Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-866.27
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Housing code
Official statutory text
Whenever a zoning plan and building code have been officially
adopted by the council, authorization is hereby given the council to
establish a housing code, upon recommendation of the commission, for
the incorporated municipality. Whenever a zoning plan and building
code have been officially adopted by the council and board for their
respective jurisdictions, authorization is hereby given the board to
establish a housing code for the area over which it exercises zoning
jurisdiction, upon recommendation of the commission.
A housing code established under the terms of this act shall
establish minimum equipment and facility standards relating to
health and sanitation including standards for lighting; heating;
ventilation; garbage and waste disposal; sewage disposal; water
supply; and egress. Standards shall be established for the general
sanitary condition of the dwelling unit; sanitary equipment; heating
equipment; chimney and flues, the storage of inflammable liquids,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 367
wiring, and other fire hazards; pest infestation; internal
structural repair; external structural repair; dampness; and other
factors relating to health and sanitation. Minimum standards for
condition of occupancy shall be established relative to general room
crowding and area crowding for sleeping and nonsleeping area and
relative to mixing business and living uses in the same area or
structure.
A housing code established under the authorization of this act
shall be based on a comprehensive survey of the actual condition of
structures and environmental surroundings in the area as they relate
to quality of housing, and shall be drawn to apply to all types of
dwellings, and the environment thereof, used for human occupancy in
the area. The enforcement and administration of the housing code
shall be conducted by the inspector of the city and the inspecting
officer of the county who shall advise with and work in conjunction
with the city and county health departments in such administration.
Administration and enforcement shall be carried out on a systematic
inspection basis designed to apply quality of housing standards
equally throughout the area. Enforcement of the housing code shall
be coordinated with the enforcement program of the building code,
construction codes and zoning regulations of the city and county
respectively.
Regulations authorized by this section shall not be adopted,
changed, or amended by the council or board until a public hearing
has been held thereon by the commission.
adopted by the council, authorization is hereby given the council to
establish a housing code, upon recommendation of the commission, for
the incorporated municipality. Whenever a zoning plan and building
code have been officially adopted by the council and board for their
respective jurisdictions, authorization is hereby given the board to
establish a housing code for the area over which it exercises zoning
jurisdiction, upon recommendation of the commission.
A housing code established under the terms of this act shall
establish minimum equipment and facility standards relating to
health and sanitation including standards for lighting; heating;
ventilation; garbage and waste disposal; sewage disposal; water
supply; and egress. Standards shall be established for the general
sanitary condition of the dwelling unit; sanitary equipment; heating
equipment; chimney and flues, the storage of inflammable liquids,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 367
wiring, and other fire hazards; pest infestation; internal
structural repair; external structural repair; dampness; and other
factors relating to health and sanitation. Minimum standards for
condition of occupancy shall be established relative to general room
crowding and area crowding for sleeping and nonsleeping area and
relative to mixing business and living uses in the same area or
structure.
A housing code established under the authorization of this act
shall be based on a comprehensive survey of the actual condition of
structures and environmental surroundings in the area as they relate
to quality of housing, and shall be drawn to apply to all types of
dwellings, and the environment thereof, used for human occupancy in
the area. The enforcement and administration of the housing code
shall be conducted by the inspector of the city and the inspecting
officer of the county who shall advise with and work in conjunction
with the city and county health departments in such administration.
Administration and enforcement shall be carried out on a systematic
inspection basis designed to apply quality of housing standards
equally throughout the area. Enforcement of the housing code shall
be coordinated with the enforcement program of the building code,
construction codes and zoning regulations of the city and county
respectively.
Regulations authorized by this section shall not be adopted,
changed, or amended by the council or board until a public hearing
has been held thereon by the commission.
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