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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1519 By: McIntosh
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to municipal zoning; defining terms;
7 prohibiting a municipal governing body from adopting
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9 codification; and providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 43-117 of Title 11, unless there
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16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17 A. As used in this section:
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18 1. "Business" has the same meaning as that provided in Section
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19 2001 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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20 2. "Home-based business" means a business that is operated:
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21 a. on a residential property,
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22 b. by the owner or tenant of such property, and
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23 c. for the purpose of:
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1 (1) manufacturing, providing, or selling a lawful
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2 good, or
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3 (2) providing a lawful service;
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4 3. "No-impact home-based business" means a home-based business
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5 that:
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6 a. has, at any time on the residential property where
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7 such business is operated, a total number of
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8 employees, clients, or patrons of such business that
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9 does not exceed the occupancy limit for such property
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10 established by municipal ordinance,
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11 b. does not generate on-street parking or a substantial
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12 increase in vehicular traffic in the surrounding area,
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13 c. conducts business activities in a manner which
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14 prevents the viewing of such activities from any
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15 street or highway, and
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16 d. does not substantially increase noise of the
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17 surrounding area or otherwise violate any regulation
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18 of noise established by municipal ordinance; and
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19 4. "Short-term rental unit" means any residential dwelling, or
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20 a portion of such dwelling, that is rented for a period of less than
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21 thirty (30) consecutive days.
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22 B. No municipal governing body may adopt or enforce any
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1 1. Prohibits the operation of a no-impact home-based business
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2 within the limits of the municipality;
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3 2. Requires a person operating a no-impact home-based business,
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4 or owning the property where such business operates, to obtain a
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5 license, permit, or any other form of approval to operate such
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6 business; or
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7 3. Requires a person operating a no-impact home-based business,
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8 or owning the property where such business operates, to:
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9 a. file for a zoning change allowing for a non-
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10 residential use of such property, or
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11 b. install a fire suppression system if the property
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12 where such business operates exclusively consists of:
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13 (1) a single-family detached residential structure,
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15 (2) a multi-family residential structure with not
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16 more than two residential units.
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17 C. Except as provided for in subsection B of this section, a
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18 municipal governing body may adopt or enforce an ordinance,
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19 regulation, or measure that requires a no-impact home-based business
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21 1. Be in compliance with federal, state, and local law,
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23 a. municipal fire and building code, and
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24 b. municipal regulations related to:
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1 (1) health and sanitation,
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2 (2) transportation or traffic control,
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3 (3) solid or hazardous waste,
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4 (4) pollution and noise control, or
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5 (5) nuisance, as provided by Section 22-121 of Title
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7 2. Be compatible with the residential use of the property where
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8 such business is located;
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9 3. Ensure that any business activities are secondary to the use
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10 of such property as a dwelling; and
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11 4. Not engage in:
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12 a. the sale of alcohol or trafficking of illegal drugs,
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13 b. the operation of a transitional living facility or
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14 halfway house, as defined in Section 3-403 of Title
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15 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, or
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16 c. the operation of a sexually oriented business, as
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17 defined in Section 1040.55 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
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18 Statutes.
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19 D. The provisions of this section shall not be construed as
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20 prohibiting:
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21 1. Any person from enforcing a rule or deed restriction imposed
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1 3. A municipal governing body from carrying out its obligation
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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