Contents of Bakersfield Municipal Code
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Title 1
General Provisions
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Ch. 1.01
Code Adoption
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Ch. 1.04
General Provisions
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Ch. 1.08
Seal
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Ch. 1.12
Wards
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Ch. 1.16
Elections
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Ch. 1.17
Use of Mail Ballot Elections under Articles XIII C and D of the California Constitution (Proposition 218)
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Ch. 1.20
Ordinances
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Ch. 1.24
Subpoenas
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Ch. 1.28
Administrative Procedure
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Ch. 1.32
Administrative Regulations
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Ch. 1.34
Administrative Appeals
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Ch. 1.36
Time for Filing Writs of Mandate
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Ch. 1.40
General Penalty
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Ch. 1.50
Expedited Judicial Review
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Ch. 1.01
Code Adoption
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Title 2
Administration and Personnel
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Ch. 2.02
Council Organization
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Ch. 2.04
Council Meetings
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Ch. 2.08
Finance Director
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Ch. 2.12
Deputy Engineer—Deputy Street Superintendent
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Ch. 2.16
Water Resources Department
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Ch. 2.18
Water Board
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Ch. 2.20
Kern River Levee District
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Ch. 2.24
Redevelopment Agency
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Ch. 2.28
Planning and Zoning Agencies
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Ch. 2.32
Fire Department Reserves
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Ch. 2.36
Police
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Ch. 2.37
Public Safety Dispatchers
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Ch. 2.40
Emergency Services
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Ch. 2.44
Emergency Powers of Mayor
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Ch. 2.48
Preservation of Government in Event of Disaster
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Ch. 2.50
Industrial Development Authority
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Ch. 2.51
Department of Recreation and Parks
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Ch. 2.56
Museums and Art Galleries
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Ch. 2.60
Bakersfield Youth Commission
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Ch. 2.62
Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee
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Ch. 2.64
Official Bonds
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Ch. 2.68
Councilmembers’ Salaries
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Ch. 2.72
Personnel Policies
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Ch. 2.76
Employer-Employee Relations
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Ch. 2.80
Travel Expenses
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Ch. 2.84
Compensation
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Ch. 2.85
Pension Benefits
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Ch. 2.88
Employee Health and Disability Benefits
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Ch. 2.92
Fire Department Relief and Pensions
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Ch. 2.02
Council Organization
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Title 3
Revenue and Finance
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Ch. 3.04
Funds
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Ch. 3.16
Unclaimed Property
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Ch. 3.20
Purchasing
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Ch. 3.24
Police Report Fees
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Ch. 3.28
Property Tax
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Ch. 3.30
In-Lieu Taxes
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Ch. 3.32
Real Property Transfer Tax
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Ch. 3.36
Sales and Use Tax
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Ch. 3.38
Bakersfield Public Safety/Vital City Services Measure
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Ch. 3.40
Transient Lodging Tax
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Ch. 3.44
Financing of the Rehabilitation of Historical Properties
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Ch. 3.50
Economic Development Revenue Bond
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Ch. 3.55
Enterprise Revenue Bond Law
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Ch. 3.60
Health Facilities Financing Law
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Ch. 3.70
Cost Recovery System
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Ch. 3.04
Funds
- Title 4 (Reserved)
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Title 5
Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations
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Ch. 5.02
Business License Tax
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Ch. 5.04
Reserved
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Ch. 5.06
Adult Entertainment Businesses
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Ch. 5.08
Alarm Regulations
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Ch. 5.12
Bingo Games
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Ch. 5.13
Remote Caller Bingo
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Ch. 5.14
Cabarets
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Ch. 5.16
Cardrooms
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Ch. 5.18
Residential Solicitations
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Ch. 5.20
Closing-Out Sales
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Ch. 5.23
Escorts and Escort Bureaus
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Ch. 5.24
Funeral Escort Services
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Ch. 5.26
Hotels and Lodginghouses
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Ch. 5.28
House Number Curb Painting
