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

§ 8.20.080. Findings.

  • A. Unregulated obstruction, modification, use and neglect of watercourses create conditions tending to: (1) reduce water quality; (2) promote blight and deterioration of property; (3) cause property losses from flooding and poor drainage; and (4) be injurious to the public health, safety and general welfare.

  • B. A clear articulation of responsibility for the maintenance, repair and replacement of watercourses and/or other drainage facilities that are either part of the city storm drain system or are considered privately owned is necessary.

  • (Ord. 1807 § 1, 2015)

§ 8.20.090. Maintenance requirement.

Each watercourse in the city shall be maintained so that water will flow adequately and unimpeded through the watercourse. An existing natural watercourse shall be left unaltered unless improvement is necessary to protect life, health and property. (Ord. 1807 § 1, 2015)

§ 8.20.100. Maintenance responsibility.

The city shall be responsible for all watercourses routinely maintained by the city as part of on-going operations. Watercourses to be maintained by the city include those watercourses located within the city's public rights-of-way and private watercourses for which the city council has legally accepted the maintenance responsibility. The acceptance of maintenance shall be facilitated through the preparation of a legally described stormwater easement prepared by a licensed land surveyor or civil engineer, and an easement maintenance grant deed. The legally described easement shall include a metes and bounds legal description and accompanying plat map approved by the city.

(Ord. 1807 § 1, 2015)

§ 8.20.110. Elective city maintenance.

The city may elect from time to time to mechanically clear privately owned watercourses where the malfunction of the watercourse could cause a hazard or where equipment is required which a private citizen may not have available. The city also may from time to time elect to make improvements to watercourses as necessary to protect life, health and property. Any such voluntary and isolated efforts by the city shall not be deemed to relieve the private property owner of continuing responsibility and liability for such watercourses under this chapter. (Ord. 1807 § 1, 2015)

§ 8.20.120. Private watercourse maintenance.

In all cases other than watercourses routinely maintained by the city, the responsibility for maintenance and repair of watercourses, or portions of them, shall belong to the property owner on whose property the watercourse, or portion of a watercourse, is located. Privately owned watercourses in the city shall be properly maintained so that water will flow adequately and unimpeded through the watercourse. Owners of privately owned watercourses shall be

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City of Oroville, CA

HEALTH AND SAFETY

§ 8.20.120

§ 8.20.130

responsible for the removal of accumulated debris, trash, vegetation (alive or dead), trees (dead or alive) or other materials that may alter and/or reduce the conveyance capacity of the watercourse during high flow events.

(Ord. 1807 § 1, 2015)

§ 8.20.130. Private watercourses—Failure to maintain.

The failure to maintain private watercourses shall be considered a violation subject to the remedies in Article 7 of this chapter.

(Ord. 1807 § 1, 2015)

