
Garfield County Daily Legal News
Enid, Oklahoma
March 16, 2026
3-16-26 LPXLP
[PUBLISHED MARCH 16, 2026]
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-05
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ENID MUNICIPAL CODE 2024, TITLE 11, “ZONING”, CHAPTER 1, “PURPOSE; INTERPRETATION; DEFINITIONS”, SECTION 11-7-1, “DEFINITIONS” TO MODIFY, REMOVE AND ADD DEFINITIONS AND ADD ILLUSTRATIONS; CHAPTER 3, “BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT”, SECTION 11-3-6, “SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS” TO INCLUDE MANUFACTURED HOMES; CHAPTER 5, “A AGRICULTURAL (GENERAL) DISTRICT”, SECTIONS 11-5-2 “PERMITTED USES”, 11-5-3 “USES BY REVIEW”, AND 11-5-4 “AREA REGULATIONS” TO ADD ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS AND MANUFACTURED HOMES, AND UPDATING VERBIAGE; CHAPTER 6, “RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS”, ARTICLE A, “R-1 RESIDENTIAL (ESTATE) DISTRICT”, SECTIONS 11-6A-2, “PERMITTED USES”, AND 11-6A-4, “AREA REGULATIONS”, ARTICLE B, “R-2 RESIDENTIAL (SINGLE-FAMILY) DISTRICT”, SECTIONS 11-6B-2, “PERMITTED USES”, AND 11-6B-4, “AREA REGULATIONS”, ARTICLE C, “R-3 RESIDENTIAL (MOBILE HOME NEIGHBORHOOD)”, 11-6C-3, “PERMITTED USES”, 11-6C-4, “USES BY REVIEW”, 11-6C-5, “AREA REGULATIONS”, AND 11-6C-7, “CONNECTION TO UTILITIES; PAYMENT OF FEES”, ARTICLE D, “R-4 RESIDENTIAL (DUPLEX OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT)”, SECTIONS 11-6D-2, “PERMITTED USES”, 11-6D-3, “USES BY REVIEW”, AND 11-6D-4, “AREA REGULATIONS”, ARTICLE E, “R-4A FOUR-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT”, SECTIONS 11-6E-2, “PERMITTED USES”, AND 11-6E-4, “AREA REGULATIONS”, ARTICLE F, “R-5 TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT”, SECTIONS 11-6F-2, “PERMITTED USES”, 11-6F-4, “SIZE OF DISTRICT”, AND 11-6F-5, “AREA REGULATIONS”, ARTICLE G, “R-6 MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT”, SECTIONS 11-6G-1, “GENERAL DISCRIPTION”, 11-6G-2, “PERMITTED USES”, 11-6G-3, “ACCESSORY USES”, 11-6G-4, “APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN”, 11-6G-5, “DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS”, 11-6G-6, “DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL”, 11-6G-7, “INSPECTION; ISSUANCE OF LICENSE”, 11-6G-8, “OCCUPANCY PERMIT”, AND 11-6G-9, “OTHER REQUIREMENTS”, ARTICLE H, “R-7 RESIDENTIAL (MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT)”, SECTIONS 11-6H-2, “PERMITTED USES”, AND 11-6H-3, “AREA REGULATIONS” TO ADD ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AS PERMITTED USES, ADD MANUFACTURED HOMES AND UPDATE VERBIAGE; CHAPTER 7, “COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS”, ARTICLE A, “C-O COMMERCIAL OFFICE DISTRICT”, SECTIONS 11-7A-2, “PERMITTED USES”, 11-7A-3, “AREA REGULATIONS”, AND 11-7A-4, “SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS”, ARTICLE B, “C-1 LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT”, SECTIONS 11-7B-2, “DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS”, 11-7B-4, “SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS”, ARTICLE C, “C-2 PLANNED BUSINESS CENTER DISTRICT”, SECTIONS 11-7C-3, “SIZE OF DISTRICT”, 11-7C-4, “PERMITTED USES”, 11-7C-5, “DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS”, ARTICLE D, “C-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT”, SECTIONS 11-7D-2, “DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS”, 11-7D-4, “SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS”, ARTICLE E, “C-4 COMMERCIAL (CENTRAL BUSINESS) DISTRICT”, SECTION 11-7E-4, “AREA REGULATIONS” TO ADD MIXED USE AS A USE BY REVIEW, UPDATE VERBIAGE; CHAPTER 8, “INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS”, ARTICLE A, “I-1 PLANNED INDUSTRIAL PARK DISTRICT”, SECTION 11-8A-6, “AREA REGULATIONS”, ARTICLE B, “I-2 INDUSTRIAL (LIGHT) DISTRICT, SECTION 11-8B-5, “AREA REGULATIONS; SETBACKS”, ARTICLE C, “I-3 INDUSTRIAL (HEAVY) DISTRICT, SECTION 11-8C-4, “AREA REGULATIONS; SETBACKS” TO UPDATE VERBIAGE; CHAPTER 11, “SITE PLAN REVIEW”, SECTION 11-11-11, “ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMIT” TO SET EXPIRATIONS FOR SITE PLANS AND MASTER PLANS; CHAPTER 14, “SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS” TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SAVINGS CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY, STATUTORY REFERENCES AND CODIFICATION.
ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF ENID, OKLAHOMA:
Section I: That Title 11 “Zoning”, Chapter 1, “Purpose; Interpretation; Definitions”, Section 11-1-7, “Definitions”, of the Enid Municipal Code, 2024, is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 11: ZONING
CHAPTER 1: PURPOSE; INTERPRETATION; DEFINITIONS
§ 11-1-7 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this title, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Words used in the present tense shall include the future tense; words in the singular number shall include the plural number, except where the natural construction of the writing indicates otherwise. The word SHALL is mandatory and not directory.
ACCESSORY BUILDING OR USE. A building, structure or use, which is subordinate to the main building, which serves a purpose clearly incidental and related to the main building, and is located on the same lot as the main building. An ACCESSORY BUILDING may include, but is not limited to, a private garage, storage building, carport, playhouse or greenhouse. An ACCESSORY STRUCTURE OR USE may include, but is not limited to, a satellite dish or antenna, swimming pool or tennis court.
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OR ADU. A smaller, independent residential dwelling unit located on the same lot, as a detached accessory structure from the principal structure, as a stand-alone single-family dwelling unit.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USE. Amusement or entertainment use, which is similar, but not limited to, the definitions as defined by the State of Oklahoma for “Adult Cabaret” and “Sexually Oriented Business” per 21 O.S. §1040.55.which is distinguished by an emphasis on acts or material depicting, describing or relating to “sexual conduct” or “specified anatomical areas”, including, but not limited to, topless or bottomless dancers, seminude dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators or similar entertainment.
AIR RIGHTS. The rights to a space above a property.
AIRSPACE. The space above the land, which might be subject to division and sale either with, or separate from, the surface.
ALLEY. A minor right-of-way dedicated to public use which affords a secondary means of vehicular access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting a street and which may be used for public utility purposes.
APARTMENT HOUSE or MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING. A single detached dwelling designed for, and occupied by, three or more families living independently of each other as separate housekeeping units, including apartment houses, apartment hotels and flats, but not including auto or trailer courts or camps, hotels or resort type hotels.
BASEMENT. A story partly or wholly underground. For purposes of height measurement, a BASEMENT shall be counted as a story when more than one-half of its height is above the average level of the adjoining ground or when subdivided and used for commercial or dwelling purposes by other than a janitor employed on the premises.
BOARDING HOUSE. A dwelling other than a hotel where, for compensation and by prearrangement for a definite period, meals or lodging are provided for three or more, but not exceeding 12, persons.
BUILDING. Any structure intended for shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals or chattel. When separated by dividing firewalls without openings, each portion of such structure so separated shall be deemed a separate structure.
BUILDING HEIGHT. The vertical distance from the average line of the highest and lowest points of that portion of the lot covered by the building to the highest point of coping of a flat roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the average height of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof.
BUILDING, MAIN. A building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is situated. In a residential district, any dwelling shall be deemed to be a MAIN BUILDING on the lot on which it is situated.
BUILDING SITE. A single parcel of land under one ownership, occupied or intended to be occupied, by a building or structure.
CARPORT. A permanently roofed structure, open on at least two sides, designed for, or occupied by, a private passenger vehicle.
CHILDCARE CENTER. Any place, home or institution which receives eight or more children under the age of 16 years, and not of common parentage, for care apart from their natural parents, legal guardians or custodians, when received for regular periods of time for compensation; provided, however; this definition shall not include public and private schools organized, operated or approved under the laws of this state for custody of children fixed by a court of competent jurisdiction, children related by blood or marriage within the third degree to the custodial person, or to churches or other religious or public institutions caring for children within the institutional building while their parents or legal guardians are attending services or meetings or classes or engaged in church activities.
CHILDCARE ESTABLISH-MENT. A home occupation, licensed by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, that provides for the care of no more than seven children under the age of 16 years, apart from their natural parents, legal guardian or custodians, when received for regular periods of time and for compensation. A CHILDCARE ESTABLISHMENT may employ one additional person other than the inhabitants of the home.
CHILDCARE, LARGE FAMILY. A residential family home, licensed by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, which provides care and supervision for eight to 12 children for part of the 24-hour day.
COLLECTOR STREET. A street which filters traffic from local streets before their capacity is exceeded.
COMMERCIAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA GROW FACILITY. A Factory Group building or occupancy, as defined by the International Building Code § 306 and licensed by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to grow marijuana, but excluding the retail sale of said plants on the premises.
