Authority to occupy the rights-of-way.
Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 1204
in effectSection 1204. - Authority to occupy the rights-of-way.
A. General. Any person subject to this chapter wishing to construct, install, operate or maintain any facilities in the rights-of-way shall first obtain proper authorization, as described in this section.
B. Occupancy Permit. Every ROW occupant with more than one hundred (100) linear feet of facilities, including any City department and any City trust or authority, regardless of the authority under which the person occupies the rights-of-way, must register with the Public Works Director, and apply for an occupancy permit, no later than January 3, 2001, pursuant to Section 1205. Thereafter, all new ROW occupants with more than one hundred (100) linear feet of facilities shall register and apply for an occupancy permit, upon completion of a new facility installation, or April 15, whichever is sooner.
C. Rights-of-Way Construction Permits. No person shall obstruct the traveling surface or construct more than one hundred (100) linear feet of new facilities or do maintenance work on more than five hundred (500) feet of facilities or cut the pavement or put facilities under the pavement or any new pole installation of any defined rights-of-way without first obtaining a rights-of-way construction permit pursuant to Section 1208. This section does not apply to any governmental unit or entity engaged in the official act of maintaining any element of its transportation system, including but not limited to the state of Oklahoma, the City of Tulsa, or the U.S. Government.
(Ord. No. 19945)
Source: City of Tulsa, Revised Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/tulsa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT11PUWODE_CH12RI-WOCMA_S1204AUOCRI-WFetched: 10/28/2026