{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-863.21","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.21","heading":"Appeals to board - Powers and duties","body":"Appeals to the county board of adjustment may be taken by any\n\nperson aggrieved or by a public officer, department, board or bureau\n\naffected by any decision of the county engineer in administering the\n\ncounty zoning regulations or building line and set-back regulations.\n\nSuch appeals shall be taken within a period of not more than three\n\n(3) months, by filing written notice with the county board of\n\nadjustment and the county engineer, stating the grounds thereof. An\n\nappeal from the county board of adjustment shall stay all\n\nproceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from unless the\n\nofficer from whom the appeal is taken shall certify to the board of\n\nadjustment that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay\n\nwould, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property.\n\nThe county board of adjustment shall have the following powers and\n\nit shall be its duty:\n\n1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is\n\nerror of law in any order, requirement, decision or determination\n\nmade by the county engineer in the enforcement of the county zoning\n\nregulations.\n\n2. To hear and decide requests for map interpretations or\n\ndecisions on other special questions upon which it is authorized to\n\npass by the regulations adopted by the board.\n\n3. Where, by reason of exceptional narrowness, shallowness,\n\nshape, topography or other extraordinary or exceptional situation or\n\ncondition of a specific piece of property, the strict application of\n\nany regulation adopted under this act would result in peculiar and\n\nexceptional difficulties to, or exceptional and demonstrable undue\n\nhardship upon, the owner of such property, to authorize, upon an\n\nappeal relating to such property, a variance from such strict\n\napplication so as to relieve such demonstrable difficulties or\n\nhardships, provided such relief can be granted without substantial\n\ndetriment to the public good and without substantially impairing the\n\nintent, purpose, and integrity of the zone plan as embodied in the\n\nzoning regulations and map.\n\nIn exercising the above powers, such board of adjustment may, in\n\nconformity with the provisions of this act, reverse or affirm wholly\n\nor partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision or\n\ndetermination appealed from and may make such order, requirement,\n\ndecision or determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall\n\nhave all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.\n\nIn acting upon any appeal, such board of adjustment shall, in\n\nits consideration of and decision thereon, apply the principles,\n\nstandards and objectives set forth and contained in all applicable\n\nregulations, ordinances and resolutions and in the master plan.","path":["OK Code","Title 19"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os19.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"5cc810f7cbde410c771ceca80c12dcc77c05c44a3826d943b8c5d12404fb1ebb","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-863.20","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-863.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}