said commission fails to make an investigation and report on any matter or subject referred to it for a period of thirty (30) days, such failure shall be considered a refusal to approve the proposed plan or project and the board shall be under no obligation to wait longer for reports or recommendations concerning said projects.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 170, § 17, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.18. Permits - Enforcement of regulations.

After the adoption of such zoning regulations or building line regulations by the board and/or the council, no building or other structures shall be erected, constructed, enlarged or altered, or repaired in such manner as to prolong the life of the building, nor shall the use of any land be changed without a permit issued by the county inspector as to territory falling within the jurisdiction of the county and of the building inspector of the municipality as to territory falling within the jurisdiction of the municipality. The county inspector shall have the duty of administering the rules and regulations under this act applicable to the unincorporated area of the county, and shall make such inspections and investigations as may be necessary to the proper enforcement of such rules and regulations. The building inspector and the engineer of the municipality shall have the duty of administering the rules and regulations under this act applicable to the jurisdiction of the municipality and shall make such inspections and investigations as may be necessary to the proper enforcement of such rules and regulations, except that in the matter of construction, surfacing and maintenance of streets, roads, and highways in the entire unincorporated area of the county, the board may prescribe rules and regulations and prescribe standards and the county engineer shall have the duty of administering such rules and regulations and shall make such inspections and investigations as may be necessary to the proper enforcement of such rules and regulations.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 171, § 18, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 54, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.19A. Extraterritorial application of zoning powers.

When any city owns unannexed land contiguous to their city limits and such land is annexed by another city not owning the land, the zoning ordinance of the city owning the land shall govern over such land.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 54, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.20. 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 county, two of whom shall reside outside the corporate limits of the county seat town, for terms of three (3) years, except that when the first appointment is made hereunder, the terms of two members shall be one (1) year, the terms of two 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 except these members may receive a per diem as set by the local board of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each meeting attended not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per month.
The county board of adjustment shall elect its own chairman and shall adopt rules of procedure 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. Three 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, and the board of county commissioners is authorized to make appropriations therefor.
For each petition and for each request for a public hearing, the county board of adjustment shall collect a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), which 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. This is a maximum fee and may be reduced by action of the board of county commissioners. Publication notices and transcripts on appeal shall be paid for by parties requiring or requesting the same.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 171, § 20, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 142, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 1963; Laws 1977, c. 157, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1978, c. 167, § 1, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1992, c. 47, § 3, emerg. eff. April 8, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.21. Appeals to board - Powers and duties.

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 or building line and set-back regulations. Such appeals shall be taken within a period of not more than three (3) months, by filing written notice with the county board of adjustment and the county engineer, 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:
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 decisions on other special questions upon which it is authorized to pass by the regulations adopted by the board.
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 zone plan as embodied in the zoning regulations and map.
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 appealed from and may make such 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, ordinances and resolutions and in the master plan.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 172, § 21, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.22. Judicial review in district court.

A judicial review in the district court may be had of any ruling, regulation, interpretation, order, requirement, refusal, permit, approval, or decision made under the terms of this act, when such action is alleged to be arbitrary, unreasonable or capricious, and that by reason thereof such action has worked or, if enforced, will work an unnecessary hardship on or create substantial harm or loss to the complaining party.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 172, § 22, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1959, p. 106, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.23. Appeals to district court from acts of the commission.

Any person claiming to be aggrieved by any act of the commission in administering this act, or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, may as to any matter concerning plats, subdivisions and lot-splits, both as to land situated in the corporate limits of the municipality and as to land situated in the unincorporated area of the county, appeal directly to the district court of the county and the district courts of said counties are hereby expressly vested with jurisdiction to hear and determine said appeals. On appeal, said matter shall be tried de novo. Such appeal shall be taken by the parties claiming to be aggrieved by filing with the secretary of the metropolitan area planning commission within ten (10) days after the action appealed from, a notice of appeal which shall state the grounds of such appeal. No bond or deposits for costs shall be required for such appeal. Upon the filing of the notice of appeal, it shall be the duty of the commission to transmit to the court clerk of the county, the original or certified copies of all the papers constituting the record in the case, together with the order, decision or ruling appealed from. An appeal shall lie from the action of the district court as in all other proceedings.
An appeal to the district court from the commission stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from unless the chairman of the commission certifies to the court clerk after the notice of appeal shall have been filed that by reason of facts stated in the certificate, a stay would in his opinion cause imminent peril to life or property. In such case, proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by restraining order which may be granted by the district court upon application or notice to the administrative officer in charge of the enforcement of the terms and provisions of the order, decision or ruling appealed from, and upon notice to the commission, and upon due cause being shown, the court may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or modify the decision brought up for review.
Costs shall not be allowed against the commission unless it shall appear to the court that it acted with gross negligence or in bad faith or with malice in making the decision appealed from.
All issues in any proceedings under this section shall have the same preferences over all other civil actions and proceedings as is provided for appeals from boards of adjustment by Section 44-110 of this title.
There shall be no right of appeal from any act of the commission in its advisory capacity to the council and board or from any of its acts which are subject to review, repeal or modification by said governing bodies.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 173, § 23, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 54, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.24. Zoning regulations to govern.

