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

Town of Laverne’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Laverne town limits (Harper County, OK)

  • Chapter 12 'Planning, Zoning and Development' creates a planning commission acting as zoning commission and a board of adjustment; code enforcement officer enforces it.

  “chapter 12: planning, zoning and development article 1 boards and commissions division 1 planning commission”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Laverne town limits

  • Districts listed in the chapter 12 table of contents: R-1, R-2, R-3, C-1, I-1, I-2, A-1, plus mobile home parks.

  “division 4 residential districts a. r-1 single family dwelling district section 12-241 description”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-1 single family dwelling district inside Laverne town

  • Front-yard averaging exception (not more than 40 feet) where 25% or more of lots on the block are improved with a greater average setback.
  • Double-frontage lots must meet front yard on both streets.
  • Corner lots: 15 feet if back-to-back with another corner lot, otherwise 25 feet on the intersecting street.
  • Churches and main accessory buildings 30 feet side setback.
  • A-1 agricultural district yards (12-273) not read.

  front yard minimum: >= 25 feet (averaging rule, max 40 ft) · side yard, one-story dwelling: >= 10 feet · side yard, dwelling over one story: >= 15 feet · rear yard, main building: >= 20 feet or 20% of lot depth (whichever rule text states; remainder not read)

  “the minimum depth of the front yard shall be twenty-five feet.”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-1 single family dwelling district inside Laverne town

  • Accessory buildings may not cover more than 20% of the rear yard.

  max coverage, interior lots: <= 25 % of lot area · max coverage, corner lots: <= 30 % of lot area

  “main and accessory buildings shall not cover more than 25% of the lot area on interior lots, and 30% of the lot area on corner lots. accessory buildings shall not cover more than 20% of the rear yard.”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-1 single family dwelling district inside Laverne town

  • Except as provided elsewhere in the municipal code.
  • R-2, R-3 and A-1 heights not read.

  max height: <= 35 feet (or 2 1/2 stories) (except as provided in the municipal code)

  “section 12-245 building height no building shall exceed 2 1/2 stories or thirty-five feet in height except as provided in this municipal code.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Laverne town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder inside Laverne town
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Laverne town
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Laverne town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Laverne town

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.