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Chico, CA Code of Ordinances
CHICO MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHICO
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (RESERVED)
Title 5 BUSINESS REGULATIONS1
Title 6 (RESERVED)
Title 7 ANIMALS
Title 8 HEALTH AND SANITATION1
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 AIRPORT1
Title 12 PARKS
Title 13 (RESERVED)
Title 14 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Title 15 UTILITY SERVICES
Title 16 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION1
Title 17 (RESERVED)
Title 18 SUBDIVISIONS
Title 19 LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS1
DIVISION I. ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY
DIVISION II. ADMINISTRATION OF LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
DIVISION III. LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCEDURES
DIVISION IV. ZONING DISTRICTS, ALLOWABLE LAND USES, AND ZONE-SPECIFIC
DIVISION V. SITE PLANNING AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
DIVISION VI. TND REGULATIONS
Title 2R ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS RULES
Title 3R REVENUE AND FINANCE RULES AND PROCEDURES
Title 5R BUSINESS RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title 8R SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RULES
Title 10R VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC RULES AND PROCEDURES
Title 11R CHICO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS1
Title 12R RULES AND REGULATIONS OF BIDWELL PARK AND OTHER PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS1
Title 14R BUILDING IN STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 15R WATER AND SEWERS
Title 16R BUILDING STANDARDS
Title 18R DESIGN CRITERIA AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS1
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Chico, CA Comprehensive Ordinance Table
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19.75.060   Smoking.
A.   No person shall smoke or ingest cannabis, whether for recreational or medical use, in any public place, including, but not limited to, a public right of way, alley, street, sidewalk, park, public building, structure or parking lot, or municipal airport.
B.   Smoking of cannabis, whether for medical or recreational use, shall be prohibited in any building, structure, location, area or place where the Code currently prohibits the smoking of tobacco.
(Ord. 2505; Ord. 2553; Ord. 2589 §4)
19.75.070   Public nuisance.
A.   Any violation of this Chapter is hereby declared a public nuisance and, as such, may be abated pursuant to Chapter 1.14 of this Code, or enjoined from further operation within the City of Chico.
B.   All means of enforcement authorized under this Code may be used to address violations of this Chapter, including, but not limited to: civil penalties, nuisance abatement, civil actions, and/or administrative citations. The City’s pursuance of one remedy does not preclude the City from invoking any other one or more additional remedies for such violation.
(Ord. 2505; Ord. 2553; Ord. 2589 §4)
19.75.080   Violations.
A.   No person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge, control, or possession of any premises within the City shall cause, allow, suffer, or permit such premises to be used in violation of this Chapter.
B.   Except for Section 19.75.060, which shall be subject to an infraction pursuant to state law, any person violating any provision of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to the penalty therefor, as set forth in Section 1.04.120 of this Code. Any such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day a violation of the provisions of this Chapter is committed, continued, or permitted to be continued by such person.
C.   Any person violating any provision of this Chapter may also be subject to the issuance of administrative citations, pursuant to Chapter 1.15 of this Code.
(Ord. 2505; Ord. 2553; Ord. 2589 §4)
19.75.090   Effect on other ordinances.
   The provisions of this Chapter shall control for regulation of cannabis activities as defined herein if other provisions of the Code conflict therewith. This Chapter shall not, however, relieve any person of his or her duty to comply with such laws if additional obligations, duties, or prohibitions are imposed thereby.
(Ord. 2505; Ord. 2553; Ord. 2589 §4)
19.75.100   Applicability of provisions – non-compliance.
A.   The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all personal cannabis cultivation, whether maintained prior to or after the effective date of any of the provisions of this Chapter. Those cannabis plants planted, cultivated, harvested, dried, or processed prior to the effective date of any provision enacted hereunder shall be brought into compliance with such provisions within thirty (30) calendar days of the effective date thereof.
B.   Any private residence not brought into compliance within the aforementioned time period shall be deemed to be in violation of this Chapter and therefore subject to enforcement or abatement proceedings as authorized in this Chapter against any and all responsible persons.
(Ord. 2505; Ord. 2553; Ord. 2589 §4)
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