Administrative overview · FIPS 40053
Grant County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
City of Medford; the current Oklahoma State Fire Marshal AHJ list identifies Medford for plan review, building permitting, and inspections, while no Grant County-wide building authority was identified
For a project in or near Grant County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
Medford City Hall 580-395-2823; Grant County contact not identified in the permitting material
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Medford City Hall, 615 N Front Street, Medford, OK 73759
Operating hours
N/A. Medford's official documents and code pages provide contact information but do not state current public-counter hours.
Review expectation
N/A. Medford does not publish a permit-review timeline.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Grant County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact Medford City Hall 580-395-2823; Grant County contact not identified in the permitting material and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A. Medford does not publish a permit-review timeline.
How are inspections scheduled?
Medford is listed as a current AHJ for plan review, building permitting, and inspections. Contact City Hall at 580-395-2823 or city@medfordoklahoma.org to submit the building-permit form and arrange inspections; no online scheduler or advance-notice rule is published.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
N/A. Medford is listed by the State Fire Marshal as an AHJ responsible for plan review, permitting, and inspections, but its current public pages do not identify the specific 2026 IBC/IRC/NEC edition set. State minimum OUBCC codes apply unless the local AHJ adopts higher standards. N/A. Medford publishes a building-permit form but no current minor-work exemption list was found. Confirm whether a project is exempt with City Hall before starting work.