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 lower density of population, or require a more restricted use of land, or impose other higher standards than are required in any other statute, local order or regulation, private deed restrictions or private covenants, the regulations made under the authority of this act shall govern.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 173, § 24, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.25. Fees - Farm homes and buildings exempt - Schedules.

For each tentative plat the commission may collect a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00), and for each final plat a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00), or a fee of fifty cents ($0.50) per lot, plus Five Dollars ($5.00), whichever is larger, and for each "lot-split" the commission may collect a fee of Two Dollars ($2.00). For each request for public hearing before the commission, the commission shall collect a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), except no fee shall be required of municipalities. For each appeal to either the county board of adjustment, or the city board of adjustment, the commission shall collect a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).
The Legislature declares the foregoing fees to be reasonable and proportionate to the services rendered and the benefits involved. These are maximum fees and may be reduced by action of the respective governing bodies. No fees or permits shall be required for the construction of any farm home or any other farm building. The foregoing fees shall be divided as may be agreed upon by the governing bodies and each month paid into the respective general funds of the city and county pursuant to financial report furnished to the governing bodies. Publication notices and transcripts on appeal shall be paid for by parties requiring or requesting the same.
Council and board may each establish a schedule of fees for inspections and investigations as respects the territory within their respective enforcement jurisdictions, which said fees shall be reasonable and proportionate to the services rendered and benefits involved and shall be paid into the respective general funds of the city and county.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 173, § 25, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 350, § 6, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.26. 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 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 1955, p. 174, § 26, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 226, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.27. Validation of existing plans, ordinances, etc.

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, revised, or repealed by appropriate official action taken under authority of this act. Any master plan heretofore filed of record in the office of the county clerk of said county by either of the presently existing city or county planning commissions may by resolution of the commission be withdrawn from record and the recording of such resolution of withdrawal in the office of the county clerk shall be authority for the exclusion from abstracts of title such plan so withdrawn.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 174, § 27, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 179, § 3, emerg. eff. June 10, 1963.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.28. Violations and penalties.

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, criminal, or police court in the municipality, over offenses occurring within the five-mile area surrounding the municipality, which jurisdiction shall be concurrent with that of any other court having jurisdiction thereof. The proper authorities or any person, the value or use of whose property is or may be affected by such violation, in addition to the other remedies, may also institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent or remove such violation.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 174, § 28, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.29. Exclusive control by commission - Transfer of records, 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 planning and zoning agency, excepting therefrom any city or county boards of adjustment. The now existing city and county planning commissions shall transfer to this commission upon its activation all records, resolutions, maps, charts, plats and other descriptive matter which said city or county planning commissions shall have in their possession.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 174, § 29, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.30. County electrical code - Definitions.