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Ch. 5.30
Jewelry Auctions
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Ch. 5.32
Massage
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Ch. 5.35
Motion Pictures
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Ch. 5.38
Outdoor Festivals, Circuses, Carnivals and Tent Shows
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Ch. 5.42
Private Patrol Services
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Ch. 5.44
Public Dances and Dancehalls
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Ch. 5.45
Sidewalk Vendors
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Ch. 5.46
Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers
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Ch. 5.48
Video Service Providers
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Ch. 5.50
Taxicabs
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Ch. 5.51
Temporary Promotional Activities
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Ch. 5.56
Transient Outdoor Businesses
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Ch. 5.58
Seismic Survey Activities
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Ch. 5.60
Title Enforcement
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Ch. 5.62
Alcoholic Beverage Warning Signs
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Ch. 5.66
Food Vending Vehicles
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Ch. 5.02
Business License Tax
- Title 6 Animals Amended
- Title 7 (Reserved)
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Title 8
Health and Safety
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Ch. 8.04
Transfer of Health Functions
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Ch. 8.08
Milk
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Ch. 8.12
Meat and Fish Peddlers
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Ch. 8.16
Ice Cream Trucks
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Ch. 8.24
Termite-Infested Wood
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Ch. 8.27
Property Maintenance
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Ch. 8.28
Weeds and Debris
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Ch. 8.29
Litter Control
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Ch. 8.30
Distribution of Printed Matter to Residential Property
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Ch. 8.31
Placement of Advertising Materials on Private Motor Vehicles
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Ch. 8.32
Refuse/Solid Waste/Recycling
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Ch. 8.34
Industrial Stormwater
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Ch. 8.35
Stormwater System
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Ch. 8.36
Irrigation Canals
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Ch. 8.38
Groundwater Recharge Basins Operation of Motorized Watercraft Prohibited
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Ch. 8.40
Smoke Abatement
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Ch. 8.44
Fireworks
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Ch. 8.48
Electrical Appliances
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Ch. 8.52
Resale of Returned Merchandise
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Ch. 8.56
Smoking on Buses
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Ch. 8.58
Tobacco Use Prevention
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Ch. 8.60
Certified Unified Program Agency
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Ch. 8.70
Regulation of Wells and Water Systems
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Ch. 8.80
Abatement of Public Nuisances
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Ch. 8.90
Land Application of Biosolids
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Ch. 8.04
Transfer of Health Functions
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Title 9
Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
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Title 9 Div. I
Offenses by or Against Public Officers and Government
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Title 9 Div. II
Offenses Against the Person (Reserved)
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Title 9 Div. III
Offenses Against Public Decency
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Title 9 Div. IV
Offenses Against Public Peace
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Title 9 Div. V
Offenses Against Property
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Title 9 Div. VI
Consumer Protection (Reserved)
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Title 9 Div. VII
Offenses by or Against Minors
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Title 9 Div. VIII
Weapons Offenses
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Title 9 Div. IX
Miscellaneous Offenses
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Title 9 Div. I
Offenses by or Against Public Officers and Government
- Title 10 Vehicles and Traffic
- Title 11 (Reserved)
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Title 12
Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
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Ch. 12.08
Frontage Roads
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Ch. 12.12
Street Use Permits
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Ch. 12.16
Construction Work in Streets
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Ch. 12.20
Encroachments
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Ch. 12.21
Skateboard and Bicycle Ramps
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Ch. 12.28
Water in Gutters or Sidewalks
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Ch. 12.30
Wireless Facilities within the Public Rights-of-Way
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Ch. 12.32
Underground Utility Districts
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Ch. 12.36
Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, Driveway Approaches, Connecting Pavement and Canal Fencing
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Ch. 12.40
Street Trees
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Ch. 12.44
Business Use of Sidewalks
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Ch. 12.48
Benches
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Ch. 12.52
Sidewalk Public Telephones
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Ch. 12.56
Parks
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Ch. 12.57
Diving from Public Bridges
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Ch. 12.60
Creation of Easements by Recorded Covenants
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Ch. 12.64
Specific Trails Plan
