Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Owasso, Oklahoma

Owasso’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Owasso city limits, Tulsa/Rogers County area; city adopts and administers its own zoning code

  • Code cover states adoption via Ord. 1249; no effective date read from the source

  “the zoning districts set forth in table 2.1 below are herein established: ag re rs-1 rs-2 rs-3 rd rnx rm rmh o cs cg ch”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Owasso city limits

  • Districts include AG, RE, RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RD, RNX, RM, RMH (legacy), O, CS, CG, CH, IL, IM, IH, DM, PF

  “the zoning districts set forth in table 2.1 below are herein established: ag re rs-1 rs-2 rs-3 rd rnx rm rmh o cs cg ch”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific

  RE, RS-1 and RS-2 single-family residential districts inside Owasso city

  • RS-3 values were not read reliably from the extracted table (column wrap); not recorded here
  • Density above the table 4.1 maximum requires PUD review

  RE minimum lot area: >= 24000 square feet · RS-1 minimum lot area: >= 9000 square feet · RS-2 minimum lot area: >= 7000 square feet

  “table 4.7 - bulk and area requirements for re and rs districts re rs-1 rs-2 average lot width (minimum) 150 feet 75 feet 65 feet 24,000 9,000 7,000 lot area (minimum) square feet square feet square feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — AG (Agriculture) district inside Owasso city

    “table 3.2 - bulk and area requirements in the ag district lot dimensions lot width (minimum) 200 feet lot area (minimum) 2 acres”

• SetbacksSpecified

  AG (Agriculture) district inside Owasso city

  front setback on arterial: >= 35 feet · front setback non-arterial: >= 25 feet · side setback: >= 15 feet · rear setback: >= 40 feet

  “front setback and any setback abutting a right of way arterial (minimum) 35 feet not an arterial (minimum) 25 feet other requirements side setback (minimum) 15 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific — RE, RS-1 and RS-2 residential districts inside Owasso city (values listed in that order)

    “rear setback 25 feet 25 feet 25 feet side setbacks (minimum) 15/15 feet 5/5 feet 5/5 feet”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Platting and land division inside Owasso city

  • Details are in the separate Owasso Subdivision Regulations, not read

  “platting requirements are established in the adopted owasso subdivision regulations and shall be followed.”

Still unanswered

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

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