Midwest City, OK Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Who must call for inspection
- Permit-holding contractor
- Approval proof
- Signed inspection notice posted on-site
- Extra trip cost
- Reinspection fee (see § 9-47 table)
- Appeal deadline
- 10 business days to chief building official
Summary
Contractors must call for a city inspection when rough-in or alteration work is done, and the inspector posts a signed approval notice once the work passes.
When an original rough-in installation of a building system is completed on any premises, the permit-holding contractor shall notify the inspector that the work is ready for inspection. The inspector shall make an inspection of the alteration or installation at the first available time. If the installation or alteration to the building system has been done in accordance with the terms and provisions of this article and amendments thereto, the inspector shall post an inspection notice at or near the same, noting thereon the date and approval of the work, together with his signature.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21).
Full Breakdown
Under Midwest City Code § 9-87, the permit-holding contractor must notify the city inspector once an original rough-in installation or an alteration to a permitted building system is complete and ready to inspect. The inspector then inspects at the first available time, and if the work complies with the applicable code article, posts a signed inspection notice at the site noting the date and approval. A reinspection fee applies if the inspector has to make an additional trip because the work wasn't ready or didn't pass. Rulings by the building inspector can be appealed to the chief building official within 10 business days under § 9-88, with further appeal available to the trades' advisory board and then city council.
Violations & Fines
Failed or incomplete work found on inspection isn't approved and can't be signed off; a follow-up trip triggers a reinspection fee under the fee table in § 9-47, and uncorrected work stays unapproved until it passes.
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