GENERALLY

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 50, art. VI, div. 1

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-211 Weight limitations.

§ 50-211. - Weight limitations. No truck, automobile, wagon, carriage or vehicle of any kind or description shall be driven over any of the paved streets, alleys or public spaces of the City with a load greater than three tons (exclusive of the weight of the vehicle) unless the tires of such vehicles are at least four inches from side to side. If the tires are at least four inches from side to side, the load shall not exceed five tons in weight, unless the load is of such a nature that it cannot be separated. (Code 1970, § 32-56; Code 1980, § 50-211)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-212 Route.

§ 50-212. - Route. The Director shall have full authority to direct the route for making all removals of any heavy machinery, and no permit shall be issued by him unless, in his judgment, it is deemed advisable and not likely that damage to public or private property will occur therefrom. If some unforeseen difficulty should prevent the following of the exact route described in the permit for the removal of any particular machine or piece of machinery, application shall be made to the Director before entering upon any part of the new route and the permit corrected to show the description of such route. (Code 1970, §§ 32-63, 32-64; Code 1980, § 50-212)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-213 Damage to property; lien.

§ 50-213. - Damage to property; lien. All damage to public or private property incident to the removal of heavy machinery shall be held as a lien or charge against the machine so removed and the owner thereof, and the machine shall not be removed from the City until all such damages have been fully satisfied. (Code 1970, § 32-65; Code 1980, § 50-213)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-214 Laying of planking.

§ 50-214. - Laying of planking. If the wheels or tracks of any earth mover, ditching, or threshing machine or any other machine shall have lugs or projections on the face thereof, or if they are insufficiently wide to prevent the marring of or the causing of damage to any of the street crossings, or paved streets, alleys, or other public grounds along the route to be traversed, a good and sufficient plank flooring shall be laid so as to protect the pavement from any and all damage. (Code 1970, § 32-66; Code 1980, § 50-214)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-215 Use of buffer when unloading heavy articles.

§ 50-215. - Use of buffer when unloading heavy articles. No person shall push, roll, drag over, unload, drop or throw onto any street or sidewalk any object, box, barrel, case or any article of sufficient weight to be injurious to the street or sidewalk without preparing a suitable buffer of sufficient size and thickness to prevent damage. (Code 1970, § 32-67; Code 1980, § 50-215)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-216 Furnaces.

§ 50-216. - Furnaces. No person shall place on or over, or cause to be placed on or over, any City street or sidewalk any tar heating furnace or any other furnace or vessel containing fire unless such place is properly protected with suitable asbestos sheets or with not less than four inches of wet sand. The sand shall be kept thoroughly wetted at all times during the period in which the furnace contains fire and shall be thoroughly cleaned up when the furnace is removed leaving the site free from any debris or building materials. (Code 1970, § 32-68; Code 1980, § 50-216)

Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH50STSI_ARTVIMOHEVE_DIV1GEFetched: 10/28/2026