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Council backs building-code change to ease permitting for family childcare homes
Tulsa City Council · January 28, 2026
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Summary
The council approved an ordinance change that aligns local code with the International Residential Code, creating a clearer path for family childcare homes (including some large family providers) to obtain city permits without requiring automatic sprinklers; Tulsa Educare praised the decision.
The Tulsa City Council approved an amendment to the building code that city staff and advocates say will make it easier for licensed family childcare homes — including some large family childcare homes — to obtain city permits without the prior requirement to install…
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