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

§ 4.29.102. Findings.

The City Council of the City of Oakley hereby finds and determines that it is necessary and appropriate to establish standards for property maintenance that reasonably relate to the proper exercise of the City’s police power and to provide for the abatement of conditions which are offensive or annoying to the senses, detrimental to property values and community appearance, an obstruction to or interference with the comfortable enjoyment of adjacent property or premises, or hazardous or injurious to the health, safety or welfare of the general public in ways which constitute a public nuisance, for each of the following reasons:

  • a. To safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the community by maintaining property in a good, safe and appropriate condition; and,

  • b. To enhance the economic value and general welfare of the City and each area within it, through the regulation of the appearance and maintenance of property located within the City of Oakley; and,

  • c. To promote a sound and attractive community appearance; and,

  • d. To require a minimum level of maintenance of private property to protect the livability, appearance and social and economic stability of the City, to provide for the maximum use and enjoyment of property in proximity to one another, and to protect the public from the health and safety hazards and the impairments of property values that result from the neglect and deterioration of property; and,

  • e. To allow for appropriate corrective measures to be taken to address conditions that threaten the public health, safety or welfare by lawfully delineating the circumstances under which such condition(s) may be considered illegal and/or abated.

  • f. Provisions of this Chapter are supplementary and complementary to all other provisions of the Oakley Municipal Code, state law, and any law cognizable at common law or in equity, and nothing herein shall be read, interpreted or construed in any manner so as to limit any existing right or power of the City to abate any nuisance or initiate any action provided for by law.

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City of Oakley, CA § 4.29.202

PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE

§ 4.29.206

Article 2

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS FOR SMALL RESIDENTIAL LOTS

§ 4.29.202. Applicability.

This Chapter shall apply to all properties which are designed or used for residential uses and zoned R-15, R-12, R-10, R-7, R-6 and Planned Unit (P-1) Development Districts with single family residential uses.

§ 4.29.204. Responsibility for Property Maintenance.

  • a. Every owner of real property is required to maintain such property in a manner so as not to violate the provisions of this Chapter and such owner remains liable for violations thereof regardless of any contract or agreement with any third party regarding such property or of the identity or relationship of any party responsible for creating the violation. Every successive property owner who fails to abate a continuing nuisance is liable in the same manner as the property owner who created the nuisance.

  • b. Every occupant, lessee, or holder of any interest in property other than the owner thereof, is required to maintain such property in the same manner as is required of the owner, and the duty imposed by Section 4.29.204(a) on the owner shall in no instance relieve the persons herein referred to from the same duty.

  • c. For the purposes of this Chapter, the terms "responsible party," "person," "owner," "occupant," "lessee" or "holder of any interest in property other than owner" includes, but is not limited to, an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, trust, estate, receiver or any other entity.

§ 4.29.206. Prohibition Against Public Nuisances.

  • a. It shall be unlawful and declared a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any property covered by this Chapter to cause or permit any property to violate any provision of this Chapter, or to maintain property or permit property to be maintained in a condition which violates any provision of this Chapter or any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

  • b. It shall be unlawful and declared a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any property covered by this Chapter to take any action or allow any action to be taken at that property in violation of any provision of this Chapter or any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

