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1.2 — DEFINITIONS

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

§ 1.2.002. City.

"City" means the area within the territorial limits of the City of Oakley.

§ 1.2.004. City Manager.

"City Manager" means the City Manager of the City of Oakley, or his or her designee.

§ 1.2.006. Civil Code Provisions.

"Civil Code Provisions" The provisions of Sections 13 and 14 of the Civil Code of the State of California are adopted for the interpretation of words and phrases, unless otherwise provided herein.

§ 1.2.008. Council.

"Council" means the City Council of the City of Oakley.

§ 1.2.010. County.

"County" means the County of Contra Costa.

§ 1.2.012. Days.

§ 1.2.014. Gender.

"Gender" The feminine gender includes the masculine and neuter genders; and the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders.

§ 1.2.016. Graffiti.

"Graffiti" means the intentional spraying of paint or marking of paint, ink, chalk, dye or other similar substances upon private or public property without permission of the owner of the property.

§ 1.2.018. May.

"May" is permissive; "shall" is mandatory.

§ 1.2.020. Number.

"Number" The singular includes the plural and vice versa.

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City of Oakley, CA

OAKLEY CODE

§ 1.2.022

§ 1.2.034

§ 1.2.022. Nuisance.

"Nuisance" is defined in Section 1.6.102.

§ 1.2.024. Oath.

§ 1.2.026. Office.

"Office" The use of the title of any officer, employee, or any office or ordinance means such officer, employee, office or ordinance of the City of Oakley, unless otherwise specifically designated.

§ 1.2.028. Person.

"Person" means any natural person, firm, association, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, organization, club, company, corporation, business trust, or their manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee, or any of them.

§ 1.2.030. State.

§ 1.2.032. Tenses.

Words used in the present tense include the past and future tenses and vice versa.

§ 1.2.034. Use of Words and Phrases.

Words and phrases used in this Code and not specifically defined shall be construed according to the context and approved usage of the language.

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City of Oakley, CA

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1.3.002

§ 1.3.008

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▸Contents — Oakley Municipal Code
Oakley Municipal Code
  1. ▸Title 1
    Overview
    1. ▸Chapter 1.1
      Overview
      1. 1.2 — DEFINITIONS
    2. Chapter 1.3 — RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
    3. Chapter 1.4
    4. Chapter 1.5 — PENALTIES AND REMEDIES
    5. Chapter 1.6 — ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE
    6. Article 1 — NUISANCES GENERALLY
    7. Article 3 — RECOVERY OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES IN NUISANCE ABATEMENT …
    8. Chapter 1.8 — APPEALS
    9. Chapter 1.10 — OFFICIAL NAME
  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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