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City of Broken Arrow - Community Permitting and Licensing Division

The Community Permitting and Licensing Division, part of the City of Broken Arrow's Department of Community Development, issues residential and commercial building permits and registers construction contractors within the city. Permits are required for any type of structure built in the city, and anyone engaging in the business, trade, or occupation of construction must hold a current City of Broken Arrow contractor registration. The city administers the 2018 International Building Code family as adopted and amended by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission.

Jurisdiction
City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
220 S First Street, Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Contact
  • url: https://www.brokenarrowok.gov/government/community-development/permitting-and-licensing
  • phone: 918-259-2411
Permit portal
Permit portal
Contractor registration required
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Registration details
  • license: Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-22 ("Local registration of general contractors"): "It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business, trade or occupation of construction, unless they are registered with the City of Broken Arrow and have a current and valid certificate of registration issued by the department of community development." Applicants must supply an up-to-date certificate of insurance for workers' compensation (or an Affidavit of Exemption), a copy of the contractor's driver's license, and general liability insurance of not less than $50,000.00, plus post an escrow amount set out in the Manual of Fees. Registration is annual (expires one year from issuance) and is void if the required insurance lapses. Sec. 6-22(g) exempts a property owner from registration only for work on their own existing primary residence, but that work must still comply with all permit, inspection, and code provisions. Separate city registration forms exist for General Contractor, Sub-Contractor, and Irrigation/Sign Contractor.
Permit process note
Building permit fees are set by square footage of the area involved in construction, modification, or repair (Sec. 6-301(a)), with all residential and commercial building, inspection, tap, trade, application, sign, and other permit fees set forth in the Manual of Fees adopted by the Broken Arrow City Council (Sec. 6-302). A $4.00 Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC) fee plus a $0.50 administration fee is also charged and collected at permit issuance under 59 O.S. Sec. 1000.20-1000.29 (Sec. 6-301(c)). A permit is void if not paid in full within 30 days of approval notification, and must be paid and posted at the job site before construction begins (Sec. 6-301(d)).
Inspection requirements
Sec. 6-19 requires the building inspector to inspect construction at successive stages and make a final inspection before occupancy. The required inspections are: (1) foundation inspection after trenches are excavated and steel/forms are in place; (2) post-tension cable or steel in slab inspection; (3) frame inspection, made "after the roof, all framing, fire blocking and bracing are in place," including passed plumbing top-out, mechanical overhead duct, chimney, venting, and electrical rough inspections; and (4) final inspection after all permitted work is complete. No work may proceed past a given stage without inspector approval, and reinforcing steel or structural framework may not be covered before it is approved.
Adopted code
"The City of Broken Arrow has the following codes adopted as amended by the State of Oklahoma with some city amendments": 2018 International Residential Code amendments, 2018 International Building Code amendments, 2018 International Fire Code amendments, 2018 International Mechanical Code amendments, 2018 International Fuel Gas Code amendments, and 2020 National Electric Code amendments. The Accessibility Code is "both the 2010 ADA Standards and 2009 ANSI A117.1 whichever is more restrictive." The Energy Conservation Code is not separately adopted; "per State amendments the 2006 IECC will be the Energy Conservation Code used where referenced in the adopted codes." Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-16 confirms the 2018 International Building Code (with Appendices C, E, F, G, I, J, and K) "as adopted and amended by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission" is the city's Building Code, and Sec. 6-23 separately adopts the 2018 International Existing Building Code.
Drip edge
Required — Drip edge is required at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs (IRC R905.2.8.5). Oklahoma's operative text is the OUBCC 2018 IRC Permanent Rule -- "the statewide minimum code for residential building construction for one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses in Oklahoma pursuant to 59 O.S. Sec. 1000.23" -- whose amended R905.2.8.5 requires a drip edge at eaves and rake edges (with a shingle-mold exception). Sec. 6-36/6-37 (Ord. No. 3746, 9-20-2022; Ord. No. 3826, 4-16-2024), read in full, does not alter R905.2.8.5, so the state-minimum requirement stands. About drip edge
Ice & water shield
