Municipal code
Belmont Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Belmont, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-02
- Contents
- 36 chapters · 1,313 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Belmont
Contents
- Chapter 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
▸Chapter 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 3 — ADVERTISING
▸Chapter 5 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
Overview- Article I — IN GENERAL
▸Article IA — SPAYING/NEUTERING OF CERTAIN DOGS AND CATS AND BREEDING PERMIT PROGRAM
- Article IB — ANIMAL FANCIERS' PERMITS
- Article II — KEEPING DOMESTIC FOWL OR LIVESTOCK
- Article III — NUISANCES
- Article IV — REGULATION OF PYGMY GOATS
- Chapter 6 — BICYCLES
▸Chapter 7 — BUILDINGS
Overview- Article I — IN GENERAL
- Article II — ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- Article III — PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
▸Article IV — CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS
Overview▸Division 1 — BUILDING CODE
- Division 2 — RESIDENTIAL CODE
- Division 3 — ELECTRICAL CODE
- Division 4 — MECHANICAL CODE
- Division 5 — HOUSING CODE
▸Division 6 — PLUMBING CODE
- Division 7 — FIRE CODE
- Division 8 — SOLAR PERMIT STREAMLINING
- Division 9 — EXPEDITED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
▸Division 10 — GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
- Article V — UNSAFE BUILDINGS
- Article VI — SAFETY ASSESSMENT PLACARDS
- Article VII — STRUCTURES OF HISTORIC OR AESTHETIC VALUE
▸Article VIII — BUILDING NUMBERING
▸Article IX — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
- Article X — ENFORCEMENT
- Article XI — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND ABATEMENT OF PROPERTY NUISANCES
- Article XII — SEISMIC HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND MITIGATION PROGRAM FOR UNREINFORCED
- Article XIII — GRAFFITI CONTROL
- Article XIV — TIME LIMITS FOR COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION
- Article XV — GREEN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
▸Chapter 8 — CIVIL DEFENSE AND DISASTER RELIEF
▸Chapter 8.5 — CONTROL OF CAMPAIGNS
- Chapter 10 — FORTUNETELLING AND OCCULT PRACTICES
▸Chapter 11 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
Overview- Article I — IN GENERAL
- Article II — FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
▸Article III — GARBAGE AND RUBBISH
▸Chapter 12 — REGULATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
▸Chapter 13 — REGULATED BUSINESSES
▸Chapter 14 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
▸Chapter 15 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
Overview▸Article I — IN GENERAL
▸Article II — WEAPONS
- Article III — MINORS
- Article IV — SALE OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA TO MINORS AND MINORS SOLICITATION OF
- Article V — PROHIBITED USES OF TRAILERS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
- Article VI — DISORDERLY SOCIAL EVENTS
- Article VII — REGULATIONS FOR VEHICLE REPAIR
- Article VIII — NOISE CONTROL
- Article IX — CANNABIS
- Chapter 15.5 — OVERHEAD UTILITY FACILITIES
▸Chapter 16 — PARKS AND RECREATION
▸Chapter 17 — PLANNING
Overview▸Article II — VESTING TENTATIVE MAP
- Article IV — PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AND IN-LIEU FEES
- Article V — PUBLIC ART REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 20 — REGULATED SALES
- Chapter 20.5 — REGULATION OF SMOKING
▸Chapter 21 — SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
▸Chapter 22 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Overview- Article I — ENCROACHMENTS
- Article III — MOVING BUILDINGS
- Article IV — GAS TAX IMPROVEMENT FUND
▸Article V — CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF CURBS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS
- Article VI — MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS
- Article VII — USE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- Article VIII — PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICES FACILITIES IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Chapter 25 — TREES
▸Chapter 25.5 — WATER CONSERVATION
- Chapter 26 — WELLS
- Chapter 27 — WRECKED, DISMANTLED OR INOPERABLE VEHICLES
▸Chapter 28 — HANDBILLS
- Chapter 29 — NEWSRACKS
- Chapter 30 — ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT
▸Chapter 31 — WASTE REDUCTION
- Chapter 32 — MINIMUM WAGE