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

Town of Porter’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Building or structure construction, enlargement, alteration or moving inside Porter town limits

  • Permit issued by the town clerk
  • Triggers: changes that alter outside appearance; changes costing more than $1000; moving a building or structure into or within the town
  • Applicant submits application to the town clerk with information the clerk requires
  • Town's building permit page states the application must also be taken to the Wagoner County Metropolitan Planning Commission (search summary, not opened)

  cost threshold: > 1000 USD

  “no building or other structure shall be built, enlarged, altered or moved without a building permit issued by the town clerk as follows:”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Buildings and structures inside Porter town limits

  • Adopts the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC) codes based on ICC codes, latest edition as published by the OUBCC
  • Section 5-102 additions and changes exist but were not reviewed

  “the building codes adopted by the state of oklahoma by the oubcc (oklahoma uniformed building code commission) as set forth by the icc (international code council), the latest edition thereto, as published by the oubcc, is hereby adopted as the building code of the town”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Dwelling density town-wide inside Porter town limits (not tied to a named zoning district)

  • Expressed as one single dwelling per 6,000 square feet
  • Temporary exception may be requested from the board of trustees (5-108(B)) and granted on proof of need (5-108(C))

  area per dwelling: >= 6000 sq ft (temporary exception by board of trustees)

  “no person or other entity may establish more than one single dwelling per thousand (6,000) square feet within the town limits.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Porter town
• Inspections — Inspections inside Porter town
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy inside Porter town
• Local zoning — Zoning inside Porter town
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Porter 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.