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Tulsa, OK zoning: where a drive-thru restaurant is allowed

Tulsa County · 61 districts on file · last read 2026-11-14 · data.json

Is a drive-thru allowed in Tulsa, OK?

A drive-thru restaurant is allowed by right (no conditional use permit, special exception or rezoning) in these zoning districts: CG, CH, CS, IH, IL, IM, OH.

It needs a conditional or special use approval in: CBD, MX2-F-65, MX2-P-U, MX2-U-35, MX2-U-U, MX2-V-35, MX2-V-55, MX2-V-65, MX2-V-U, MX3-F-65, MX3-V-55.

It is not allowed in 33 districts (mostly residential; see the table).

10 districts are not confirmed yet.

Drive-thru restaurant rule by zoning district

DistrictDrive-thru restaurantWhat the code saysSectionSourceRead on
AGNot allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
AG-RNot allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
CBDConditionalDrive-through: S (special exception, Board of Adjustment)Tables 15-2/10-2; 70.120zoneomics.com2026-11-14
CGBy rightDrive-in or Drive-through Facility (as a component of an allowed use) P
3 stacking spaces per lane from order board; lanes 10 ft from R/AG-R lots with screening wall.		Zoning Code Table 15-2; 55.100zoneomics.com2026-11-14
CHBy rightDrive-in or Drive-through Facility (as a component of an allowed use) P
3 stacking spaces per lane from order board; lanes 10 ft from R/AG-R lots with screening wall.		Zoning Code Table 15-2; 55.100zoneomics.com2026-11-14
CONot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
CO-16Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
CSBy rightDrive-in or Drive-through Facility (as a component of an allowed use) P
3 stacking spaces per lane from order board; lanes 10 ft from R/AG-R lots with screening wall.		Zoning Code Table 15-2; 55.100zoneomics.com2026-11-14
IHBy rightDrive-in or Drive-through Facility (as a component of an allowed use) P
3 stacking spaces per lane from order board; lanes 10 ft from R/AG-R lots with screening wall.		Zoning Code Table 15-2; 55.100zoneomics.com2026-11-14
ILBy rightDrive-in or Drive-through Facility (as a component of an allowed use) P
3 stacking spaces per lane from order board; lanes 10 ft from R/AG-R lots with screening wall.		Zoning Code Table 15-2; 55.100zoneomics.com2026-11-14
IMBy rightDrive-in or Drive-through Facility (as a component of an allowed use) P
3 stacking spaces per lane from order board; lanes 10 ft from R/AG-R lots with screening wall.		Zoning Code Table 15-2; 55.100zoneomics.com2026-11-14
IMXNot allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
MPD-2Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MPD-4Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MPD-5Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MPD-6Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MPD-7Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MPD-8Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MPD-9Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MPD-FBC1Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX1-F-35Not allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX1-P-35Not allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX1-P-65Not allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX1-P-UNot allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX1-U-35Not allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX1-U-45Not allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX1-U-55Not allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX1-U-UNot allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX1-V-55Not allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX1-V-65Not allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX1-V-UNot allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX2-F-65ConditionalDrive-through: S (special exception, Board of Adjustment)Tables 15-2/10-2; 70.120zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX2-P-UConditionalDrive-through: S (special exception, Board of Adjustment)Tables 15-2/10-2; 70.120zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX2-U-35ConditionalDrive-through: S (special exception, Board of Adjustment)Tables 15-2/10-2; 70.120zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX2-U-UConditionalDrive-through: S (special exception, Board of Adjustment)Tables 15-2/10-2; 70.120zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX2-V-35ConditionalDrive-through: S (special exception, Board of Adjustment)Tables 15-2/10-2; 70.120zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX2-V-55ConditionalDrive-through: S (special exception, Board of Adjustment)Tables 15-2/10-2; 70.120zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX2-V-65ConditionalDrive-through: S (special exception, Board of Adjustment)Tables 15-2/10-2; 70.120zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX2-V-UConditionalDrive-through: S (special exception, Board of Adjustment)Tables 15-2/10-2; 70.120zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX3-F-65ConditionalDrive-through: S (special exception, Board of Adjustment)Tables 15-2/10-2; 70.120zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MX3-V-55ConditionalDrive-through: S (special exception, Board of Adjustment)Tables 15-2/10-2; 70.120zoneomics.com2026-11-14
OHBy rightDrive-in or Drive-through Facility (as a component of an allowed use) P
3 stacking spaces per lane from order board; lanes 10 ft from R/AG-R lots with screening wall.		Zoning Code Table 15-2; 55.100zoneomics.com2026-11-14
OLNot allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
OMNot allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
OMHNot allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
PKNot allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14
RDNot allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RENot allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RM-0Not allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RM-1Not allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RM-2Not allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RM-3Not allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RMHNot allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RSNot allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RS-1Not allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RS-2Not allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RS-3Not allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RS-4Not allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RS-5Not allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
RTNot allowedNot listedTables 5-2/25-1zoneomics.com2026-11-14
SRNot allowedDrive-through not allowed / restaurant accessory onlyTables 15-2/10-2/25-xzoneomics.com2026-11-14

"By right" means permitted with site plan and building permit review only. Overlay districts, planned developments (PD/PUD) and conditions attached to a past rezoning can change the answer for a single parcel.

Official zoning map layer

To find the district for a parcel, query the jurisdiction's own GIS zoning layer: https://services2.arcgis.com/XkZ90iCdbTJ9oNXl/arcgis/rest/services/TulsaZoning_OpenData/FeatureServer/0 (district field: ZONE_TYPE)

Sources

How to confirm before you buy

  1. Look up the parcel on the official zoning map to get its district and any overlay.
  2. Open the code section linked in the table and read the use table and the drive-thru standards.
  3. Call the planning office and ask whether a drive-thru restaurant needs anything beyond site plan review at that address.

Why this library exists

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