Municipal code
Anaheim Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Anaheim, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-09-30
- Contents
- 17 titles · 2,913 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Anaheim
Contents
▸Charter
Overview- Article III — RIGHTS, LIABILITIES AND SUCCESSION
- Article IV — POWERS OF CITY
- Article V — CITY COUNCIL
- Article VI — CITY MANAGER
- Article VII — OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- Article IX — APPOINTIVE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- Article X — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Article XII — FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
- Article XIII — ELECTIONS
- Article XIV — FRANCHISES
- Article XV — MISCELLANEOUS
- Article I — NAME OF CITY
- Article II — BOUNDARIES
- Article III — RIGHTS, LIABILITIES AND SUCCESSION
- Article IV — POWERS OF CITY
- Article V — CITY COUNCIL
- Article VI — CITY MANAGER
- Article VII — OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- Article IX — APPOINTIVE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- Article X — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Article XI — RETIREMENT
- Article XII — FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
- Article XIII — ELECTIONS
- Article XIV — FRANCHISES
- Article XV — MISCELLANEOUS
▸Title 1 — ADMINISTRATION
Overview- Chapter 1.01 — CODE ADOPTION AND CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 1.02 — FRANCHISES
- Chapter 1.03 — FRANCHISE APPLICATIONS
- Chapter 1.04 — OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS; CITY
- Chapter 1.05 — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Chapter 1.06 — EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
- Chapter 1.08 — FUNDS
- Chapter 1.09 — CAMPAIGN REFORM
- Chapter 1.10 — RECORDS MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 1.11 — SUNSHINE PROVISIONS
- Chapter 1.12 — PROCEDURAL
- Chapter 1.13 — POLICE RESERVE CORPS
- Chapter 1.14 — PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS
- Chapter 1.16 — CITY GOLF COURSES
- Chapter 1.20 — CIVIL CITATIONS
- Chapter 1.23 — GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
- Chapter 1.24 — CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION FEE
- Chapter 1.26 — ELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
▸Title 3 — BUSINESS LICENSES
▸Title 4 — BUSINESS REGULATION
Overview- Chapter 4.03 — COMMERCIAL FILMING
- Chapter 4.04 — OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
- Chapter 4.05 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
- Chapter 4.08 — OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS AND
- Chapter 4.09 — OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
- Chapter 4.10 — COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION IN THE RESORT AREA
- Chapter 4.19 — MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION AND PROCESSING
- Chapter 4.20 — MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES
- Chapter 4.21 — MOBILE MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES
- Chapter 4.50 — CURB ADDRESS NUMBERING
- Chapter 4.64 — SECONDHAND DEALERS AND
- Chapter 4.72 — TAXICABS
- Chapter 4.73 — TAXICAB FRANCHISES
- Chapter 4.75 — TOWING OR IMPOUNDING
- Chapter 4.80 — TRANSPORTATION — JITNEY SERVICE
- Chapter 4.82 — NEWSRACKS ON PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- Chapter 4.90 — ESCORT BUREAU, INTRODUCTORY
- Chapter 4.95 — FALSE ALARMS
- Chapter 4.96 — ADULT READING MATERIAL
- Chapter 4.98 — ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARADE AND
- Chapter 4.99 — RETAIL SALE OF CONCEALABLE FIREARMS
- Chapter 4.110 — SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
▸Title 6 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Overview- Chapter 6.04 — EMERGENCY PLAN AND SERVICES
- Chapter 6.11 — CALIFORNIA UNIFIED HAZARDOUS WASTE
- Chapter 6.16 — WEED ABATEMENT
- Chapter 6.17 — CLEANLINESS OF PREMISES
- Chapter 6.24 — RENDERING, DISTILLING
- Chapter 6.26 — GARAGE SALES
- Chapter 6.28 — BEEKEEPING
- Chapter 6.30 — SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES
- Chapter 6.32 — DANGEROUS WEAPONS
- Chapter 6.35 — WEAPONS PROHIBITED IN CITY BUILDINGS
- Chapter 6.40 — FIREWORKS
