Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 42, art. V, div. II — APPEALS PROCEDURE | Oklahoma City Municipal Code (Supp. No. 5, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. 28070, adopted April 21, 2026) — City of Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 42-121 Time, notice, and effect.

§ 42-121. - Time, notice, and effect. (a) Deadline for filing. An appeal to the Plumbing Code Review and Appeals Commission shall be filed no later than 15 days after notice of any action, decision, or interpretation of the Chief Plumbing Inspector or designated representative of which they are aggrieved. (b) Notice of appeal; filing fee. Written notice of an appeal must be given to the Chief Plumbing Inspector or designated representative. Such notice shall specify the grounds for the appeal and shall be accompanied by a filing fee. The amount of such fee shall be as established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. (c) Records to be furnished. The Chief Plumbing Inspector, or designated representative, shall forward to the Commission all evidence constituting the record of the action from which the appeal was taken, including the report substantiating the position that the Chief Plumbing Inspector, or designated representative, has taken in the matter. (d) Effect of appeal. An official appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the Chief Plumbing Inspector, or designated representative, certifies to the Commission after a notice of appeal has been filed, that by reason of the facts stated in the certificate a stay would, in their opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property. The proceedings then shall not be stayed otherwise than by a court of record having jurisdiction or a restraining order granted by the Commission. (e) Notice of date of appeals; who may appear. On application and notice to the Chief Plumbing Inspector, or designated representative, and upon good cause shown, the Commission shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal, given public notice thereof, and shall decide the matter within a reasonable time. The appellant, their representative, and any other person whose interest may be affected by the matter on appeal shall be given an opportunity to be heard. (Ord. No. 25054, § 2, 12-16-14, eff. 3-16-15; Ord. No. 26394, § 6, 3-3-20, eff. 4-3-20; Ord. No. 27537, § 4, 2-27-24, eff. 3-1-24)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 42-122 Action of Commission.

§ 42-122. - Action of Commission. The Commission, when appealed to and after a public hearing, has the following powers: (1) Modification, reversal. The Commission may modify or reverse any decision or order of the Chief Plumbing Inspector or his assistants in the interpretation or enforcement of this chapter in any particular case, when, and only when, in its opinion strict application and enforcement would result in peculiar and exceptional practical difficulties to, or exceptional undue hardships upon, or manifest injustice to, an appellant, and would be contrary to the spirit and purpose of this chapter, or the public interest, or when it is determined that the true intent has been incorrectly interpreted. Mere economic hardship or a hardship which is self-created shall not be considered a valid or sufficient basis for granting a reversal or modification of the decision or order. (2) Affirm. The Commission may affirm any decision or order of the Chief Plumbing Inspector or assistants in the interpretation or enforcement of this Code. (3) Suspension or revocation of registration; hearing. The Commission is empowered to suspend or revoke a registration. A registration holder against whom a complaint has been filed or whose registration has been suspended or revoked by the Chief Plumbing Inspector shall be given not less than ten days notice of the date, time and place of the hearing and shall have the right to be present and represented by counsel. The Commission shall have available the services of the Municipal Counselor or his designated representative at the hearing and shall have the authority to swear witnesses, administer oaths and conduct a hearing as deemed proper. (4) Grounds for suspension and/or revocation of Registration. The following grounds shall be sufficient reason to justify suspension or revocation of a registration by the Commission: a. Making a material misstatement in the application for such registration or renewal; b. Loaning or illegally using a license or registration; c. Demonstrating incompetency to act as a journeyman plumber or plumbing contractor as the case may be; d. Failing to properly correct plumbing which is found to be defective or inadequate due to acts of the certificate holder. e. Willfully violating a second time any provision of the plumbing code; f. Willfully or unreasonably failing to perform normal business obligations for which he is licensed and registered without justifiable cause; g. Having ten or more complaints within a 12-month period, provided any alleged violations overruled by the Commission shall not be counted. h. The grounds listed above shall not be considered to be an exclusive or exhaustive list and other grounds may be considered sufficient for suspension or revocation. (5) Re-instatement of registration. No registration which has been revoked under the provision of this division shall be reinstated for a period of six months after such revocation. The Commission may reinstate the registration which has been revoked only after a hearing. The rules and conditions of this hearing shall be the same as those for the hearing on the revocation of the registration. (6) Rulings to be accompanied by findings of fact; decision to be filed. Every ruling upon any appeal to the Commission shall be accompanied by a written finding of fact based upon the evidence and testimony received at the hearing by the Commission. The ruling shall specify the reason for granting, denying, or modifying the appeal and shall indicate the vote upon the decision. Every decision shall be promptly filed in the office of the Chief Plumbing Inspector and shall be open to public inspection. (Ord. No. 25054, § 2, 12-16-14, eff. 3-16-15; Ord. No. 26394, § 6, 3-3-20, eff. 4-3-20)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 42-123 Chief Plumbing Inspector to enforce decisions.

§ 42-123. - Chief Plumbing Inspector to enforce decisions. The Chief Plumbing Inspector shall take immediate action in accordance with the decision of the Commission. (Ord. No. 25054, § 2, 12-16-14, eff. 3-16-15)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 42-124 Appeal to District Court.

§ 42-124. - Appeal to District Court. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Commission, whether or not a previous party to the decision, or any officer or official board of the jurisdiction, may appeal to the district court as provided by State statute. (Ord. No. 25054, § 2, 12-16-14, eff. 3-16-15)