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Planning Code

OAKLAND PLANNING CODE 1997

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

Cite as: Oakland Municipal Code · Text as of 2026-10-04

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A Codification of the General Planning Ordinances of the City of Oakland, California

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Beginning with Supplement No. 31, Supplemented by Municipal Code Corporation

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PREFACE

The Oakland Planning Code, originally published by Book Publishing Company, has been kept current by regular supplementation by Municipal Code Corporation, its successor in interest.

During original codification, the ordinances were compiled, edited and indexed by the editorial staff of Book Publishing Company under the direction of Mark Morodomi, Assistant City Attorney; Tamika Thomas, Assistant City Clerk; LaTonda Simmons, City Clerk and Secretary to the Redevelopment Successor Agency.

The Code is organized by subject matter under an expandable three-factor decimal numbering system which is designed to facilitate supplementation without disturbing the numbering of existing provisions. Each section number designates, in sequence, the numbers of the Title, chapter, and section. Thus, Section 2.12.040 is Section .040, located in Chapter 2.12 of Title 2. In most instances, sections are numbered by tens (.010, .020, .030, etc.), leaving nine vacant positions between original sections to accommodate future provisions. Similarly, chapters and titles are numbered to provide for internal expansion.

In parentheses following each section is a legislative history identifying the specific sources for the provisions of that section. This legislative history is complemented by an ordinance disposition table, following the text of the Code, listing by number all ordinances, their subjects, and where they appear in the codification; and beginning with Supplement No. 31, legislation can be tracked using the "Code Comparative Table and Disposition List."

A subject-matter index, with complete cross-referencing, locates specific Code provisions by individual section numbers.

This Supplement brings the Code up to date through Ordinance 13868, passed December 16, 2025.

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CITY OF OAKLAND

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MAYOR

Libby Schaaf

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COUNCIL MEMBERS

District 1 Dan Kalb
District 2 Nikki Fortunato-Bas President of the City Council
District 3 Carroll Fife
District 4 Sheng Thao President Pro Tempore
District 5 Noel Gallo
District 6 Loren Taylor
District 7 Treva Reid
At-Large Rebecca Kaplan Vice Mayor

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CITY ADMINISTRATOR

Ed Reiskin

CITY ATTORNEY

Barbara Parker

CITY AUDITOR

Courtney Ruby

CITY CLERK AND CLERK OF THE COUNCIL

Asha Reed (Interim City Clerk)

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