Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners

County Certificates of Zoning and of Fire, Safety and Health Compliance for ABLE license applicants outside city limits (37A O.S. § 2-142)

A restaurant, bar or store applying for an original alcohol license from the Oklahoma ABLE Commission at a location outside the incorporated limits of every municipality in Oklahoma County needs two certificates from the county. Under 37A O.S. § 2-142(B)(2) and (3), the applicant furnishes a certificate of zoning issued by the county certifying that the proposed location and use comply with county zoning regulations, and a certificate issued by the county certifying that operations comply with county fire, safety or health codes. Section 2-142(C) states that the certificates are signed by the chair of the board of county commissioners unless the county designates another officer or entity, that applications must be in writing, and that counties must act within twenty days of receiving the written application; subsection (D) allows conditional certificates for premises still under construction, and subsection (E) requires the certificates to be issued within ten days after all final inspections are completed. A location inside a city obtains these certificates from that city. A county procedure or fee for the certificates is not published by Oklahoma County; contact the Board of County Commissioners or the Planning Department at 405-713-1361.