PERMIT

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 49, art. IV, div. 2

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-161 Required.

§ 49-161. - Required. No person shall operate a solid waste landfill without possessing a valid permit, obtained from the enforcing officer after approval from the City Council. (Code 1970, § 9-290; Code 1980, § 49-131; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-162 Application.

§ 49-162. - Application. In order to obtain a permit to operate a solid waste landfill, a written application shall be presented to the City Clerk. The application shall be accompanied by three copies of the permit application submitted to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and all its updates. The report shall be signed and sealed by a registered professional engineer licensed to practice in the State. (Code 1970, § 9-291; Code 1980, § 49-132; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-163 Review of report; notice and hearing before Council.

§ 49-163. - Review of report; notice and hearing before Council. (a) Upon receipt of a written application to operate a solid waste landfill, the City Clerk shall forward one copy of the Department of Environmental Quality permit application to the enforcing officer and one copy to the Public Works Director and one copy to the Utilities Director. Each department shall review the report promptly and make revisions, if necessary, to effect compliance with all provisions of this Code. Upon their completion of the review, the reviewing departments shall return their copies of the report to the City Clerk together with their recommendations. (b) Upon receipt of the three copies of the Department of Environmental Quality permit application from the reviewing departments, the City Clerk shall have a public hearing on the application set before the Council at one of its regularly scheduled meetings; provided, that such hearing shall be at least two weeks from the date on which the applicant is notified by registered mail of the hearing. Such notice shall contain the date, time and place of the public hearing. (Code 1970, § 9-291.1; Code 1980, § 49-133; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98; Ord. No. 23451, § 9, 9-25-07)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-164 Hearing on application.

§ 49-164. - Hearing on application. At the public hearing referred to in Section 49-163, the applicant and all interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to be heard. The City Council shall consider the recommendations of the reviewing departments regarding the permit application, and may require the report to be revised to conform to all Code provisions and regulations. In addition to the technical data contained in the permit application, the Council shall consider the compatibility of the proposed landfill with the surrounding properties and their existing or planned uses, its impact on traffic and the aesthetics of the area, and factors relative to the protection of the public health; provided, that no solid waste landfill shall be approved where it will be a nuisance to the residents of the vicinity. (Code 1970, § 9-291.2; Code 1980, § 49-134; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-165 Reserved.

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-166 Fee.

§ 49-166. - Fee. No person shall be issued a solid waste landfill permit until he pays to the City the permit fee established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. (Code 1970, § 9-290; Code 1980, § 49-136; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-167 Issuance of permit.

§ 49-167. - Issuance of permit. After the application has been approved by the Council the applicant shall be entitled to receive a permit from the enforcing officer upon payment of the fee. (Code 1970, § 9-293; Code 1980, § 49-137; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 49-168 Exemptions.

§ 49-168. - Exemptions. Any county or municipal government, agency of the State, or agency of the Federal Government subject to the jurisdiction of this Code, operating or desiring to operate a solid waste landfill, shall not be required to pay the permit fee. (Code 1970, § 9-294; Code 1980, § 49-138; Ord. No. 21055, § 1, 5-26-98)

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_CH49SOWA_ARTIVLA_DIV2PEFetched: 10/28/2026