Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-866.23: Appeals to board - Powers and duties

Appeals to the county board of adjustment may be taken by any

person aggrieved or by a public officer, department, board or bureau

affected by any decision of the county inspecting officer in

administering the county zoning regulations or building line and

setback regulations. Such appeals shall be taken within a period of

not more than ten (10) days, by filing written notice with the

county board of adjustment and the county inspecting officer,

stating the grounds thereof. An appeal from the county board of

adjustment shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action

appealed from unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken shall

certify to the board of adjustment that by reason of facts stated in

the certificate a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril

to life or property. The county board of adjustment shall have the

following powers and it shall be its duty:

1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is

error of law in any order, requirement, decision or determination

made by the county inspecting officer in the enforcement of the

county zoning regulations.

2. To hear and decide requests for map interpretations or for

decisions on other special questions upon which it is authorized to

pass by the regulations adopted by the board.

3. Where, by reason of exceptional narrowness, shallowness,

shape, topography or other extraordinary or exceptional situation or

condition of a specific piece of property, the strict application of

any regulation adopted under this act would result in peculiar and

exceptional difficulties to, or exceptional and demonstrable undue

hardship upon, the owner of such property, to authorize, upon an

appeal relating to such property, a variance from such strict

application so as to relieve such demonstrable difficulties or

hardships, provided such relief can be granted without substantially

impairing the intent, purpose, and integrity of the zone plan or

other element of the comprehensive plan as embodied in the zoning

regulations and map.

In exercising the above powers, such board of adjustment may, in

conformity with the provisions of this act, reverse or affirm wholly

or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision or

determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement,

decision or determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall

have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.

In acting upon any appeal, such board of adjustment shall, in

its consideration of and decision thereon, apply the principles,

standards and objectives set forth and contained in all applicable

regulations, ordinances and resolutions and in the comprehensive

plan.