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Chapter 3

§ 3-3. (Reserved)[1 ]

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

§ 3-4. Adoption of state and federal air regulations. [Ord. No. 436, § 9.]

The civil air regulations promulgated by the Federal Aviation Agency and the aeronautics division of the state department of public works are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part of this chapter as fully in all respects as if set forth herein in full.

§ 3-5. Promulgation of rules and regulations generally. [Ord. No. 436, § 22; Ord. No. 1068, § 1.]

The use of the airport shall be governed by such rules and regulations as the city council may, from time to time, establish by resolution.

§ 3-6. Hours of operation. [Ord. No. 436, § 10.]

The airport shall be open for public use at all hours of the day and night, subject to the rules and regulations set forth in this chapter, the payment of fees and subject to such restrictions due to inclement weather, the condition of the landing area, the presentation of special events and like causes, as may be determined by the airport commission.

§ 3-7. Regulation of use generally. [Ord. No. 436, § 11.]

Special services may be rendered or special facilities may be provided at the airport on such terms as the city council may prescribe from time to time. No person shall use the airport for any purpose or as a base for the carrying on of commercial activities; for the carrying for hire passengers, freight, express or mail; for instruction in aviation in any of its branches; for the sale of fuels, refreshments, aircraft or any commodity; or for any other commercial purpose unless a permit has been granted therefor by the city council, and the fees paid in accordance with this chapter. The council may restrict the number of persons using the airport to such number as the council may deem necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

§ 3-8. Assumption of risk by users; indemnification of city, city council, etc. [Ord. No. 436, § 12.]

The privilege of using the airport and its facilities shall be conditioned on the assumption of full responsibility and risk by the user thereof and he shall release, hold harmless and indemnify the city, the city council, their officers and employees from any liability or loss resulting from such use, as well as against claims of third persons against the person using the airport.

1. Editor's Note: Former section 3-3, Supervision, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance No. 436 was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 1068.

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City of Oakdale, CA § 3-9

OAKDALE CITY CODE

§ 3-14

§ 3-9. Insurance-Commercial operators. [Ord. No. 436, § 13: Ord. No. 743 § 1, 1979.]

All persons operating aircraft at the airport for instruction, commercial purposes or carrying passengers or cargo for hire shall be required to file and deposit with the city clerk a policy of insurance or certificate of insurance issued by a company licensed to write such insurance by the state, by the terms of which the company agrees to pay on behalf of the policyholder all claims for which the policyholder is legally liable arising out of the ownership, maintenance and use of the aircraft.

The limits of liability of the insurance shall not be less than two hundred thousand dollars for each person and five hundred thousand dollars for each occurrence for bodily injury liability and fifty thousand dollars for each occurrence for property damage liability. In the event the aircraft owner desires to carry single limit policy, the limit of liability for each occurrence shall not be less than five hundred thousand dollars.

The policy of insurance shall not be cancelled at the election of the company except upon giving ten days' prior written notice thereof to the city clerk. If cancellation is at the option of the insured, the company shall be required to advise the city clerk of such cancellation immediately.

No permit to use the airport commercially shall be granted without compliance with this section. In the event a permit to use the airport is granted and thereafter the insurance coverage required by the provisions of this section is cancelled or otherwise terminated, the permit previously granted shall be suspended until there has been compliance with this section.

§ 3-10. Same-Aircraft permanently based at airport. [Ord. No. 436 § 14.]

Every person owning any aircraft permanently based at the airport not included within the provisions of section 3-9, shall comply with the provisions of section 3-9 requiring the furnishing of public liability and property damage insurance as therein specified. No person shall be permitted to permanently base an aircraft at the airport without furnishing insurance required by the provisions of such section.

§ 3-11. Erection of signs.[2] [Ord. No. 436, § 16.]

No signs shall be placed upon the airport until approved and permission therefor has been granted by the airport commission.

§ 3-12. Unauthorized use of aircraft, tools, etc., prohibited. [Ord. No. 436 § 17.]

No person shall take, use, tamper with or enter into any aircraft, parts or accessories thereof, or tools, or other equipment owned or controlled by any other person and stored or otherwise left at the airport, without the consent of the owner or operator thereof, or other satisfactory evidence of his right to do so.

§ 3-13. Liability for damage to municipal facility. [Ord. No. 436, § 18.]

Damage beyond reasonable wear and reasonable depreciation to municipal facilities, buildings and installations shall be paid for by the person responsible for such damages.

§ 3-14. Flight instructors. [Ord. No. 436, § 19.]

No person shall hold himself out as a flight instructor or give flight instruction unless he has a valid and subsisting flight instructor rating and he is registered with the airport commission.

2. Editor's note: As to regulations governing signs and advertising structures, see ch. 29 of this Code

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City of Oakdale, CA § 3-14

AIRPORT

§ 3-17.1

All persons giving flight instructions shall register with the airport commission who will acquaint them with the rules and regulations and satisfy itself that the persons do in fact have a valid and subsisting instructor ratings.

§ 3-15. Use of firearms, etc., and hunting prohibited.[3] [Ord. No. 436, § 20.]

No person, other than a person performing law enforcement duties, shall use firearms of any description of air rifles, spring guns or any other form of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with the fire blank cartridges in or upon the airport. Shooting into the airport area from beyond the airport boundaries is forbidden.

§ 3-16. Airport operator. [Ord. No. 436, § 21; Ord. No. 1068, § 1.]

The city council may contract with an airport operator to operate parts or all of the facilities available at the airport.

§ 3-17. Penalties for violation of chapter.[4] [Ord. No. 436, § 51; Ord. No. 1068, § 1.]

Any person operating or handling an aircraft in violation of the rules of this chapter, or additional rules established by resolution of the city council, or refusing to comply therewith may, in addition to any other penalty for violation of this Code, be removed or ejected from the airport or may be temporarily grounded upon the order of the council may be deprived of the further use of the airport and its facilities for such length of time as may be deemed necessary to insure the safeguarding of the same and the public and its interest therein.

§ 3-17.1. Prohibiting animals at large at airport. [Ord. No. 786, § 1.]

It shall be unlawful for the owner or any person having charge, care, custody, or control of any cattle, horses, sheep, goats, all equine species or dogs to allow any of said animals to run at large on the property of the Oakdale Municipal Airport at any time.

3. Editor's note: As to general prohibition against discharge of guns, see § 19-5 of this Code.

4. As to general penalty for violation of this Code, see § 5-5 of this Code.

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City of Oakdale, CA § 3-18

AIRPORT

§ 3-28

ARTICLE II Traffic Rules

§ 3-18. Authority of city. [Ord. No. 436, § 15; Ord. No. 641, § 1.]

The airport commission shall make recommendations as it deems necessary and advisable to the city council regarding the regulation of persons, vehicles, and aircraft at the airport.

§ 3-19. Parking areas. [Ord. No. 436, § 23; Ord. No. 641, § 1; Ord. No. 1068, § 1.]

The airport manager shall designate transit and permanent parking areas at the airport.

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▸Contents — Oakdale Municipal Code
Oakdale Municipal Code
  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
  3. ▸Chapter 3
    Overview
    1. § 3-1. "Airport" defined.
    2. § 3-3. (Reserved)[1 ]
    3. § 3-20. Operation of motor vehicle in tie down area.[5 ]
  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
  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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