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§ 19-111. Definitions. [Ord. No. 1150.]

Oakdale Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Oakdale

The terms used in this article have the meaning provided by state law except as expressly provided herein.

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City of Oakdale, CA § 19-111

OAKDALE CITY CODE

§ 19-111

  • (a) ADULT — Means any person over the age of eighteen years.

  • (b) (1) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE — Means and includes any liquid or solid material intended to be ingested by a person which contains ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol, drinking alcohol, or alcohol, including, but not limited to, alcoholic beverages as defined in Section23004 of the Business and Professions Code, intoxicating liquor, malt beverage, beer, wine, spirits, liqueur, whiskey, rum, vodka, cordials, gin, and brandy, and any mixture containing one or more alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic beverage includes a mixture of one or more alcoholic beverages whether found or ingested separately or as a mixture.

    • (2) ALCOHOL — Means ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirits of wine, from whatever source or by whatever process produced.

  • (c) RESPONSE COSTS — Means the costs associated with response by law enforcement, fire, or other emergency response providers to a gathering, including but not limited to: (1) salaries and benefits of law enforcement, code enforcement, fire or other emergency response personnel for the amount of time spent responding to, remaining at, or otherwise dealing with a gathering, and the administrative cost associated with or attributed to such response(s); (2) the cost of any medical treatment for any law enforcement, code enforcement, fire, or other emergency response personnel injured responding to, remaining at, or leaving the scene of a gathering; (3) the cost of repairing any City equipment or property damaged, and the cost of the use of any such equipment in, responding to, remaining at, or leaving the scene of a gathering; and (4) any other allowable costs related to enforcement of §§ 19-112 and 19-113.

  • (d) FAMILY GATHERING — Means a gathering where each minor present is supervised by his or her parent or legal guardian.

  • (e) LEGAL GUARDIAN — Means (1) a person who, by court order, is the guardian of the person of a minor; or (2) a public or private agency with whom a minor has been placed by the court.

  • (f) MINOR — Means any person under the age of twenty-one years.

  • (g) JUVENILE — Means any person under the age of eighteen years.

  • (h) PARENT — Means a person who is a natural parent, adoptive parent, foster parent, or step-parent of another person.

  • (i) GATHERING — Means a party, gathering or event where a group of two or more persons have assembled or are assembling for a social occasion or social activity.

  • (j) PREMISES — Means any residence or other private property, place, or premises, including any commercial or business premises.

  • (k) SOCIAL HOST — Means a person who knowingly hosts, permits, or allows a gathering to take place where one or more minors consume one or more alcoholic beverages on property owned or controlled by the person and the person knows or reasonably should have known that the minor is consuming or has consumed an alcoholic beverage.

  • (l) RESPONSIBLE PERSON — Means a person or persons with a right of possession in the premises including, but not limited to:

    • (1) An owner of the residence or other private property, place or premises, including any commercial or business premises;

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City of Oakdale, CA § 19-111

OFFENSES – MISCELLANEOUS

§ 19-113

  • (2) A tenant or lessee of the residence or other private property, place or premises, including any commercial or business premises;

  • (3) The landlord of another person responsible for the gathering;

  • (4) The person(s) in charge of the residence or other private property, place or premises, including commercial or business premises; and

  • (5) The person(s) who organizes, supervises, officiates, conducts or controls the gathering or any other person(s) accepting responsibility for such a gathering.

  • (6) If a responsible person or social host for the party or gathering is a juvenile, then the parents or guardians of that juvenile and the juvenile will be jointly and severally liable for the response costs incurred pursuant to this article. To incur liability for response costs imposed by this article, the responsible person or social host for the gathering must be aware of the gathering, but need not be present at such gathering which results in the imposition of response costs pursuant to this article.

