Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-866.21
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Permits required - Administration of rules and
Official statutory text
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 in
accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the council or
board under the terms of this act by the county inspecting officer
as to territory falling within the jurisdiction of the county and of
the inspector of the municipality as to territory falling within the
jurisdiction of the municipality. The county inspecting officer
shall have the duty of administering the rules and regulations under
this act applicable to territory over which the municipality does
not have jurisdiction, and shall make such inspections and
investigations as may be necessary to the proper enforcement of such
rules and regulations. The inspector of the municipality shall have
the duty of administering the rules and regulations under this act
insofar as it applies to the territorial 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 when
requested, shall assist in administering the rules and regulations
governing subdivision of land in the unincorporated portions of the
county and shall make such inspections and investigations as may be
necessary to the proper enforcement of such rules and regulations.
The county inspecting officer and the city inspector may be
designated as one and the same person by the board and council
respectively, and when so designated shall exercise the authority
vested in both officers.
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 in
accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the council or
board under the terms of this act by the county inspecting officer
as to territory falling within the jurisdiction of the county and of
the inspector of the municipality as to territory falling within the
jurisdiction of the municipality. The county inspecting officer
shall have the duty of administering the rules and regulations under
this act applicable to territory over which the municipality does
not have jurisdiction, and shall make such inspections and
investigations as may be necessary to the proper enforcement of such
rules and regulations. The inspector of the municipality shall have
the duty of administering the rules and regulations under this act
insofar as it applies to the territorial 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 when
requested, shall assist in administering the rules and regulations
governing subdivision of land in the unincorporated portions of the
county and shall make such inspections and investigations as may be
necessary to the proper enforcement of such rules and regulations.
The county inspecting officer and the city inspector may be
designated as one and the same person by the board and council
respectively, and when so designated shall exercise the authority
vested in both officers.
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