Earlier editions: 2026-07
Municipal code
Artesia Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Artesia, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Contents
- 12 titles · 1,626 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Artesia
Contents
- Chapter AO — Adopting Ordinance
▸Title 2 — Administration
Overview▸Chapter 1 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 3 — DEMANDS
▸Title 3 — Finance
Overview▸Chapter 1 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND BUSINESS LICENSE TAXES
▸Chapter 2 — BUSINESS PERMITS AND BUSINESS PERMIT FEES
Overview- Article 1 — General Provisions
- Article 2 — Regulations Pertaining to Specific Businesses
- Article 3 — Adult-Oriented Businesses
- Article 4 — Massage Establishments and Technicians
- Article 5 — Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Retail Permitting Regulations
- Article 6 — Entertainment Permits
- Article 7 — Sale of Food, Food Products, Ice Cream, Goods or Merchandise from a Motor Vehicle
- Article 8 — Adult Cannabis Businesses and Activities
- Article 9 — Sidewalk Vending
- Chapter 4 — PURCHASING SYSTEM AND CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS
▸Chapter 6 — CABLE, VIDEO, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS
- Chapter 7 — SPECIFIC PLAN RECOVERY FEES
▸Title 4 — Public Safety
Overview- Chapter 1 — CIVIL DEFENSE
- Chapter 2 — FIREWORKS
- Chapter 3 — TAXICABS AND VEHICLES FOR HIRE
▸Chapter 4 — TRAFFIC
Overview- Article 1 — Traffic Ordinance
- Article 2 — Speed Limits
- Article 3 — Truck Routes
- Article 4 — Parking Citation Processing
- Article 5 — Solicitation of Employment, Business or Contributions in Public Areas
- Article 6 — Preferential Parking
- Article 7 — Parking Pay Stations
- Article 8 — Oversized Vehicle Parking
- Article 9 — Prohibition of Spectators at Illegal Motor Vehicle Speed Contests and Exhibitions …
- Article 10 — Temporary Street Closures
▸Title 5 — Public Welfare
Overview- Chapter 2 — NOISE
▸Chapter 3 — GAMBLING
- Chapter 4 — GRAFFITI PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REMOVAL
- Chapter 5 — CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND INTOXICATION
- Chapter 7 — WEAPONS
- Chapter 8 — PUBLIC PARKS AND PUBLIC RESTROOMS
- Chapter 9 — EVICTION FROM RENTAL PROPERTY FOR ILLEGAL DRUG DEALING ACTIVITIES
- Chapter 11 — UNRULY GATHERINGS
- Chapter 12 — REGULATION OF MOTOR POWERED LEAF AND DEBRIS BLOWERS
- Chapter 13 — ACTIVITIES ON PREMISES OF DRIVE-IN, DRIVE-THROUGH OR TAKE-OUT RESTAURANTS
- Chapter 14 — SALE AND DISPLAY OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
- Chapter 15 — SHOPPING CARTS
- Chapter 16 — DESIGNATION OF LOCAL HISTORICAL LANDMARKS
- Chapter 17 — SELF-SERVICE TOBACCO AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE SALES PROHIBITED
- Chapter 18 — WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES
- Chapter 19 — FALSE ALARMS
- Chapter 20 — ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE PROHIBITIONS
- Chapter 21 — COMMERCIAL MARIJUANA ACTIVITY
- Chapter 22 — PROHIBITION OF PRICE GOUGING
- Chapter 23 — SUICIDE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS AT FIREARM STORES AND FIREARM DEALERS
- Chapter 24 — VACANT PROPERTIES
- Chapter 25 — UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROHIBITED
▸Title 6 — Sanitation and Health
▸Title 7 — Public Works
▸Title 8 — Building Regulations
Overview- Chapter 1 — BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 2 — BUILDING MOVING
- Chapter 3 — ELECTRICAL CODE
- Chapter 4 — MECHANICAL CODE
- Chapter 5 — PLUMBING CODE
- Chapter 6 — INSTALLATION OF FIRE HYDRANTS AND FIRE LANES
- Chapter 7 — FIRE CODE
- Chapter 9 — RESIDENTIAL CODE
- Chapter 10 — GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
- Chapter 11 — GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION INCENTIVES