CONDOMINIUM. A multiple unit structure in which the tenant holds full title to his unit and joint ownership in a share of the land and/or other common property of the structure.
CONTAINERS. Containeriz-ation (or containerisation) is a system of intermodal freight transport using standard ISO (International Organization for Standardization) containers known as shipping containers, ITUs (intermodal transport units or isotainers) or any other freight container that can be loaded and sealed intact onto container ships, railroad cars, planes and trucks.
DEVELOPMENTAL DISA-BILITY. A severe chronic disability that: is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments; is manifested before the person attains age 22; is likely to continue indefinitely; results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, economic self-sufficiency; and reflects the person’s need for combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment or other services that are lifelong or of extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.
DISTRICT. Any section or sections of the City, for which regulations governing the use of buildings and premises or the height and area of buildings are uniform.
DWELLING. Any building, or portion thereof, which is designed or used as living quarters for one or more families, but not including house trailers. A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, permanent cooking appliance(s), and bathroom(s).
DWELLING, COOPERATIVE. A multi-family development operated by and for its occupants. Individual occupants do not hold full title to their specific housing units, but own shares in the enterprise.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY. A dwelling designed for occupancy by three or more families living independently of each other, exclusive of auto or trailer courts or camps, hotels or resort type hotels.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY. A dwelling designed to be occupied by one family.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY. A dwelling designed to be occupied by two families living independently of each other.
EASEMENT. A grant by the property owner to the public, a corporation or persons, of the use of a strip of land for specified purposes.
FAMILY. One person or more persons related by blood or marriage, including adopted children, or a group of not to exceed five persons (excluding servants) not all related by blood or marriage, occupying premises and living as a single non-profit housekeeping unit as distinguished from a group occupying a boarding or lodging house, hotel, club or similar dwelling for group use. A FAMILY shall be deemed to include domestic servants employed by said family.
FLOOR AREA RATIO. The gross area of building(s) divided by the gross area of a lot or parcel.
FRONT ELEVATION. The side of a main building on a lot or parcel of land that contains its principal entrance.
GARAGE APARTMENT. A dwelling unit for one family erected above a private garage.
GARAGE, PRIVATE. An accessory building or a part of a main building used for storage purposes only for not more than three automobiles, or for a number of automobiles which does not exceed two times the number of families occupying the dwelling unit to which the GARAGE is accessory, whichever number is greater.
GARAGE, PUBLIC. Any garage other than a private garage, available to the public, used for the care, servicing, repair or equipping of automobiles or where such vehicles are parked or stored for remuneration, hire or sale.
GASOLINE, SERVICE OR FILLING STATION. Any area of land, including structures thereon, that is used for the retail sales of gasoline or oil fuels, butane or propane fuels, or other automobile accessories, and which may or may not include facilities for lubrication, washing, cleaning or otherwise servicing automobiles, but not including the painting thereof.
GOLF COURSE. Not to include a miniature golf course or commercial driving range.
GROSS AREA. All lot or parcel area including one-half of the right-of-way of any abutting street.
GROSS DENSITY. The number of dwelling units divided by the gross area.
GROUP HOME. A facility, licensed by the state, providing housing and habilitative services to persons with developmental disabilities. For purposes of zoning, a GROUP HOME providing housing and habilitative services to five or fewer persons not including staff shall be considered a single family.
HABILITATION. Procedures and interventions designed to assist a developmentally disabled individual achieve greater physical, mental and social development by enhancing the well-being of the person and teaching skills which increase the possibility that a resident of a group home will make progressively independent and responsible decisions about social behavior, quality of life, job satisfaction and personal relationships.
HELP YOURSELF LAUNDRY. A laundry providing home type washing, drying and ironing machines for hire to be used primarily by the customers on the premises. This includes coin operated machines for dry cleaning purposes also.
HOME OCCUPATION. Any occupation or profession carried on by the inhabitants, which shall exclude any additional employees, which shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes, which shall not change the character thereof, which shall be conducted entirely within the main or accessory buildings; provided that no trading in merchandise shall be carried on and in connection with which there shall be no display of merchandise or sign other than one nonilluminated nameplate not more than four square feet in area attached to the main or accessory building and in which no mechanical equipment shall be used or activity shall be conducted which creates any noise, dust, odor or electrical disturbance beyond the confines of the lot on which said occupation is conducted. The conducting of any occupation or profession, which exceeds the standards above, shall not be defined as a HOME OCCUPATION.
HOTEL. A building or group of buildings under one ownership containing six or more sleeping rooms, intended or designed to be occupied as the more or less temporary abiding place of persons who are lodged with or without meals for compensation, but not including an auto or trailer court or camp, sanatorium, hospital, asylum, orphanage or building where persons are housed under restraint.
IMAGINARY SURFACES. A three-dimensional geographic area comprising approach and departure airspace corridors and surrounding navigable airspace that the United States Department of Defense and Federal Aviation Administration have designed to graphically show the airspace that requires protection from vertical obstructions. From the IMAGINARY SURFACES comes a set of height restrictions that are based upon the runways and the types of aircraft that utilize said runways. The height restrictions are measured utilizing as a baseline the established airport elevation (EAE). The EAE for Vance Air Force Base is 1,307 feet above sea level. The EAE for Woodring Regional Airport is 1,167 feet above sea level.
ITINERANT MERCHANT; TRANSIENT VENDOR. Any person, whether as owner, agent, consignee or employee, whether a resident of the City or not, who engages in a temporary business of selling and delivering goods, wares and merchandise within the City, and who, in furtherance of such purpose, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, motor vehicle, tent or public or private parking lot or other place within the City, for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares and merchandise, either privately or at public auction; provided that such definition shall not be construed to include any person, firm or corporation who, while occupying such temporary location, does not sell from stock, but exhibits samples only for the purpose of securing orders for future delivery only. The person so engaged shall not be relieved from complying with the provisions of this title merely by reason of associating temporarily with any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer. ITINERANT MERCHANT shall also include transient merchants and itinerant vendors.
JUNK. Used, broken, discarded or abandoned materials. This shall include wood, paper, glass, rags, rubber, metal, concrete or other personal property, whether of value or valueless. It shall also include automobiles or machines of any type and/or parts thereof, which are no longer in operable condition.
JUNKYARD OPERATION. The sale, storage, display, dismantling and demolition of “junk” as defined in this section.
KENNEL. Any lot or premises on which more than five dogs, cats or potbellied pigs in any combination thereof, more than six months of age, are kept.
LOCAL STREET. A street which serves primarily to provide direct access to abutting property, has the lowest level of mobility and service to through traffic movement is deliberately discouraged.
LOT. Any plot of land occupied, or intended to be occupied, by one building, or group of buildings, and its accessory buildings and uses, including such open space as required by this title and other laws or regulations, and having its principal frontage on a street.
LOT AREA. Total horizontal area included within lot lines.
LOT, CORNER. A lot of which at least two adjacent sides abut for their full lengths on a street; provided that the interior angle at the intersection of such sides is less than 135 degrees. For the purposes of this definition, the front and rear elevations of a residence erected in a CORNER LOT in the two-family or four-family districts may face the side lot lines in accordance with regulations of this title.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE. A lot which runs through a block from street to street and which has two nonintersecting sides abutting on two or more streets.
LOT FRONTAGE. The dimension of a lot or portion of a lot abutting on a street, excluding the side dimension of a corner lot.
LOT, INTERIOR. A lot other than a corner lot.
LOT LINES. The lines bounding a “lot” as defined herein.
MANUFACTURED HOME. A factory-built structure that is transportable in one or more sections which, in a traveling mode, measures eight feet or more in width and/or 40 feet in length and/or, when erected on a site, is 320 or more square feet in floor area; is manufactured on a permanent chassis; includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to required utilities, that was constructed to meet the edition of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (the Act), as amended, in force at the time of its construction, commonly referred as the HUD Code, or the (IRC) International Residential Code adopted by the City at time of its construction.
MEDICAL FACILITIES.
(1) CONVALESCENT, REST OR NURSING HOME. A health facility where persons are housed and furnished with meals and continuing care for compensation.
(2) DENTAL CLINIC or MEDICAL CLINIC. A facility for the examination and treatment of ill and afflicted human outpatients; provided, however, that patients are not kept overnight, except under emergency conditions.
(3) DENTAL OFFICE or DOCTOR’S OFFICE. Same as “dental clinic or medical clinic”.
(4) HOSPITAL. An institution providing health services primarily for human inpatients, medical or surgical care for the sick or injured and including related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient departments, training facilities, central service facilities and staff office which are an integral part of the facilities.
(5) PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER. A facility primarily utilized by a health unit for the provision of public health services including related facilities such as laboratories, clinics and administrative offices operated in connection therewith.
(6) SANATORIUM. An institution providing health facilities for inpatient medical treatment or treatment and recuperation using natural therapeutic agents.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROCESSOR. A business that produces, manufactures, extracts, processes, packages or creates concentrate, medical marijuana infused products or medical marijuana products.
MINOR ARTERIAL. A street which carries traffic from collector streets to principal arterial streets, and provides service to trips of moderate length.
MIXED USE. A use to allow for a dwelling unit within a larger structure, which is used in whole or in part as a commercial use. The dwelling unit(s) must not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total floor area of the structure and shall not be located within the structure as the street/storefront of the building.
MOBILE HOME. A factory-built structure that is transportable in one or more sections which, in a traveling mode, measures eight feet or more in width and/or 40 feet in length and/or, when erected on a site, is 320 or more square feet in floor area; is manufactured on a permanent chassis; includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to required utilities, but does not meet the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (the Act), as amended, commonly referred as the HUD Code.
