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Chapter 4.41

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

UNLICENSED COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY

§ 4.41.102. Purpose.

The intent of this chapter is to allow imposition of fines related to unlicensed commercial cannabis activity as authorized by Government Code Section 53069.4, notwithstanding Government Code Section 36900, and any other fines allowed by law. It is also the intent of this chapter to declare such activity a public nuisance. This chapter is not intended to and does not authorize any commercial cannabis activity, whether by license or otherwise. (Ord. 05-24, 3/12/2024)

§ 4.41.104. Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter:

  • a. "Cannabis" refers to any type of Cannabis plant, including Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, Cannabis ruderalis, and any hybrids of different types of Cannabis plants. Hemp plants and cannabidiol (commonly referred to as "CBD") products are not included in this definition and are subject to Section 4.12.110.

  • b. "Commercial cannabis activity" includes the cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery, or sale of cannabis.

  • c. "Cultivation" refers to any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, or trimming of cannabis.

  • d. "Distribution" refers to the procurement, sale, and transport of cannabis and cannabis products between persons or entities.

  • e. "Manufacturing" refers to creating cannabis products through cannabis that has undergone a process whereby the plant material has been transformed into a concentrate, including, but not limited to, concentrated cannabis, or an edible or topical product containing cannabis or concentrated cannabis and other ingredients.

  • f. "Processing" refers to trimming, drying, curing, grading, packaging, and labeling of cannabis products.

  • g. "Retail sale" refers to any transaction whereby, for any consideration, cannabis or cannabis products are transferred from one person or entity to another.

  • (Ord. 05-24, 3/12/2024)

§ 4.41.106. Unlicensed Commercial Cannabis Activity.

Unlicensed commercial cannabis activity is unlawful and a public nuisance. (Ord. 05-24, 3/12/2024)

§ 4.41.108. Violation for Unlicensed Commercial Cannabis Activity.

  • a. Administrative fines or penalties for persons or entities engaging in all unlicensed commercial cannabis activity including cultivation, manufacturing, processing, distribution, or retail sale of cannabis may be immediately imposed.

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PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE

§ 4.41.108

§ 4.41.120

  • b. Notwithstanding Government Code Section 36900, or any other provision of law, administrative fines for unlicensed commercial cannabis activity shall not exceed $1,000 per violation or $10,000 per day.

  • c. An administrative fine under this chapter may be imposed on the property owner and each owner of the occupant business entity engaging in unlicensed commercial cannabis activity and hold them jointly and severally liable.

  • (Ord. 05-24, 3/12/2024)

§ 4.41.110. Referral of Matters to Attorney General.

Matters involving unlicensed commercial cannabis activity may be referred to the Attorney General.

(Ord. 05-24, 3/12/2024)

§ 4.41.120. Administrative Hearing Requirements.

Any property owner that can substantiate before an administrative hearing officer that all of the following are true shall be provided a reasonable period of time for the correction or remedy of the violation prior to the imposition of administrative fines or penalties:

  • a. A tenant is in possession of the property that is the subject of the administrative action.

  • b. The rental property owner or agent can provide evidence that the rental or lease agreement prohibits the commercial cannabis activity.

  • c. The rental property owner or agent did not know the tenant was engaging in unlawful commercial cannabis activity and no complaint, property inspection, or other information caused the rental property owner or agent to have actual notice of the unlawful commercial cannabis activity.

  • (Ord. 09-24, 6/11/2024)

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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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