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16-1 GENERAL PROVISIONS. [1]

Danville Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Danville

1 Editor’s Note: For the statutory provisions regarding the Health Officer, see Health and Safety Code, §451ff; for the specific provisions setting forth his enforcement duties, see Health and Safety Code, §452; for the authority of the Health Officer in the control of communicable disease, see Health and Safety Code, §3110 ff.

16-1.1 County Health Officer to Disconnect Utilities.

When the County Health Officer finds a violation of any State or County law or regulation relating to health or sanitation, which violation is related to a structure or facility, he may shut off or disconnect any or all utility service thereto which contributes to the violation, or he may order this done. If he finds that the violation involves an immediate danger to the public health he may have the action taken as quickly as he deems necessitated by the danger; otherwise he shall give ten (10) days' advice notice thereof by mail to the utility and to the owner as shown on the last assessment roll and by conspicuous posting on the property; and he shall conspicuously post notice of his orders and the action taken, which no person shall remove, tamper with or disobey. He shall rescind or modify such action when it becomes proper to do so in view of the danger or violation.

(Ord. #15, § 1[3])

16-2 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE.

16-2.1 Definitions.

As used in this section, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings:

Construct, install, maintain and use shall mean to lay, construct, erect, install, operate, maintain, use, repair or replace.

Grantee shall mean Pacific Gas and Electric Company and its lawful successors or assigns.

Poles, wires, conduit and appurtenances shall mean poles, towers, supports, wires, conductors, cables, guys, stubs, platforms, crossarms, braces, transformers, insulators, conduits, ducts, vaults, manholes, meters, cut-outs, switches, communication circuits, appliances, attachments, appurtenances, and, without limitation to the foregoing, any other property located or to be located, in, upon, along, across, under or over the streets of Town, and used or useful in transmitting and/or distributing electricity.

Streets shall mean the public streets, ways, alleys and places as the same now or may hereafter exist within Town, including State highways, now or hereafter established within Town.

Town shall mean the Town of Danville, a municipal corporation of the State of California, in its present incorporated form or in any later reorganized, consolidated, enlarged or reincorporated form.

(Ord. 08-01, § 2)

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Contents — Danville Zoning Code
Danville Zoning Code
  1. Chapter I
  2. Chapter II
  3. Chapter III
  4. Chapter IV
  5. Chapter V
  6. Part 1 — GENERAL
  7. Part 2 — CARDROOM LICENSES
  8. Part 3 — CARDROOM RESTRICTIONS
  9. Part 5 — SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, CHANGE AND VARIANCE
  10. Part 1
  11. Part 2
  12. Part 3
  13. Part 4
  14. Part 1
  15. Division 1 — FORM AND CONTENTS
  16. Division 2 — SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS
  17. Division 3 — CHECKING
  18. Division 4 — APPROVAL
  19. Division 1
  20. Division 3
  21. Division 4
  22. Division 1 — INTRODUCTION
  23. Division 2 — SPECIFIC USES AND DEFINITIONS
  24. Division 3 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  25. Division 4 — PARKING STANDARDS
  26. Division 5 — DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW PROCEDURES
  27. Division 1 — GENERAL
  28. Division 2 — REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS
  29. Division 3 — CREDIT; EXEMPTIONS
  30. Division 4 — DISPOSITION OF FEES AND LAND
  31. Division 5 — PROCEDURES
  32. Division 1 — GENERAL
  33. Division 3 — ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS
  34. Division 1 — NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
  35. Division 2 — RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
  36. Division 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  37. Division 2 — APPLICATIONS
  38. Division 3 — ADMINISTRATION
  39. Division 4 — PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
  40. Division 5 — FLOOD HAZARD VARIANCE PROCEDURES
  41. Division 2
  42. Division 5
  43. Division 2 — REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS
  44. Division 4
  45. Division 5
  46. Division 2
  47. Division 1
  48. Division 2

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