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Municipal Code Table of Contents

TITLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 1.04 - Code Adoption
Chapter 1.08 - Enforcement of Provisions of Municipal Code
Chapter 1.12 - Appeals
Chapter 1.16 - Fees for Administrative Services

TITLE 2 - ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 2.12 - Conflict of Interest Code
Chapter 2.16 - Campaign Regulations
Chapter 2.20 - City Council
Chapter 2.24 - City Manager
Chapter 2.28 - Officers and Heads of Departments
Chapter 2.30 - Boards, Commissions and Committees
Chapter 2.34 - Planning Commission
Chapter 2.37 - Arbitration Committee
Chapter 2.38 - Parks and Recreation Commission
Chapter 2.40 - Traffic Commission
Chapter 2.44 - Senior Citizen Commission
Chapter 2.46 - Commission for the Arts
Chapter 2.48 - Youth Commission
Chapter 2.49 – Environmental Commission
Chapter 2.50 - Emergency Services
Chapter 2.60 - Unclaimed Property
Chapter 2.64 - Surplus Supplies, Equipment and Other Personal Property
Chapter 2.74 - Private Property Rights Act of 2005

TITLE 3 - TAXES

Chapter 3.12 - Transient Occupancy Tax
Chapter 3.20 - Documentary Transfer Tax
Chapter 3.24 - Sales and Use Tax

TITLE 4 - ANIMAL REGULATIONS

Chapter 4.04 - Animal Regulations

TITLE 6 - OPERATIONS PERMITS

TITLE 7 - EXPENDITURES

Chapter 7.04 - Purchase of Supplies and Equipment
Chapter 7.08 - Payment of Demands
Chapter 7.12 - Contract for Services
Chapter 7.16 - Acquisition of Services

TITLE 8 - BEACHES, PARKS AND WATERWAYS

Chapter 8.04 - General Provisions - Beaches, Parks and Waterways
Chapter 8.08 - Beaches

TITLE 9 - PUBLIC SAFETY, PEACE AND WELFARE

Chapter 9 Title Page
Chapter 9.01 - General Offenses - Camping
Chapter 9.04 - Transportation of Avocados
Chapter 9.08 - Curfew
Chapter 9.12 - Gambling
Chapter 9.22 - Display of Wild or Exotic Animals for Public Entertainment or Amusement
Chapter 9.20 - Display and Distribution of Drug Paraphernalia
Chapter 9.24 - Public Nudity
Chapter 9.28 - Possession of Alcohol
Chapter 9.29 - Regulation of Clonazepam
Chapter 9.30 - Discharging of Firearms
Chapter 9.32 - Noise Abatement and Control
Chapter 9.36 - Public Rights-of-Way: Sexually Explicit Material
Chapter 9.38 - Regulating Short-Term Rentals
Chapter 9.40 - Disturbance Abatement
Chapter 9.42 - Consumption of Alcohol by Minors
Chapter 9.43 – Responsible Beverage Service Training
Chapter 9.50 - Roller Skates, Coasters and Skateboards l
Chapter 9.60 - Graffiti Prohibition and Removal
Chapter 9.65 – Regulation of Sale & Display of Glass Etching Cream
Chapter 9.70 – Wireless Communication Facilities

Chapter 9.75 – Video Franchise Regulations

Chapter 9.80 – Spectators Prohibited at Illegal Speed Contests

TITLE 10 - FIRE PREVENTION

Chapter 10.04 – Fire Sprinkler
Chapter 10.04 – Fire Wildland and Map
Chapter 10.04 - Uniform Fire Codes Amendments 2007-12
Chapter 10.04 – Uniform Fire Codes (Ord. 97-09)
Chapter 10.04 – Wildland-Urban Code
Chapter 10.04 – Protective Services

TITLE 11 - HEALTH

Chapter 11.04 – Health Regulated Activities
Chapter 11.05 – Urinating or Defecating in Public
Chapter 11.08 - Smoking
Chapter 11.09 – Smoking Ban Beaches, Outdoor Dining, etc.
Chapter 11.10 – Sale, Display & Promotion of Tobacco Products
Chapter 11.12 – Removal of Dangerous Rubbish & Weeds
Chapter 11.20 – Management of Solid Waste
Chapter 11.21 – Prohibition of Scavenging
Chapter 11.22 – Construction & Demolition of Debris Recycling
Chapter 11.24 – Litter Control

TITLE 12 - PERSONNEL ORDINANCE

Chapter 12.01 - General Provisions
Chapter 12.04 - Reserve Appointments
Chapter 12.08 - Executive Regular Appointees
Chapter 12.12 - Management Regular Appointees
Chapter 12.16 - Professional Regular Appointees
Chapter 12.20 - General Regular Appointees
Chapter 12.24 - Termination of Employment

