TABLE OF CONTENTS CODE OF ORDINANCES Title 1.

GENERAL PROVISIONS 1.01 1.04 1.08 1.12 1.16 1.17 1.20

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ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL 2.04 2.08 2.12 2.14 2.16 2.20 2.24 2.28 2.30 2.36 2.40 2.44 2.48 2.54

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Code Adoption ..................................................................................... 1:1 General Provisions ............................................................................... 1:3 City Seal .............................................................................................. 1:5 Datum Plane ........................................................................................ 1:5 General Penalty ................................................................................... 1:6 Administrative Code Enforcement Remedies ..................................... 1:10 Claims Against the City ...................................................................... 1:21

City Council Meeting ............................................................................ 2:1 Officers ................................................................................................. 2:2 City Manager ........................................................................................ 2:4 Code Enforcement Officer .................................................................... 2:6 Finance Director ................................................................................... 2:7 Police and Fire Department Duties ...................................................... 2:8 Planning Commission and Community Development Dept. ................. 2:8 Emergency Service ............................................................................ 2:10 Board of Administrative Appeals ........................................................ 2:11 Employee Conflict of Interest ............................................................ 2:12 Right of Entry ..................................................................................... 2:16 Employee Retirement System ........................................................... 2:17 Peace Officer Standards and Training .............................................. 2:18 Environmental Review ...................................................................... 2:18

REVENUE AND FINANCE 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.08 3.12 3.16 3.20 3.22 3.24 3.26 3.28 3.32 3.34 3.36 3.38

Purchasing Supplies and Personal Property ........................................ 3:1 Procurement of Professional Services ................................................. 3:3 Public Works Contracts ........................................................................ 3:5 Disposal of Surplus Personal and Real Property ................................. 3:9 Collection of Moneys .......................................................................... 3:11 Payment of Claims Against the City ................................................... 3:12 Assessment and Collection of Property Tax ...................................... 3:13 Real Property Transfer Tax ................................................................ 3:14 Road and Bridge Facility Fee Program .............................................. 3:17 Sales and Use Tax ............................................................................. 3:20 San Timoteo Sewer Facility Fee ........................................................ 3:25 Transient Occupancy Tax .................................................................. 3:29 Fixing Fees, Charges and Taxes ....................................................... 3:34 Regional Park, Multipurpose Trail and Open Space Facility Fee ....... 3:35 Emergency Preparedness Facilities Fees .......................................... 3:38 Exhaustion of Remedies with Respect to Claims Against the City ..... 3:42

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RESERVED

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BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS Div. I 5.04 5.08 5.12 5.16 5.20 5.24

General Licensing Procedures General Requirements ......................................................................... 5:1 Definitions ............................................................................................ 5:4 Applications .......................................................................................... 5:9 Exemptions ........................................................................................ 5:10 License Fees and Rates .................................................................... 5:11 Enforcement ....................................................................................... 5:24

Div. II 5.28 5.32 5.35 5.36 5.38 5.40 5.44 5.48 5.52 5.60 5.61 5.62 5.64 5.68 5.70 6.

Automobile for Hire ............................................................................ 5:25 Bingo .................................................................................................. 5:27 Regulating State Issued Franchises................................................... 5:36 Telecommunication Ordinance........................................................... 5:40 Filming Permits .................................................................................. 5:78 Fortunetelling ..................................................................................... 5:81 Massage Establishments ................................................................... 5:82 Wrecking Yards and Junkyards.......................................................... 5:91 Private Patrol Operators …………………………………. .................... 5:92 Adult-Oriented Businesses ................................................................. 5:94 Graffiti Implement Sales License...................................................... 5:109 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, Cooperatives, & Collectives ........ .5:125 Commercial Peddlers, Solicitors, and Itinerant Merchants ............... 5:110 Tobacco Retailers ............................................................................ 5:119 Mobile Medical Marijuana Dispensaries .......................................... .5:145

ANIMALS 6.02 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.08 6.10 6.12 6.14 6.16 6.18 6.20 6.22