- Chapter 6.41 — PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF FIREWORKS AND OPEN FLAME
- Chapter 6.43 — UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (DRONES)
- Chapter 6.44 — NUISANCES
- Chapter 6.46 — TRIMMING OF TREES FOR ELECTRICAL LINE
- Chapter 6.48 — PATENT MEDICINE
- Chapter 6.52 — PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
- Chapter 6.56 — POOLS AND PONDS
- Chapter 6.60 — FLIES
- Chapter 6.64 — FOOD HANDLING BUSINESSES
- Chapter 6.68 — WIPING RAGS
- Chapter 6.70 — SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS
- Chapter 6.72 — AMPLIFIED SOUND
- Chapter 6.73 — PROVISION OF POLICE SERVICES AT LOUD
- Chapter 6.74 — FALSE 9-1-1 CALLS
- Chapter 6.80 — ABANDONED, WRECKED
- Chapter 6.95 — LABOR CAMPS
- Chapter 6.97 — USE OF LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLES
- Chapter 6.98 — SOLAR SHADE CONTROL
- Chapter 6.99 — LIVING WAGES PAID BY BENEFICIARIES OF CITY
- Chapter 6.101 — HOTEL WORKER PROTECTIONS
- Chapter 6.103 — NITROUS OXIDE
- Chapter 6.105 — KRATOM
▸Title 7 — MORALS AND CONDUCT
Overview- Chapter 7.12 — CURFEW FOR MINORS NOT ENGAGED IN CERTAIN
- Chapter 7.16 — DISORDERLY CONDUCT
- Chapter 7.20 — GAMBLING
- Chapter 7.21 — LOOKOUTS
- Chapter 7.22 — HOTEL REGISTERS
- Chapter 7.24 — HANDBILLS
- Chapter 7.28 — LOITERING
- Chapter 7.30 — AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLING
- Chapter 7.32 — NONCOMMERCIAL SOLICITATION
- Chapter 7.34 — BINGO GAMES
- Chapter 7.44 — GRAFFITI
- Chapter 7.49 — THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OCCUPANT AND
- Chapter 7.50 — LOST, STOLEN OR ABANDONED SHOPPING
- Chapter 7.52 — SHOPPING CART CONTAINMENT AND
▸Title 10 — PUBLIC SERVICE AND UTILITIES
Overview- Chapter 10.04 — LIBRARY
- Chapter 10.06 — DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING FOR PUBLIC WORKS
- Chapter 10.08 — DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE
- Chapter 10.09 — NATIONAL POLLUTION
- Chapter 10.10 — WASTE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
- Chapter 10.11 — BINS AND DROP-OFF BOXES
- Chapter 10.12 — SANITATION CHARGES
- Chapter 10.13 — STORMWATER CREDIT PROGRAM
- Chapter 10.14 — STORM DRAIN IMPACT AND IMPROVEMENT
- Chapter 10.16 — WATER AND ELECTRICITY
- Chapter 10.18 — WATER CONSERVATION AND WATER SHORTAGE
- Chapter 10.19 — LANDSCAPE WATER EFFICIENCY
- Chapter 10.20 — CONSTRUCTION AND DESTRUCTION OF
- Chapter 10.24 — WATER SYSTEM CROSS-CONNECTIONS
▸Title 11 — PUBLIC PROPERTY
▸Title 12 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Overview- Chapter 12.02 — ENCROACHMENTS
- Chapter 12.04 — GENERAL
- Chapter 12.12 — OBSTRUCTIONS TO PUBLIC RIGHT-OF
- Chapter 12.16 — OBSTRUCTING
- Chapter 12.20 — UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
- Chapter 12.28 — CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS
- Chapter 12.29 — REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS — PROVISION FOR
- Chapter 12.30 — PAVEMENT TRENCH CUT FEE
▸Title 14 — TRAFFIC
Overview- Chapter 14.01 — GENERAL
- Chapter 14.20 — RULES OF ROAD
- Chapter 14.24 — PEDESTRIANS AND PARADES
- Chapter 14.28 — PERSONAL SAFETY
- Chapter 14.30 — SOLICITATION OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS
- Chapter 14.32 — PARKING AND STOPPING
- Chapter 14.40 — SPEED LIMITS
- Chapter 14.48 — THROUGH TRUCK ROUTES
- Chapter 14.49 — TRUCK PROHIBITIONS
- Chapter 14.52 — MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT
- Chapter 14.56 — CONTROL OF TRAFFIC TURNING
- Chapter 14.57 — TRAFFIC CONTROL
- Chapter 14.58 — TRAFFIC SIGNAL FEES
- Chapter 14.60 — TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
- Chapter 14.62 — MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION
- Chapter 14.70 — STREET RACES AND RECKLESS DRIVING EXHIBITIONS
- Chapter 14.72 — MOTORIZED WHEELED CONVEYANCES
▸Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND HOUSING
Overview- Chapter 15.03 — BUILDING STANDARDS CODES AND ADMINISTRATIVE
- Chapter 15.04 — SOLAR ENERGY
- Chapter 15.05 — ELECTRONIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
- Chapter 15.07 — EARTHQUAKE HAZARD
- Chapter 15.08 — STREET NAMING
- Chapter 15.28 — CAMPS FOR CAMP CARS
- Chapter 15.32 — HOUSE MOVING
- Chapter 15.60 — FEES AND PERMITS
- Chapter 15.70 — PRESERVATION OF RENTAL HOUSING AND MOTEL
▸Title 16 — FIRE
