Moore, OK Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit trigger
- Required for building, alteration, or moving (§ 5-111)
- Permit lapse
- Void after 180 days unused (§ 5-112)
- Inspection order
- Insulation follows framing/mech/elec/plumbing rough-in
- Re-inspection fee
- Charged for unready or red-tagged sites
- Site posting
- Permit card must stay posted on-site (§ 5-118)
- Penalty
- Up to $500 per day under § 1-108
Summary
In the City of Moore, Oklahoma, Community Development requires a building permit under Moore Code of Ordinances § 5-111 before any structure is built, altered or moved, and the city's amended International Building Code sequences inspections: insulation inspection cannot occur until framing, mechanical, electrical and plumbing rough-in inspections are approved, and must clear before wall coverings are installed. Re-inspection fees apply when the site or plans are not ready.
Section 109.7 Insert: [109.7 Re-inspection Fee. A fee as established by city council resolution may be charged when: The inspection called for is not ready when the inspector arrives; No building address or permit card is clearly posted; City approved plans are not on the job site available to the inspector; The building is locked or work otherwise not available for inspection when called; The job site is red-tagged twice for the same item; The original red tag has been removed from the job site. Failure to maintain erosion control, trash control or tree protection. A second inspection is requested or required due to the lack of proper installation, construction or materials. Any re-inspection fees assessed shall be paid before any more inspections are made on that job site.] ... Section 110.3.5 delete and amend to read: [110.3.5 Insulation inspection. Insulation inspections shall be made after framing, mechanical, electrical, fuel/gas and plumbing rough-in inspections are approved and before the installation of any wall coverings.]
Full Breakdown
Sec 5-111 makes a building permit mandatory whenever any building, structure, facility or other appurtenance is erected, constructed, altered, enlarged, improved, moved or removed. Under Sec 5-112 a permit is cancelled by the building official if work has not begun within 180 days of issuance, and a new permit with a fresh fee is required to restart. Sec 5-117 requires two complete plan sets at application, three for a restaurant, each stamped with an approval mark, with one set kept on the city's file and one kept on the job site.
Sec 5-118 requires the numbered permit identification card to stay posted in a conspicuous place on the structure throughout construction; if it is missing, the building official can order work stopped. The city's IBC amendments in Sec 5-202 add Section 109.7, letting the city charge a re-inspection fee set by council resolution when an inspection is called but the site is not ready, no address or permit card is posted, approved plans are not on site, the site is locked, the site is red-tagged twice for the same item, or a second inspection is needed because of faulty work.
The same amendments rewrite Section 110.3.5, echoed for one- and two-family homes at IRC Section R109.1.5.2, so the insulation inspection can only happen after the framing, mechanical, electrical, fuel/gas and plumbing rough-in inspections have all been approved, and before any wall coverings go up. Sec 5-115 sets all permit and inspection fees by council resolution rather than the stock code amounts, with the schedule on file with the city clerk.
Violations & Fines
Building without the required permit, or continuing work after the building official orders a stop under Sec 5-118 for an unposted permit card, is an offense punishable under Sec 1-108 for each day construction continues in violation, up to a $500 fine. Calling an inspection when the site, plans or address posting are not ready, or skipping the rough-in sequence before covering insulation, triggers the Sec 5-202 re-inspection fee and can delay the project until the deficiency is corrected.
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