For the purpose of that portion of this act relating to a county electrical code in any affected county the following words shall have the following meanings:
a. Joint electrical examining and appeal board shall be held to mean the joint city-county electrical examining and appeal board hereinafter referred to.
b. "Electrical inspector" shall be held to mean and include the electrical inspector of any county within the terms of this act, or any of his duly authorized assistants.
c. "Class A electrical contractor" shall be held to mean any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of wiring, rewiring, installing, repairing or altering any electrical wiring, or installing or repairing any apparatus or electrical appliances in any city or county within the terms of this act, and shall not include persons, firms or corporations engaged in the business of selling or offering for sale to the public, electrical materials, apparatus and electrical appliances that are not installed by such persons, firm or corporation.
d. "Class B electrical contractor" shall be held to mean any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of wiring, rewiring, installing, repairing or altering any electrical wiring or installing or repairing any apparatus or electrical appliances in any single-family residence building within any city or county within the terms of this act.
e. "Class A journeyman electrician" shall be held to mean any person actually engaged in the work of wiring, or installing or repairing any electrical apparatus or electrical appliances in any city or county within the terms of this act.
f. "Class B journeyman electrician" shall be held to mean any person actually engaged in the wiring or installing or repairing of any electrical apparatus or electrical appliances within any building constructed for, and designated to be used as, a single-family residence in any city or county within the terms of this act.
g. "Maintenance serviceman" shall be held to mean any person engaged only in the work of operating the electrical installations in any building or buildings or factory and/or the maintenance of such electrical equipment in a state of good repair.
h. "Electrical appliance repairman" shall be held to mean any person engaged only in the business of work of repairing electrical appliances.
i. "Electrical sign contractor" shall be held to mean any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing, assembling, wiring, rewiring, installing, erecting, repairing or altering interior or exterior electric signs, who does not himself perform any of the actual work aforementioned.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 174, § 30, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.31. Electrical and elevator construction contractors - Examination and renewal fees.

The fee for the examination and initial certificate shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for a Class A or B electrical contractor or elevator construction contractor and Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each of the following: a Class A or B journeyman electrician, a maintenance serviceman, an electrical appliance repairman, or a journeyman electrical sign man, which amount shall be paid to the joint electrical examining and appeal board. Such fee shall be paid before any applicant shall be permitted to take such examination.
Provided that such certificates once issued shall be subject to renewal on an annual basis upon payment of the renewal fee to said joint board in the amount of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for a Class A or Class B electrical contractor or elevator construction contractor and Five Dollars ($5.00) for each of the following: Class A or Class B journeyman electrician, maintenance serviceman, electrical appliances repairman or journeyman electrical sign man. Such fee shall be paid before the renewal certificates shall be issued.
Provided that the provisions of this section requiring payment of fees provided herein, shall not apply to any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing, assembling, wiring, rewiring, installing, erecting, repairing, or altering interior or exterior electric signs, where such person does not himself perform any of the work aforementioned.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 175, § 31, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.34. Apprentices.

Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the employment of apprentices to perform any of the work herein defined provided said apprentice performs said work under the direct supervision of a licensed electrical contractor or journeyman. No license, examination or fees shall be required of such apprentices.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 177, § 34, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.35. Classes of licenses - Fees.

The following classes of licenses are hereby established for the city and county as herein defined and the annual fee therefor shall be as follows:
a. Class A electrical contractor, which shall authorize the holder to do a general electrical contracting business covering all features of the electrical industry as permitted by this ordinance, license fee One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per year.
b. Class B electrical contractor, which shall authorize the holder to do a general electrical contracting business restricted, however, to electrical work in, on or upon single-family residences, license fee One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per year.
c. Elevator construction, which shall authorize the holder to install and equip all types of electrical elevators with electrical wiring and other equipment, and maintenance, license fee One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per year.
d. Armature shops, which authorize the holder to wind, repair and replace any electrical armature device or motor, license fee Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per year.
e. Electrical sign contractors which shall authorize the holder to engage in the business of manufacturing, assembling, wiring, rewiring, installing, erecting, repairing or altering interior or exterior electric signs, where such person does not himself perform any of the work aforementioned, license fee Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per year.
Provided that this section wherein the holding of a certificate of qualification provided in this act is made a condition precedent to the issuance and to the continued validity of the license aforementioned, shall not apply to any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing, assembling, wiring, rewiring, installing, erecting, repairing or altering interior or exterior electric signs, where such person does not himself perform any of the work aforementioned.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 177, § 35, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.36. Bonds.

Any person desiring an electrical license of any kind as above provided, shall make and file with the State of Oklahoma Electrical Administrative Board, or the city auditor of the affected city or with the county clerk of the county as herein defined, a good and sufficient bond executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma and engaging himself thereon in the amount set forth, to-wit:
a. Class A electrical contractor, the amount of the bond shall be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
b. Class B electrical contractor, the amount of the bond shall be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
c. Elevator construction, the amount of the bond shall be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
d. Armature shops, the amount of the bond shall be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
e. Electrical sign contractor, the amount of the bond shall be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)
f. Electrical appliance repair, the amount of the bond shall be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
Said bond shall guarantee the performance on the part of the principal of all work in strict accord with the requirements of this act and the electrical code of the city as herein defined, the payment of fee or other charges due to either the city or county, the replacing of all faulty or defective materials or workmanship installed by principal, or by some person for or on behalf of said principal, when notified to do so by the electrical inspector of said city or county and said bond shall be further conditioned that, in the event the principal does not perform and discharge all duties and obligations resting upon him, he shall be liable in the first instance and suit may be brought directly upon said bond jointly and/or severally with said surety company by any person injured or damaged as a result of such principal's failure to comply with the provisions and requirements of the ordinance relating to such work.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 178, § 35, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.37. Necessity for license - Applications - Contents - Violations.

