Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.23

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

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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.