Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Drummond, Oklahoma

Town of Drummond’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Building, enlarging, altering or moving structures and locating mobile homes inside Drummond town limits

  • Permit issued by the town building official.
  • Ordinary repairs costing not more than $500 may be made without a building permit.
  • A permit is also required to move a building into the town or from one location to another within it.

  ordinary repair exemption: <= 500 USD (cost of ordinary repairs of buildings or structures)

  “no building or other structure shall be built, enlarged, altered or moved as required in the building code, nor any mobile home located, relocated or constructed, without a building permit issued by the town building official.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Buildings and structures inside Drummond town limits

  • Adopted code is the BOCA Basic National Building Code, 'the latest edition thereof'; the code text does not name a year or current edition.
  • Subject to additions, insertions, deletions and changes if any prescribed in the article.

  “the boca basic national building code, the latest edition thereof, as published by the building officials and code administrators international, inc., is hereby adopted as the building code of the town for the control of buildings and structures as therein provided.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes placed inside Drummond town limits

  • Variances may be granted by the town board of trustees.
  • A building permit from the town building official is required to locate, relocate or construct a mobile home (section 4-6).
  • Chapter 12 also regulates mobile home parks and subdivisions; those articles were not read.

  distance from other mobile home: >= 20 feet · distance from existing dwellings: >= 30 feet · distance from any street: >= 20 feet · distance from any alley: >= 15 feet

  “all mobile horn shall be at least twenty (20) feet away from any other mobile home; at least thirty (30) feet away from existing dwellings; at least twenty (20) feet from any street; and at least fifteen (15) feet away from any alley. variances to these provisions may be granted by the town board of trustees.”

• Well permitLimited

  Water wells inside Drummond town limits

  • Application is made in writing to the town clerk, the authority and the State of Oklahoma.
  • The application states location, depth and capacity of the well.
  • The authority reviews whether the well complies with town ordinances, state law and state health department regulations.
  • Section 20-12 limits drilling to domestic purposes unless the authority cannot supply water and the State approves.

  water well permit fee: 10 USD

  “any person who otherwise qualifies for the drilling and use of a water well within the town may apply in writing to the town clerk, authority and the state of oklahoma for a permit for the use of said water well.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Drummond or Garfield County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Inside Drummond town limits
• Inspections — Construction inside Drummond town limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Inside Drummond town limits
• Local zoning — Land inside Drummond town limits
• Zoning districts — Inside Drummond town limits

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.