Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Burns Flat, Oklahoma

Town of Burns Flat’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Burns Flat town corporate limits

  • Adopted codes include BOCA basic building, basic/national plumbing, national electrical, housing/property maintenance, life safety and standard mechanical codes, each 'current edition'.
  • Section 5-2 modifies terms; violations penalized under section 1-20.

  “the particular codes listed below (with revisions as may be hereinafter set forth) are hereby adopted and incorporated in this code of ordinances”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Burns Flat town limits

  • Code Chapter 16 contains zoning ordinance articles (citation, definitions, districts, district regulations, nonconforming uses, administration) administered through the planning/zoning commission and board of adjustment.

  “there is hereby created a planning commission, also to be known and to act as a zoning commission, for the town of burns flat, oklahoma”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts inside Burns Flat town

  • Only the R-1 district text was reviewed; the full district list and map were not captured.

  “in the residential district, the principal use of land is for dwellings and related recreational, religious and educational facilities”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 residential district inside Burns Flat town: front yard

  • Front-yard depth may be set by the average set-back line of existing buildings if 25% or more of lots on the block are improved with a greater average set-back and no building varies more than six feet from it.
  • Side and rear yard requirements not captured.

  minimum front yard depth: >= 25 feet (existing-building average set-back rule)

  “the minimum depth of the front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Double-wide trailer homes in the R-1 residential district inside Burns Flat town

  • Allowed only as a conditional use on review by the planning commission under section 16-91.
  • Other districts and chapter 11 manufactured home rules not reviewed.

  “the following uses may be permitted on review by the planning commission in accordance with provisions contained in article ix, section 16-91.”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater and sewer (with conditions)

  Occupied residences and businesses inside Burns Flat town

  • Applies only when the town system is brought within 150 feet of the residence or business property line.
  • Water and sewer are provided by the Burns Flat Public Utilities Authority.

  connection distance: <= 150 feet

  “each occupied residence and each occupied business or commercial building in the town shall connect to the town's water and sewer systems so long as the system is brought within at least one hundred fifty (150) feet of the residence or business property line.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Platting of land inside Burns Flat town limits

  • Code ch. 16 arts. 10-14 contain subdivision regulations; not fully reviewed.

  “all plans, plat or re-plat of land laid out in lots or plats and streets, alleys or other portion of the same intended to be dedicated to public or private use within the corporate limits of said town, shall first be submitted to said town planning commission for its approval or rejection.”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — Building permits inside Burns Flat town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Burns Flat town
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Burns Flat town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Burns Flat town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size in R-1 inside Burns Flat 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.