Required — A 36-inch-wide ice barrier IS required in all valleys ("installed in all valleys, run the length of the valley, and centered on the valley") and at all changes in roof pitch where the lower roof has a lower pitch than the upper roof -- unconditional requirements added to IRC Sec. 905.1.2 by the OUBCC 2018 IRC Permanent Rule, "the statewide minimum code for residential building construction... pursuant to 59 O.S. Sec. 1000.23," which "may only be amended or altered by other jurisdictions pursuant to Oklahoma law"; the city's own amendment ordinance, read in full, does not alter Sec. 905.1.2. At the EAVES, the city's own amended Table R301.2(1) answers the eave ice-damming trigger "Ice Barrier Underlayment Required = No" (Sec. 6-37(g), Ord. No. 3826, 4-16-2024). Net effect: ice barrier required in valleys and at pitch changes everywhere in the city; not required at eaves. About ice & water barrier
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — City of Broken Arrow Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Article III.5 (International Residential Code), Sec. 6-36 "Adopted; conflict with other regulations" (Code 1977, § 6-36; most recently amended by Ord. No. 3746, § I, 9-20-2022) adopts the 2018 International Residential Code "as adopted and amended by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission" as the city's One- and Two-Family Residential Dwelling Code, with the amendments prescribed in Sec. 6-37. Sec. 6-37 "Amendments" (Code 1977, § 6-37; most recently amended by Ord. No. 3826, § I, 4-16-2024), read in full, lists 25 lettered amendment items, (a) through (y), covering Sections R101.1, 105.2, 108.2, R109, R112.1, R113.4, Table R301.2(1), R302.3, R403.1.2, R403.1.3, R403.1.3.1, R403.1.3.2, R403.1.3.3, R404.1.6, R807.1, G2415, G2415.12, G2420.5.1, P2602, P2603, P2603.6.1, P2902.5.3, P2906, P3002.2, and E3406.3. None of these items touches IRC Chapter 9 Roof Assemblies (no R902, R905, or R908 provision is amended), and no provision anywhere in Sec. 6-37 addresses UL 2218, Class 4, or impact resistance. Because Sec. 6-37 does not amend Chapter 9, that chapter stands as adopted from the statewide OUBCC IRC 2018 Permanent Rule (OAC 748:20-6-14, "IRC 2018 Chapter 9 Roof Assemblies," 13 modifications), which likewise contains no UL 2218, Class 4, or hail-impact provision.
Wind design criteria
"Table R301.2(1) entitled Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria is amended to read as follows: Ground Snow Load = 10 lbs. per square foot; Wind Design, Speed = 115; Wind Design, Topographic effects = No; Wind Design, Special wind region = No; Wind Design, Wind-borne debris zone = No; Seismic design category B; Subject to Damage from, Weathering = Moderate; Subject to Damage from, Frost line depth = Eighteen inches (18"); Subject to Damage from, Termite = Moderate to Heavy; Winter Design Temp = Thirteen Degrees Fahrenheit; Ice Barrier Underlayment Required = No; Air Freezing Index = One Thousand Five Hundred (1,500) or Less; Mean Annual Temp = Sixty and Three Tenths Degrees Fahrenheit." (Sec. 6-37(g), read in full from the live ordinance text -- all four Wind Design sub-cells, Speed/Topographic/Special Wind Region/Windborne Debris Zone, are explicitly filled in and answered "No" except Speed.)
Roof layer limit / recover
Sec. 6-37 (Ord. No. 3746, 9-20-2022; Ord. No. 3826, 4-16-2024), read in full from (a) through (y), does not amend IRC Chapter 9 Roof Assemblies at all -- no R908 provision appears anywhere in the ordinance's amendment list -- so the statewide OUBCC rule governs directly: "R908.3.1.1. Roof re-cover. A roof re-cover shall not be permitted where any of the following conditions occur: 1. Where the existing roof or roof covering is water soaked or has deteriorated to the point that the existing roof or roof covering is not adequate as a base for additional roofing. 2. Where the existing roof covering is slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile. 3. Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering. 4. Where the existing roof has one or more application of asphalt shingles additional applications of asphalt shingles shall not be permitted." (OAC 748:20-6-14(13)).
Deck & sheathing requirements
Sec. 6-37, read in full, likewise does not amend R905.2.1 (no R905 provision of any kind appears in the ordinance's (a)-(y) amendment list), so the statewide OUBCC rule governs directly: "R905.2.1 Sheathing requirements. Asphalt shingles shall be fastened to solidly sheathed decks. Solidly sheathed decks shall be defined as sawn lumber boards or structural panels that provide a solid holding power for fasteners that do not have deficit conditions (gaps greater than those allowed by the roof covering manufacturer's installation instructions, warped, split, cracked, deteriorated or rotten boards)." (OAC 748:20-6-14(2)).
Sales & use tax
Broken Arrow's own city sales tax rate is 3.55% everywhere, but the COMBINED rate varies by county: the OTC rate chart lists Broken Arrow under two jurisdiction codes, COPO 0904 and COPO 2204, cross-referencing to Tulsa County and Wagoner County respectively, both at the same 3.55% city rate. Combined: 8.417% for a Broken Arrow address in Tulsa County (state 4.5% + city 3.55% + Tulsa County 0.367%); 9.6% for a Broken Arrow address in Wagoner County (state 4.5% + city 3.55% + Wagoner County 1.55%). Oklahoma taxes roofing contractors as consumers/users: they pay sales tax on materials, supplies, and equipment at the point of purchase from the vendor, and do not separately charge the homeowner sales tax on labor or the finished job (Oklahoma Tax Commission Rule OAC 710:65-7-13(a): "Contractors are defined by statute as consumer/users and must pay sales tax on all taxable services and tangible personal property, including materials, supplies, and equipment purchased to develop, repair, alter, remodel, and improve real property."). No construction use tax collected at building-permit issuance was found in OTC or city sources -- Oklahoma's local sales tax is OTC-administered and collected by material vendors at the point of sale, not assessed by the permitting authority at permit issuance.