No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of wiring, rewiring, installing, repairing or altering any electrical wiring, or installing or repairing any electrical apparatus, appliances or fixtures of any kind or description, as an electrical contractor within the limits of any city or county within the provisions of this act without securing from the joint electrical examining and appeal board herein created, a license. Said applicant shall file with the electrical inspector, an application showing the name of the person, firm or corporation in whose name it is desired that the license be issued, the kind of license applied for, the name of the certificate holder, the number and date of such certificate, and such further and other information as may be required by the electrical inspector. Said application shall be signed by the applicant, or a member of the firm, or an authorized officer of the corporation making the application and shall also be signed by the holder of the certificate and shall be attached to the application. The electrical inspector, if said application is correct, shall approve said application and retain for his file, the certificate of the joint electrical examining and appeal board, upon furnishing the applicant with a proper receipt therefor; if such certificate is withdrawn by the owner thereof, said license shall become inoperative and no further permits shall be issued by the electrical inspector under such license. Such license may be reinstated and rendered operative by the filing with the electrical inspector, of another proper certificate of the joint electrical examining and appeal board.
Violation of any of the provisions of this act shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by a maximum fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) upon conviction thereof. The electrical inspector shall be entitled to bring any action at law or equity to restrain the threatened or continued violation of any of the provisions of that portion of this act relating to electrical codes.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 178, § 36, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.38. Electrical inspector - Deputies - Duties - Fees.

There is hereby created the office of "electrical inspector" of the county as defined herein. Such electrical inspector shall be a person familiar with all types of electrical installations and methods and shall be familiar with the electrical code of any affected municipality. Such inspector shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners of the affected county to serve such term as they may prescribe and to be paid such compensation as they may in their discretion see fit to set. Said county commissioners shall hire such deputy electrical inspectors for such terms and at such compensation as they may deem necessary.
It shall be the duty of said "electrical inspector" and such deputy electrical inspectors as may be appointed hereunder to inspect all electrical installations on both new construction, changes, revisions or remodeling of existing structures to determine that all such installations are in strict conformity with this act and the electrical code of the city, as defined herein, and to determine that all such installations are performed by competent, licensed workmen according to the classifications herein contained. The county commissioners of any such county shall determine and fix the reasonable fees to be charged therefor and said fees shall be of a sum sufficient to meet the expenses of operation of the office of the electrical inspector, herein created. All of such electrical inspection fees shall be payable to the general fund of any county as herein defined as to that work and inspection done in the county and outside the corporate limits of any municipality located in said county.
The electrical inspector as herein created shall adopt such rules in regard to the method of inspection and the time thereof as may be necessary and proper to carry out the intent of this act, but all of such rules and regulations shall be in strict accordance with the terms of this act and with the electrical code of any affected municipality adopted herein. After notice is received by the office of the electrical inspector of a desire by any builder, contractor or home owner for an electrical inspection, the same shall be accomplished as practicable and within a reasonable time, keeping in mind the necessity of prompt completion of all new construction and remodeling of existing constructions.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 179, § 37, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.39. Standards of safety.

All electrical wiring, materials, equipment and the methods of installation thereof in every county, subject to the provisions of this act, shall be in strict conformity with approved standards for safety to persons and property. Compliance with the electrical code as said code exists at the date of the passage of this act, of any city having a population of from one hundred and eighty thousand (180,000) to two hundred and forty thousand (240,000) according to the last Federal Decennial Census or any future Federal Decennial Census located in any county as defined herein, shall be deemed to prima facie evidence of compliance with this act.
When the electrical code of any such city, as defined in this section, contains no specific standards as to the manner of electrical wiring, materials, equipment and the methods of installation thereof, compliance with the statutes of this state pertaining to the installation of electrical materials and equipment and conformity with the regulations set forth in the current National Electrical Code, in effect at the date of the passage of this act, being the standard of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for electrical wiring and apparatus as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association and approved by the American Standards Association, shall be prima facie evidence of conformity with approved standards for safety to persons and property and of compliance with this act.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 180, § 38, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.40. Plumbing inspector - Qualifications - Duties.

