Title 9
CORPORATION LIMITS
CITY BOUNDARIES
Section 100. City Boundaries.
Section 101. Ordinances Continued in Effect.
Section 102. Records and Maps.
SECTION 100. CITY BOUNDARIES
The boundaries of the City of Tulsa shall be as heretofore established by the enactment
of ordinances annexing and disannexing territory, and shall be hereafter extended or limited
only by ordinances duly enacted by the Council of the City of Tulsa.
SECTION 101. ORDINANCES CONTINUED IN EFFECT
All ordinances heretofore passed by the City of Tulsa annexing or disannexing any
additions, parts of additions or tracts of land and in force and effect upon the date of the
adoption of these Revised Ordinances are continued in full force and effect the same as if these
Revised Ordinances had never been adopted.
SECTION 102. RECORDS AND MAPS
Annexation and disannexation records are available in the Office of the City Clerk.
Maps are available in the Office of the Director of Public Works.
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ANNEXATION PROCEDURE
Section 200. Application.
Section 201. Minimum Requirements.
Section 202. Studies, Surveys, Investigation, Relevant Factors.
Section 203. Water Lines.
Section 204. Annexation by City.
SECTION 200. APPLICATION
Whenever any subdivision, unplatted tract or parcel of land is proposed to be annexed
to the City of Tulsa, the owner or owners petitioning for annexation shall file with the Clerk of
the City of Tulsa three (3) copies of the plat of the subdivision, unplatted tract or parcel of land
proposed to be annexed, which plat shall be at a scale of one (1) inch equivalent to one hundred
(100) feet, and upon which the contours of the natural ground are delineated in five (5) foot
intervals. There shall also be filed with the Clerk of the City of Tulsa profiles of all streets in and
along the area to be annexed, showing the existing ground elevations along each block line and
the center lines of the streets. Profiles shall be drawn on tracing cloth, shall have a vertical scale
of one (1) inch equal to four (4) feet and a horizontal scale of one (1) inch equal to forty (40) feet,
and shall designate the proposed street grades as approved by the City Engineer. Ord. No. 4482
SECTION 201. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
The Clerk of the City of Tulsa shall refer the petition to the Mayor for his examination
and recommendations in writing to the Council, which recommendation shall affirmatively
determine the following minimum requirements for annexation:
A. That the area contains a minimum of approximately fifty percent (50%)
development;
B. That all streets in the area have been graded to within at least six (6) inches of the
proposed grade line of the street, and that such grading extends over the entire width of the
dedicated street; that is, from property line to property line;
C. That all streets have been well oiled or graveled;
D. That permanent culverts or other drainage structures of sufficient capacity and
conforming to the standards and requirements of the City of Tulsa have been installed under
and across all streets; that all creeks, ditches, or waterways across private property shall have
been opened, straightened, cleaned and otherwise improved; and that proper easements have
been submitted covering the location of all creeks, ditches, or waterways and granting to the
City of Tulsa or to the public ingress and egress for the maintenance and operation of the
creeks, ditches, or waterways; and
E. That all sanitary sewers have been installed or that a proper petition for their
installation has accompanied the petition for annexation, unless the installation of sanitary
sewers is not feasible. Ord. No. 4482
SECTION 202. STUDIES, SURVEYS, INVESTIGATION, RELEVANT
FACTORS
The Mayor may make studies, surveys and investigations, and hold public hearings to
provide accurate data for orderly and constructive community annexation programs.
In addition to the minimum standards contained in Section 201 herein, the Mayor and
Council shall consider other factors which are relevant to the acquisition of land areas by the
City through the process of annexation, including police protection, fire protection, water and
sewer services, street maintenance, traffic control, land development, schools, transportation
facilities, economic impact, taxation, parks and recreational areas, refuse collection and disposal,
utility location and relocation services, drainage facilities, and public lands and zoning so that
the public health, welfare and safety may be properly served and benefited.
SECTION 203. WATER LINES
In no event shall the Public Works Department be required to extend mains in excess
of one hundred (100) feet per service into the area, unless the costs of the extension are paid by
the owners in advance of construction. When water services have been previously made to
properties in the area and the services and meters do not conform to City specifications, the
owners shall make application to the City to procure water services which shall meet City
specifications, and the owners shall pay for such work. Ord. No. 4482
SECTION 204. ANNEXATION BY CITY
Nothing contained in this chapter shall deprive the City of Tulsa of any of its rights
under existing or future general laws or statutes of the state of Oklahoma, or ordinances of the
City of Tulsa to initiate proceedings for the annexation to the City of Tulsa of any subdivision,
platted or unplatted land, or parcel of land, whether improved or not, without conforming to
the requirements herein contained for annexation by petition. Ord. No. 4482