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Ch. 12.08
Frontage Roads
- Title 13 Public Works and Improvements
- Title 14 Water and Sewers
- Title 15 Buildings and Construction Amended
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Title 16
Subdivisions
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Ch. 16.04
General Provisions
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Ch. 16.08
Definitions
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Ch. 16.12
General Requirements
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Ch. 16.16
Tentative Maps
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Ch. 16.20
Final Tract Maps
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Ch. 16.22
Final Parcel Map
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Ch. 16.24
Vesting Tentative Maps
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Ch. 16.28
Design Standards
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Ch. 16.32
Improvements
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Ch. 16.36
Optional Design and Improvement Standards
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Ch. 16.38
Merger of Parcels
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Ch. 16.40
Dedications
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Ch. 16.41
Reservations
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Ch. 16.44
Soil and Grading Reports
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Ch. 16.48
Reversion to Acreage
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Ch. 16.52
Appeals
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Ch. 16.04
General Provisions
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Title 17
Zoning
Amended
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Ch. 17.02
General Provisions
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Ch. 17.04
Definitions
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Ch. 17.06
Zones Established—Zoning Map Boundaries
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Ch. 17.08
General Regulations Including Site Plan Review
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Ch. 17.10
R-1 One-Family Dwelling Zone
Amended
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Ch. 17.12
Residential Suburban Zones
Amended
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Ch. 17.14
R-2 Limited Multiple-Family Dwelling Zone
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Ch. 17.16
R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling Zone
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Ch. 17.18
R-4 High Density Multiple-Family Dwelling Zone
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Ch. 17.19
RH (Residential Holding) Zone
Amended
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Ch. 17.20
C-O Professional and Administrative Office Zone
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Ch. 17.22
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Zone
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Ch. 17.24
C-2 Regional Commercial Zone
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Ch. 17.25
C-B Central Business Zone
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Ch. 17.26
C-C Commercial Center Zone
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Ch. 17.28
M-1 Light Manufacturing Zone
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Ch. 17.30
M-2 General Manufacturing Zone
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Ch. 17.31
M-3 (Heavy Industrial) Zone
Amended
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Ch. 17.32
A Agriculture Zone
Amended
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Ch. 17.34
P Automobile Parking Zone
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Ch. 17.35
RE (Recreation) Zone
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Ch. 17.36
Church (CH) Combining Zone
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Ch. 17.37
OS (Open Space) Zone
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Ch. 17.38
Hospital (HOSP) Zoning
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Ch. 17.41
AD (Architectural Design) Zone
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Ch. 17.42
FP-P Floodplain Primary Zone
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Ch. 17.44
FP-S Floodplain Secondary Zone
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Ch. 17.45
AA (Airport Approach) Zone
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Ch. 17.46
Drilling Island (DI) District
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Ch. 17.47
(PE) Petroleum Extraction Combining District
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Ch. 17.48
TT Travel Trailer Park Zone
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Ch. 17.50
MH Mobile Home Zone
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Ch. 17.51
SC (Senior Citizen) Zone
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Ch. 17.52
PUD Planned Unit Development Zone
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Ch. 17.54
PCD Planned Commercial Development Zone
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Ch. 17.55
Specific Plan Lines for Streets and Highways
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Ch. 17.56
Fallout Shelters
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Ch. 17.57
Metal Storage Containers
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Ch. 17.58
Parking and Loading Standards
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Ch. 17.59
Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Not in the Public Right-of-Way
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Ch. 17.60
Signs
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Ch. 17.61
Landscape Standards
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Ch. 17.62
Surface Mining and Reclamation
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Ch. 17.63
Home Occupations
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Ch. 17.64
Modifications, Conditional Use Permits, Amendments and Appeals
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Ch. 17.65
Accessory Dwelling Unit
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Ch. 17.66
HD (Hillside Development) Combining Zone
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Ch. 17.68
Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots
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Ch. 17.69
Adult Entertainment Businesses
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Ch. 17.70
Certificate of Occupancy
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Ch. 17.71
Outdoor Lighting
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Ch. 17.72
Enforcement
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Ch. 17.02
General Provisions
- Title 18 (Reserved)
- Title 19 Airports
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