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Title 12 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

Ceres Municipal Code Ch. 03 Deposit of Oil or Other Petroleum Products

Ceres Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Ceres

Cite as: Ceres Municipal Code Chapter 03 · Text as of 2026-10-04

12.03.010 - Deposit of oil or other petroleum products.

A. No person owning, controlling or operating any motor vehicle, or any machine or apparatus carrying or using gasoline or any product of petroleum, shall drain oil from the crankcase or gearcase, or from any other part of such device, upon any street as defined in this Title, or allow such oil to leak upon the pavement of such street in an amount in excess of one milliliter per day.

B. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $50.00 for a first offense, $100.00 for a second offense and $250.00 for each subsequent offense. In addition, the City may use the administrative enforcement remedies set forth in title 19 of this Code for violations of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2020-1057, § 2, 3-23-2020)

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