Okla. Stat. tit. 3, § 3-527
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Exclusive jurisdiction and power within spaceport territory
Official statutory text
— Limitations on power.
A. 1. Except as provided in subsection B of this section,
consistent with the laws of this state, and any other laws of this
state to the contrary notwithstanding, the jurisdiction and powers
of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development
Authority within the spaceport territory with respect to the matters
provided for in this act pertaining to the operation, maintenance,
and safety of the spaceport shall be exclusive of any and all codes,
ordinances, requirements, plans or other regulations of the boards
of county commissioners or of any other agency or authority of any
county or municipality in this state. All land, properties and
activities within any spaceport territory pertaining to the
operation, maintenance, and safety of the spaceport, shall be exempt
from any and all such codes, ordinances, requirements, plans and
regulations, and any and all requirements for building and
construction permits and licenses pertaining to the same,
promulgated by the boards of county commissioners of any county or
city councils of any municipality in the state; provided, however,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3. Aircraft and Airports Page 139
nothing herein shall exempt any general contractor, electrical
contractor, builder, owner-builder or specialty contractor from the
provisions and requirements of any laws of this state, with respect
to examination and licensing, or from any of the fees and bonds
required of such contractors or builders by law.
2. The Board may by appropriate rule provide that any spaceport
territory, or such areas or parts thereof pertaining to the
operation, maintenance, and safety of the spaceport, as the Board
may designate from time to time, shall, for such time or times as
the Board may determine, remain or become subject to such county or
municipal zoning, building and safety codes and regulations, and
regulations and controls with respect to subdivisions and plats and
the vacating thereof, or any of them, as the Board may determine.
3. The jurisdiction and powers of the Board provided for herein
shall within the spaceport territory also be exclusive of any law
now or hereafter enacted providing for land use regulation, zoning
or building codes by this state or any agency or authority of the
state, and the provisions of any such law shall not be applicable
within the territorial limits of any spaceport territory.
4. The Board may exercise the powers granted to it in this
subsection within the city limits of any municipality now or
hereafter organized or existing within the limits of any spaceport
territory.
B. The Authority may not exercise any of its powers as provided
for in this section in a manner that prohibits:
1. The agricultural use of land that is located within a
spaceport territory and is not acquired by the Authority under the
provisions of Section 5210 of this title;
2. Continued access to water for such land for agricultural
purposes; and
3. The erection of outbuildings and personal residences on such
land, subject to population density restrictions prescribed by the
Authority to comply with federal requirements for licensure as a
spaceport; provided, erection of personal residences shall not
include subdivision of land for the purpose of constructing and
selling houses.
A. 1. Except as provided in subsection B of this section,
consistent with the laws of this state, and any other laws of this
state to the contrary notwithstanding, the jurisdiction and powers
of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development
Authority within the spaceport territory with respect to the matters
provided for in this act pertaining to the operation, maintenance,
and safety of the spaceport shall be exclusive of any and all codes,
ordinances, requirements, plans or other regulations of the boards
of county commissioners or of any other agency or authority of any
county or municipality in this state. All land, properties and
activities within any spaceport territory pertaining to the
operation, maintenance, and safety of the spaceport, shall be exempt
from any and all such codes, ordinances, requirements, plans and
regulations, and any and all requirements for building and
construction permits and licenses pertaining to the same,
promulgated by the boards of county commissioners of any county or
city councils of any municipality in the state; provided, however,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3. Aircraft and Airports Page 139
nothing herein shall exempt any general contractor, electrical
contractor, builder, owner-builder or specialty contractor from the
provisions and requirements of any laws of this state, with respect
to examination and licensing, or from any of the fees and bonds
required of such contractors or builders by law.
2. The Board may by appropriate rule provide that any spaceport
territory, or such areas or parts thereof pertaining to the
operation, maintenance, and safety of the spaceport, as the Board
may designate from time to time, shall, for such time or times as
the Board may determine, remain or become subject to such county or
municipal zoning, building and safety codes and regulations, and
regulations and controls with respect to subdivisions and plats and
the vacating thereof, or any of them, as the Board may determine.
3. The jurisdiction and powers of the Board provided for herein
shall within the spaceport territory also be exclusive of any law
now or hereafter enacted providing for land use regulation, zoning
or building codes by this state or any agency or authority of the
state, and the provisions of any such law shall not be applicable
within the territorial limits of any spaceport territory.
4. The Board may exercise the powers granted to it in this
subsection within the city limits of any municipality now or
hereafter organized or existing within the limits of any spaceport
territory.
B. The Authority may not exercise any of its powers as provided
for in this section in a manner that prohibits:
1. The agricultural use of land that is located within a
spaceport territory and is not acquired by the Authority under the
provisions of Section 5210 of this title;
2. Continued access to water for such land for agricultural
purposes; and
3. The erection of outbuildings and personal residences on such
land, subject to population density restrictions prescribed by the
Authority to comply with federal requirements for licensure as a
spaceport; provided, erection of personal residences shall not
include subdivision of land for the purpose of constructing and
selling houses.
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