{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-866.23","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-866.23","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 inspecting officer in\n\nadministering the county zoning regulations or building line and\n\nsetback regulations. Such appeals shall be taken within a period of\n\nnot more than ten (10) days, by filing written notice with the\n\ncounty board of adjustment and the county inspecting officer,\n\nstating the grounds thereof. An appeal from the county board of\n\nadjustment shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action\n\nappealed from unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken shall\n\ncertify to the board of adjustment that by reason of facts stated in\n\nthe certificate a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril\n\nto life or property. The county board of adjustment shall have the\n\nfollowing powers and it shall be its duty:\n\n1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is\n\nerror of law in any order, requirement, decision or determination\n\nmade by the county inspecting officer in the enforcement of the\n\ncounty zoning regulations.\n\n2. To hear and decide requests for map interpretations or for\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 substantially\n\nimpairing the intent, purpose, and integrity of the zone plan or\n\nother element of the comprehensive plan as embodied in the zoning\n\nregulations 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 comprehensive\n\nplan.","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":"ff49f4e124ede759079d28b962ecae53972c4b385b98e452266e68b015933b4b","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-866.22","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-866.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}