▸Title 17 — LAND DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES
Overview- Chapter 17.04 — GRADING, EXCAVATIONS, FILLS
- Chapter 17.06 — GRADING, EXCAVATIONS
- Chapter 17.08 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Chapter 17.09 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Chapter 17.10 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
- Chapter 17.12 — OIL DRILLING AND PRODUCTION
- Chapter 17.20 — EXCAVATION AND RECOVERY
- Chapter 17.24 — UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
- Chapter 17.30 — DEVELOPMENT FEES — ANAHEIM
- Chapter 17.32 — TRANSPORTATION IMPACT AND
- Chapter 17.34 — DEVELOPMENT FEES
- Chapter 17.36 — PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES AND VEHICLE AND
- Chapter 17.37 — PUBLIC ART
- Chapter 17.38 — DEFERRAL OF CERTAIN IMPACT FEES
- Chapter 17.40 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
▸Title 18 — ZONING
Overview- Chapter 18.01 — INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 18.04 — SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- Chapter 18.06 — MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- Chapter 18.08 — COMMERCIAL ZONES
- Part 1 — Landscaped Setbacks
- Part 2 — Structural Setbacks
- Chapter 18.10 — INDUSTRIAL ZONE
- Chapter 18.12 — MIXED-USE ZONE
- Chapter 18.14 — PUBLIC AND SPECIAL-PURPOSE ZONES
- Chapter 18.16 — REGULATORY PERMITS
- Chapter 18.18 — SCENIC CORRIDOR (SC) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 18.22 — BROOKHURST COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR (BCC) OVERLAY
- Chapter 18.24 — SOUTH ANAHEIM BOULEVARD CORRIDOR (SABC)
- Chapter 18.26 — MOBILE HOME PARK (MHP) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 18.28 — FLOODPLAIN (FP) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 18.34 — RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITY (RO) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 18.36 — TYPES OF USES
- Chapter 18.38 — SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 18.39 — MULTIPLE-FAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN
- Chapter 18.40 — GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Chapter 18.42 — PARKING AND LOADING
- Chapter 18.44 — SIGNS
- Chapter 18.46 — LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
- Chapter 18.48 — RECYCLING FACILITIES
- Chapter 18.50 — SENIOR CITIZENS' APARTMENT PROJECTS
- Chapter 18.52 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Chapter 18.54 — SEX-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
- Chapter 18.56 — NONCONFORMITIES
- Chapter 18.60 — PROCEDURES
- Chapter 18.62 — ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS
- Chapter 18.64 — AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANS
- Chapter 18.66 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- Chapter 18.68 — GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 18.70 — FINAL PLAN REVIEWS
- Chapter 18.72 — SPECIFIC PLANS
- Chapter 18.74 — VARIANCES
- Chapter 18.76 — ZONING AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 18.80 — FEES
- Chapter 18.90 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 18.92 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 18.100 — HIGHLANDS AT ANAHEIM HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 87-1
- Chapter 18.102 — SYCAMORE CANYON SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 88-1 (SP 88-1)
- Chapter 18.104 — THE SUMMIT OF ANAHEIM HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 88-2
- Chapter 18.108 — FESTIVAL SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 90-1 (SP 90-1)
- Chapter 18.110 — EAST CENTER STREET DEVELOPMENT SPECIFIC PLAN
- Chapter 18.112 — MOUNTAIN PARK SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 90-4 (SP 90-4)
- Chapter 18.114 — DISNEYLAND RESORT SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 92-1 (SP 92-1)
- Chapter 18.116 — ANAHEIM RESORT SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 92-2 (SP 92-2)
- Chapter 18.118 — HOTEL CIRCLE SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 93-1 (SP 93-1)
- Chapter 18.120 — ANAHEIM CANYON SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 2015-1 (SP 2015-1)
- Chapter 18.122 — BEACH BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 2017-1 (SP 2017