Every town writes its own rules, and Oakland's live in its municipal code — 44 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch AO — Adopting Ordinance
- Ch 1 — General (§ 1-1 – § 1-6.1)
- Ch 2 — Administration (§ 2-1 – § 2-27.4)
- Ch 3 — Police Regulations (§ 3-1 – § 3-28)
- Ch 4 — General Licensing (§ 4-1 – § 4-14.3)
- Ch 5 — Animal Control (§ 5-1 – § 5-7.5)
- Ch 6 — Alcoholic Beverage Control (§ 6-1 – § 6-11.3)
- Ch 7 — Traffic (§ 7-1 – § 7-41)
- Ch 8 — Cannabis (§ 8-1 – § 8-3.6)
- Ch 9 — Recreational Facilities and Recreation Areas (§ 9-1 – § 9-6.2)
- Ch 10 — Building and Housing (§ 10-1 – § 10-9.24)
- Ch 11 — Fire Prevention (§ 11-1 – § 11-2.7)
- Ch 12 — Streets, Sidewalks, Public Rights-Of-Way and Sanitation (§ 12-1 – § 12-10)
- Ch 13 — Water and Sewer (§ 13-1 – § 13-13.3)
- Ch 14 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 14-101 – § 14-1001.6)
- Ch 15 — Environmental Regulations (§ 15-1 – § 15-3.6)
- Ch 16 — Cable Television System (§ 16-1 – § 16-1.29)
- Ch 17 — Personnel (§ 17-1 – § 17-3.7)
- Ch 18 — Affordable Housing (§ 18-1.1 – § 18-1.9)
- Ch 19 — Tree Removal, Protection and Replacement (§ 19-1 – § 19-11)
- Ch 20 — Stormwater Management (§ 20-1 – § 20-5.6)
- Ch 21 — Alarms (§ 21-1 – § 21-7)
- Ch 22 — Community Garden (§ 22-1 – § 22-5)
- Ch 23 — Business Insurance Registration (§ 23-1 – § 23-5)
- Ch 24 — Filming (§ 24-1 – § 24-12)
- Ch 59 — Land Use and Zoning (§ 59-1 – § 59-169)
- Ch 60 — Affordable Housing Regulations and Controls (§ 60-1 – § 60-22)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
- Ch BHAO — Board of Health Adopting Ordinance
- Ch BH1 — General (§ BH1-1 – § BH1-5)
- Ch BH2 — Retail Food Establishments (§ BH2-1 – § BH2-6)
- Ch BH4 — Food and Beverage Vending Machines (§ BH4-1 – § BH4-4.6)
- Ch BH5 — Weed Control (§ BH5-1 – § BH5-3)
- Ch BH6 — Individual Sewage Disposal Systems (§ BH6-1 – § BH6-12.4)
- Ch BH7 — Privies (§ BH7-1 – § BH7-7)
- Ch BH8 — Nuisances (§ BH8-1 – § BH8-3)
- Ch BH9 — Solid Waste Code (§ BH9-1 – § BH9-3)
- Ch BH10 — Public Recreational Bathing (§ BH10-1 – § BH10-8)
- Ch BH11 — Personnel Policies for Employees of the Board of Health (§ BH11-1 – § BH11-4)
- Ch BH12 — Fees for Records (§ BH12-1 – § BH12-1.1)
- Ch BH13 — Animals (§ BH13-1 – § BH13-3.5)
- Ch BH14 — Body Art Procedures (§ BH14-1 – § BH14-5)
- Ch BH15 — Special Review Fees (§ BH15-1 – § BH15-2)
- Ch BHDL — Board of Health Disposition List (§ BHDL-1)