{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-47-119","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-47-119","heading":"Use of certain private roadways - Dedication, repair","body":"and maintenance of roadways - Building permits.\n\nA. A municipality situated in three or more counties which\n\ncontains large areas of rural land not served by water and sewer\n\nfacilities by the municipality shall recognize and permit the use of\n\nprivate roadways in either platted or unplatted areas consisting of\n\nten (10) acres or less and shall issue building permits to owners of\n\nproperty abutting upon the private roadways without complying with\n\nstandards as provided for dedicated streets under the following\n\nconditions:\n\n1. The private roadway easement shall be at least fifty (50)\n\nfeet in width;\n\n2. The property abutting the private roadway shall contain not\n\nless than two (2) acres;\n\n3. The property shall be more than one-fourth (1/4) mile from\n\nsewer and water facilities furnished by the municipality;\n\n4. The private roadway shall not be dedicated to the public but\n\nreserved for future dedication and, until such future dedication, be\n\nthe private roadway of the abutting property owners;\n\n5. The private roadway shall be maintained by the owners of the\n\nproperty within the subdivision;\n\n6. The municipality shall have no responsibility for the\n\nmaintenance and repair of the private roadway;\n\n7. If the property is platted, there shall be emblematized on\n\nthe face of the plat, clearly conspicuous, a notice that the streets\n\nand drives have not been dedicated to the public, and that the\n\nstreets shall be maintained by the private property owners within\n\nthe subdivision, but that the streets shall always be open to\n\npolice, fire, and other official vehicles of all state, federal,\n\ncounty, and municipal agencies;\n\n8. Every deed shall clearly acknowledge that the roadway is\n\nprivate and not maintained by the municipality; and\n\n9. Prior to the sale of any parcel in the subdivision, a\n\nconspicuous sign shall be posted at the entrance to the subdivision:\n\n\"Private roadway not maintained by __________ (the municipality)\".\n\nAt any time after the municipality recognizes and permits the use of\n\nsuch private roadway, a petition of at least sixty percent (60%) of\n\nthe owners, in area, to improve and dedicate the street shall bind\n\nall of the owners thereby, to permanently improve the street or\n\nroadway in compliance with the requirements of the municipality.\n\nAll other ordinances and planning commission regulations pursuant to\n\nthe provisions of this article relating to subdivisions not in\n\nconflict herewith shall be applicable in such cases.\n\nB. Multiple subdivisions divided into contiguous ten-acre\n\ntracts shall not qualify for the private road exemption provided for\n\nin subsection A of this section.","path":["OK Code","Title 11"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os11.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"4a1f2e67ddeaa070c0e6842afe3d6ce114bb9ea2edfb1ce924c1d39dba75f2c8","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-47-118","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-47-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}