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

Town of Inola’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  All land inside Inola town limits

  • Ordinance states it became effective June 1, 2019; document dated November 12, 2019 and approved October 23, 2019
  • Newly annexed vacant land is classified A-1 agricultural

  “this document shall be officially known as the zoning ordinance of the town of inola, oklahoma.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Inola town (A-1, RE, RS-1 to RS-4, RD, RM, RMH, DM, CN, CG, CH, IL, IH, downtown overlay)

  • Table of contents lists the districts; district text is in Chapter 2

  “residential estate (re) 9 single-family residential district (rs-1) 10 single-family residential district (rs-2) 10”

• Living in an RVLimited

  RV parking and storage on residential lots inside Inola town; this is a parking rule, not an occupancy rule

  • Boats limited to one with trailer per household
  • Not to be parked more than a single period of 24 hours a week unless behind the front building line
  • RV campground/park is a separate listed use
  • The ordinance text read does not say whether living in an RV is allowed

  RVs/travel trailers per household on residential lot: <= 1 count (vehicles entirely stored within a fully enclosed structure excluded)

  “no more than one (1) camping, or travel trailer, or hauling trailer, or recreational vehicle per household shall be permitted on any residential lot”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile home dwellings inside Inola town where the use table permits them

  • Access from an arterial street
  • Setback of at least 50 feet from all property lines
  • Mobile home parks (RMH) are a separate use
  • Which districts permit mobile homes was not resolved from the garbled use table

  mobile home setback from all property lines: >= 50 feet

  “a. access to the mobile home shall be from an arterial street. b. 2. b. mobile home shall setback at least 50 feet from all property lines.”

Still unanswered

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

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