Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-866.15
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Enforcement of building line regulations - Appeals -
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Modification.
After the council or board shall have established building or
setback lines on such major highways, no new building or structure
shall be erected within such building or setback lines in the area
and no permit for such building shall be issued by the city building
inspector as respects the territory over which the municipality
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 359
shall have enforcement jurisdiction or by the county inspecting
officer appointed by the board to administer and enforce building
line and setback regulations and other regulations for the county,
as respects the territory over which the county shall have
enforcement jurisdiction. The city board of adjustment, as respects
the territory over which the municipality shall have enforcement
jurisdiction, and the county board of adjustment as respects the
territory over which the county shall have enforcement jurisdiction,
shall hear appeals of any property owner aggrieved by such building
line and setback regulations. Each said board of adjustment shall
have the power to modify or vary the building line or setback
regulations in specific cases, in order that unwarranted hardship,
which constitutes an unreasonable deprivation of uses as
distinguished from a mere grant of privilege, may be avoided, the
intended purpose of the regulations strictly observed, and the
public welfare and public safety protected.
After the council or board shall have established building or
setback lines on such major highways, no new building or structure
shall be erected within such building or setback lines in the area
and no permit for such building shall be issued by the city building
inspector as respects the territory over which the municipality
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 359
shall have enforcement jurisdiction or by the county inspecting
officer appointed by the board to administer and enforce building
line and setback regulations and other regulations for the county,
as respects the territory over which the county shall have
enforcement jurisdiction. The city board of adjustment, as respects
the territory over which the municipality shall have enforcement
jurisdiction, and the county board of adjustment as respects the
territory over which the county shall have enforcement jurisdiction,
shall hear appeals of any property owner aggrieved by such building
line and setback regulations. Each said board of adjustment shall
have the power to modify or vary the building line or setback
regulations in specific cases, in order that unwarranted hardship,
which constitutes an unreasonable deprivation of uses as
distinguished from a mere grant of privilege, may be avoided, the
intended purpose of the regulations strictly observed, and the
public welfare and public safety protected.
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