TITLE 14 - TRAFFIC CODE

Chapter 14.04 - General Provisions
Chapter 14.06 - Definitions - Vehicle Code
Chapter 14.08 - Traffic Administration
Chapter 14.12 - Traffic Regulations - Enforcement and Obedience
Chapter 14.16 - Traffic Control Devices
Chapter 14.20 - Turning Movements
Chapter 14.28 - Stop and Yield Requirements
Chapter 14.32 - Miscellaneous Driving Rules
Chapter 14.33 - Truck Routes
Chapter 14.34 - Interstate Trucks
Chapter 14.35 - Stopping, Standing or Parking of Large Commercial Vehicles in Residential Districts
Chapter 14.36 - Pedestrians
Chapter 14.40 - Stopping, Standing, and Parking
Chapter 14.41 - Permit Parking Zones
Chapter 14.42 - Parking Violation Enforcement
Chapter 14.44 - Speed Regulations
Chapter 14.52 - Removal of Vehicles
Chapter 14.54 - Street Intersections - Obstructions Within Visibility Triangle
Chapter 14.56 - Bicycles

TITLE 15 - CITY STREETS

Chapter 15.01 - General Provisions
Chapter 15.04 - Construction on Public Rights-of-Way
Chapter 15.08 - Obstructions and Encroachments on Public Rights-of-Way
Chapter 15.12 - Street Names
Chapter 15.16 - Vacation of City Streets

TITLE 18 - SANITARY SEWER

Chapter 18.01 - General Provisions
Chapter 18.04 - General Sewer Regulations
Chapter 18.08 - Sewer Connection Fees and Sewer Service Charges
Chapter 18.12 - Sewer Construction Reimbursement Connection Fee
Chapter 18.16 - Sewer Construction Requirements
Chapter 18.20 - Cost Recovery for Protective Sewer Services
Chapter 18.24 - Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Ordinance

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TITLE 20

-STORM WATER MANAGEMENT

Chapter 20.08 - Storm Water Management

TITLE 23 - BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

Chapter 23.04 - General Provisions
Chapter 23.06 - Citizen Participation Plans
Chapter 23.08 - Design Review
Chapter 23.12 - Uniform Codes for Construction
Chapter 23.24 - Grading Ordinance 2008
Chapter 23.24 - Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control
Chapter 23.26 - Water Efficient Landscape Program
Chapter 23.28 - Private Construction on Public Property
Chapter 23.36 - Right-of-Way Standards, Street Improvement Standards and Building Line Requirements
Chapter 23.40 - Floodplain Management Regulations
Chapter 23.80 - Development Agreements
Chapter 23.90 - Exactions: General Provisions
Chapter 23.92 - Fire Mitigation Fee
Chapter 23.94 - Traffic Mitigation Fee
Chapter 23.96 - Flood Control Fees
Chapter 23.98 - Dedication: Parks and Recreation

TITLE 24 - SUBDIVISIONS

Chapter 24.01 - General Provisions
Chapter 24.04 - Definitions
Chapter 24.12 - Design Requirements
Chapter 24.16 - Improvements
Chapter 24.20 - Dedications: General
Chapter 24.21 - Dedication: Affordable Housing Assistance
Chapter 24.22 - Dedication: Bike Path
Chapter 24.23 - Dedication: Elementary School
Chapter 24.24 - Dedication: Local Transit Facility
Chapter 24.26 - Dedication: Public Access
Chapter 24.27 - Dedication: Solar Access
Chapter 24.28 - Dedication: Drainage & Flood Facility
Chapter 24.29 - Dedication: Streets
Chapter 24.30 - Development Fee: Bridge/Major Thoroughfares
Chapter 24.31 - Development Fee: Drainage and Sanitary Sewer Facility
Chapter 24.32 - Development Fee: Ground Water Recharge Facility
Chapter 24.40 - Conversion of Residential Property
Chapter 24.44 - Conversion of Mobile Home Park
Chapter 24.48 - Vesting Map
Chapter 24.50 - Major Subdivision: Tentative Map Procedure
Chapter 24.54 - Major Subdivision: Final Map Procedure
Chapter 24.60 - Minor Subdivision: Tentative Map Procedure
Chapter 24.64 - Minor Subdivision: Parcel Map
Chapter 24.70 - Lot Line Adjustments
Chapter 24.74 - Reversion of Acreage
Chapter 24.76 - Lot Mergers: Provisions and Procedures
Chapter 24.80 - Enforcement - Parcels

TITLE 30 - ZONING

Chapter 30.01 - General Provision
Chapter 30.04 - Definitions - Zoning
Chapter 30.08 - Zones
Chapter 30.09 - Zoning Use Matrix
Chapter 30.16 - Residential Zones
Chapter 30.20 - Commercial Zones
Chapter 30.24 - Light Industrial Zones
Chapter 30.26 - Adult Businesses (Ordinance 2002-02)
Chapter 30.28 - Public/Semi-Public Zone
Chapter 30.32 - Ecological Resource: Open Space & Parks
Chapter 30.34 - Special Purpose Overlay Zones
Chapter 30.40 - Performance Standards
Chapter 30.46 - Temporary Use Regulations
Chapter 30.48 - Accessory Use Regulations
Chapter 30.54 - Off-Street Parking
Chapter 30.55 - Animal Regulations
Chapter 30.56 - Recycling Facilities
Chapter 30.57 - Conditional Use Permits for Hazardous Waste Facilities
Chapter 30.60 - Signs
Chapter 30.72 - Zoning Amendment
Chapter 30.74 - Use Permits
Chapter 30.76 - Nonconformities
Chapter 30.78 - Variances
Chapter 30.80 - Coastal Development Permit
Chapter 30.82 - Local Coastal Program Amendment
Chapter 30.84 - Specific Plans

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