MODULAR HOME (IRC CODE). A factory-built structure utilized for residential purposes, transportable in one or more sections, which is lacking a chassis and is intended to be located only upon a permanent foundation, that was constructed to meet the edition of (IRC) International Residential Code adopted by the City at time of its construction.
NONCONFORMING USE. A structure or land lawfully occupied by a use that does not conform to the regulations of the district in which it is situated.
PARKING SPACE. A space located on private property which is a permanently surfaced area enclosed or unenclosed, sufficient in size to store one automobile together with a permanently surfaced driveway connecting the parking space with a street or alley and permitting ingress and egress of an automobile.
PERSONAL SELF-SERVICE RENTAL STORAGE OR MINISTORAGE. A building or series of buildings, containing not less than ten enclosed storage spaces for rent to the public and designed to provide private storage for personal use. Such storage spaces shall not exceed 800 square feet. MINISTORAGE STRUCTURES shall not be located on any commercially zoned tract, parcel or lot of land comprising less than one acre. PERSONAL SELF-SERVICE RENTAL STORAGE OR MINISTORAGE shall not be construed to include commercial and/or industrial warehouses.
PLANT NURSERY. A lot, building, structure or combination thereof, on which trees, plants or shrubs are raised for delivery and sale to commercial greenhouses, but excluding the retailing of said plants on the premises. A structure used for a PLANT NURSERY cannot exceed the requirements specified in the Building Code for an accessory building or private garage. It does not include the growing of marijuana by a commercial medical marijuana grower due to the state regulations that require security measures to prevent unauthorized entrance and restrictions on minors entering the property.
PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL. A street especially designed for through traffic or the capability of moving a high volume of traffic.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING or PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE. A building or structure or, where the context so indicates, a group of buildings or structures, in which the principal use of a lot or parcel is conducted. This shall include any buildings which are attached to the PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE by a covered structure.
PRINCIPAL USE. The main use of land or structures, as distinguished from a secondary or accessory use.
PRIVATE CLUBHOUSE. A building or grounds, the principal use of which is recreational, including culinary and bathing uses, but excluding temporary or permanent residence for sleeping facilities, and the sale of intoxicating beverages.
RESIDENTIAL MANUFACT-URED HOME. A factory-built structure that is transportable in one or more sections which, in a traveling mode, measures eight feet or more in width and/or 40 feet in length and/or, when erected on a site, is 320 or more square feet in floor area; is manufactured on a permanent chassis; includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to required utilities, that was constructed to meet the edition of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (the Act), as amended, in force at the time of its construction. commonly referred as the HUD CODE. or the (IRC) International Residential Code adopted by the City at the time of its construction that further incorporates the following designated building design elements:
(1) Restricted to new manufactured homes constructed within the last two years;
(2) Minimum width: 24 feet;
(3) The unit must have a minimum gross floor area of 960 square feet;
(4) Lot orientation with the primary entrance facing the street;
(5) Must be attached to a continuous concrete or concrete block foundation with crawl space, adequate access and ventilation in accordance with the current adopted code for single-family dwellings;
(6) Exterior veneer material must be compatible with at least fifty percent (50%) of the existing homes on the blockface, unless the number of vacant lots exceeds the number of existing homes;
(7) The roof of each home must be a gable or hip type, meet a minimum of a 3:12 slope, with at least Class C shingle roofing material consisting of composition asphalt shingle, fiberglass shingle, baked tile or crushed rock;
(8) The unit incorporates a porch or covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building;
(9) Have tongue and running gear including axles removed;
(10) The property owner shall declare the manufactured home as real property so it will not remain as chattel property;
(11) Be placed on a parcel according to a pre-submitted and approved plot plan as described on the permit. In addition, a manufacturer’s installation manual and an illustration of the finished appearance of the unit be provided; and
(12) Must have permanent steps at all exits of either concrete or stone, wood steps are not allowed. ADA compliant ramps made be made of any appropriate material.
ROOMING HOUSE. A building where lodging only is provided for compensation to three or more, but not exceeding 12, persons; all in excess of this number shall be defined as a “motel” under the terms of this title.
SETBACK. A minimum required distance between a building and the property/lot line.
SETBACK, FRONT. The required distance between the front property/lot line, which partially or fully abuts a street or access easement, and a building. No building or structure may be erected, other than steps, fireplaces, storm cellars, unenclosed porches, marquees, balconies, and signs as provided for in this title.
SETBACK, REAR. The required distance between the building and the property/lot line opposite the front property/lot line.
SETBACK, SIDE. The required distance between the building the side property/lot line
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SEXUAL CONDUCT.
(1) The fondling or other touching of human genitals, pubic area, buttocks or female breasts;
(2) Ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse or physical contact with a person’s clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks or if such person is a female, breast;
(3) Masturbation; and
(4) Excretory functions as part of, or in connection with, any of the activities set forth in subsections (1) through (3) of this definition.
SINGLE-WIDE RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED HOME. A factory-built structure that meets the definition of “Residential Manufactured Home” herein, with the following exceptions:
(1) May be less that the minimum 24 feet in width; and
(2) Lot orientation with or without the primary entrance facing the street.
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDEN-TIAL MANUFACTURED HOME. A residential manufactured home designed to be occupied by one family.
SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY. A wireless facility that meets the following qualifications:
(1) A height of no greater than 50 feet above ground level;
(2) Each antenna of the wireless provider could fit within an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet in volume; and
(3) All other wireless equipment associated with the wireless facility, whether ground- or pole-mounted, is cumulatively no more than 28 cubic feet in volume. The following types of associated ancillary equipment are not included in the calculation of equipment volume: electric meter, concealment elements, telecommunications demarcation box, grounding equipment, power transfer switch, cut-off switch and vertical cable runs for the connection of power and other services.
SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS.
(1) Human genitals, pubic region, buttocks and female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areola; and
(2) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.
STORM CELLAR. An enclosed structure located at or below grade designed for protection from dangerous windstorms.
STORY. The portion of a building, other than a basement, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
STREET. Any public thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access to abutting property.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATION. Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders, or any substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attached to something having a location on the ground. This includes, but is not limited to, carports, advertising signs, billboards and poster panels.
TEMPORARY INDUSTRIAL WORK FORCE HOUSING. Temporary manufactured housing units with dormitories, laundry facilities, recreation halls, commercial kitchens and dining facilities to support a temporary labor force.
TOURIST COURT. An area containing one or more structures designed or intended to be used as temporary sleeping facilities of one or more transient families and intended primarily for automobile transients.
TOWNHOUSE. Single-family dwelling units on platted lots detached, semidetached or attached structures connected by a common wall but held individually by separate ownership.
TRAILER, CAMPING. A portable or mobile living unit used for temporary human occupancy away from the place of residence of the occupants, and not constituting the principal place of residence of the occupants.
TRAILER, MOBILE HOME, TRAILER HOME or HOUSE TRAILER. A portable or mobile living unit used or designed for human occupancy on a permanent or year-round basis.
TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED HOME. A residential manufactured home designed to be a duplex, which is designed to be occupied by two families living independently from each other.
VERTICAL OBSTRUCTION. Objects or structures, natural or manmade, that exceed a specified height above the ground and extend into protected airspace of an airfield.
WAREHOUSE, COMMER-CIAL. A building used for the storage of commercial products prior to distribution to retail outlets and located on a parcel of land of not less than one-half acre.
WATERSHED PROTECTION. An area designated for the practice of maintaining the quality and quantity of water that drains into a body of water, such as a lake, river, creek, pond, etc.
YARD. An open space at grade between a building and adjoining lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward, except for an authorized accessory building or where otherwise specifically provided in this title. In measuring a YARD for the purpose of determining the width of the side yard, the depth of a front yard and of the depth of a rear yard, the least horizontal distance between the lot line and the main building shall be used.
YARD, FRONT. A yard located in front of the front elevation of a building and extending across a lot between the side yard lines and being the minimum horizontal distance between the front property line and the outside wall of the main building. The FRONT YARD SETBACK LINE represents the line in front of which no building or structure may be erected, other than steps, fireplaces, storm cellars, unenclosed porches, marquees, balconies and signs as provided for in this title. In the four-family and multi-family zoning districts, a FRONT YARD on an interior lot may be the yard extending from the front elevation of a building to a side lot line; provided that the yard setback which has its full frontage on a public street is not less than 20 feet.
YARD, REAR. A yard extending across the rear of a lot measured between lot lines and being the minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the rear of the main building. On both corner lots and interior lots, the REAR YARD shall in all cases be at the opposite end of the lot from the front yard.
YARD, SIDE. A yard between the building and the side lines of the lot and extending from the front lot line to the rear lot line and being the minimum horizontal distance between a side lot line and the outside wall of the side of the main building. Steps, fireplaces, air conditioning units, signs, storm cellars, unenclosed porches and unenclosed balconies may extend into a SIDE YARD.
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Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see 63 O.S. § 427.2(36)
Section II: That Title 11 “Zoning”, Chapter 3 “Board of Adjustment”, Section 11-3-6 “Special exceptions”, of the Enid Municipal Code, 2024, is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 3: BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
§ 11-3-6 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.
(A) Authority. The Board of Adjustment is authorized to make special exceptions to specific uses allowed within each zoning category according to this title in appropriate cases only in accordance with general or specific provisions contained in this title an subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards in harmony with its general purpose and intent.
