Appeal.
Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 1509
in effectSection 1509. - Appeal.
Any aggrieved party ("aggrieved party" being an adjacent business or property owner within three hundred (300) feet of the proposed sidewalk café or table and chair location, or an applicant whose sidewalk café or table and chair application was denied and referred to in this subsection as "appellant") may request a review or reconsideration of a permit decision. A request for reconsideration of a permit decision shall be made to the Tulsa Planning Office, by submitting a reconsideration application in such form as approved by the Tulsa Planning Office within ten (10) calendar days after the date of the original permit decision or the appeal will not be acted upon. The appellant must: (1) identify the Permit application that is requested for reconsideration by the Permit number and the address of the sidewalk café or table and chair area as set forth in the permit application; (2) the specific objections to the original decision of the Tulsa Planning Office; and (3) the specific actions being proposed by the applicant/appellant that could change the permit decision. A decision concerning the reconsideration of a permit decision shall be made within fifteen (15) business days by the Director of the Tulsa Planning Office, or their designee, after the application for reconsideration is received. The Director of the Tulsa Planning Office, or their designee, shall either affirm the original permit decision or shall reverse the original permit decision. If the original permit decision is affirmed after reconsideration, the appellant may appeal the permit decision to the City Council by submitting a complete appeal application in such form as is approved by the City of Tulsa to both the Tulsa Planning Office and the Office of the City Clerk. The appeal of reconsideration of a permit decision must be submitted in writing within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the reconsideration decision, or such appeal will not be heard by the City Council. The appellant must: (1) identify the permit application that is the subject of the appeal by the permit number and the address of the sidewalk café/table and chair area as set forth in the permit application; (2) the specific objections to the original decision of the Tulsa Planning Office; and (3) if applicable, the specific actions being proposed by the applicant/appellant that could change the permit decision. The City Council will schedule the appeal within thirty (30) calendar days after the appeal is received by the City Clerk.
(Ord. No. 23920, § 1, 5-23-2018; Ord. No. 24436, § 1, 9-2-2020)
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_CH15SICATACHPERI-W_S1509APFetched: 10/28/2026