Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Guymon, Oklahoma

Guymon’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, altering, moving or improving buildings inside Guymon city

  • Application filed with city clerk, delivered to building inspector
  • Application needs plat, declaration of use, and survey where boundaries unclear
  • Fees per city schedule of fees

  “It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to change or permit the change in the use of the land or buildings or structures or to erect, alter, move, or improve any building or structure until a building permit has been obtained”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Guymon city

  • Subject to state amendments under O.A.C. title 748, chapter 20 and local amendments
  • Adopted: IBC, IRC, IEBC, IFC, IFGC, IMC, IPC, IECC, IPMC, NEC

  “the city has adopted, as though fully set forth in this section, the most recent editions of the following construction codes, subject to state amendments to such codes as provided in o.a.c. title 748, chapter 20”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Change in use of land or buildings inside Guymon city

  • Issued by the city clerk
  • A separate occupancy permit is not required when a building permit is issued for a new building, unless use changes or intended use is not clearly stated on the permit

  “No change shall be made in the use of any land or building or structure after the passage of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived until a certificate of occupancy is obtained from the city clerk certifying that the provisions of this chapter are complied with.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Guymon city limits

  “The R-1 Single-Family Residential District is established as a district in which the use of the land is for single-family dwellings except as noted.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Guymon city

  • Districts include A-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, M-1 and M-2; the full district list and map were not opened

  “The R-1 Single-Family Residential District is established as a district in which the use of the land is for single-family dwellings except as noted.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  A-1 General Agricultural District inside Guymon city

  • Minimum frontage 150 ft

  minimum lot area: >= 5 acres

  “Minimum Lot Area Minimum Lot Frontage Maximum % Coverage Maximum Height Front Yard Setback Side Yard Setback Minimum Rear 5 acres 150' 30 % including accessory buildings 35' 50' 25' 50'”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Guymon city

    “minimum lot area minimum lot frontage maximum % coverage maximum height front yard setback side yard setback rear yard setback 7,000 square feet 50' 35% interior 35' 25' 5' interior lots 20'”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Guymon city

  • Side yard 5 ft interior lots (10 ft for buildings of more than one story), 15 ft street side of corner lots
  • Accessory building no closer than 10 ft to rear lot line

  front yard: >= 25 feet · side yard interior: >= 5 feet (10 ft for more than one story) · rear yard: >= 20 feet

  “7,000 square feet 50' 35% interior 35' 25' 5' interior lots 20' 40% corner 15' street side of corner lots 10' access”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — A-1 General Agricultural District inside Guymon city

    “Minimum Lot Area Minimum Lot Frontage Maximum % Coverage Maximum Height Front Yard Setback Side Yard Setback Minimum Rear 5 acres 150' 30 % including accessory buildings 35' 50' 25' 50'”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  A-1 General Agricultural District inside Guymon city

  • Includes accessory buildings

  maximum coverage: <= 30 percent

  “Minimum Lot Area Minimum Lot Frontage Maximum % Coverage Maximum Height Front Yard Setback Side Yard Setback Minimum Rear 5 acres 150' 30 % including accessory buildings 35' 50' 25' 50'”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Guymon city

    “35% interior 35' 25' 5' interior lots 20' 40% corner”

• Building heightSpecified

  A-1 General Agricultural District inside Guymon city

  maximum height: <= 35 feet

  “Minimum Lot Area Minimum Lot Frontage Maximum % Coverage Maximum Height Front Yard Setback Side Yard Setback Minimum Rear 5 acres 150' 30 % including accessory buildings 35' 50' 25' 50'”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Guymon city

    “minimum lot area minimum lot frontage maximum % coverage maximum height front yard setback side yard setback rear yard setback 7,000 square feet 50' 35% interior 35' 25' 5' interior lots 20'”

• Living in an RVProhibited

  RVs, travel trailers, camp trailers, pickup campers and motor homes as permanent dwellings inside Guymon city

  • Camping or travel trailer may not be occupied temporarily or permanently except in an authorized trailer court
  • Employee occupancy over 30 days in commercial use requires water and sewer connections (Sec. 28-7)

  “The use, occupancy or location of recreational vehicles, travel trailers, camp trailers, pickup campers or motor homes as permanent dwellings is prohibited.”