All plumbing materials, equipment and methods of installation thereof in every county subject to the provisions of this act shall be in strict conformity with approved standards for health and safety to persons and property. Compliance with the plumbing code as said code exists at the date of passage of this act of any city having a population of from one hundred and eighty thousand (180,000) to two hundred and forty thousand (240,000) according to the last Federal Decennial Census located in any county as defined herein shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence of compliance with this act.
The board of county commissioners of any county within the provisions of this act are hereby authorized to create, by resolution duly adopted, the office of plumbing inspector for such county. Such inspector shall be a person who holds a certificate of master plumber under the provisions of the laws of this state, relating to cities of two thousand (2,000) or more inhabitants, and shall have had at least ten (10) years practical experience as a master plumber. Such plumbing inspector is authorized to inspect all plumbing installations in any county within the provisions of this act, to determine that the same are done within the provisions of this act. However, where any such plumbing installations are subject to inspection by the duly qualified, appointed and acting plumbing inspector of any city or town, having a system of water supply or sewerage by reason of contract with the owner or builder of such plumbing facilities or otherwise, approval by such municipal plumbing inspector shall be deemed to establish compliance with this act and inspection by the county plumbing inspector or county plumbing permits will be unnecessary.
The board of county commissioners may, on recommendation of the county plumbing inspector, adopt all necessary rules and regulations to carry out purposes of this act and may prescribe the necessary permits, notices and inspection procedure and set and determine the fees therefor. Such fees shall be reasonable and shall be sufficient to meet the expenses of operation of the office of county plumbing inspector. The county commissioner shall be authorized to hire such deputy plumbing inspectors for such terms and at such compensation as they may deem reasonable. The county plumbing inspector shall issue, without examination, certificates of competency to all persons holding such a certificate issued by any city or town in the State of Oklahoma of two thousand (2,000) or more inhabitants, provided that such certificate has been issued or renewed for the year in which application therefor to the county plumbing inspector is made.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 180, § 39, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.41. Increase in population.

Any county availing itself of the provisions of this act may continue to operate thereunder though the population of any city therein may hereafter exceed two hundred and forty thousand (240,000).
Added by Laws 1955, p. 181, § 40, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.43. Partial invalidity.

If any section, clause, paragraph or part of this act is for any reason held invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this act, or of this act as a whole, and it is hereby declared to be the purpose of the Legislature in enacting this act to enact the same, notwithstanding the invalidity of any section, clause, paragraph or part thereof, which is for any reason held invalid.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 181, § 43, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.44. Building and/or fire codes.

Any county of the state to which the provisions of Section 863.2 of this title are applicable is authorized to adopt, by appropriate resolution of the board of county commissioners, building and/or fire codes, which codes shall be designed for the purpose of promoting, benefiting and protecting the public health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of this state, and which shall be applicable to the unincorporated areas of the county, as hereinafter provided.
All building materials, equipment and methods of installation and/or construction shall be at least the equivalent of that prescribed in any building or fire code adopted by the board of county commissioners, under the provision of this act, in quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, and safety; provided that any codes adopted pursuant to this act shall not apply to the installation and maintenance of electric supply and communications lines of public utilities and public service companies which are subject to regulation by the State Corporation Commission. Provided that this act shall not apply to any area located within any county excluded from the application of Section 863.2 of this title.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 350, § 2, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 54, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.44B. Purpose.

The purpose of this act is to require the installation of automatic water sprinkler systems in high-rise buildings within this state which are occupied by persons in order to protect life and prevent fire in such buildings where fire must be fought internally because of height.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 207, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.44C. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. High-rise building shall mean any building more than seventy-five (75) feet in height measured from the lowest level of access by fire-fighting equipment, the normal use of which is intended for occupancy by human beings, excluding hospital treatment or operating rooms.
2. Water sprinkler system shall mean a water distribution system designed in accordance with standards adopted by the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal Commission. Provided nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the alternative use of other high-rise life protection systems which are equivalent to and in accordance with a nationally recognized building code.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 207, § 3, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.44D. Sprinkler systems required - Exceptions.