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Specific Businesses

Regulations Generally .......................................................................... 6:1 Dogs and Cats – General Provisions ................................................. 6:10 Disposal of Dog and Horse Feces on Public and Private Property .... 6:13 Animal Licenses ................................................................................. 6:14 Seizure or Impound of Animals .......................................................... 6:19 Potentially Dangerous Animals .......................................................... 6:23 Vicious Animals .................................................................................. 6:25 Rabid Animals .................................................................................... 6:33 Kennels, Catteries, and Animal Rescue Facilities .............................. 6:36 Large Animals .................................................................................... 6:40 Apiaries .............................................................................................. 6:41 Animal Control Hearings .................................................................... 6:44

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HEALTH AND SAFETY 8.01 8.04 8.08 8.12 8.14 8.16 8.20 8.24 8.28 8.32 8.36 8.40 8:42 8.44 8.46 8.50 8.54

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PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.08 9.10 9.12 9.16 9.20 9.22 9.24 9.26 9.28 9.30 9.32 9.34 9.36 9.40

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Regulation of Food Establishments and Food Facilities ....................... 8:1 Food Handlers...................................................................................... 8:5 Weed and Waste Matter ...................................................................... 8:8 Mandatory Solid Waste Collection and Disposal ................................ 8:12 Mandatory Recycling Requirements for Commercial Facilities .......... 8:16 Burning ............................................................................................... 8:17 Abandoned Vehicles .......................................................................... 8:18 Oil and Gas Wells .............................................................................. 8:25 Handbill Distribution ........................................................................... 8:26 Nuisances .......................................................................................... 8:27 Alarm Systems ................................................................................... 8:47 Mobile Source Air Pollution Production .............................................. 8:52 Smoking in Public Parks ................................................................... .8:54 Urination and Defecation in Public ..................................................... 8:55 Prohibition on the Installation of Certain Water Softening Appliances 8:56 Outdoor Lighting................................................................................. 8:58 Regulation of Abandoned Residential Properties ............................... 8:72

Noise Control ....................................................................................... 9:1 Regulation of Special Events ............................................................... 9:5 Alcoholic Beverage Containers in Public ............................................ 9:21 Gambling ............................................................................................ 9:22 Restrictions on the Public Display of Harmful Materials to Minors ..... 9:22 Public Nudity ...................................................................................... 9:24 Obstructing Passage .......................................................................... 9:25 Damaging Public Property ................................................................. 9:25 Juvenile Daytime Loitering and Truancy ........................................... 9:26 Curfew for Minors ............................................................................... 9:28 Repeat Curfew/Daytime Loitering Violators ....................................... 9:30 Sale of Tobacco to Minors ................................................................. 9:32 Dangerous Weapons ......................................................................... 9:32 Possession of Firearms on City Property Prohibited .......................... 9:34 Graffiti and Related Vandalism........................................................... 9:36 Panhandling, Soliciting and Agressive Sollicitions ............................. 9:43 Phychoactive Bath Salts, Psychoactive Herbal Incense and Other Synthetic Drugs ……………………………………………………9 :45

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10.04 10.06 10.08 10.10 10.12 10.16 10.20 10.28 10.30 10.32 10.36 10.38 10.40 10.42 10.44 10.50

Enactment of Traffic Regulations by Resolution................................. 10:1 Curb Markings .................................................................................... 10:2 Parking ............................................................................................... 10:3 Recreational Vehicle and Utility Trailer Parking and Storage ............ 10:5 Parking Commercial Vehicles ............................................................ 10:7 Parking on Grades ............................................................................. 10:9 Parking for Disabled Persons ........................................................... 10:10 Off-Road Use of Vehicles ................................................................. 10:11 Parking of Vehicles .......................................................................... 10:12 Oversized Vehicles .......................................................................... 10:14 Bicycles ............................................................................................ 10:19 Skateboarding and Roller-Skating.................................................... 10:22 Trains Blocking Intersections ........................................................... 10:24 Transportation Demand Management Requirements ...................... 10:25 Temporary Street Closures .............................................................. 10:31 Golf Cart Transportation Plan........................................................... 10:32

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RESERVED

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STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES 12.04 12.08 12.12 12.16 12.20 12.24 12.28 12.30

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PUBLIC SERVICES 13.04 13.08 13.09 13.12 13.14 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.24

