Contents of Bakersfield Municipal Code

Title 1 General Provisions
- Ch. 1.01 Code Adoption
- Ch. 1.04 General Provisions
- Ch. 1.08 Seal
- Ch. 1.12 Wards
- Ch. 1.16 Elections
- Ch. 1.17 Use of Mail Ballot Elections under Articles XIII C and D of the California Constitution (Proposition 218)
- Ch. 1.20 Ordinances
- Ch. 1.24 Subpoenas
- Ch. 1.28 Administrative Procedure
- Ch. 1.32 Administrative Regulations
- Ch. 1.34 Administrative Appeals
- Ch. 1.36 Time for Filing Writs of Mandate
- Ch. 1.40 General Penalty
- Ch. 1.50 Expedited Judicial Review
Title 2 Administration and Personnel
- Ch. 2.02 Council Organization
- Ch. 2.04 Council Meetings
- Ch. 2.08 Finance Director
- Ch. 2.12 Deputy Engineer—Deputy Street Superintendent
- Ch. 2.16 Water Resources Department
- Ch. 2.18 Water Board
- Ch. 2.20 Kern River Levee District
- Ch. 2.24 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch. 2.28 Planning and Zoning Agencies
- Ch. 2.32 Fire Department Reserves
- Ch. 2.36 Police
- Ch. 2.37 Public Safety Dispatchers
- Ch. 2.40 Emergency Services
- Ch. 2.44 Emergency Powers of Mayor
- Ch. 2.48 Preservation of Government in Event of Disaster
- Ch. 2.50 Industrial Development Authority
- Ch. 2.51 Department of Recreation and Parks
- Ch. 2.56 Museums and Art Galleries
- Ch. 2.60 Bakersfield Youth Commission
- Ch. 2.62 Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee
- Ch. 2.64 Official Bonds
- Ch. 2.68 Councilmembers’ Salaries
- Ch. 2.72 Personnel Policies
- Ch. 2.76 Employer-Employee Relations
- Ch. 2.80 Travel Expenses
- Ch. 2.84 Compensation
- Ch. 2.85 Pension Benefits
- Ch. 2.88 Employee Health and Disability Benefits
- Ch. 2.92 Fire Department Relief and Pensions
Title 3 Revenue and Finance
- Ch. 3.04 Funds
- Ch. 3.16 Unclaimed Property
- Ch. 3.20 Purchasing
- Ch. 3.24 Police Report Fees
- Ch. 3.28 Property Tax
- Ch. 3.30 In-Lieu Taxes
- Ch. 3.32 Real Property Transfer Tax
- Ch. 3.36 Sales and Use Tax
- Ch. 3.38 Bakersfield Public Safety/Vital City Services Measure
- Ch. 3.40 Transient Lodging Tax
- Ch. 3.44 Financing of the Rehabilitation of Historical Properties
- Ch. 3.50 Economic Development Revenue Bond
- Ch. 3.55 Enterprise Revenue Bond Law
- Ch. 3.60 Health Facilities Financing Law
- Ch. 3.70 Cost Recovery System
Title 4 (Reserved)
Title 5 Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations
- Ch. 5.02 Business License Tax
- Ch. 5.04 Reserved
- Ch. 5.06 Adult Entertainment Businesses
- Ch. 5.08 Alarm Regulations
- Ch. 5.12 Bingo Games
- Ch. 5.13 Remote Caller Bingo
- Ch. 5.14 Cabarets
- Ch. 5.16 Cardrooms
- Ch. 5.18 Residential Solicitations
- Ch. 5.20 Closing-Out Sales
- Ch. 5.23 Escorts and Escort Bureaus
- Ch. 5.24 Funeral Escort Services
- Ch. 5.26 Hotels and Lodginghouses
- Ch. 5.28 House Number Curb Painting
- Ch. 5.30 Jewelry Auctions
- Ch. 5.32 Massage
- Ch. 5.35 Motion Pictures
- Ch. 5.38 Outdoor Festivals, Circuses, Carnivals and Tent Shows
- Ch. 5.42 Private Patrol Services
- Ch. 5.44 Public Dances and Dancehalls
- Ch. 5.45 Sidewalk Vendors
- Ch. 5.46 Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers
- Ch. 5.48 Video Service Providers
- Ch. 5.50 Taxicabs
- Ch. 5.51 Temporary Promotional Activities
- Ch. 5.56 Transient Outdoor Businesses
- Ch. 5.58 Seismic Survey Activities
- Ch. 5.60 Title Enforcement
- Ch. 5.62 Alcoholic Beverage Warning Signs
