Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1254
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Prohibition on operation of junkyards or facilities
Official statutory text
No person, firm or corporation shall establish, operate or
maintain a junkyard or scrap metal processing facility, any portion
of which is within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest edge of
the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, except the
following:
(a) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings,
fences or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the
main traveled way of the system, or otherwise removed from sight.
(b) Those located within unzoned industrial areas, which areas
shall be determined from actual land uses and defined by regulations
to be promulgated by the Commission.
(c) Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial
use under authority of state or local law, regulation or ordinances.
(d) Those which are not visible from the main traveled way of the
system.
maintain a junkyard or scrap metal processing facility, any portion
of which is within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest edge of
the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, except the
following:
(a) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings,
fences or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the
main traveled way of the system, or otherwise removed from sight.
(b) Those located within unzoned industrial areas, which areas
shall be determined from actual land uses and defined by regulations
to be promulgated by the Commission.
(c) Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial
use under authority of state or local law, regulation or ordinances.
(d) Those which are not visible from the main traveled way of the
system.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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