{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-3-3-107","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 3, § 3-107","heading":"Permits and variances","body":"\n\n(1) Permits. Any airport zoning regulations adopted under this\n\nact may require that a permit be obtained before any new structure\n\nor use may be constructed or established and before any existing use\n\nor structure may be substantially changed or substantially altered\n\nor repaired. In any event, however, all such regulations shall\n\nprovide that before any nonconforming structure or tree may be\n\nreplaced, substantially altered or repaired, rebuilt, allowed to\n\ngrow higher, or replanted, a permit must be secured from the\n\nadministrative agency authorized to administer and enforce the\n\nregulations, authorizing such replacement, change or repair. No\n\npermit shall be required to make maintenance repairs to or to\n\nreplace parts of existing structures which do not enlarge or\n\nincrease the height of such existing structures. No permit shall be\n\ngranted that would allow the establishment or creation of an airport\n\nhazard or permit a nonconforming structure or tree or nonconforming\n\nuse to be made or become higher or become a greater hazard to air\n\nnavigation than it was when the applicable regulation was adopted or\n\nthan it is when the application for a permit is made. Except as\n\nprovided herein, all applications for permits shall be granted.\n\n(2) Variances. Any person desiring to erect any structure, or\n\nincrease the height of any structure, or permit the growth of any\n\ntree, or otherwise use property in violation of airport zoning\n\nregulations adopted under this act, may apply to the Board of\n\nAdjustment for a variance from the zoning regulations in question.\n\nSuch variances shall be allowed where a literal application or\n\nenforcement of the regulations would result in practical difficulty\n\nor unnecessary hardship and the relief granted would not be contrary\n\nto the public interest but do substantial justice and be in\n\naccordance with the spirit of the regulations and this act.\n\nHowever, any variance may be allowed subject to any reasonable\n\nconditions that the Board of Adjustment may deem necessary to\n\neffectuate the purpose of this act.\n\n(3) Hazard Marking and Lighting. In granting any permit or\n\nvariance under this section, the administrative agency or Board of\n\nAdjustment may, if it deems such action advisable to effectuate the\n\npurpose of this act and reasonable in the circumstances, so\n\ncondition the permit or variance as to require the owner of the\n\nstructure or tree in question, at the owner's expense, to install,\n\noperate, and maintain thereon such markers and lights as may be\n\nnecessary to indicate to flyers the presence of an airport hazard.\n\n(4) Copies of any request for a permit or variance shall be\n\nforwarded by the political subdivision or Joint Airport Zoning Board\n\nto the Commission within five (5) days of filing.","path":["OK Code","Title 3"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os3.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"cbd316f305c5b8357ae3a37583a88e176f4e42539cd2ac23026a81d0f2da89ed","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-3-3-106","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-3-3-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}