- Ch. 5.66 Food Vending Vehicles
Title 6 Animals Amended
- Ch. 6.04 Public Pound—Dog Licenses Amended
- Ch. 6.05 Vicious Dogs
- Ch. 6.08 Fowl Amended
- Ch. 6.09 Hens Added
- Ch. 6.12 Pigeons and Doves
- Ch. 6.20 Maiming, Injuring or Killing of Animals Amended
Title 7 (Reserved)
Title 8 Health and Safety
- Ch. 8.04 Transfer of Health Functions
- Ch. 8.08 Milk
- Ch. 8.12 Meat and Fish Peddlers
- Ch. 8.16 Ice Cream Trucks
- Ch. 8.24 Termite-Infested Wood
- Ch. 8.27 Property Maintenance
- Ch. 8.28 Weeds and Debris
- Ch. 8.29 Litter Control
- Ch. 8.30 Distribution of Printed Matter to Residential Property
- Ch. 8.31 Placement of Advertising Materials on Private Motor Vehicles
- Ch. 8.32 Refuse/Solid Waste/Recycling
- Ch. 8.34 Industrial Stormwater
- Ch. 8.35 Stormwater System
- Ch. 8.36 Irrigation Canals
- Ch. 8.38 Groundwater Recharge Basins Operation of Motorized Watercraft Prohibited
- Ch. 8.40 Smoke Abatement
- Ch. 8.44 Fireworks
- Ch. 8.48 Electrical Appliances
- Ch. 8.52 Resale of Returned Merchandise
- Ch. 8.56 Smoking on Buses
- Ch. 8.58 Tobacco Use Prevention
- Ch. 8.60 Certified Unified Program Agency
- Ch. 8.70 Regulation of Wells and Water Systems
- Ch. 8.80 Abatement of Public Nuisances
- Ch. 8.90 Land Application of Biosolids
Title 9 Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
- Title 9 Div. I Offenses by or Against Public Officers and Government
- Title 9 Div. II Offenses Against the Person (Reserved)
- Title 9 Div. III Offenses Against Public Decency
- Title 9 Div. IV Offenses Against Public Peace
- Title 9 Div. V Offenses Against Property
- Title 9 Div. VI Consumer Protection (Reserved)
- Title 9 Div. VII Offenses by or Against Minors
- Title 9 Div. VIII Weapons Offenses
- Title 9 Div. IX Miscellaneous Offenses
Title 10 Vehicles and Traffic
- Title 10 Div. I Traffic Code
- Title 10 Div. II Miscellaneous Provisions
Title 11 (Reserved)
Title 12 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch. 12.08 Frontage Roads
- Ch. 12.12 Street Use Permits
- Ch. 12.16 Construction Work in Streets
- Ch. 12.20 Encroachments
- Ch. 12.21 Skateboard and Bicycle Ramps
- Ch. 12.28 Water in Gutters or Sidewalks
- Ch. 12.30 Wireless Facilities within the Public Rights-of-Way
- Ch. 12.32 Underground Utility Districts
- Ch. 12.36 Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, Driveway Approaches, Connecting Pavement and Canal Fencing
- Ch. 12.40 Street Trees
- Ch. 12.44 Business Use of Sidewalks
- Ch. 12.48 Benches
- Ch. 12.52 Sidewalk Public Telephones
- Ch. 12.56 Parks
- Ch. 12.57 Diving from Public Bridges
- Ch. 12.60 Creation of Easements by Recorded Covenants
- Ch. 12.64 Specific Trails Plan
Title 13 Public Works and Improvements
- Ch. 13.04 Maintenance Districts
- Ch. 13.08 Local Improvement Procedures
- Ch. 13.10 Special Tax Districts
- Ch. 13.12 Development Improvement Standards and Specifications
Title 14 Water and Sewers
- Ch. 14.02 Water Use Regulations
- Ch. 14.04 City Domestic Water Service Area
- Ch. 14.06 Fairhaven Water Service Area
- Ch. 14.08 Water—Purity
- Ch. 14.12 Sewers
- Ch. 14.16 Sewer Service in the Unincorporated Area—Exceptions
- Ch. 14.20 Private Sewer System Review
- Ch. 14.24 Privies
Title 15 Buildings and Construction Amended
- Title 15 Div. I Buildings and Construction Code
- Title 15 Div. II Miscellaneous Regulations Amended