(B) Powers relative to special exceptions. The Board of Adjustment is authorized to hear and decide appeals for special exceptions to the terms of this title in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) To permit the extension of a zoning district where the boundary line of a district divides a lot in single ownership or shown of record;
(2) To interpret the provisions of this title where the actual street layout varies from the street layout as shown on the city zoning map;
(3) To permit the reconstruction of an owner occupied single-family residence, located in I-2 Light Industrial and I-3 Heavy Industrial Zoning Districts, which have been damaged by fire or other causes to the extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of its replacement value;
(4) To grant exceptions to the off street parking requirements set forth in Chapter 12 of this title, if it is determined:
(a) The size and shape of the lot to be built on is such that off street parking provisions could not be complied with; and/or
(b) The proposed use will not create undue traffic congestion on adjacent streets.
(5) To permit the location of owner occupied mobile/manufactured homes within the Agricultural and R-1 Residential Estate Zoning Districts in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) Minimum area regulations:
1. Lot area: five (5) acres;
2. Frontage of lot: 300 feet;
3. Setbacks:
a. Front yard: 50 feet;
b. Side yard: 100 feet; and
c. Rear yard: 100 feet.
4. Accessory buildings: same as A Agricultural or R-1 Residential Estate.
(b) The installation of any mobile/manufactured home shall be in conformance with all city standards and regulations.
(c) Effect on surrounding area. The Board of Adjustment shall determine that the location of a mobile home at the proposed site will not adversely impact the value and qualities of the surrounding area.
(6) (a) To permit telecommunications facilities within the Agricultural, Residential, Commercial (C-1 through C-3), Industrial (I-1 through I-2) and Special Use Zoning Districts in accordance with the following provisions:
1. Such use shall comply with all rules, regulations and licensing requirements adopted by the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration for telecommunications facilities;
2. The location and height of the facility is consistent with the Vance Air Force Base Vertical Obstruction Military Compatibility Area as depicted in figure 31 below and the Woodring Regional Airport Vertical Obstruction Compatibility Area as depicted in figure 33 below;
Figure 31.
Figure 33.
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3. If, based upon the character of the neighborhood, the zoning and uses of the property nearby, it is determined that the detrimental effect, it any, to nearby property is outweighed by the applicant’s need for the facility; and
4. The applicant has demonstrated that there is a significant gap in the applicant’s service coverage and that the proposed facility serves as the least intrusive means necessary to alleviate the gap.
(b) If the special exception is denied, the denial shall include specific factual findings that evidence that the site is not appropriate and would adversely impact the surrounding area pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(B)(iii).
(C) Board consideration; actions. When considering the appeal, the Board may weigh evidence as presented by the applicant and adjoining property owners, as well as city staff. The Board may include additional conditions as it considers necessary for the granting of the special exception.
Section III: That Title 11 “Zoning”, Chapter 5 “A Agricultural (General) District”, Sections 11-5-2 “Permitted Uses”, 11-5-3 “Uses by Review”, and 11-5-4 “Area Regulations”, of the Enid Municipal Code, 2024, are hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 5: A AGRICULTURAL (GENERAL) DISTRICT
§ 11-5-2 PERMITTED USES.
(A) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in this district:
(1) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) per § 11-14-10;
(21) Cemetery;
(32) General gardening and agriculture;
(43) Golf course;
(54) Group home limited in density to five or fewer residents not including staff;
(65) Home occupation;
(76) Mining, quarrying and earth extraction including drilling for oil and gas;
(7) One-family dwelling;
(8) Park or playground
(9) Plant nursery or greenhouse;
(10) Public or private stable or riding academy;
(11) Public utility buildings and facilities;
(12) Raising of livestock, but not including commercial feed lots, slaughtering, concentration of livestock in a greater number than can normally be pastured and fed on the premises nor the commercial processing of agricultural products;
(13) Religious institutions;
(14) Runways, heliports and helistops for privately owned airplanes or helicopters;
(15) Single-family dwelling;
(1615) Small wireless facility; and
(1716) Watershed protection, including waterways, ponds, lakes, and diversion channels.
(B) Accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted in this district:
(1) Garden houses, tool houses, playhouses, caretaker’s quarters, recreational facilities, private garages and similar non-objectionable accessory buildings; and
(2) Stands for the sale of agricultural produce produced on the premises; provided that no stand shall be placed closer than 35 feet from any front lot line. Other buildings in relation to farming activities.
§ 11-5-3 USES BY REVIEW.
The following uses are permitted by review:
(A) Childcare center within a church building currently being used as a church;
(B) Extraction of raw materials such as rock, gravel and sand;
(C) Group home providing habilitative services for more than five residents not including staff;
(D) Kennel, private or commercial;
(E) Large family childcare;
(F) One standing mobile/manufactured home with wheels attached and not resting on a foundation may be permitted on a tract of land of not less than 80 acres if occupied by the owner of said land or a caretaker responsible for the farming operation of the land; and
(G) Radio and television stations, including transmission towers.
§ 11-5-4 AREA REGULATIONS.
Area regulations are as follows:
(A) YardsSetbacks:
(1) Front yard:
(a)Adjacent to state or federal highway: Fifty (50) feet;
(b) Adjacent to a principal or minor arterial: Forty (40) feet; and
(c) Adjacent to any public road or street other than a federal, state or county highway and principal or minor arterial: Twenty-five (25) feet.
(2) Side yard: Twenty (20) feet; and
(3) Rear yard: Thirty-five (35) feet.
(B) Lots:
(1) Minimum frontage of lot: 200 feet; and
(2) Minimum lot area per family: Five (5) acres.
Section IV: That Title 11 “Zoning”, Chapter 6 “Residential Districts”, Article A “R-1 Residential (Estate) District”, Sections 11-6A-2 “Permitted Uses” and 11-6A-4 “Area Regulations”, Article B “R-2 Residential (Single-Family) District”, Sections 11-6B-2 “Permitted Uses”, 11-6B-3 “Uses by Review” and 11-6B-4 “Area Regulations”, Article C “R-3 Residential (Mobile Home Neighborhood) District”, 11-6C-3 “Permitted Uses”, 11-6C-4 “Uses by Review”, 11-6C-5 “Area Regulations” and 11-6C-7 “Connection to Utilities; Payment of Fees”, Article D “R-4 Residential (Duplex or Two-Family Dwelling) District, Sections 11-6D-2 “Permitted Uses”, 11-6D-3 “Uses by Review” and 11-6D-4 “Area Regulation”, Article E “R-4A Four-Family Residential District”, Sections 11-6E-2 “Permitted Uses” and 11-6E-4 “Area Regulations”, Article F “R-5 Townhouse District”, Sections 11-6F-2 “Permitted Uses”, 11-6F-4 “Size of District” and 11-6F-5 “Area Regulations”, Article G “R-6 Mobile Home Park District”, Sections 11-6G-1”General Description”, 11-6G-2 “Permitted Uses”, 11-6G-3 “Accessory Uses”, 11-6G-4 “Application and Submission of Development Plan”, 11-6G-5 “Development Requirements”, 11-6G-6 “Development Plan Approval”, 11-6G-7 “Inspection; Issuance of License”, 11-6G-8 “Occupancy Permit” and 11-6G-9 “Other Requirements”, Article H “R-7 Residential (Multi-Family) District”, Sections 11-6H-2 “Permitted Uses” and 11-6H-3 “Area Regulations” of the Enid Municipal Code, 2024, are hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 6: RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE A: R-1 RESIDENT-IAL (ESTATE) DISTRICT
§ 11-6A-2 PERMITTED USES.
The following uses are permitted in this district:
(A) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) per § 11-14-10;
(BA) General gardening;
(CB) Golf and country club;
(DC) Golf course;
(ED) Group home limited in density to five or fewer residents, not including staff;
(FE) Home occupation;
(F) One-family dwellings;
(G) Plant nursery;
(H) Private and public parks; and
(I) Single-family dwellings; and
(JI) Watershed protection.
§ 11-6A-4 AREA REGULA-TIONS.
Area regulations are as follows:
(A) YardsSetbacks:
(1) Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet, except when abutting a principal or minor arterial, in which case the front yard setback shall be forty (40) feet;
(2) Side yard: Ten (10) feet; and
(3) Rear yard: Thirty-five (35) feet, except when abutting a principal or minor arterial, in which case the rear yard setback shall be forty (40) feet.
(B) Lots:
(1) Minimum frontage of lot: Seventy-five (75) feet; and
(2) Minimum lot area per family: One-half (1/2) acre.
ARTICLE B: R-2 RESIDENTIAL
(SINGLE-FAMILY) DISTRICT
§ 11-6B-2 PERMITTED USES.
The following uses are permitted in this district:
(A) Group home limited in density to five or fewer residents not including staff;
(B) “Home occupation”, as defined in § 11-1-7;
(C) One-family dwellings; and
(CD) Public park or playground; and
(D) Single-family dwelling.
§ 11-6B-3 USES BY REVIEW.
The following uses are permitted by review:
(A) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) per § 11-14-10;
(BA) Childcare center within a church building currently being used as a church;
(CB) Group home providing habilitative services for more than five residents not including staff;
(DC) Large family childcare;
(ED) Municipal use, public building and public utility, but not including storage yards, transformer stations, substations or gas regulator stations;
(FE) Nursing home;
(GF) Plant nursery;
(HG) Private clubhouse;
(IH) Public library; and
(JI) Religious institutions.
§ 11-6B-4 AREA REGULA-TIONS.