- Chapter 12 — EXPEDITED PERMITTING FOR SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
- Chapter 13 — EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 14 — NEW DWELLING UNITS—METERING REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 15 — TIME LIMITS FOR COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION ON SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
▸Title 9 — Planning and Zoning
Overview▸Chapter 1 — SUBDIVISIONS
Overview- Article 1 — Definitions
- Article 2 — General Provisions
- Article 3 — Division of Land Committee
- Article 4 — Tentative Maps
- Article 5 — Final Maps and Parcel Maps
- Article 6 — Design
- Article 7 — Improvements
- Article 8 — Improvement Security
- Article 9 — Fees and Deposits
- Article 10 — Criteria for Condominiums
- Article 11 — Vesting Tentative Maps
- Article 12 — Merger of Contiguous Parcels
- Article 13 — Lot Line Adjustment
- Article 14 — State-Mandated Subdivisions
▸Chapter 2 — ZONING
Overview- Article 1 — Title, Authority, and Purposes
- Article 2 — Scope
- Article 3 — Administration
- Article 4 — Definitions
- Article 5 — Establishment of Zones
- Article 6 — Development Standards
- Article 7 — Former Development Review Board
- Article 8 — Lots
- Article 9 — Yards
- Article 10 — Streets and Highways
- Article 11 — Off-Street Parking and Loading
- Article 11.5 — Transportation Demand Management
- Article 12 — Signs
- Article 12.5 — Lighting
- Article 13 — Performance Standards
- Article 13.5 — Incidental Outdoor Uses
- Article 13.6 — Special Outdoor Use Permits
- Article 13.7 — Pedestrian, Transit and Decorative Amenities in Commercial Developments
- Article 14 — Fences, Walls, and Hedges
- Article 15 — Landscaping
- Article 15.5 — Water Efficient Landscaping
- Article 16 — Amendments
- Article 16.5 — State-Mandated Residential Projects
- Article 17 — Variances and Conditional Use Permits
- Article 18 — Revocation, Suspension, Modification, and Termination
- Article 19 — Appeals
- Article 20 — Design Review Approval
- Article 20.5 — Conceptual Development Review
- Article 21 — Nonconforming Uses
- Article 22 — Fees and Deposits
- Article 23 — Hearings: Notices
- Article 24 — Publicly-Owned Property
- Article 25 — Enforcement
- Article 26 — Violations: Penalties
- Article 27 — Agriculture-Single-Family Residential Zone (A-1)
- Article 28 — Single-Family Residential Zone (R-1)
- Article 29 — Multiple Residential (M-R)
- Article 29.5 — Medium Density Residential (M-D-R) Zone
- Article 29.6 — Mixed Commercial/Single-Family Residential (M-C-R) Zone
- Article 29.7 — Housing Opportunity Overlay Zone (HO-O)
- Article 30 — Services and Professional Zone (C-S-P)
- Article 31 — Open Space and Recreation (OS-R)
- Article 31.5 — Historic District (H-D) Zone
- Article 32 — General Commercial Zone (C-G)
- Article 33 — Commercial Planned Development Zone (CPD)
- Article 34 — Manufacturing and Industrial Zones (M-1 and M-2)
- Article 34.5 — Specific Plan Zones (SP)
- Article 35 — Condominium Zone (C-O)
- Article 36 — Standards and Criteria for Residential Condominiums
- Article 37 — Adult-Oriented Businesses
- Article 38 — Standards for Recycling Facilities, Vending Machines, Reverse Vending Machines an…
- Article 39 — Commercial Transition Zone (C-T)
- Article 40 — Temporary Uses
- Article 41 — Development Standards for Churches and Places of Religious Worship
- Article 42 — Development Standards for the Installation or Construction of Wireless Telecommun…
- Article 43 — Affordable Housing Incentives and Density Bonus Agreements
- Article 44 — Commercial Cannabis Use and Cultivation
- Article 45 — Accessory Dwelling Units
- Article 46 — Short-Term Rentals
- Article 47 — Smoke Shops Prohibited
- Article 48 — Mixed-Use Overlay Zone (MU-O)
- Title SR — Statutory References for California Cities
- Title OL — Ordinance List and Disposition Table