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City of Oakley, CA

PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE

§ 4.29.302

§ 4.29.302

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Oakley Municipal Code
  1. Title 1
  2. Title 2
  3. Chapter 2.9 — CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
  4. Chapter 2.1 — THE CITY COUNCIL
  5. Chapter 2.2
  6. Article 1 — CITY MANAGER
  7. Article 2 — FINANCE DIRECTOR
  8. Article 3 — POLICE DEPARTMENT[1 ]
  9. Chapter 2.3 — PLANNING COMMISSION
  10. Chapter 2.4 — PLANNING AGENCY
  11. Chapter 2.5 — EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS
  12. Chapter 2.6 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  13. Chapter 2.7
  14. Article 1 — SALE OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY
  15. Article 3
  16. Chapter 2.9 — CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
  17. Chapter 2.11 — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
  18. Title 3
  19. Chapter 3.1 — UNIFORM LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX
  20. Chapter 3.2 — UNIFORM TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
  21. Chapter 3.3 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
  22. Chapter 3.4
  23. Chapter 3.5 — BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
  24. Chapter 3.6
  25. Chapter 3.7 — UNIFORM COST ACCOUNTING ACT
  26. Title 4
  27. Article 4 — RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
  28. Chapter 4.31 — WATER-EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
  29. Chapter 4.34 — DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE EMERGENCY COST RECO…
  30. Chapter 4.1 — DANGEROUS MATERIALS
  31. Article 1 — FIREWORKS
  32. Article 2 — WEAPONS
  33. Chapter 4.2 — NOISE CONTROL
  34. Article 1 — FINDINGS REGARDING NOISE
  35. Article 2 — REGULATIONS OF NOISE GENERALLY
  36. Chapter 4.3 — OPEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
  37. Chapter 4.5
  38. Chapter 4.6 — CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY JUVENILES …
  39. Chapter 4.7 — ABANDONED VEHICLES
  40. Chapter 4.8 — GAMBLING
  41. Chapter 4.10 — FALSE REPORTS
  42. Chapter 4.11 — INTOXICATION
  43. Chapter 4.12
  44. Chapter 4.14 — ALARM SYSTEMS
  45. Article 1 — CARNIVALS AND FAIRS
  46. Article 2 — PARADES
  47. Chapter 4.17 — ANIMAL CONTROL
  48. Chapter 4.18 — SHOPPING CARTS
  49. Article 1
  50. Article 2 — MULTI-UNIT RESIDENCES
  51. Article 3 — OUTDOOR AREAS
  52. Article 1 — DEFINITIONS
  53. Article 2
  54. Article 3 — REQUIRED SERVICE
  55. Chapter 4.22
  56. Chapter 4.23 — WEED ABATEMENT (Repealed by Ord. 22-09, 11/10/2…
  57. Chapter 4.24 — LOITERING FOR PURPOSES OF ACTIVITIES RELATED TO…
  58. Article 1 — RODEOS
  59. Chapter 4.26
  60. Chapter 4.27 — WATERWAYS AND WATER SUPPLY
  61. Article 1 — CONTRA COSTA CANAL
  62. Article 2 — WATER SUPPLY
  63. Article 3 — TRANSPORTING WATER FOR DOMESTIC USE
  64. Chapter 4.28 — WATER SAFETY
  65. Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  66. Article 3 — RESTRICTIONS
  67. Chapter 4.29 — NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION
  68. Article 1 — PURPOSE AND INTENT
  69. Article 3 — DEFINITIONS
  70. Article 4 — RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
  71. Article 5 — ENFORCEMENT
  72. Chapter 4.30 — RENTAL DWELLING UNIT INSPECTION PROGRAM
  73. Article 1 — PURPOSE AND FINDINGS
  74. Article 2 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  75. Article 3 — STANDARDS
  76. Article 4 — ENFORCEMENT
  77. Article 5 — LICENSES, FEES AND COSTS
  78. Chapter 4.31
  79. Chapter 4.32 — FORECLOSURE PROPERTIES[3 ]
  80. Article 1 — PURPOSE AND INTENT
  81. Article 2 — DEFINITIONS
  82. Article 4 — ENFORCEMENT
  83. Chapter 4.33 — TOWING SERVICES
  84. Chapter 4.34
  85. Chapter 4.35 — GRAFFITI CONTROL
  86. Chapter 4.36 — UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS)
  87. Chapter 4.37 — CAMPING
  88. Chapter 4.38
  89. Chapter 4.39 — MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY
  90. Chapter 4.40
  91. Chapter 4.41
  92. Title 5
  93. Chapter 5.14 — TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE
  94. Chapter 5.1 — GENERAL UTILITY PROVISIONS
  95. Chapter 5.2 — ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
  96. Article 1 — DEFINITIONS
  97. Article 2 — FRANCHISING REQUIREMENTS
  98. Article 4 — COUNTY REGULATION OF LICENSE
  99. Article 5
  100. Article 6 — GENERAL SERVICE PROVISIONS
  101. Article 8 — VIOLATIONS
  102. Article 9 — OTHER JURISDICTIONS
  103. Article 10 — MISCELLANEOUS
  104. Chapter 5.5 — OUTDOOR SALES
  105. Article 1 — (RESERVED)
  106. Article 3 — SOLICITORS, PEDDLERS AND VENDORS
  107. Chapter 5.6 — FORTUNETELLING
  108. Chapter 5.7 — TAXICABS
  109. Chapter 5.8 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND THERAPISTS
  110. Chapter 5.9
  111. Chapter 5.11 — FIREARMS SALES