Area regulations are as follows:
(A) Yards Setbacks:
(1) Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet;
(2) Side yard: five (5) feet; and
(3) Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet; however, platted lots with common area and open space adjacent to the rear property line may use the open space as a rear yard setback to obtain Fifteen (15) feet of the Twenty (20) feet; provided:
(a) A recorded, irrevocable easement running with the land is granted limiting the use of all of the open space to an open area without buildings or structures for which a building permit is required thereon and providing for maintenance thereof; and
(b) The common area is at least forty (40) feet in width.
(B) Lots:
(1) Minimum frontage of lot: Fifty (50) feet. Lots platted on cul-de-sacs shall have a lot width of not less than Fifty (50) feet at the building line; and
(2) Minimum lot area per family: 6,000 square feet.
ARTICLE C: R-3 RESIDENTIAL (MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOME NEIGHBORHOOD)
§ 11-6C-3 PERMITTED USES.
The following uses are permitted in this district:
(A) “Home occupation”, as defined in § 11-1-7;
(B) One-family dwellings;
(BC) One mobile/manufactured home per lot;
(CD) The use, occupancy or location of travel trailers and camp trailers within mobile home neighborhoods is prohibited; and
(DE) Public park or playground.
(E) Single-family dwelling.
§ 11-6C-4 USES BY REVIEW.
The following uses are permitted by review:
(A) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) per § 11-14-10;
(BA) Childcare center within a church building currently being used as a church;
(CB) Large family childcare;
(DC) Municipal use, public building and public utility, but not including storage yards, transformer stations, substations or gas regulator stations;
(ED) Nursing home;
(FE) Plant nursery;
(GF) Private clubhouse;
(HG) Public library; and
(IH) Religious institutions.
§ 11-6C-5 AREA REGULA-TIONS.
Area regulations are as follows:
(A) YardsSetbacks:
(1) Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet;
(2) Side yard: Five (5) feet; and
(3) Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet.
(B) Lots:
(1) Minimum frontage of lot: fifty (50) feet. Lots platted on cul-de-sacs shall have a lot width of not less than fity (50) feet at the building line; and
(2) Minimum lot area per family: 6,000 square feet.
§ 11-6C-7 CONNECTION TO UTILITIES; PAYMENT OF FEES.
The owner of any single mobile/manufactured home lot occupied by a mobile/manufactured home shall connect to all available utilities and shall pay to the City the same monthly fees for water, sewer and garbage pickup service, and shall be subject to the same penalties for nonpayment of such fees as are prescribed by ordinance of the City for single-family dwelling units, including discontinuance of such service.
ARTICLE D: R-4 RESIDENTIAL (DUPLEX OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING) DISTRICT
§ 11-6D-2 PERMITTED USES.
The following uses are permitted in this district:
(A) Group home limited in density to ten or fewer residents not including staff;
(B) “Home occupation”, as defined in § 11-1-7;
(C) Living quarters for one family constructed above a private garage where the garage is accessory to the principal dwelling;
(D) One- and two-family dwellings; and
(CE) Public park or playground.; and
(D) Single-and two-family dwelling.
§ 11-6D-3 USES BY REVIEW.
The following uses are permitted by review:
(A) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) per § 11-14-10;
(BA) Childcare center within a church building currently being used as a church;
(CB) Group home providing habilitative services for more than ten residents not including staff;
(DC) Large family childcare;
(ED) Municipal use, public building and public utility, but not including storage yards, transformer stations, substations or gas regulator stations;
(FE) Nursing home;
(GF) Plant nursery;
(HG) Private clubhouse;
(IH) Public library; and
(JI) Religious institutions.
§ 11-6D-4 AREA REGULA-TIONS.
Area regulations are as follows:
(A) Yards Setbacks:
(1) Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet;
(2) Side yard: five (5) feet; and
(3) Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet
(B) Lots:
(1) Minimum frontage of lot: Fifty (50) feet; and
(2) Minimum lot area per family: For every dwelling erected or structurally altered, there shall be provided a lot area of not less than 6,000 square feet in area for a singleone-family dwelling and not less than 7,000 square feet for a two-family dwelling.
ARTICLE E: R-4A FOUR-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
§ 11-6E-2 PERMITTED USES.
The following uses are permitted in this district:
(A) Any use permitted in the R-4 Residential District;
(B) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) per § 11-14-10;
(CB) Group home limited in density to twenty (20) or fewer residents, not including staff;
(DC) “Home occupation”, as defined in § 11-1-7;
(ED) Small wireless facility; and
(FE) Three-or four-family dwellings.
§ 11-6E-4 AREA REGULATIONS.
Area regulations are as follows:
(A) Yards Setbacks:
(1) Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet;
(2) Side yard: five (5) feet; and
(3) Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet
(B) Lots:
(1) Minimum frontage of lot: Fifty (50) feet; and
(2) Minimum lot area per family: A lot occupied by a single-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 6,000 square feet. A lot occupied by a two-family dwelling shall contain a lot area of not less than 7,000 square feet. A lot area occupied by a three- or four-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 2,500 square feet per dwellingfamily.
ARTICLE F: R-5 TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT
§ 11-6F-2 PERMITTED USES.
The following uses are permitted in this district:
(A) Any use permitted in the R-2, R-4 or R-4A Districts;
(B) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) per § 11-14-10;
(CB) “Home occupation”, as defined in § 11-1-7; and
(DC) Townhouses: dwelling units in detached, semidetached or attached structures.
§ 11-6F-4 SIZE OF DISTRICT.
R-5 zoning shall be approved only on a tract of land proposed to be developed for ten (10) or more dwelling units.
§ 11-6F-5 AREA REGULATIONS.
Area regulations are as follows:
(A) Lot size: Lot size shall be not less than 2,000 square feet for each dwelling unit; and
(B) Setbacks requirements:
(1) Yards: (a) Front yard; local street: Ten (10) feet (fifteen (15) feet minimum for garage); minor arterial: twenty (20) feet;
(2) (b) Side yard: None, except when abutting other residential zones or residential developments, in which case the side yard shall be five feet; and
(3) (c) Rear yard: Ten (10) feet, except when abutting other residential zones or residential developments, in which case the rear yard shall be twenty (20) feet.
(4) (2) Back to back structures:
(a) Single-story: forty (40) feet between structures; and
(b) Two-story: fifty (50) feet between structures.
ARTICLE G: R-6 MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOME PARK DISTRICT
§ 11-6G-1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
The purpose and intent of this district is to establish and provide minimum acceptable standards, requirements and regulations for the planned use, development and maintenance of mobile/manufactured homes and mobile/manufactured home parks within the corporate limits of the City, for the protection of the health, safety and general welfare. The standards, requirements and regulations are provided to encourage mobile/manufactured home park use, development and maintenance in locations and in a manner for safe and sanitary living conditions and convenience for purpose of employment, shopping, education and the availability of other necessary community facilities.
Cross-reference:
Mobile/manufactured home and mobile/manufactured home park regulations, see Title 9, Chapter 12
§ 11-6G-2 PERMITTED USES.
In an R-6 District, no use shall be allowed other than those uses considered as an integral part of the park, such as:
(A) Camp trailers;
(B) Dependent mobile/manufactured homes;
(C) Mobile/manufactured homes; and
(D) Travel trailers.
§ 11-6G-3 ACCESSORY USES.
Accessory uses permitted in this district are as follows.
(A) Service facilities. Accessory building or structure containing service facilities, including the following and similar uses:
(1) Recreation facilities limited to those serving occupants of the park;
(2) Restroom and sanitary facilities;
(3) Storage of household goods; and
(4) Washroom laundry facilities.
(B) Office. One mobile/manufactured home within a mobile/manufactured home park may be used as an administrative office. Other administrative offices and service buildings for housing sanitation, laundry or other facilities shall be of permanent structure, complying with all pertinent provisions of this code relating to construction and maintenance, for the use of all the park.
(C) Repair facility or home business. No repair facility or home business of any kind shall be permitted, authorized, maintained or allowed within a mobile/manufactured home park.
(D) Commercial sale of mobile/manufactured homes. The commercial sale of mobile/manufactured homes within a mobile/manufactured home park in conjunction with the maintenance and operation of a mobile/manufactured home park shall be conducted only on land that has been appropriately zoned in which such sales are permitted.
§ 11-6G-4 APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
Every person, firm or corporation desiring to create, establish, develop or construct a mobile/manufactured home park or expand a mobile/manufactured home park shall make written application, to include the following:
(A) Applicant’s name and mailing address; and
(B) Five copies of a mobile/manufactured home park development plan, to include the following, on a scaled drawing of an appropriate dimension prepared by a registered engineer, architect or land surveyor so indicated by signature and seal:
(1) A north arrow, date, scale and appropriate legend;
(2) Two-foot contour intervals;
(3) Location and size of all easements, utilities and rights-of-way, existing and proposed;
(4) All public and private street names;
(5) Location and size of all proposed mobile home spaces, utility and drainage easements, public streets and rights-of-way, private drives with surface types, walkways, parking spaces with surface types, drainage improvements, recreational spaces, screening, offices, laundry building and other contemplated permanent structures or improvements;
(6) Location and size of all existing or proposed permanent improvements, including pads, off street parking with surface types and utilities; and
(7) All proposed front, side and rear yard and setback distances.
§ 11-6G-5 DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Dimensional and site development requirements.
(1) No mobile/manufactured home park shall be developed, constructed or maintained on a lot or tract of land of less than two and one-half (1/2) acres fronting on a major or minor arterial street. No drive within the park shall have direct access to the arterial street.