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Roofing questions — Broken Arrow, OK

Is ice & water shield required in Broken Arrow, OK?

Required — A 36-inch-wide ice barrier IS required in all valleys ("installed in all valleys, run the length of the valley, and centered on the valley") and at all changes in roof pitch where the lower roof has a lower pitch than the upper roof -- unconditional requirements added to IRC Sec. 905.1.2 by the OUBCC 2018 IRC Permanent Rule, "the statewide minimum code for residential building construction... pursuant to 59 O.S. Sec. 1000.23," which "may only be amended or altered by other jurisdictions pursuant to Oklahoma law"; the city's own amendment ordinance, read in full, does not alter Sec. 905.1.2. At the EAVES, the city's own amended Table R301.2(1) answers the eave ice-damming trigger "Ice Barrier Underlayment Required = No" (Sec. 6-37(g), Ord. No. 3826, 4-16-2024). Net effect: ice barrier required in valleys and at pitch changes everywhere in the city; not required at eaves..

Is drip edge required?

Required — Drip edge is required at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs (IRC R905.2.8.5). Oklahoma's operative text is the OUBCC 2018 IRC Permanent Rule -- "the statewide minimum code for residential building construction for one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses in Oklahoma pursuant to 59 O.S. Sec. 1000.23" -- whose amended R905.2.8.5 requires a drip edge at eaves and rake edges (with a shingle-mold exception). Sec. 6-36/6-37 (Ord. No. 3746, 9-20-2022; Ord. No. 3826, 4-16-2024), read in full, does not alter R905.2.8.5, so the state-minimum requirement stands..

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Broken Arrow, OK?

Required. Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-22 ("Local registration of general contractors"): "It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business, trade or occupation of construction, unless they are registered with the City of Broken Arrow and have a current and valid certificate of registration issued by the department of community development." Applicants must supply an up-to-date certificate of insurance for workers' compensation (or an Affidavit of Exemption), a copy of the contractor's driver's license, and general liability insurance of not less than $50,000.00, plus post an escrow amount set out in the Manual of Fees. Registration is annual (expires one year from issuance) and is void if the required insurance lapses. Sec. 6-22(g) exempts a property owner from registration only for work on their own existing primary residence, but that work must still comply with all permit, inspection, and code provisions. Separate city registration forms exist for General Contractor, Sub-Contractor, and Irrigation/Sign Contractor..

What building code does Broken Arrow, OK use?

"The City of Broken Arrow has the following codes adopted as amended by the State of Oklahoma with some city amendments": 2018 International Residential Code amendments, 2018 International Building Code amendments, 2018 International Fire Code amendments, 2018 International Mechanical Code amendments, 2018 International Fuel Gas Code amendments, and 2020 National Electric Code amendments. The Accessibility Code is "both the 2010 ADA Standards and 2009 ANSI A117.1 whichever is more restrictive." The Energy Conservation Code is not separately adopted; "per State amendments the 2006 IECC will be the Energy Conservation Code used where referenced in the adopted codes." Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-16 confirms the 2018 International Building Code (with Appendices C, E, F, G, I, J, and K) "as adopted and amended by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission" is the city's Building Code, and Sec. 6-23 separately adopts the 2018 International Existing Building Code.