Permitting Authorities / City of Claremore - Community Development Services, Permits & Inspections
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Adopted codeCity of Claremore - Community Development Services, Permits & Inspections
The permitting authority for the City of Claremore, Oklahoma. The Permits & Inspections division of the Community Development Services Department issues building permits and performs inspections for construction activity within city limits, in coordination with the joint City of Claremore-Rogers County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission.
Jurisdiction
City of Claremore, Oklahoma
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
724 Ramm Road, Claremore, OK 74017
Contact
- url: https://claremore.com/community-development-services/permits-applications/
- phone: 918-341-2066
Permit process note
Appendix G (Building Codes, Licensing & Responsibilities) to the City of Claremore-Rogers County Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance states, under "Permit Required": "Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by this ordinance, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the City/County building office and obtain the required permit," noting "Some work maybe exempt for the building permit as provided by adopted code." The city's own Code of Ordinances separately states, at § 150.035: "No person, company or corporation shall erect or cause to be erected within the city any building or structure of any kind or enlarge or add to the outside dimensions of any building or relocate any building or structure already erected... without first having obtained from the Building Inspector of the city a permit therefor." Permit applications are available through the city's OpenGov permit portal.
Inspection requirements
Appendix G states, under "Inspection Required": "Work shall not be done beyond the point indicated in each successive inspection within the adopted code without first obtaining the approval of the building official. The building official, upon notification, shall make the requested inspections and shall either indicate the portion of the construction that is satisfactory as completed, or shall notify the permit holder or an agent of the permit holder wherein the same fails to comply with this code. Any portions that do not comply shall be corrected and such portion shall not be covered or concealed until authorized by the building official."
Adopted code
Appendix G (Building Codes, Licensing & Responsibilities) to the City of Claremore-Rogers County Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance, dated 01/02/2016, adopts jointly for the City of Claremore and Rogers County: International Residential Code, 2009 Edition; International Building Code, 2015 Edition; International Existing Building Code, 2015 Edition; International Mechanical Code, 2015 Edition; International Plumbing Code, 2015 Edition; International Fuel Gas Code, 2015 Edition; National Electric Code, 2014 Edition; and International Fire Code, 2015 Edition — each "or the latest edition thereof adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission." Separately, the city's own Code of Ordinances § 150.015 adopts "The International Building Code, 2009, or the latest edition adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC) and required by state statutes," along with the International Existing Building Code, 2009, and International Fire Code, 2009, on the same latest-OUBCC-edition basis.
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). The joint City of Claremore-Rogers County Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance, Appendix G (adopts the IRC 2009 'or the latest revision thereof adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission' — currently the 2018 edition per the county's own FAQ), does not alter R905.2.8.5, so the state-minimum requirement stands. About drip edge
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Appendix G (Building Codes, Licensing & Responsibilities) to the City of Claremore-Rogers County Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance, dated 01/02/2016, read in full (11 pages, Sections G01 through G05). Section G01.A adopts the International Residential Code, 2009 Edition, jointly for the City of Claremore and Rogers County, "or the latest revision thereof adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission," with exactly two locally added amendment items: (a) Section 506.2.3 Vapor retarder and (b) Pole Barn Homes. Neither item touches Chapter 9 (Roof Assemblies), and no other section of Appendix G addresses roof coverings, fire classification, or impact resistance. No UL 2218, Class 4, or impact-resistance provision appears anywhere in the 11-page document. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission's own IRC 2009 Permanent Rule (OAC Title 748, Chapter 20, Subchapter 5, Sections 748:20-5-1 through 748:20-5-23, effective 7-15-11) -- the state rule matching the IRC edition actually named in Appendix G -- corroborates this: it amends IRC 2009 Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 15, 24, 25 through 31, 34, and 40 by section number but contains no amendment section for Chapter 9, so Chapter 9 (Roof Assemblies) is adopted without modification under the Commission's own catch-all provision at 748:20-5-4, and it likewise contains zero UL 2218, Class 4, or hail provisions.
Roof layer limit / recover
Oklahoma's operative residential code is the OUBCC 2018 IRC Permanent Rule (effective 9-14-22), whose amended R908.3.1.1 Roof re-cover states: "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[; and] (4) Where the existing roof has one or more application of asphalt shingles[,] additional applications of asphalt shingles shall not be permitted." Condition 4 -- added by the OUBCC amendment -- is a de facto one-layer cap on asphalt-shingle re-roofs statewide. The joint City of Claremore-Rogers County Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance, Appendix G (adopts the IRC 2009 edition "or the latest revision thereof adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission" -- currently the 2018 edition per the county's own FAQ), does not amend R908.3.1.1, so this state-amended rule stands unmodified for Claremore.
Deck & sheathing requirements
The OUBCC 2018 IRC Permanent Rule (effective 9-14-22) amends R905.2.1 Sheathing requirements to read: "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)." The identical "solidly sheathed" definition is added in parallel to the deck-requirement sections for other coverings (concrete/clay tile at R905.3.1, metal shingles at R905.4.1, roll roofing at R905.5.1, slate at R905.6.2, wood shingles/shakes at R905.7.1/R905.8.1). Appendix G does not amend R905.2.1, so this state-amended definition stands unmodified for Claremore.
Sales & use tax
Combined rate 10% inside Claremore city limits (state 4.5% + City of Claremore 4% + Rogers County 1.50%). The OTC rate chart lists only one jurisdiction code for Claremore (COPO 6606, cross-referenced to Rogers County), so the combined rate does not vary by address within the city. 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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Sources
- rogerscounty.org verified 2026-07-31
- oklahoma.gov verified 2026-07-19
- oklahoma.gov verified 2026-07-18
- claremore.com verified 2026-07-17