(2) A convenient circulation system for vehicular movement shall be provided within a mobile/manufactured home park by means of minor streets and properly located collector streets. Collector streets shall be paved for a minimum width of twenty-seven (27) feet. If parallel guest parking is desired, an additional seven (7) feet shall be provided on one side of a street. Parallel parking shall not be permitted on both sides of any street. Dead end streets shall have a cul-de-sac with a diameter of no less than fifty (50) feet.
(3) All private streets within a mobile/manufactured home park shall be constructed of materials in accordance with the following standards for sealed surface paving covering either earth, gravel or other natural or artificial base or foundation and approved by the City Engineer:
(a) A minimum of three inches or four inches of rock aggregate not to exceed one and one-half (1/2) inches of crusher run limestone spread, rolled or packed into a properly drained area; then, to be primed with a minimum coat of MCI, RC 70 or 250 asphalt equal to an amount of 0.25, 0.30 gallons per square yard; and then, to be sprayed with an equal amount of MC800 or AC4; then, to be covered with a minimum coat or layer of three-eighths inch of limestone chips, broomed or rolled into the surface;
(b) Three (3) inches of hot asphaltic concrete on a four-inch base of compacted soil, gravel or a base thickness equivalent thereto; or
(c) Five (5) inches of portland cement concrete with a minimum of 3,000 psi on a two (2)-inch cushion base.
(4) All private streets within a mobile/manufactured home park shall be maintained in good condition.
(5) All public streets within a mobile home park shall be constructed in accordance with the subdivision street paving standards of the City, and approved by the City Engineer.
(6) Adequate facilities for drainage of surface water shall be provided for within a mobile/manufactured home park, to include proper grading and, where necessary, the installation of gutters, culverts, catch basins, drain inlets, storm and water sewers or other satisfactory drainage systems.
(7) All drainage plans shall be prepared by a professional engineer and submitted to the city engineer for approval prior to the issuance of any mobile home park permit.
(8) A buffer zone of not less than twenty (20) feet in width from the property line of a mobile/manufactured home park to the nearest home therein shall be required to provide a continuous buffer along all side and rear yards of the mobile/manufactured home park.
(9) A buffer zone of not less than twenty-five (25) feet in depth shall be provided to extend along the entire frontage of the mobile/manufactured home park where the said park abuts a public street or thoroughfare.
(10) Screening of seventy-five percent (75%) opaque and six feet in height by any combination of adequate fencing, landscaping or planting to provide visual separation and privacy shall be provided where a mobile home park abuts an incompatible use or zoning district and where existing foliage within the buffer zone provided is not sufficient for screening purposes.
(11) All interior streets and pedestrian walkways within a mobile home park shall be lighted with lampposts placed at intervals of not less than 300 feet.
(12) Fire hydrants and water mains of adequate size and number shall be provided for within a mobile home park. Fire hydrants shall be located no greater than 400 feet apart as measured by street travel, requiring the inspection and approval of the Fire Chief.
(13) All refuse containers shall be located upon a concrete pad in designated areas for collection. In addition, all collection areas shall be screened on three sides with fencing, vegetation or any combination thereof for a height of not less than five feet.
(B) Individual lot requirements.
(1) Each mobile/manufactured home park space or lot for a mobile home shall satisfy all of the following requirements:
(a) There shall be a paved concrete or all weather patio area of no less than 100 square feet;
(b) There shall be two paved off street parking spaces no less than eighteen (18) feet in width by Twenty (20) feet in length;
(c) There shall be a visible identifying number or letter; and
(d) There shall be walkways not less than two (2) feet wide from the mobile/manufactured home to the driveway or park street.
(2) Each mobile/manufactured home park space or lot shall be developed of adequate size and shape to provide:
(a) A minimum of twenty (20) feet clearance between mobile/manufactured homes;
(b) A minimum of fifteen (15) feet clearance between mobile/manufactured homes parked end to end; and
(c) A minimum of fifteen (15) feet clearance between the mobile/manufactured home and any abutting roadway.
(C) Individual mobile/manufactured home requirements. No mobile/manufactured home, addition, storage building or related structure shall be located within five (5) feet of any lot line; provided, however, no mobile/manufactured home addition or storage building shall be located, constructed or maintained within any dedicated easement, right-of-way, buffer area or drainage area.
Cross-reference:
Similar provisions, see §§ 9-12-16 and 9-12-17 (A)
§ 11-6G-6 DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL.
(A) Review, hearing and approval. The mobile/manufactured home park site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for review, study and recommendation. The same shall then be submitted to the City Council for approval, denial or conditional approval only after said board conducts a public hearing concerning such development plan. Once approved, the land covered by such mobile/manufactured home park plan shall be developed in accordance therewith as approved, and any change, modification, revision or deviation thereof may be grounds for the revocation of the mobile/manufactured home park license issued and deemed a violation of this chapter.
(B) Modification of plan. The Planning Commission or the City Council may require certain alterations, modifications or amendments of the mobile/manufactured home park development plan when deemed necessary for the inclusion of easements, rights-of-way, utilities or any other amendment necessary for the general welfare of the public.
(C) Improvement bonds. Improvement bonds may also be required to be furnished on the subject property for public streets, water lines, sewer lines, drainage structures and all other public improvements.
§ 11-6G-7 INSPECTION; ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Upon completion of a mobile/manufactured home park or the expansion of a mobile/manufactured home park, the Code Official shall be immediately notified of the same by the permittee. After such notification, the Code Official, without unnecessary delay, shall cause there to be an inspection of the mobile/manufactured home park, and if the said mobile home park has been developed and constructed in compliance with all the pertinent provisions of this title and in accordance with the approved mobile/manufactured home park development plan, the Code Official shall issue to the permittee a license to operate a mobile home park.
§ 11-6G-8 OCCUPANCY PERMIT.
(A) Permit required. No mobile/manufactured home lot shall be occupied by a mobile/manufactured home without the issuance of an occupancy permit by the Code Official.
(B) Application for permit. Any person desiring to move a mobile/manufactured home onto any mobile/manufactured home lot shall first make written application to the Code Official. Such application shall include the following:
(1) Applicant’s name;
(2) Mobile/manufactured home park title and mobile home lot description; and
(3) A plot plan of the mobile home lot indicating the proposed location of the mobile/manufactured home.
(C) Inspection.
(1) Upon inspection of the mobile/manufactured home plot plan, the Code Official shall grant or deny the applicant permission to move the mobile home.
(2) The applicant shall then move the mobile/manufactured home onto the mobile/manufactured home lot and immediately notify the Code Official that the mobile/manufactured home is in place. However, the tractor used to transport the mobile/manufactured home shall not be disconnected until an on site inspection is performed by the Code Official, or his representative.
(3) Upon notification, the Code Official, or his representative, shall immediately inspect the mobile/manufactured home lot to ensure all setback requirements are in compliance with §§ 9-12-16 and 9-12-17, as well as § 11-6G-5(B) and (C).
(D) Permission for occupancy. If the mobile/manufactured home is determined to be in compliance with applicable setback distances, permission shall then be given to prepare the mobile/manufactured home for occupancy.
§ 11-6G-9 OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
For other requirements of mobile/manufactured homes and mobile/manufactured home parks, see Title 9, Chapter 12.
ARTICLE H: R-7 RESIDENTIAL (MULTI-FAMILY) DISTRICT
§ 11-6H-2 PERMITTED USES.
The following uses are permitted in this district:
(A) Any use permitted in the R-4A Residential District;
(B) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) per § 11-14-10;
(CB) Childcare center;
(DC) Condominium or cooperative housing;
(ED) Educational institutions;
(FE) Fraternity or sorority houses;
(GF) Group home;
(HG) Home occupation;
(IH) Housing for the elderly which may contain common services comprising, but not limited to, central dining rooms, recreational areas, central lounge and workshops;
(JI) Multi-family dwellings and apartment houses;
(KJ) Nursing home;
(LK) Philanthropic institutions;
(ML) Private clubhouse;
(NM) Public library, public buildings, public utility, but not to include storage yards, transformer stations, substations or gas regulators.
(ON) Public parks and playgrounds;
(PO) Religious institutions; and
(QP) Rooming or boarding house.
§ 11-6H-3 AREA REGULATIONS.
Area regulations are as follows:
(A) Yards Setbacks:
(1) Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet;
(2) Side yard: Five (5) feet; and
(3) Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet
(B) Lots:
(1) Minimum frontage of lot: Fifty (50) feet; and
(2) Minimum lot area per family:
(a) Single-family dwelling: 6,000 square feet;
(b) Two-family dwelling: 7,000 square feet; and
(c) Multi-family dwelling: Minimum of 7,000 square feet, plus an additional 1,200 square feet for each dwelling family unit more than two (2) on the ground floor; 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit family on the second floor and 900 square feet per dwelling unit on the third (2) floor.
Section V: That Title 11 “Zoning”, Chapter 7 “Commercial Districts”, Article A “C-O Commercial Office District”, Sections 11-7A-2 “Permitted Uses”, 11-7A-3 “Area Regulations” and 11-7A-4 “Site Design Requirements”, Article B “C-1 Light Commercial District”, Sections 11-7B-2 “District Use Regulations” and 11-7B-4 “Site Design Requirements”, Article C “C-2 Planned Business Center District”, Sections 11-7C-3 “Size of District”, 11-7C-4 “Permitted Uses” and 11-7C-5 “Dimensional Standards”, Article D “C-3 General Commercial District”, 11-7D-2 “District Use Regulations” and 11-7D-4 “Site Design Requirements”, Article E “C-4 Commercial (Central Business) District”, Section 11-7E-4 “Area Regulations; Yards” of the Enid Municipal Code, 2024, are hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 7: COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE A: C-O COMMERCIAL OFFICE DISTRICT
§ 11-7A-2 PERMITTED USES.
