Comanche County Board of County Commissioners

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. Subsection D allows conditional certificates for premises still under construction, and subsection E requires issuance within ten (10) days after all final inspections. Subsection J exempts public event license applicants from these certificates. The section is cited as amended by HB 1270, approved by the Governor April 23, 2025 and effective November 1, 2025; the bill's title describes its changes as ABLE deficiency notices and decision timelines. A business inside a city or town obtains these certificates from that municipality. The county's Zoning & Permitting page states: "Alcohol licenses and permits are handled through the Oklahoma ABLE Commission."