LAW-Oklahoma SB 1182 creates the Oklahoma uniform building code commission.

Oklahoma S.B. 1182

State Website Full Text (most recent version):

http://www.multistatetech.com/cgi/citesource?sctnys=OKSB11822009

An Act relating to state government; stating legislative findings; stating purpose; creating the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission; providing for membership, appointment, terms and qualifications; providing powers and duties of the Commission; providing for certain codes and standards to be certain minimum safety standards; requiring state projects to abide by such standards; requiring municipalities and political subdivisions to abide by such standards; authorizing certain higher standards and requirements; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
 

Last Action:

06/02/2009 Approved by Governor
 

Additional Bill Information:

Companion Bill:

June 2, 2009 Enacted Language-

…Section 324.11 A. No person, firm, corporation, partnership, organization, city, town, school district, county or other subdivision of government shall commence the construction or major alteration of any buildings or structures to be used as schools, hospitals, churches, asylums, theaters, meeting halls, hotels, motels, apartment houses, rooming houses, rest homes, nursing homes, day nurseries, convalescent homes, orphanages, auditoriums, assisted living facilities, dormitories, factories, stadiums, or warehouses, including all defined occupancies within these groups, or install original equipment for the operation or maintenance thereof without obtaining a permit. Said permit, for which a charge may be made in conformity with the local ordinance, except as limited herein as to governmental agencies, shall be obtained from the city, town or county in whose jurisdiction the construction or alteration is planned.

B. All such construction or alteration so planned shall conform to the applicable provisions of the [D> BOCA National Building Code BUILDING CODE revised, the Southern Standard Building Code Congress International (SBCCI), the Uniform Building Code (ICBO), the International Building Code, except that in the event any city, town or county having jurisdiction to issue such permit has adopted by ordinance one of the other building codes designated in Section 324.8 of this title, then such construction or alteration shall conform to such other code so adopted ADOPTED BY THE OKLAHOMA UNIFORM BUILDING CODE COMMISSION

C. Application for such building permit shall be made to, and such building permit shall be issued by, any city, town or county in whose jurisdiction the construction or alteration is planned. The city, town or county may require the submission of plans and specifications covering the proposed construction or alteration and may refuse to issue such permit unless the work so planned is in accordance with the applicable provisions of the city, town or county’s building code. In all geographical areas wherein no such permit is required by local authorities such permit must be obtained from the State Fire Marshal, who may require the submission of plans and specifications covering the proposed construction or alteration, and shall refuse to issue such permit unless the work so planned is in accordance with the applicable provisions of [D> said BOCA National Building Code THE BUILDING CODE revised, the Southern Standard Building Code Congress International (SBCCI), the Uniform Building Code (ICBO), or the International Building Code ADOPTED BY THE OKLAHOMA UNIFORM BUILDING CODE COMMISSION ,