• Camping on your landProhibited

  Occupying a camping or travel trailer while parked or stored inside Guymon city limits

  • Exception: a trailer court authorized under the zoning chapter
  • One trailer per family up to 24 ft by 8 ft may be stored behind the front yard building line

  “A camping or travel trailer shall not be occupied either temporarily or permanently while it is parked or stored in any area within the incorporated limits except in a trailer court authorized under this chapter.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured and mobile homes inside Guymon city

  • Outside the M-1, M-2 and R-3 districts, a manufactured home may be parked or stored only in a manufactured home court
  • One manufactured or mobile home may be permitted on a residential lot if it conforms to building restrictions and is occupied by relatives of the resident family
  • R-3 permits freestanding manufactured or mobile homes

  “The R-3 District is established as a district in which the use of land is for freestanding manufactured or mobile homes, single-family dwellings, or multifamily dwellings.”

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  Private sewage disposal inside Guymon city where public sewer is not available

  • City public works director issues the private sewage disposal permit
  • In R-1 and R-2 districts the county public health officer must certify that a septic tank can be installed
  • System must comply with state department of health recommendations

  “Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the public works director.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Private sewage disposal systems inside Guymon city where public sewer is unavailable

  • Permit and inspection fee set by city council resolution
  • No permit for subsurface soil absorption facilities when lot area is less than 10,000 square feet
  • Permit not effective until installation completed to satisfaction of public works director

  minimum lot area for subsurface absorption: >= 10000 square feet

  “no permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities when the area of the lot is less than 10,000 square feet.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Private sewage disposal installations inside Guymon city

  • Inspection made within 12 hours of receipt of notice by the public works director
  • Notice required before underground portions are covered

  “the inspection shall be made within 12 hours of the receipt of notice by the public works director.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Privies, septic tanks and cesspools inside Guymon city

  • Private systems only where public sewer is not available, with permit
  • No subsurface absorption permit on lots under 10,000 square feet
  • Must comply with state department of health recommendations

  “Except as hereinafter provided, it is unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for disposal of sewage.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Houses and buildings for human occupancy inside Guymon city abutting a street or alley with public sewer

  • Connection required within 90 days after official notice, if public sewer is within 100 feet of property line
  • R-3 District: no dwelling unit may be constructed without effective public sewer connection
  • R-1 and R-2: septic allowed if county public health officer certifies

  maximum distance to public sewer: <= 100 feet · connection deadline after notice: <= 90 days

  “within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that the public sewer is within 100 feet of the property line.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Tracts of land inside Guymon city

  • Building permit withheld for structures on tracts not complying with the subdivision chapter (Chapter 40)

  “No building permit shall be issued for any new structure, or change, improvement, or alteration of any existing structure, on any tract of land, which does not comply with the provisions of this chapter.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Subdivisions and manufactured home parks in flood hazard areas inside Guymon city

  • Base flood elevation data required for proposals over 50 lots or five acres, whichever is lesser
  • Adequate drainage required

  “base flood elevation data shall be generated for subdivision proposals and other proposed development including manufactured home parks and subdivisions which is greater than 50 lots or five acres, whichever is lesser”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit applications inside Guymon city

  • Process is described in code only; no separate city guide opened

  “All applications shall be considered filed with the building inspector by the filing of the same with the city clerk who shall deliver such applications to the building inspector.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Guymon city
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Guymon city
• Tiny homes — Tiny homes inside Guymon city
• Accessory dwellings — Accessory dwelling units inside Guymon city
• Well permit — Private wells inside Guymon 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.