{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-82-82-1615","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1615","heading":"Variances","body":"A. A floodplain board may grant variances from requirements of\n\nfloodplain management regulations that are more stringent than the\n\nminimum requirements of the Oklahoma Floodplain Management Act upon\n\npresentation of adequate proof that compliance with the local\n\nfloodplain management regulations adopted pursuant to the Oklahoma\n\nFloodplain Management Act will result in an arbitrary and\n\nunreasonable taking of property without sufficient benefit or\n\nadvantage to the people. However, no variance shall be granted\n\nwhere the effect of the variance will be to permit the continuance\n\nof a condition which unreasonably creates flooding hazards. Any\n\nvariance so granted shall not be construed as to relieve any person\n\nwho receives it from any liability imposed by the Oklahoma\n\nFloodplain Management Act or by other laws of the state.\n\nB. Any person seeking a variance shall file a petition with the\n\nfloodplain board, accompanied by a filing fee of Twenty-five Dollars\n\n($25.00).\n\nC. A floodplain board shall exercise wide discretion in\n\nweighing the equities involved and the advantages and disadvantages\n\nto the applicant and to the public at large when determining whether\n\nthe variance shall be granted. The floodplain board shall conduct a\n\nhearing for each requested variance. At least thirty (30) days\n\nprior to the hearing, a notice of the time and place of the hearing\n\nshall be published at the petitioner’s expense in a newspaper of\n\ngeneral circulation regularly published nearest the area of\n\njurisdiction. In no case shall variances be effective for a period\n\nlonger than twenty (20) years. A copy of any variance issued shall\n\nbe sent to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board within fifteen (15)\n\ndays after issuance.","path":["OK Code","Title 82"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os82.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"ff953423ec94a3d67124d5489c43ab53b28361a7d14ec95640da0c47a271eebf","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-82-82-1614","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-82-82-1616"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}