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Official Street Plan ............................................................................. 11:1 Public Works Construction Standards ................................................ 11:3 Excavations ........................................................................................ 11:5 Utility Undergrounding ........................................................................ 11:9 Trees ................................................................................................ 11:13 Parks-Hours ..................................................................................... 11:16 Building Numbering .......................................................................... 11:17 Maintenance and Repair of Sidewalks ............................................. 11:18

Sewage Discharges ........................................................................... 13:1 Sewer System .................................................................................... 13:8 Regulating Fats, Oils & Grease Management in Food Service Est. . 13:30 Gas Connections.............................................................................. 13:39 Utility User Tax ................................................................................. 13:39 Pretreatment and Regulation of Wastes .......................................... 13:47 Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization ............................................... 13:66 Regulation of City-Owned Railroad Track ........................................ 13:83 Storm Water and Urban Runoff Management .................................. 13:85

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BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION 15.03 15.04 15.08 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.19 15.20 15.22 15.24 15.26 15.28 15.32 15.36 15.38 15.40 15.42 15.44

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Administration .................................................................................... 15:1 Building Codes ................................................................................... 15:4 Building Fees ..................................................................................... 15:5 California Elevator Safety Construction Code .................................... 15:5 California Historical Building Code ..................................................... 15:6 Electrical Code ................................................................................... 15:6 California Existing Building Code ....................................................... 15:7 California Residential Code ................................................................ 15:7 Plumbing Code................................................................................... 15:7 Mechanical Code ............................................................................... 15:8 Energy Code ...................................................................................... 15:8 Fire Code ........................................................................................... 15:9 California Green Building Code .......................................................... 15:9 Floodplain Management ................................................................... 15:10 Reasonable Accommodations.......................................................... 15:29 Moving Buildings .............................................................................. 15:31 General Plan Revision Fees............................................................. 15:35 Basic Service Facility Fees .............................................................. 15:36 Building Inspector............................................................................. 15:36 Permit Streamlining ......................................................................... 15:37 Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Unreinforced .................. 15:46 Building Occupancy Placards........................................................... 15:57

SUBDIVISIONS 16.04 16.08 16.12 16.16 16.20 16.24 16.28 16.32 16.36 16.40 16.44 16.48 16.52 16.56 16.60 16.61 16.64 16.68

General Provisions ............................................................................. 16:1 Definitions .......................................................................................... 16:3 Standards of Land Division-General ................................................ 16:11 Tentative Maps-General ................................................................... 16:16 Tentative Maps-Information Required .............................................. 16:18 Tentative Maps-Processing .............................................................. 16:22 Denial of Tentative Land Division Maps ........................................... 16:25 General Regulations ........................................................................ 16:26 Final Land Division Maps ................................................................. 16:28 Land Division Dedications, Improvements, Fees and Reservations. 16:33 Flood Control and Tract Drainage .................................................... 16:45 Dry Sewers....................................................................................... 16:46 Electrical and Communication Facilities ........................................... 16:47 Security for Improvements ............................................................... 16:48 Reversion to Acreage ....................................................................... 16:51 Merger of Contiguous Parcels .......................................................... 16:52 Lot Line Adjustments ........................................................................ 16:56 Enforcement and Penalties .............................................................. 16:58

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ZONING . 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.16 17.17

Introduction ........................................................................................ 17:1 Administration and Enforcement ........................................................ 17:3 Zoning Map and Zone Districts ........................................................ 17:19 Performance Standards ................................................................... 17:61 Off-Street Parking and Loading Standards ...................................... 17:66 Landscaping Requirements.............................................................. 17:76 Signs ................................................................................................ 17:89 Nonconforming Uses...................................................................... 17:117 Animal Keeping .............................................................................. 17:119 Affordable Housing Incentives/Density Bonus Provisions .............. 17:125 General Development Standards ................................................... 17:134 Adult Entertainment........................................................................ 17:146 Unlicensed Group Homes .............................................................. 17:149 Definitions ...................................................................................... 17:151 Single Room Occupancy Facilities ................................................. 17:174 Parolee/Probationer Home ............................................................. 17:176

Statutory References for California Cities

Ordinance List and Disposition Table

Index

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