Tyler Gammon, JR., Secretary
What about the Planning Commission?
Tyler also serves as Secretary of the Board of Adjustment, which handles any County zoning disputes.
The Planning Commission's function is to oversee the development of and to maintain an orderly relationship between residential, commercial, industrial, and public users of land in the unincorporated areas of the County, to maintain property values, and to conserve the natural environment. The Commission enforces the following regulations adopted by the Board of County Commissioners:
Zoning:
Designates the boundaries for specified users of land in the unincorporated areas and also provides density, landscaping, and parking requirements within each zone.Streets and Highways:
Establishes the rights-of-way of existing and projected major and minor roadways in the County.Setbacks:
Requires permanent structures to be built at certain distances form major and minor roads to provide for future widening and development as well as to establish densities between structures.Subdivisions:
Provides standard regulations for land platting to include street easements, restrictive covenants, utility easements, waste disposal, and sources of water.The Commission is composed of the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and six members appointed by the Board, two form each Commissioner district. Members must be resident of unincorporated areas of the County and serve without compensation. The Secretary is a County employee who serves at the direction of the County Engineer to report alleged violations of zoning regulations, to notify landowners of proper development changes, to issue development and building permits, and to keep Commission records.
Contact Information
- Telephone
- (405) 713-1361
- Postal address
- Office 101, 320 Robert S. Kerr, Okla. City, Ok. 73102
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