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Oakdale Municipal Code
  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3
  4. Article IV — Fees and Charges.
  5. Chapter 4
  6. Article I — In General
  7. Article II — Dogs
  8. Article III
  9. Article IV — Permissible Household Pets, Etc.
  10. Article V — Abatement of Vicious Dogs
  11. Chapter 6
  12. Chapter 7
  13. Article I — Administration — General
  14. Article XIII — System Development Charges
  15. Article I
  16. Article II
  17. Article III
  18. Article 300.21 — (a) is added to read as follows:
  19. Article IV
  20. Article V
  21. Article VI — California Energy Code [Ord. No. 1243-16; amended…
  22. Article VII
  23. Article VIII
  24. Article IX
  25. Article X
  26. Article XI
  27. Chapter 8 — Referenced Standards is amended as follows:
  28. Article XII — Small Residential Rooftop Solar Energy System Pe…
  29. Article XIII
  30. Article XIV — Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Str…
  31. Chapter 8
  32. Chapter 9
  33. Chapter 10
  34. Chapter 11
  35. Article II — Transactions and use tax.[3 ]
  36. Article III — Transient Occupancy Tax.[5 ]
  37. Article IV — Documentary Stamp Tax.[6 ]
  38. Article V — Financial Plan
  39. Article VI — City Treasurer Investments
  40. Article VII — Cannabis Business Tax [Added 12-10-2018 by Ord. …
  41. Article VIII — Parking and Business Improvement Area [Adopted …
  42. Article X — Crane Crossing Specific Plan - Plan Area Fee Progr…
  43. Chapter 12
  44. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION PERMITS
  45. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION
  46. Chapter 5 — FIRE SERVICE FEATURES FIRE APPARATUS ROADS
  47. Chapter 5
  48. Chapter 5
  49. Chapter 5
  50. Chapter 6
  51. Chapter 6
  52. Chapter 11
  53. Chapter 24 — FLAMABLE FINISHES
  54. Chapter 35
  55. Chapter 41
  56. Chapter 50 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS GENERAL PROVISIONS
  57. Chapter 55
  58. Chapter 56
  59. Chapter 57
  60. Chapter 61
  61. Chapter 13
  62. Chapter 14
  63. Article VI — Disposal of Pharmaceutical Controlled Substances
  64. Article I — Waitresses and Entertainers
  65. Article II — Smoking at Council Meetings
  66. Article III — Smoking Pollution Control
  67. Article V — Waste Containers.
  68. Article VI — Disposal of Pharmaceutical Controlled Substances
  69. Chapter 15
  70. Chapter 16
  71. Chapter 17
  72. Chapter 18
  73. Article II — Abandoned, Wrecked, etc., Vehicles
  74. Article III — Railroad Crossing Permits
  75. Article IV
  76. Article V — Paid Parking Zones and Parking Permits[1 ]
  77. Article VI — Privately Owned and Maintained Roads and Parking …
  78. Article VII — Police Towing Services
  79. Article VIII — Traffic Rules
  80. Article X — Turning Movements
  81. Article XI — One-Way Alleys
  82. Article XII — Right-of-Way
  83. Article XIII — Public Offenses
  84. Article XIV — General Penalty
  85. Chapter 18A
  86. Chapter 19
  87. Article I — Offenses – Miscellaneous
  88. Article II — Graffiti[3 ]
  89. Article III
  90. Article IV — Coasting Devices
  91. Article V — Administrative Citation Process
  92. Article VI — Administrative Remedies
  93. ▸Article VII
    Overview
    1. § 19-109. Legislative findings. [Ord. No. 1150.]
    2. § 19-110. Intent and purpose. [Ord. No. 1150.]
    3. § 19-111. Definitions. [Ord. No. 1150.]
    4. § 19-112. Consumption of alcohol by minor prohibited in public…
    5. § 19-113. Hosting, permitting, allowing a party, gathering or …
    6. § 19-114. Prima facie evidence. [Ord. No. 1150.]
    7. § 19-115. Separate violation for each incident. [Ord. No. 1150.]
    8. § 19-116. Enforcement authority. [Ord. No. 1150.]
    9. § 19-117. Enforcement remedies. [Ord. No. 1150.]
    10. § 19-118. Public nuisance and recovery of response costs. [Ord…
    11. § 19-119. Billing and collection. [Ord. No. 1150.]
    12. § 19-120. Special fund. [Ord. No. 1150.]
    13. § 19-121. Appeals. [Ord. No. 1150.]
    14. § 19-122. Severability. [Ord. No. 1150.]
  94. Article VIII — Oakdale Massage Establishment Regulations
  95. Article X
  96. Article XI
  97. Article XII
  98. Article XIII
  99. Article XIV — Squatter Camps
  100. Article XV
  101. Article XVI — Noise Control [Added 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 1263]
  102. Chapter 20
  103. Article III — Parks
  104. Article IV — Special Events
  105. Article V — Senior Citizens Commission
  106. Article VI — Drug Free Zones
  107. Chapter 21
  108. Chapter 22
  109. Article II — Police Relief and Pension Fund
  110. Chapter 23
  111. Chapter 24
  112. Chapter 25 — PURCHASES
  113. Chapter 26
  114. Article II — Collection and Disposal
  115. Article IV — Defacing Public and Private Property
  116. Article V — Legislative Recycling Mandates
  117. Chapter 28
  118. Article I — General Provisions
  119. Article II — Fees and Charges
  120. Article III — Sewer Mains and Sewer Laterals
  121. Article IV — Industrial Users
  122. Article V — Industrial Users' Discharge Permits
  123. Article VI — Enforcement
  124. Chapter 29
  125. Chapter 30
  126. Article II
  127. Article III — Trenching
  128. Article IV — Numbering of Streets
  129. Article V — Maintenance Districts
  130. Chapter 31
  131. Article II — Definitions and Responsibilities
  132. Article IV — Tentative Subdivision Maps
  133. Article V — Final Subdivision Maps
  134. Article VII — Vesting Tentative Maps for Residential Subdivisi…
  135. Article VIII — Dedications. Reservations, and Development Fees
  136. Article XI — Reversions to Acreage
  137. Article XII
  138. Article XIII — Correction and Amendment of Maps.
  139. Article XIV — Enforcement.
  140. Chapter 31A
  141. Chapter 32
  142. Chapter 33
  143. Article II — Disposition of Surplus Property
  144. Article III — Purchase by City Employees of Unclaimed or Surpl…
  145. Chapter 34
  146. Chapter 35
  147. Article II — Mains, Laterals and Hydrants
  148. Article III — Fees and Charges
  149. Article VII — Backflow and Cross-Connection Control
  150. Chapter 36
  151. Part I — General Provisions.
  152. Part II — Specific Plan Preparation Process.
  153. Part I — General Provisions
  154. Chapter 37
  155. Article II
  156. Article III — Regulations for Cannabis Businesses
  157. Article IV — Appeals and Enforcement
  158. Chapter DL

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