Oklahoma § 11-2-104 Restrictions on territory included in proposed

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 11-2-104 — Restrictions on territory included in proposed

Oklahoma·Title 11 Cities And Towns

municipality or plat.

A.Except as otherwise provided by subsections B and C of this section, no territory within five (5) miles of the corporate limits of a municipality having a population of more than two hundred thousand (200,000), and no territory within three (3) miles of the corporate limits of any municipality having a population less than two hundred thousand (200,000), according to the latest federal census, shall be included in the survey and plat provided in Section 2-103 of this title or incorporated as a new municipality.

B.Territory within five (5) miles of the corporate limits of a municipality having a population of more than two hundred thousand (200,000) may incorporate as a new municipality if it can be proved to the board of county commissioners by documentation that

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municipality or plat. A. Except as otherwise provided by subsections B and C of this section, no territory within five (5) miles of the corporate limits of a municipality having a population of more than two hundred thousand (200,000), and no territory within three (3) miles of the corporate limits of any municipality having a population less than two hundred thousand (200,000), according to the latest federal census, shall be included in the survey and plat provided in Section 2-103 of this title or incorporated as a new municipality. B. Territory within five (5) miles of the corporate limits of a municipality having a population of more than two hundred thousand (200,000) may incorporate as a new municipality if it can be proved to the board of county commissioners by documentation that the territory has historically been identified as a community of people residing in compact form. Such territory shall be included in the survey and plat provided in Section 2-103 of this title or incorporated as a new municipality. C. Territory within three (3) miles of the corporate limits of a municipality having a population of less than two hundred thousand (200,000) may incorporate as a new municipality if it can be proved to the board of county commissioners by documentation that the territory has historically been identified as a community of people residing in compact form. Such territory shall be included in the survey and plat provided in Section 2-103 of this title or incorporated as a new municipality. D. Upon application of any person or municipality affected, the district court in the county where such territory is located may afford appropriate relief for any violation of this section. Urban areas annexed by a municipality which are completely nonadjacent to the corporate limits of the municipality are not considered as within the corporate limits of that municipality for the purposes of this section.

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Legislative History

Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 2-104, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 329, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2006, c. 301, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 43, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.