  112. Chapter 5.12
  113. Chapter 5.13
  114. Chapter 5.14 — TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE
  115. Chapter 5.15 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
  116. Title 6
  117. Article 3 — PERMITS REQUIRED
  118. Article 4 — EROSION CONTROL
  119. Article 5 — SLOPE DRAINAGE
  120. Chapter 6.1 — TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES
  121. Article 1 — TRAFFIC ORDERS
  122. Article 3 — TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
  123. Article 4
  124. Article 5 — PARKING ON CITY PROPERTY REGULATIONS
  125. Article 6 — RIGHTS-OF-WAY
  126. Chapter 6.2 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
  127. Article 2 — PERMITS
  128. Article 3 — SECURITY
  129. Article 4 — REQUIREMENTS
  130. Article 5 — REGULATION OF NEWSRACKS
  131. Article 6 — MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS.
  132. Article 7
  133. Article 8 — SHARED MOBILITY DEVICES
  134. Chapter 6.3 — ROAD DEDICATION STANDARDS
  135. Article 1 — ROAD DEDICATION IMPROVEMENT
  136. Article 2 — ROAD STANDARDS
  137. Article 3 — APPEAL
  138. Article 4 — SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
  139. Chapter 6.4 — DRAINAGE
  140. Article 2 — PERMITS
  141. Chapter 6.5 — PARK REGULATIONS
  142. Article 1 — PARK REGULATIONS
  143. Article 2 — SKATEPARK REGULATIONS
  144. Chapter 6.6
  145. Chapter 6.7 — SEWERS
  146. Article 1 — GENERAL REGULATIONS.
  147. Article 2 — LINES AND PLANTS
  148. Article 3 — SUBDIVISIONS AND INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS
  149. Chapter 6.8 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS
  150. Chapter 6.9 — GRADING
  151. Article 1 — GENERAL
  152. Article 2 — PROHIBITED ACTIONS
  153. Article 3 — PERMITS REQUIRED
  154. Article 4 — EROSION CONTROL
  155. Article 5 — SLOPE DRAINAGE
  156. Article 6 — FEES AND SECURITIES
  157. Article 7 — COMPLETION OF WORK
  158. Chapter 6.10 — GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICTS
  159. Chapter 6.11 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE CONTROL
  160. Article 1
  161. Article 2 — APPLICATION
  162. Article 3 — ENFORCEMENT
  163. Chapter 6.12 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
  164. Chapter 6.13
  165. Title 7
  166. Chapter 7.1 — CODE ADOPTIONS
  167. Chapter 7.2 — AMENDMENTS TO CODES
  168. Chapter 7.3 — (VACANT) (Repealed by Ord. 13-14, 9/9/2014)
  169. Chapter 7.4 — (VACANT) (Repealed by Ord. 13-14, 9/9/2014)
  170. Chapter 7.5 — (VACANT) (Repealed by Ord. 13-14, 9/9/2014)
  171. Chapter 7.6 — (VACANT) (Repealed by Ord. 13-14, 9/9/2014)
  172. Chapter 7.7 — (VACANT)
  173. Chapter 7.8 — (VACANT) (Repealed by Ord. 13-14, 9/9/2014)
  174. Chapter 7.9 — (VACANT)
  175. Chapter 7.12 — (VACANT) (Repealed by Ord. 01-08, 1/22/2008)
  176. Chapter 7.15 — (VACANT)
  177. Chapter 7.16 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
  178. Title 8
  179. Chapter 926-24 — SCHOOL SITES AND RESERVATIONS
  180. Chapter 926-24 — SCHOOL SITES AND RESERVATIONS
  181. Title 9
  182. Article 13 — (RESERVED)
  183. Article 2 — DEFINITIONS
  184. Article 3 — ZONING MAP; DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
  185. Article 4 — DISTRICT REGULATIONS: RESIDENTIAL
  186. Article 5 — DISTRICT REGULATIONS: COMMERCIAL
  187. Article 6 — DISTRICT REGULATIONS: INDUSTRIAL
  188. Article 7
  189. Article 8
  190. Article 9
  191. Article 10
  192. Article 11
  193. Article 12 — SPECIAL LAND USES.
  194. Article 13 — (RESERVED)
  195. Article 14 — PARKING AND CIRCULATION
  196. Article 15
  197. Article 16 — ADMINISTRATION
  198. Article 18 — ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
  199. Chapter 9.2 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND LAND DEDICATIONS
  200. Article 1 — PARK IMPACT FEE
  201. Article 2 — PARKLAND DEDICATIONS
  202. Article 3 — TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE
  203. Article 4 — PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE
  204. Article 5 — FIRE FACILITIES IMPACT FEE
  205. Article 7
  206. Chapter 9.3 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  207. Chapter 9.4 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING REGULATIONS
  208. Chapter 9.5
  209. Title SR
  210. § SR.010. General Provisions.
  211. § SR.020. Administration and Personnel.
  212. § SR.030. Revenue and Finance.
  213. § SR.040. Business Licenses, Taxes and Regulations.
  214. § SR.050. Animals.
  215. § SR.060. Health and Safety.
  216. § SR.070. Public Peace, Morals and Welfare.
  217. § SR.080. Vehicles and Traffic.
  218. § SR.090. Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places.
  219. § SR.100. Public Services.
  220. § SR.110. Buildings and Construction.
  221. § SR.120. Subdivisions.
  222. § SR.140. Environment.
  223. Title OL

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