Property and buildings in the C-O Commercial Office District shall be used only for the following purposes:
(A) Any use permitted in the R-5 District;
(B) Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations and similar uses;
(C) Medical offices, including clinics;
(D) Mixed Use as Use by Review;
(ED) Office buildings for executive, administrative, professional, accounting, writing, clerical, stenographic, drafting and sales and non-profit organizations;
(FE) Publicly owned buildings, exchanges and public utility offices, but not including storage yards, transformer stations, substations or gas regulator stations;
(GF) Other uses which are in keeping with the general description of this district and are similar to the above uses; and
(HG) Accessory uses customarily related to a permitted use authorized by this section, such as an advertising sign, a pharmacy, stores limited to corrective garments or bandages, optical company, restaurant or private club, may be permitted; provided they are accessory and do not have a direct outside entrance for customers. Restaurants, private clubs or assembly occupancies shall, however, have a direct or protected means of exit leading to the outside of the building.
§ 11-7A-3 AREA REGULATIONS.
The following area requirements shall apply to any property petitioned for C-O Commercial Office District regulations after September 15, 1987.
(A) Area. No parcel of land shall be less than 7,500 square feet unless such parcel abuts upon an arterial street, in which case it shall not be less than 12,000 square feet.
(B) Frontage. No parcel shall have a frontage of less than fifty (50) feet, measured along the front property line unless such parcel abuts upon an arterial street, in which case the lot line adjacent to, and contiguous with, the arterial street, whether it is the front lot line or not, shall not be less than 100 feet in length.
§ 11-7A-4 SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
It is intended that building and parking areas be designed to protect, insofar as possible, the value and character of adjacent residential areas. In no case shall the design of a site proposed for development after September 15, 1987, provide less than the following standards. For purposes of this section, PROPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT shall mean the formal submission of a site development plan in compliance with Chapter 11 of this title.
(A) Height. No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, measured from the mean elevation of the lot.
(B) Setbacks Yards. Yard measurements are as follows:
(1) Front yardSetback: The minimum depth of the front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet, measured from the front property line;
(2) Side yardSetback: The minimum depth of the side yard shall be as follows:
(a) Zero (0) feet, unless the lot abuts a residential or agricultural district or development, in which case the setback shall be ten (10) feet, measured from the side property line abutting the residential or agricultural district or development; or
(b) Twenty-five (25) feet, measured from the side street property line of a corner lot.
(3) Rear yardSetback: The minimum depth of the rear yard shall be as follows:
(a) Zero (0) feet, unless the lot abuts a residential or agricultural district or development, in which case the setback shall be ten feet, measured from the rear property line abutting the residential or agricultural district development; and
(b) Twenty-five (25) feet, measured from the rear property line of a through or double frontage lot.
(C) Screening and landscaping. Property shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title.
(D) Off street parking; access. All permitted uses shall contain adequate space to provide for parking, loading, and maneuvering of vehicles in accordance with Chapter 12 of this title and § 11-14-6.
(E) Signs. All advertising signs relating to the permitted uses shall be designed in such a manner as to be harmonious with the other design features of the site, and to conform with Chapter 13 of this title.
(F) Site plan. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any permitted use, a site plan shall be submitted and approved in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title.
ARTICLE B: C-1 LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
§ 11-7B-2 DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS.
(A) Uses permitted. Property and buildings in the C-1 Light Commercial District shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Any use permitted in the C-O District;
(2) Accounting and insurance offices, banks, loan companies, real estate offices and other businesses which perform services on the premises;
(3) Dry cleaning establishments or pickup stations dealing directly with the consumer;
(4) Generally recognized retail businesses which supply commodities on the premises for persons residing in adjacent residential areas, such as, but not limited to, bakeries, book and stationary stores (retail), clothing, convenience stores, dairy products, delicatessen, dry goods, florist, groceries, hardware, meat market, notions, pharmacies and self-service gas stations (no repair);
(5) Personal service establishments which perform services, such as, but not limited to, appliance and small item shops (watches, radio, television, shoe and the like); beauty parlors or barbershops; dance schools, photographic, artists and other miscellaneous studios; post offices, self-service laundries; tailor shops; and governmental offices buildings serving persons living in adjacent residential areas; and
(6) Professional services, including medical clinics (outpatient only) and offices of doctors, dentists, osteopaths and similar professions.
(B) Uses permitted by review. The following uses may be permitted after review in accordance with § 11-14-1:
(1) Bars or other establishments dispensing beer for consumption on the premises;
(2) Billiard parlors, pool halls;
(3) Building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical contractor shops;
(4) Business schools;
(5) Car wash;
(6) Ceramic shops;
(7) Commercial greenhouses and garden supply shops;
(8) Mixed-Use
(98) Mortuary establishments;
(109) Public or private parking lots needed to accommodate any use permitted in the commercial zoning districts;
(1110)Restaurants, cafés or drive in restaurants;
(1211) Service stations (excluding body repair work); and
(1312) Other uses which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, are similar to the above, uses and are in keeping with the general description of the zoning district and meet the conditions for authorization as specified in § 11-14-1(B).
§ 11-7B-4 SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
The following regulations shall apply to any site proposed for development after September 15, 1987. For purposes of this section, PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT shall mean the formal submission of a site development plan in compliance with Chapter 11 of this title.
(A) Height. No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, measured from the mean elevation of the lot.
(B) YardSetbacks.
(1) Front yardSetback: The minimum depth of the front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet, measured from the front property line.
(2) Side yardSetback: The minimum depth of the side yard shall be as follows:
(a) Zero (0) feet, unless the lot abuts a residential or agricultural district or development, in which case the setback shall be ten (10) feet, measured from the side property line abutting the residential or agricultural district or development; or
(b) Twenty-five (25) feet, measured from the side street property line of a corner lot.
(3) Rear yardSetback: The minimum depth of the rear yard shall be as follows:
(a) Zero (0) feet, unless the lot abuts a residential or agricultural district or development, in which case the setback shall be ten feet, measured from the rear property line abutting the residential or agricultural district or development; or
(b) Twenty-five (25) feet, measured from the rear property line of a through or double frontage lot.
(C) Screening and landscaping. Property shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title.
(D) Off street parking, access. All permitted uses shall contain adequate space to provide for parking, loading and maneuvering of vehicles in accordance with Chapter 12 of this title and § 11-14-6 .
(E) Signs. Advertising signs relating to the permitted uses of this article shall be designed in such a manner as to be harmonious with the other design features of the site, and shall conform with Chapter 13 of this title.
(F) Site plan. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any permitted use, a site plan shall be submitted and approved in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title.
ARTICLE C: C-2 PLANNED BUSINESS CENTER DISTRICT
§ 11-7C-3 SIZE OF DISTRICT.
The minimum area of a planned business center shall be five (5) acres.
§ 11-7C-4 PERMITTED USES.
Uses permitted in a planned business center may include the following: All uses permitted in the C-3 District, excluding Mixed Use, which would require a Use-by- Review.
§ 11-7C-5 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS.
(A) Height. Maximum height of a building: Four (4) stories or forty-five (45) feet.
(B) Minimum setbacks. All buildings shall be set back not less than fifty (50) feet from any thoroughfare from which there is access. All other buildings shall be set back not less than twenty-five (25) feet from a boundary line of such area.
ARTICLE D: C-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
§ 11-7D-2 DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS.
(A) Uses permitted. Property and buildings in the C-3 General Commercial District shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Any use permitted in the C-1 Light Commercial District;
(2) Automobile assembling, painting, upholstering, rebuilding, reconditioning and bodywork;
(3) Automobile sales and service;
(4) Bakery (commercial or wholesale);
(5) Banks, savings and loan and finance companies;
(6) Bars and private clubs;
(7) Billiard and pool halls;
(8) Bottling works;
(9) Bowling alley;
(10) Building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical contractor shop;
(11) Bus station or service;
(12) Business schools;
(13) Car wash;
(14) Clothing store;
(15) Containers;
(16) Dancing schools or studios;
(17) Discount stores;
(18) Dry cleaners or notion store;
(19) Electrical shops;
(20) Feed and seed store;
(21) Florist or gift shop;
(22) Food processing (retail on the premises);
(23) Furniture store;
(24) Garages (service, storage or sales) for motor vehicles;
(25) Glass fabrication and installation;
(26) Grocery store;
(27) Hardware store;
(28) Itinerant merchant/transient vendor;
(29) Jewelry;
(30) Kennel;
(31) Laundry or dyeing establishment;
(32) Manufacture of articles sold only at retail on the premises;
(33) Medical facilities (hospitals, clinics);
(34) Medical marijuana dispensary;
(35) Metal fabrication, light (sheet metal, ducts, gutters and leaders);
(36) Miniature golf course or commercial driving range;
(37) Ministorage, rental storage;
(38) Mixed Use;
(3938) Mobile home sales;
(4039) Motel or hotel;
(4140) Movie theaters;
(4241) Music stores, studios;
(4342) Offices;
(4443) Optical and scientific instruments and jewelry manufacturing;
(4544) Pawnshops, secondhand and auction stores;
(4645) Pet store;
(4746) Printing, lithographic or publishing company.
