Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Dickson, Oklahoma

Town of Dickson’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical installation, and fire-prevention work inside Dickson town limits.

  • The adopted editions are the most recent editions recommended by the International Code Council, Inc.
  • The listed codes are adopted by reference as provided by 11 Oklahoma Statutes section 14-107 and 47 Oklahoma Statutes section 582.
  • Copies are kept in the town clerk's office for public inspection and examination.

  adopted codes: International Building Code; International Plumbing Code; International Mechanical Code; National Electrical Code; International Fire Code

  “The most recent editions of the following international codes relating to building, plumbing, electrical installations, and fire prevention, recommended by the International Code Council, Inc., are hereby adopted by reference, as provided by 11 Oklahoma Statutes section 14-107; 47 Oklahoma Statutes section 582:”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land within Dickson town limits.

  • The code regulates land, buildings, structures, uses, building size, yards, open spaces, density, and location by zones.

  “This part classifies and regulates the lands, buildings, and structures within the Town limits of the Town of Dickson, State of Oklahoma, as hereinafter set forth.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts and map for land inside Dickson town limits.

  • The zoning map dated January 4, 2010 is filed with the Town Clerk.
  • The districts may be modified, changed, or altered when deemed necessary by the Dickson Board of Trustees.

  districts: A-1 General Agricultural; R-1 Single-Family; R-2 Multiple-Family; RMH-1 Mobile Home Park; C-1 Neighborhood Stores, Small Businesses; C-2 Shopping Centers, Large Stores; C-3 Commercial Highway and Commercial Recreation; M-1 Manufacturing, Industrial, Fabricating and Assembling; P-1 Public and Religious Property

  “Zoning districts in Dickson shall be designated as follows: Agricultural: A-1 General Agricultural Residential: R-1 Single-Family District R-2 Multiple-Family District RMH-1 Mobile Home Park Commercial: C-1 Neighborhood Stores, Small Businesses C-2 Shopping Centers, Large Stores C-3 Commercial Highway and Commercial Recreation District Manufacturing and industrial: M-1 Manufacturing, Industrial, Fabricating and Assembling Public and religious property: P-1 Public and Religious Property”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  One-family dwellings in the R-1 Single-Family District inside Dickson town limits.

  • A smaller lot may be used for the uses permitted by § 12-302 only where it has less area than the requirement and all boundary lines touch land under other ownership on the effective date of the regulations.

  minimum lot area: >= 5000 square feet (Existing undersized lot described in § 12-302(B)(8))

  “A one-family dwelling shall be located on a lot area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. Where a lot has less area than these requirements and all of the boundary lines of that lot touch lands under other ownership on the effective date of these regulations, then that particular lot may be used for described uses permitted by this section.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Buildings in the R-1 Single-Family District inside Dickson town limits.

  • Accessory buildings, garages, or unattached buildings must be more than 80 feet from a front lot line to use the 5-foot property-line allowance.
  • Where more than 25 percent of improved buildings between two intersections have an average setback line greater than 50 feet, no building may be closer than that existing-building minimum setback.

  front yard depth: >= 50 feet · one-story side yard: >= 15 feet (One side; both sides must total at least 30 feet.) · rear yard: 20 feet or 20% of lot depth, whichever is smaller

  “The minimum depth of the front yard shall be fifty feet (50') from the front of a residence house to the street line. The side yard for a one-story residence shall be not less than fifteen feet (15') on one side and the sum total of both sides shall be thirty feet (30') or more from the house to a property line. [...] There shall be not less than twenty feet (20') or twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the lot, whichever is smaller for the purpose of a rear yard.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Buildings in the A-1 General Agricultural District inside Dickson town limits.

    “The rural nature and low density of population in this district requires a minimum of a fifty foot (50') setback of buildings from edge of streets, roads, or highways.”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Main and accessory buildings in the R-1 Single-Family District inside Dickson town limits.

  • The limit differs for interior versus corner lots.

  maximum coverage, interior lot: <= 30 percent · maximum coverage, corner lot: <= 35 percent

  “The coverage from the main and accessory buildings shall not cover more than thirty percent (30%) of the lot area on interior lots, and not more than thirty five percent (35%) of the lot area on corner lots.”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Dwellings and buildings in the R-1 Single-Family District inside Dickson town limits.

  • Height is measured as stories from ground level.

  maximum height: <= 3 stories (From ground level.)

  “No dwelling or building shall exceed three (3) stories from ground level.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Dickson or Carter County directly.

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Dickson town limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Dickson town limits.
• Inspections — Residential construction inside Dickson town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Dickson town limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Dickson town limits.

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Town of Dickson means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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