Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Tehachapi Municipal Code Ch. 9.44 Prohibition of Public Urination and Defecation
Tehachapi Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Tehachapi
Cite as: Tehachapi Municipal Code Chapter 9.44 · Text as of 2026-10-04
9.44.010 - Legislative purpose.¶
The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit persons from urinating or defecating in any place except a restroom in order to protect the public from unhealthy conditions resulting from such acts and to promote human decency. For purposes of this chapter the term "restroom" means any room or structure containing a permitted or otherwise approved flush toilet or receptacle for the deposit of human waste such as urine and feces and which is fully enclosed so that the act of urination or defecation is not visible from the exterior of said room or structure.
(Ord. No. 22-03-768, § 8, 1-18-2022)
9.44.020 - Public urination prohibited.¶
It is unlawful for any person to urinate or deposit any urine in any place within the city except in a restroom.
(Ord. No. 22-03-768, § 8, 1-18-2022)
9.44.030 - Public defecation prohibited.¶
It is unlawful for any person to defecate or deposit any human feces in any place within the city except in a restroom.
(Ord. No. 22-03-768, § 8, 1-18-2022)
9.44.040 - Violations, penalties, and enforcement.¶
Any violation of this section shall be punishable in accordance with Chapter 1.20.010 as a misdemeanor unless specifically designated as an infraction by the enforcement official empowered under this Code to enforce the provisions of this Code. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor or chargeable at the district attorney's or city prosecutor's discretion.
(Ord. No. 22-03-768, § 8, 1-18-2022)
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