Moore, OK Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

Section 8-1121 of the Property Maintenance Code, part of Article 8-11C, 'Notice and Enforcement,' begins the enforcement chain with the words 'upon report of a violation of the provisions of this chapter.' Once a report reaches the code official, typically through Moore's Community Development Department, the officer must determine whether a violation actually exists and, if so, whether it is a minor violation or a major violation as those terms are defined in Section 8-1105. A minor violation on its own does not trigger further action: the code prohibits action until it is determined that a major violation exists, either because the minor issue combines with another or because the officer independently finds it seriously threatens health or safety.

Once the officer determines a major violation exists, Section 8-1122 requires written notice to the property owner stating the violations and directing that they be corrected. That notice must go out by certified mail to the owner at the address shown on the current year's county treasurer tax rolls, and if the owner cannot be located, the code official may instead post a copy of the notice on the property itself. This two-step intake, first a determination, then a formal notice, means a resident's report does not by itself produce a citation; it starts the code official's independent review, and only a confirmed major violation moves the case into the notice-and-correction timeline in Section 8-1123. The same Part 8 enforcement scheme lets the city manager delegate nuisance and property-maintenance enforcement duties to the Community Development Department's director or staff.