Cleveland County
Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners
In short
Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners issues 2 permits we publish for Cleveland County, last verified 2026-10-10. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Zoning and Fire/Safety/Health Code Certificates for an Original ABLE Alcohol License (premises outside city limits)only if it applies to you | Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners | 37A O.S. § 2-142 sets no fee for these certificates, and no fee is published on the Cleveland County website; contact the Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners, 201 S. Jones Ave., Norman, for any current charge. The ABLE Commission license fee is separate and state-set. | issued for each original ABLE license application; the county acts within 20 days of a written application and issues within 10 days after all final inspections | 2026-10-10 |
| Utility Line / Pipe Line Installation Permit on County Right-of-Way (Board of County Commissioners)only if it applies to you | Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners | No fee is published on the county's Utility Line permit application form or on its Apply For page; contact the Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners, 201 S. Jones Ave., Norman, for any current charge. | no term is stated on the county's application form; the form states that a petitioner that fails to comply forfeits its right to easement on the county right-of-way | 2026-10-10 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
County Zoning and Fire/Safety/Health Code Certificates for an Original ABLE Alcohol License (premises outside city limits)
Under 37A O.S. § 2-142(B), every applicant for an original ABLE Commission license, except applicants for an employee, charitable event, special event or airline/railroad beverage license, furnishes a certificate of zoning and a code-compliance certificate. Where the principal place of business is located outside the incorporated limits of a municipality, both come from the county: paragraph 2 calls for a certificate "certifying that the applicant's proposed location and use thereof comply with all municipal zoning ordinances or county zoning regulations if applicable", and paragraph 3 for one certifying that operations "comply with all municipal or county fire codes, safety codes, or health codes, if applicable". Subsection C provides that the certificates are signed by the chair of the board of county commissioners unless the county designates another officer or entity, that applications are in writing, and that the county acts within twenty (20) days of receipt of the written application. Subsection D allows conditional certificates for premises still under construction, and subsection E requires issuance within ten (10) days after all final inspections are completed. Subsection J exempts public event license applicants. The section is cited as amended by HB 1270, approved by the Governor April 23, 2025 and effective November 1, 2025. This applies to a restaurant, a coffee shop that serves alcohol, or a package or beer-and-wine store outside every city and town limit in Cleveland County; a business inside a city or town obtains these certificates from that municipality. The county's Open Records page states: "Cleveland County does not have a county planning and zoning commission. For records involving citations, building permits, etc., please reach out to the municipality in question." No county procedure or fee for the certificates is published on the county website; contact the Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners, 201 S. Jones Ave., Norman, OK 73069.
Utility Line / Pipe Line Installation Permit on County Right-of-Way (Board of County Commissioners)
Installing a utility line or pipeline along or across a county road in Cleveland County takes a permit from the Board of County Commissioners. The county's Apply For page links its form, titled "Application for Permit, Utility Line/Pipe Line Installation On County Right-a-Way", submitted in triplicate to the Board of County Commissioners; the form is a petition by the line-owning company, approved by the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Member and attested by the County Clerk. Its conditions, as published on the form: the petitioner notifies the Board 48 hours before the actual start of installation, and 48 hours before future maintenance except in emergencies, and asks for a final inspection on completion; a parallel line is placed within 4 feet of the right-of-way line, located by an Oklahoma registered land surveyor at the petitioner's expense, and never within the limits of the roadbed; underground lines run at least 4 feet deep and overhead lines at least 18 feet above access points; crossings under hard-surfaced roads are jacked, and cutting a hard-surfaced road is not permitted; backfill is compacted to 95% of Standard Proctor with AASHTO T-99 results submitted; and the petitioner holds the county blameless and reimburses road damage. The statutory basis is 69 O.S. § 1401(B), under which lines are placed only after obtaining the consent of the board of county commissioners as to roads under its jurisdiction. The form covers utility lines and pipelines only, so this record applies to contractors doing that work. No fee, bond or term is published on the form or the Apply For page. Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners, 201 S. Jones Ave., Norman, OK 73069.
Contact
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- Phone
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Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Application for Permit: Utility Line/Pipe Line Installation on County Right-of-Way (Board of County Commissioners form)Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners, Oklahoma · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
- Apply For page (Utility Line Permit)Cleveland County, Oklahoma · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
- Enrolled House Bill 1270 (2025), amending 37A O.S. § 2-142; effective November 1, 2025Oklahoma Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
- HB 1270 bill information (Approved by Governor 04/23/2025)Oklahoma Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
- Oklahoma Statutes Title 69 (Roads, Bridges, and Ferries), including § 1401Oklahoma State Senate · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
- Open Records Requests pageCleveland County, Oklahoma · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
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