Title 16 Subdivisions
- Ch. 16.04 General Provisions
- Ch. 16.08 Definitions
- Ch. 16.12 General Requirements
- Ch. 16.16 Tentative Maps
- Ch. 16.20 Final Tract Maps
- Ch. 16.22 Final Parcel Map
- Ch. 16.24 Vesting Tentative Maps
- Ch. 16.28 Design Standards
- Ch. 16.32 Improvements
- Ch. 16.36 Optional Design and Improvement Standards
- Ch. 16.38 Merger of Parcels
- Ch. 16.40 Dedications
- Ch. 16.41 Reservations
- Ch. 16.44 Soil and Grading Reports
- Ch. 16.48 Reversion to Acreage
- Ch. 16.52 Appeals
Title 17 Zoning Amended
- Ch. 17.02 General Provisions
- Ch. 17.04 Definitions
- Ch. 17.06 Zones Established—Zoning Map Boundaries
- Ch. 17.08 General Regulations Including Site Plan Review
- Ch. 17.10 R-1 One-Family Dwelling Zone Amended
- Ch. 17.12 Residential Suburban Zones Amended
- Ch. 17.14 R-2 Limited Multiple-Family Dwelling Zone
- Ch. 17.16 R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling Zone
- Ch. 17.18 R-4 High Density Multiple-Family Dwelling Zone
- Ch. 17.19 RH (Residential Holding) Zone Amended
- Ch. 17.20 C-O Professional and Administrative Office Zone
- Ch. 17.22 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Zone
- Ch. 17.24 C-2 Regional Commercial Zone
- Ch. 17.25 C-B Central Business Zone
- Ch. 17.26 C-C Commercial Center Zone
- Ch. 17.28 M-1 Light Manufacturing Zone
- Ch. 17.30 M-2 General Manufacturing Zone
- Ch. 17.31 M-3 (Heavy Industrial) Zone Amended
- Ch. 17.32 A Agriculture Zone Amended
- Ch. 17.34 P Automobile Parking Zone
- Ch. 17.35 RE (Recreation) Zone
- Ch. 17.36 Church (CH) Combining Zone
- Ch. 17.37 OS (Open Space) Zone
- Ch. 17.38 Hospital (HOSP) Zoning
- Ch. 17.41 AD (Architectural Design) Zone
- Ch. 17.42 FP-P Floodplain Primary Zone
- Ch. 17.44 FP-S Floodplain Secondary Zone
- Ch. 17.45 AA (Airport Approach) Zone
- Ch. 17.46 Drilling Island (DI) District
- Ch. 17.47 (PE) Petroleum Extraction Combining District
- Ch. 17.48 TT Travel Trailer Park Zone
- Ch. 17.50 MH Mobile Home Zone
- Ch. 17.51 SC (Senior Citizen) Zone
- Ch. 17.52 PUD Planned Unit Development Zone
- Ch. 17.54 PCD Planned Commercial Development Zone
- Ch. 17.55 Specific Plan Lines for Streets and Highways
- Ch. 17.56 Fallout Shelters
- Ch. 17.57 Metal Storage Containers
- Ch. 17.58 Parking and Loading Standards
- Ch. 17.59 Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Not in the Public Right-of-Way
- Ch. 17.60 Signs
- Ch. 17.61 Landscape Standards
- Ch. 17.62 Surface Mining and Reclamation
- Ch. 17.63 Home Occupations
- Ch. 17.64 Modifications, Conditional Use Permits, Amendments and Appeals
- Ch. 17.65 Accessory Dwelling Unit
- Ch. 17.66 HD (Hillside Development) Combining Zone
- Ch. 17.68 Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots
- Ch. 17.69 Adult Entertainment Businesses
- Ch. 17.70 Certificate of Occupancy
- Ch. 17.71 Outdoor Lighting
- Ch. 17.72 Enforcement
Title 18 (Reserved)
Title 19 Airports
- Ch. 19.01 Authority
- Ch. 19.02 Definitions
- Ch. 19.03 General Provisions
- Ch. 19.04 Vehicles
- Ch. 19.05 Aircraft
- Ch. 19.06 Aircraft Operations—Ground
- Ch. 19.07 Aircraft Operations—Flight
- Ch. 19.08 Fuel
- Ch. 19.09 Fire Protection
- Ch. 19.10 Hangars and Tie-Downs
- Ch. 19.11 Maintenance
- Ch. 19.12 Finance
Tables
- Statutory References
- State Code Citation Table
- Cross-Reference Table
- Ordinance List