Midwest City, OK Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit fee
- $50 per cut
- Issuing office
- City engineer
- Contractor bond
- $10,000 surety bond
- Owner exemption
- No bond for own driveway
- Backfill maintenance
- 1 year, contractor's expense
Summary
Cutting, altering, or excavating any sidewalk, driveway, curb, gutter, or pavement within Midwest City's public right-of-way requires a $50 permit from the city engineer before work begins.
Within any public way no person shall cut or remove any pavement, walk, drive, curb or gutter, or construct or alter any walk or driveway pavement or curb, or make any excavation without first securing from the city engineer a permit therefor and paying to the city a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). No permit shall be issued except to a person authorized under this article to perform the work involved.
(Ord. No. 2055, § 1, 7-23-85; Ord. No. 2347, § 1, 5-23-89; Ord. No. 2369, § 1, 9-26-89; Ord. No. 2592, § 2, 10-25-94; Ord. No. 3539, § 3, 11-14-23)
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
Before a private party cuts, removes, or alters any pavement, walk, driveway, curb, gutter, or excavates within a Midwest City public right-of-way, Code of Ordinances § 37-86 requires a permit from the city engineer and a $50 fee, issued only to a person authorized under the article to do the work. Contractors must also post a $10,000 bond (§ 37-88) guaranteeing proper backfill for one year and indemnifying the city; residential property owners doing their own driveway cuts are exempt from the bond under § 37-95. A separate permit is required for each cut unless multiple cuts fall on one connected pipe or conduit installation (§ 37-87).
Violations & Fines
Working in the right-of-way without the § 37-86 permit, using an unauthorized person to do the work, or skipping the required bond is a code violation, punishable under the city's general penalty section, § 1-8.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a permit to cut my driveway or curb in Midwest City?
Does a homeowner doing their own driveway work need to post a bond?
Sources & Official References
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