Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Wilburton, Oklahoma

Wilburton’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Structures built or moved onto property inside Wilburton city limits

  • Construction for habitation requires plans and specifications.
  • Plans reviewed by building committee or building inspector within one week of application.

  “any type of structure built or moved onto property inside the city limits will require a building permit and fee.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Buildings inside Wilburton city

  • Code text lists IBC/IPC/IMC 2006 and NEC 2005; the code also refers to codes adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission.

  “the city of wilburton establishes and adopts a set of minimum regulations governing the design, construction, alteration, enlargement, repair, demolition, removal, maintenance and use of all buildings and structures”

• InspectionsRequired

  New construction inside Wilburton city

  • Inspections are the contractor's responsibility; skipping one may cause utilities not to be hooked up and/or an administrative fine.

  minimum inspections: >= 5 inspections (footing, under-floor, rough-in electrical, rough-in mechanical, final)

  “at minimum, inspection will be required at five intervals or as required on new construction. inspections will be the responsibility of the contractor. anyone not getting the proper inspections before going to the next level may cause utilities to not be hooked up and/or administrative fine imposed.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Wilburton city limits

  • Zoning ordinance is Part 2 of Chapter 17 of the city code; annexed territory is zoned by the city council.

  “the city council of the city of wilburton is hereby authorized to designate and divide the city of wilburton into the following districts”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Wilburton city

  • Districts are bounded as shown on a map entitled "proposed zoning"; map not reviewed.

  districts: R-1, R-2, C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1, I-2, A-1

  “"r-l" residence district "r-2" multiple-family residence district "c-1" central business district "c-2" planned shopping center district "c-3" local and through highway business district "i-l" bight industrial district "i-2" heavy industrial district "a-l" agricultural residence district”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 one family residence district inside Wilburton city

  • Wedge-shaped lots meeting lot area may have 40 ft frontage with a 50 ft building line.

  single-family minimum lot area: >= 6000 sq ft · single-family minimum frontage: >= 50 ft · two-family minimum lot area: >= 10000 sq ft

  “single-family 6, 000 sq. ft. 50 ft. two-family 10,000 sq. ft. 80 ft.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1 district inside Wilburton city

  maximum coverage interior lots: <= 50 percent · maximum coverage corner lots: <= 60 percent

  “the maximum coverage of any lot in the "r-l" district shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the lot area for interior lots or sixty percent (60%) of the lot area for corner lots.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Dwellings in the R-1 district inside Wilburton city

  • Measured from mean lot elevation.

  maximum height: <= 35 ft (and not more than 2.5 stories)

  “no dwelling in the "r-l" district shall be constructed with a height in excess of thirty-five (35) feet from the mean lot elevation nor will it exceed two and one-half (2½) stories.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile home trailer courts in the R-2 district inside Wilburton city

  • Courts must comply with the mobile home court section; the R-1 permitted-use list does not name mobile homes on individual lots.
  • Mobile homes are included in the definition of dwelling unit.

  “2. mobile home trailer courts when in compliance with section 17-41 of this article.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  R-1 district dwellings inside Wilburton city without public sewer

  • Requires county public health officer certification; tests at homeowner's expense.

  “such tests are to be made at the expense of the homeowner.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  New dwelling units in the R-1 district inside Wilburton city

  • Septic or substitute system allowed only if the county public health officer certifies it can be satisfactorily installed on the lot.
  • C-3 district structures must connect to public sewer considered adequate by the county public health officer (Sec. 17-74).
  • Water connection rule not found.

  “no dwelling unit in an "r-l" district shall be constructed that is not provided with an effective connection to a public sewerage system unless and until the county public health officer certifies that septic tank or any substitute disposal system can be satisfactorily installed on the lot.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Building permits inside Wilburton city

  • Fee schedule set by city council; full listing is in the city clerk's office; a state surcharge is added.

  state UBCC surcharge per permit: 4.5 USD

  “fee schedule shall be set by city council with a complete fee listing found in the city clerk's office. 6. pursuant to 748:5-1-1 of the uniform building code, $4.50 shall be added to all permits issued.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permits inside Wilburton city

  • Plans for habitation required; review one week from application.

  “before a permit will be issued the plans will be reviewed by the building committee or the city building inspector or both one week from application.”

Rules another office applies inside Wilburton

Wilburton does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic or substitute disposal for a dwelling in the R-1 district inside Wilburton city when no public sewer connection is provided; certification by the Latimer County public health officer

  • The county public health officer is defined in the ordinance as the health officer for Latimer County.
  • The health officer may require tests at the homeowner's expense.

  “unless and until the county public health officer certifies that septic tank or any substitute disposal system can be satisfactorily installed on the lot.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Wilburton or Latimer County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Wilburton city
• Certificate of occupancy — Wilburton city
• Minimum dwelling size — Wilburton city
• Living in an RV — Wilburton city
• Camping on your land — Wilburton city

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.