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City of Oroville, CA

HEALTH AND SAFETY

§ 8.20.140

§ 8.20.150

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▸Contents — Oroville Municipal Code
Oroville Municipal Code
  1. Article III
  2. Title 1
  3. Title 2
  4. Chapter 2.04
  5. Chapter 2.05
  6. Chapter 2.08 — CITY COUNCIL
  7. Chapter 2.12
  8. Chapter 2.16 — CODE OF ETHICS
  9. Chapter 2.20 — FINANCE
  10. Article 1 — Generally
  11. Article 2 — Purchasing Agent Generally
  12. Article 3
  13. Article 4
  14. Chapter 2.28 — ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL PENALTIES
  15. Title 3
  16. Chapter 3.04 — TAXATION IN GENERAL
  17. Chapter 3.08 — ASSESSMENTS
  18. Chapter 3.12 — LEVY AND COLLECTIONS
  19. Chapter 3.16 — UNIFORM LOCAL SALES AND USE TAXES
  20. Chapter 3.18 — TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
  21. Chapter 3.20 — UNIFORM TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
  22. Chapter 3.24 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
  23. Chapter 3.28
  24. Chapter 3.32 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES
  25. Article 1 — General Provisions and Definitions
  26. Article 2 — Financing Health Facilities
  27. Article 3 — Bonds
  28. Article 4 — Supplemental Provisions
  29. Chapter 3.40 — CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX
  30. Title 5
  31. Chapter 5.04 — BUSINESS LICENSES GENERALLY
  32. Chapter 5.06 — DOWNTOWN OROVILLE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
  33. Chapter 5.08 — LICENSE SCHEDULE
  34. Chapter 5.12 — AMBULANCES
  35. Chapter 5.16 — MUSIC TEACHERS AND TUTORS
  36. Chapter 5.20 — CARDROOMS
  37. Chapter 5.24 — BINGO GAMES
  38. Chapter 5.28 — TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE
  39. Chapter 5.32
  40. Article 2 — Licenses—Generally
  41. Article 3
  42. Article 4 — Taxicab Driver's License
  43. Article 5 — Vehicle Permit
  44. Title 6
  45. Chapter 6.08 — DOGS
  46. Chapter 6.16 — WILD, INHERENTLY DANGEROUS OR DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS
  47. Chapter 6.20 — DANGEROUS OR VICIOUS ANIMALS
  48. Title 8
  49. Chapter 8.12 — HAZARDOUS WASTE
  50. Chapter 8.08 — DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES
  51. Chapter 8.12 — HAZARDOUS WASTE
  52. Chapter 8.16 — UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
  53. Article 1 — General Provisions
  54. Article 2
  55. Article 3 — Private Stormwater Facilities Maintenance Agreement
  56. Article 4 — Prohibited Discharges
  57. Article 5
  58. Article 6
  59. Article 7
  60. Title 9
  61. Chapter 9.04 — OFFENSES IN GENERAL
  62. Article 1 — In General
  63. Article 3 — Abatement
  64. Article 4
  65. Article 5
  66. Article 6 — Securing of Unimproved Real Property
  67. Article 7 — Additional Nuisances
  68. Chapter 9.12
  69. Article 1 — General Provisions
  70. Article 3
  71. Chapter 9.16 — SHOPPING CARTS
  72. Chapter 9.20 — NOISE
  73. Chapter 9.25 — MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE ORDINANCE
  74. Title 10
  75. Chapter 10.04 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC GENERALLY
  76. Chapter 10.08 — TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
  77. Chapter 10.12 — OPERATION OF VEHICLES
  78. Article 1 — Generally
  79. Article 3 — Preferential Parking Areas
  80. Chapter 10.20 — ABANDONED VEHICLES
  81. Chapter 10.24 — EMERGENCY RESPONSE COST RECOVERY PROGRAM
  82. Chapter 10.28 — TRIP REDUCTION
  83. Chapter 10.32 — PENALTIES FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS
  84. Title 12
  85. Chapter 12.04
  86. Chapter 12.08 — EXCAVATIONS
  87. Chapter 12.12
  88. Chapter 12.16
  89. Chapter 12.20 — TREES AND PLANTINGS
  90. Chapter 12.24 — NAMING AND NUMBERING
  91. Chapter 12.28 — ROLLER SKATING
  92. Chapter 12.32 — USE OF STREETS AND SIDEWALKS FOR PARADES, ATHL…
  93. Chapter 12.36 — FILM PERMIT PROCESS
  94. Chapter 12.40 — BICYCLES
  95. Chapter 12.44 — TRAILERS AND TRAILER COURTS
  96. Title 13
  97. Chapter 13.30 — COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION
  98. Article 2 — Industrial Wastes
  99. Article 1 — Open (Dooryard) Burning
  100. Chapter 13.12 — UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
  101. Article 1 — In General
  102. Article 2 — Airport Operators and Lessees
  103. Chapter 13.20
  104. Chapter 13.24 — STATE VIDEO FRANCHISES
  105. Chapter 13.30 — COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION
  106. Title 15
  107. Chapter 15.52 — CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE
  108. Chapter 15.56 — CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
  109. Chapter 15.44 — CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE
  110. Chapter 15.48 — CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE
  111. Division II — Buildings and Construction
  112. Chapter 15.04 — GENERAL APPLICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
  113. Chapter 15.08 — BUILDING CODE
  114. Chapter 15.12 — RESIDENTIAL CODE
  115. Chapter 15.16 — HOUSING CODE
  116. Chapter 15.20 — UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BU…
  117. Chapter 15.22
  118. Chapter 15.24 — PLUMBING CODE
  119. Chapter 15.28 — ELECTRICAL CODE
  120. Chapter 15.32 — ENERGY CODE
  121. Chapter 15.36
  122. Chapter 15.40 — MECHANICAL CODE
  123. Chapter 15.44
  124. Chapter 15.48
  125. Chapter 15.52 — CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE
  126. Chapter 15.56
  127. Chapter 15.60 — FIRE CODE
  128. Chapter 15.62 — WILDLIFE-URBAN INTERFACE CODE
  129. Chapter 15.64 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  130. Chapter 15.68
  131. Chapter 15.72 — CONDOMINIUMS, COMMUNITY APARTMENTS, AND COOPER…
  132. Chapter 15.76 — PUBLIC WORKS
  133. Chapter 15.80 — INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
  134. Chapter 15.84
  135. Chapter 15.88 — GRADING EXCAVATION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
  136. Chapter 15.92
  137. Chapter 15.96 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
  138. Chapter 15.98 — SAFETY ASSESSMENT PLACARDS
  139. Title 16
  140. Chapter 16.28 — REVERSIONS TO ACREAGE
  141. Chapter 16.16
  142. Chapter 16.20 — VIOLATIONS
  143. Chapter 16.24 — CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE
  144. Chapter 16.28 — REVERSIONS TO ACREAGE
  145. Chapter 16.32 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT
  146. Title 17
  147. Chapter 17.34 — MIXED-USE DISTRICTS
  148. Chapter 17.36 — INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
  149. Chapter 17.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  150. Chapter 17.08 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
  151. Chapter 17.12 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  152. Chapter 17.16 — USE-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
  153. Chapter 17.17 — ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF MASSAGE ESTABL…
  154. Chapter 17.20 — SIGN REGULATIONS
  155. Chapter 17.24 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUSES
  156. Chapter 17.26 — INCENTIVES FOR COMMUNITY BENEFITS
  157. Chapter 17.28 — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
  158. Chapter 17.32 — COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
  159. Chapter 17.34 — MIXED-USE DISTRICTS
  160. Chapter 17.36 — INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
  161. Chapter 17.40 — SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS
  162. Chapter 17.44 — OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  163. Chapter 17.48 — PERMITS, VARIANCES, AND NONCONFORMITIES
  164. Chapter 17.52 — DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
  165. Chapter 17.56 — ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
  166. Title PCT
  167. Title OL

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