General Provisions

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

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-61 Emergency cuts and excavations.

§ 50-61. - Emergency cuts and excavations. (a) Nothing in this article shall prevent any person from opening any pipeline, conduit, or public utility in any street, alley, sidewalk, driveway, or other public ground as may be necessary for the preservation of life or property when necessity may arise during the hours the offices of this City are closed. (b) The person making such excavation shall make application to and receive from the Director a permit therefor within 24 hours after the offices of this City are first opened subsequent to the making of such excavation. (Code 1970, § 32-31; Code 1980, § 50-61)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-62 Repairs generally.

§ 50-62. - Repairs generally. (a) An applicant for the permit required by the provisions of this division shall be responsible for making repairs to paving and curb cuts and said repairs shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this section. (b) In all instances the applicant making the cut or excavation shall backfill to grade immediately and, if not permanently repaired at the time, the cut shall be patched temporarily. The permanent repair will be made as soon as practicable after the excavation backfill is stable. (c) In addition to the procedure described in Subsection (b) above, all cuts and excavations made in streets paved with Portland cement concrete situated within the following areas shall be repaired by the applicant by removing and replacing all existing paving lying between existing expansion and/or contraction joints: (1) between the south right-of-way line of Interstate 40 and the north right-of-way line of Northwest 10th Street and between the Santa Fe Railroad right-of-way and the west right-of-way line of Western Avenue. (2) between the south right-of-way line of Northeast 8th Street and the north right-of-way line of Northeast 26th Street and between the east right-of-way line of Lottie Avenue and the west right-of-way line of Walnut Avenue. (3) all industrial areas. (4) all major arterial streets. (d) In every instance the applicant responsible for making repairs to newly cut streets shall pay all costs encountered for repair and/or relocation of all existing utilities. (e) All work performed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be done in accordance with established standards of the City. (Code 1970, § 32-25; Code 1980, § 50-62)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-63 Cave-ins.

§ 50-63. - Cave-ins. (a) If the sides or walls of an excavation cave in at any time during the process of the work, leaving the foundation of the pavement surrounding the cut insufficient to fully support the pavement, all of the pavement so undermined by the cave-in shall be broken down and the opening in the surface of the pavement increased until the extreme edge of the insufficient foundation is reached. (b) Such additional repairs to the pavement shall be immediately covered by an additional permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this division. (c) The permit fee charged in such cases shall be based on the scale of a continuous cut. (Code 1970, § 32-35; Code 1980, § 50-63)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-64 Tunneling under pavement.

§ 50-64. - Tunneling under pavement. No person shall tunnel under any portion of the pavement unless approval is first obtained from the Director. (Code 1970, § 32-34; Code 1980, § 50-64)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-65 Cuts by City employees.

§ 50-65. - Cuts by City employees. If it becomes necessary for any of the departments or employees of this City to tear up or open any part of the pavement on any of the streets, sidewalks, alleys or other public grounds in the scope of their employment they shall obtain approval from the Director to do so. No permit shall be required provided that all other portions of this article shall be as fully complied with by City employees as by other persons. (Code 1970, § 32-30; Code 1980, § 50-65)

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_PTAGEPRFetched: 10/28/2026