Permit

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 50, art. II, div. 3, pt. B

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-76 Required.

§ 50-76. - Required. No person shall tear up or open the pavement or curbing on any street, alley, driveway within the street right-of-way or public ground in the City without having obtained a permit issued by the Director. (Code 1970, § 32-24(a); Code 1980, § 50-76)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-77 Application.

§ 50-77. - Application. A person who is required by the provisions of this division to obtain a permit shall make written application to the Director upon a form furnished by the Director. The application shall state the dimensions and the exact location of the work and such other information as the Director may require. (Code 1970, § 32-24(a), (b); Code 1980, § 50-77)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-78 Issuance.

§ 50-78. - Issuance. The Director shall grant a permit pursuant to the provisions of this division if the applicant and the proposed work complies with all applicable provisions of this chapter. (Code 1970, § 32-24(c); Code 1980, § 50-78)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-79 Fee.

§ 50-79. - Fee. (a) A person who is required by the provisions of this division to obtain a permit shall pay to the City the fee established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. (b) For a period of one year following the final acceptance of a paving project, no paving cut permit shall be issued allowing a pavement cut into the paving project, unless a fee which is triple the amount of the fee otherwise charged for such permit is paid. If an emergency situation occurs, then the regular fee shall be collected. An emergency shall be deemed to exist when the paving cut is necessary for the preservation of life or property. (c) The permit fee charged in cases where a cut is made larger than that contemplated in the permit shall be based on the scale of a continuous cut. (d) No fees shall be required for those projects for which costs are borne by the Urban Renewal Authority. (Code 1970, §§ 32-24(c), 32-32, 32-35(c); Code 1980, § 50-79)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-80 Bond.

§ 50-80. - Bond. (a) An applicant for the permit required by the provisions of this division shall file with the City a bond in the sum of $5,000.00 executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in the State. (b) The conditions of the bond shall provide that the principal shall pay promptly all charges or fees levied by ordinance, and further that the principal will properly maintain for a period of two years in accordance with requirements set forth in detail in Section 50-32 all backfill of any trenches excavated by the principal across or along any street in the City. The bond shall be further conditioned that if the principal shall fail to correct any and all settling of cuts in a manner satisfactory to the Director, then the Director shall have the settlement corrected in a proper manner at the expense of the principal. The expenses shall be computed by the Director based on the fee schedule established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. The bond shall be further conditioned that the principal shall indemnify and save the City harmless from any and all loss, costs, damage, expense, action, or cause of action, or liability of any kind, including reasonable attorney fees, which the City may suffer or be required to pay or which may accrue against it or be recovered from the City by reason of loss, damage or injury incurred by any person by reason of any cutting, altering, or excavating on any street in the City by the principal, his agents, servants, or employees, or by reason of the neglect, failure or refusal of the principal, his agents, servants, or employees to erect, place, and maintain proper safety devices, crossing signals or barricades about such work during the process of constructing or repair. (c) The provisions of Subsection (a) shall not apply to utility companies operating under franchise or under congressional grant in the City; provided however, that if the work is sublet to a contractor, either the contractor will be required to furnish the bond or the utility company shall provide the bond. (Code 1970, §§ 32-26, 32-27; Ord. No. 17410, § 1, 11-1-83; Code 1980, § 50-80; Ord. No. 18716, § 1, 3-24-87)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-81 Record.

§ 50-81. - Record. A record of the permits issued when a fee is charged under this division shall be included in the Public Works Director's report to the Chief Financial Officer. (Code 1970, § 32-28; Code 1980, § 50-81; Ord. No. 27506, § 6, 1-16-24)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-82 Limitations on work authorized, permit duration, etc.

§ 50-82. - Limitations on work authorized, permit duration, etc. (a) Permits issued pursuant to the provisions of this division shall in no case be taken to cover a cut at any other point nor of a dimension greater than six inches either way than that shown on the permit. If it is found necessary to make a greater cut, a new permit shall be obtained and taken out and an additional deposit made. (b) No permit shall be issued more than five days before the cut or excavation is to be made or work thereon commenced. All work under a permit shall be conducted expeditiously and all lane closures shall be reopened as soon as possible. (c) No person shall allow his name to be used to obtain a permit for any other person. (d) In no case shall two parties be allowed to use the same opening without the written permission of the Director. (Code 1970, § 32-29; Code 1980, § 50-82; Ord. No. 23499, § 3, 11-27-07)

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_ARTIIEXCUCUET_DIV3PACU_PTBPEFetched: 10/28/2026