(4847) Public garages;
(4948) Public parking lots;
(5049) Radio and television broadcasting studios;
(5150) Recreational facilities (including swimming pool);
(5251) Restaurants, drive-in restaurants;
(5352) Service stations;
(5453) Shoe store and repair;
(5554) Small animal hospitals;
(5655) Taxi service;
(5756) Taxidermist;
(5857) Television and radio repair shops;
(5958) Tourist courts and motels (for travel, camp trailers);
(6059) Transfer and storage offices;
(6160) Upholstering shops;
(6261) Weaving apparel (fabrication and processing); and
(6362) Wholesale sales office and sample rooms.
(B) Uses permitted by review. The following uses may be permitted after review in accordance with § 11-14-1:
(1) “Adult entertainment use”, as defined in § 11-1-7;
(2) Warehouse, commercial; provided that the gross floor area of such warehouse shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the total tract, lot or parcel of land on which it is situated;
(3) R-7 Residential Multi-Family use; and
(4) Any other similar business or service which is in keeping with the general description, and meets the conditions for authorization as specified in § 11-14-1.
§ 11-7D-4 SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
The following regulations shall apply to any site proposed for development after September 15, 1987. For purposes of this section, PROPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT shall mean the formal submission of a site development plan in compliance with Chapter 11 of this title.
(A) Height. No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, measured from the mean elevation of the lot.
(B) YardsSetbacks.
(1) Front yardSetback: The minimum depth of the front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet, measured from the front property line;
(2) Side yardSetback: The minimum depth of the side yard shall be as follows:
(a) Zero (0) feet, unless the lot abuts a residential or agricultural district or development, in which case the setback shall be ten (10) feet, measured from the side property line abutting the residential or agricultural district or development; and
(b) Twenty-five (25) feet, measured from the side street property line of a corner lot.
(3) Rear yardSetback: Minimum depth of the rear yard shall be as follows:
(a) Zero (0) feet, unless the lot abuts a residential or agricultural district or development, in which case the setback shall be ten feet, measured from the side property line abutting the residential or agricultural district or development; and
(b) Twenty-five (25) feet, measured from the rear property line of a through or double frontage lot.
(C) Screening and landscaping. Property shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title.
(D) Off street parking; access. All permitted uses shall contain adequate space to provide for parking, loading and maneuvering of vehicles in accordance with Chapter 12 of this title and § 11-14-6 .
(E) Signs. All advertising signs relating to the permitted uses shall be designed in such a manner as to be harmonious with the other design features of the site, and shall conform with Chapter 13 of this title.
(F) Site plan.
(1) Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any permitted use, a site plan shall be submitted and approved in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title.
(2) As specified in § 11-11-4(A)(8), exceptions to the site plan review provisions, temporary uses are not required to comply with the site development regulations. However, all temporary uses such as, but not limited to, itinerant merchants/transient vendors, shall comply with the height and yard requirements as set forth in this article. In addition, all such temporary land uses shall provide adequate space for parking, loading and maneuvering of vehicles; and shall comply with Chapter 13 of this title, sign regulations. Itinerant merchants and transient vendors shall comply with the licensing and bonding requirements of Title 3, Chapter 11.
ARTICLE E: C-4 COMMERCIAL (CENTRAL BUSINESS)
DISTRICT
§ 11-7E-4 AREA REGULATIONS.
Area regulations are as follows:
(A) Front yardSetback: None;
(B) Side yardSetback: None; and
(C) Rear yardSetback: None.
Section VI: That Title 11, “Zoning”, Chapter 8, “Industrial Districts”, Article A, “I-1 Planned Industrial Park District”, Section 11-8A-6, “Area Regulations”, Article B, “I-2 Industrial (Light) District”, Section 11-8B-5, “Area Regulations; Yards”, Article C, “I-3 Industrial (Heavy) District, Section 11-8C-4, “Area Regulations; Yards” of the Enid Municipal Code, 2024, are hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 8: INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE A: I-1 PLANNED INDUSTRIAL PARK DISTRICT
§ 11-8A-6 AREA REGULATIONS.
Area regulations are as follows:
(A) Minimum lot size: One-half (1/2) acre;
(B) Setbacks Minimum yard dimensions:
(1) Front yardSetback: Fifty (50) feet;
(2) Side yardSetback:: 10 feet; and
(3) RearyardSetback: twenty (25) feet.
(C) Maximum height of buildings: forty-five (45) feet.
ARTICLE B: I-2 INDUSTRIAL (LIGHT) DISTRICT
§ 11-8B-5 AREA REGULATIONS; SETBACKYARDS.
Area regulations are as follows:
(A) Front twenty (25):
(1) Adjacent to state or federal highway: forty (40) feet;
(2) Adjacent to a principal arterial: thirty (30) feet;
(3) Adjacent to a minor arterial or a section line road: twenty (25) feet; and
(4) Adjacent to any public road or street other than a federal, state or county highway and principal arterial: twenty (25) feet.
(B) Side yardSetback: None; and
(C) Rear yardSetback: None unless abutting a federal, state or county highway, or arterial street, or residential zone or development in which case the setback shall be forty(40) feet.
ARTICLE C: I-3 INDUSTRIAL (HEAVY) DISTRICT
§ 11-8C-4 AREA REGULATIONS;
YARDSSETBACKS.
Area regulations are as follows:
(A) Front yardSetback: Same as I-2 District;
(B) Side yardSetback: None; and
(C) Rear yardSetback: None.
Section VII: That Title 11, “Zoning”, Chapter 11, “Site Plan Review”, Section 11-11-11, “Issuance of Building Permit”, of the Enid Municipal Code, 2024, are hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 11: SITE PLAN REVIEW
§ 11-11-11 ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMIT.
Upon approval of the site or master plan, building permits may be issued in accordance with the provisions of the approved site or master plan. The site and master plan shall expire 1 year from the date of approval unless a building permit is submitted, and shall expire if there are no active building permits for 6 months.
Section VIII: That Title 11, “Zoning”, Chapter 14, “Supplementary Regulations”, of the Enid Municipal Code, 2024, are hereby amended to add Section 11-14-10 “Accessory Dwelling Unit or ADU” to read as follows:
CHAPTER 14: SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
§ 11-14-10 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OR ADU.
Shall not be sold separately from the primary structure under one ownership. ADU or the land on which the ADU is placed shall not be subdivided or separated in ownership from that of the primary structure or the land on which the primary structure is placed.
Must be built to the current adopted edition of the International Residential Code (IRC). See Title 9 of this Code of Ordinances.
Note: Typical storage sheds and accessory structures will not meet the minimum foundation and/or structural requirements of the code for dwelling use. See City of Enid Community Development ADU Construction Tip Sheet.
Must have a permanent source of heat to maintain a temperature of 68 degrees.
Must have one bathroom per IRC.
Height shall not exceed that of the primary structure.
Shall not exceed the primary structure’s total building footprint square footage.
Shall be located in the rear yard.
Shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the rear yard area.
Only one ADU per lot.
At least one paved parking spot per ADU.
Shall be compatible with the primary structure, like color materials, pattern, roofing, etc.
Section IX: Repealer. All ordinances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this ordinance, are hereby repealed.
Section X: Savings Clause. Nothing in this ordinance hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceedings now pending in any court, or any rights acquired or liability incurred, nor any cause or causes of action accrued or existing, under any act or ordinance repealed hereby. Nor shall any rights or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this ordinance.
Section XI: Severability. If any one or more of the sections, sentences, clauses or parts of this ordinance, chapter or section shall, for any reason, be held invalid, the invalidity of such section, clause or part shall not affect or prejudice in any way the applicability and validity of any other provision of this ordinance. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Commission of the City of Enid that this section of the Enid Municipal Code would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid sentence, clause, section or part not been included.
Section XII: State Law Reference: 21 O.S. § 1040.55.
Section XIII: Codification. This ordinance shall be codified as Title 11, Chapter 1, Section 11-1-7, Chapter 3, Section 11-3-6, Chapter 5, Sections 11-5-2, 11-5-3 and 11-5-4, Chapter 6, Article A, Sections 11-6A-2 and 11-6A-4, Article B, Sections 11-6B-2, 11-6B-3 and 11-6B-4, Article C, Sections 11-6C-3, 11-6C-4, 11-6C-5 and 11-6C-7, Article D, Sections 11-6D-2, 11-6D-3 and 11-6D-4, Article E, Sections 11-6E-2 and 11-6E-4, Article F, Sections 11-6F-2, 11-6F-4 and 11-6F-5, Article G, Sections 11-6G-1, 11-6G-2, 11-6G-3, 11-6G-4, 11-6G-5, 11-6G-6, 11-6G-7, 11-6G-8 and 11-6G-9, Article H, Sections 11-6H-2 and 11-6H-3, Chapter 7, Article A, Sections 11-7A-2, 11-7A-3 and 11-7A-4, Article B, Sections 11-7B-2 and 11-7B-4, Article C, Sections 11-7C-3, 11-7C-4 and 11-7C-5, Article D, Sections 11-7D-2 and 11-7D-4, Article E, Section 11-7E-4, Chapter 8, Article A, Section 11-8A-6, Article B, Section 11-8B-5, Article C, Section 11-8C-4, Chapter 11, Section 11-11-11, and Chapter 14, Section 11-14-10 of the Enid Municipal Code, 2024.
This Ordinance was passed and approved by the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of the City of Enid, Oklahoma, on March 3, 2026.
CITY OF ENID, OKLAHOMA
/s/ David M. Mason
David M. Mason,
Mayor
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
/s/ Summer Anderson
Summer Anderson,
City Clerk
Approved as to Form and Legality:
/s/ Melissa Blanton
Melissa Blanton,
City Attorney