Every high-rise building to be constructed within this state after the effective date of this act must be equipped with a water sprinkler system as defined herein, provided this act shall not apply to buildings primarily housing electric generating or transforming equipment or to buildings primarily housing telephone company equipment of public utilities or public service corporations which are subject to regulation by the State Corporation Commission, but such buildings shall contain fire prevention devices of near equal safety factors as may be required by the State Fire Marshal Commission.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 207, § 4, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.44E. Penalties.

Violation of this act shall be punishable by a penalty of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Each day such violation continues shall be considered a separate and continuing violation. Such penalty shall be payable by the record owner of said building and upon failure to pay such penalty and after being reduced to judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction, such sum including all reasonable costs of the court action may become a lien to be levied against said property. Any monies collected under the terms of this act shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund. The Attorney General is hereby authorized to institute and prosecute such action upon receiving a request of the State Fire Marshal to initiate such court action.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 207, § 5, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.44F. Provisions as cumulative.

The provisions of this act shall be cumulative to existing laws and shall not be construed to repeal, amend or supersede any ordinance of any incorporated city which deals with the same subject to the extent such terms shall exceed the requirements hereof.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 207, § 6, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.45. County building inspector.

There is hereby authorized the creation of the office of county building inspector for each county adopting a building and/or fire code. Said building inspector shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners at such compensation and terms as it may prescribe and deem necessary; provided, however, for any person to be eligible for the appointment to the office of building inspector he must have completed a minimum of a high school education and he must have a minimum of ten (10) years actual experience in the building and construction industry and be thoroughly familiar with building, construction, codes, methods and procedures. The board of county commissioners shall hire deputy building and fire inspectors at such compensation and terms as it may prescribe and deem necessary.
The building inspector and/or his authorized deputy inspectors shall enforce the provisions of any building and/or fire code adopted pursuant hereto, and shall be authorized to inspect all buildings for the purpose of discharging the duties imposed herein or by any building and/or fire code adopted by the board of county commissioners.
The board of county commissioners may adopt all necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this act, and may prescribe the necessary permits, notices and inspection procedures, and may set and determine the fees therefor. Such fees shall be reasonable and shall be sufficient to meet the expenses of operation of the office of county building inspector.
The board of county commissioners shall be authorized to hire other employees necessary for the operation of the office of county building inspector and may expend such sums as it deems reasonable and necessary for equipment and ancillary services therefor.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 350, § 2, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.46. Agreements with cities.

The board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to enter into such agreements as it may deem necessary with any city within its territorial limits for the administration or enforcement of any provisions of this act or any building and/or fire code adopted pursuant to the provisions hereof.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 350, § 3, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.47. Appeals.

Any person aggrieved by any order or decision of the building inspector may appeal from the order or decision of the building inspector to the board of county commissioners. Such appeal shall be in writing and filed with the county clerk within ten (10) days after the order or decision is rendered by the building inspector except in cases of emergency. The decision of the building inspector shall be final in cases of emergency which in his opinion involve imminent danger to human life or health. He shall promptly cause such building, structure, or portion thereof to be made safe or removed. He is further authorized to vacate all occupants of the unsafe building or structure and any adjacent structures, as he may deem necessary. Appeals hereunder shall be on forms provided by the building inspector and shall state the grounds of appeal. On such appeals the board of county commissioners shall have the power to affirm, limit, modify or reverse the order or decision of the building inspector and where there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships resulting from the strict enforcement of provisions of the code, the board of county commissioners shall have the power, in a specific case, to vary any such provision in harmony with its general purpose and intent so that the public health, safety, convenience, prosperity and general welfare may be secured and substantial justice done; provided that any such permitted variations shall not be construed as amending the code or as a waiver of any of the other provisions hereof.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 350, § 4, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-863.48. Penalties - Injunction.

Violation of any of the provisions or conditions of this act or of any building and/or fire code adopted hereunder shall be punishable by a maximum fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and/or imprisonment for a maximum period of thirty (30) days upon conviction thereof. Each day shall constitute a separate violation.
The board of county commissioners or the building inspector shall be entitled to bring any action at law or equity including action for injunction to restrain, restrict and/or prohibit the threatened or existing violation of any of the provisions of this act or of any building and/or fire code adopted hereunder.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 350, § 5, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965.