Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Mountain View, Oklahoma

Town of Mountain View’s own rules

• Living in an RVLimited

  Recreational vehicles on sites in flood Zones A and AB inside Mountain View town (flood rules only)

  • Must be on site fewer than 180 consecutive days, or be fully licensed and ready for highway use, or meet permit and elevation requirements for manufactured homes

  RV site duration: < 180 days (unless highway-ready or permitted and elevated)

  “require that recreational vehicles placed on sites within zones a and ab on the county firm either: 1. be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days; 2. be fully licensed and ready for highway use; or 3. meet the permit requirements of section 16-55 and the elevation and anchoring requirements for manufactured homes in subsection (4) of this section.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes placed in Flood Zone A/AE inside Mountain View town (flood rules only; zoning rules not found)

  • I-beam elevated at least one foot above base flood elevation
  • Installed by licensed installer with written certification before habitation

  “manufactured homes must be elevated and anchored to a permanent foundation to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral movement.”

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  Private septic systems inside Mountain View town where public sewer is not required

  • Only where connection to public sewer is not required under Sec. 34-69
  • Rules of the town and county health officer plus state DEQ requirements
  • No discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet

  “where a connection to a public sanitary sewer line is not required under the provisions of section 34-69, a private septic tank or cesspool or other facility for sewage disposal may be constructed and maintained under the rules and regulations of the town and county health officer and in compliance with the recommendations and requirements of the state department of environmental quality. no septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Private sewage disposal (septic, cesspool, privy) inside Mountain View town

  • General ban on private sewage facilities except where public sewer connection is not required
  • Must be abandoned and filled once public sewer becomes available

  “except as hereinafter provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to construct or maintain any privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended to be used for the disposal of sewage within the corporate limits of the town.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Houses and buildings for human occupancy inside Mountain View town abutting a street, alley or right-of-way with a public sanitary sewer

  • Applies to property abutting a street, alley or right-of-way in which a public sanitary sewer is located
  • Connection within 60 days of notice; sewer service brought within at least 150 feet of the property line
  • Lift station is installed and maintained by the person in charge of the premises
  • Continued violation can result in the town discontinuing water service

  connection deadline: 60 days · sewer distance: 150 feet

  “are hereby required, at their own expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to have such facilities connected directly with the proper public sewer within 60 days; provided, however, that such service shall be brought within at least 150 feet of the residence or business property line.”

• Subdividing landLimited

  Subdivisions inside Mountain View town (flood-related standards only found)

  • Subdivisions in Zones A and AE of 51 or more lots or more than five acres must generate base flood elevation data
  • General subdivision regulations not located

  “all subdivisions, including the placement of manufactured home parks and subdivisions, shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in special flood hazard areas inside Mountain View town

  • Development permit issued by the town board of trustees
  • Residential lowest floor at least one foot above base flood elevation with elevation certificate
  • Administered by a floodplain administrator accredited by OWRB

  “development permit means a permit issued by the town board of trustees which authorizes development in a special flood hazard area in accordance with this article.”

Still unanswered

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

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