Title 13 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Berkeley Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Berkeley
Chapters:
Division I. Offenses By Or Against Public Offices
13.04 Impersonating Officers¶
13.08 False Reports to Police¶
13.09 Discriminatory Reports to Law Enforcement¶
13.12 Solicitation of Tort Claims¶
Division II. Offenses Against The Person
13.20 Adopting the Operative Principles of the United Nations Convention on the¶
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
13.22 Discrimination on the Basis of Family or Relationship Structure Prohibited¶
13.23 Discrimination on the Basis of Hairstyle or Headwear in Employment, Housing,¶
13.24 Discrimination against Families with Children and Students in Property Rental¶
13.25 Berkeley Marina Zone Worker Retention¶
13.26 Discrimination against Employees by Contractors with the City of Berkeley¶
13.27 Payment of Living Wage to Employees of City Contractors¶
13.28 Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation¶
13.29 Equal Benefits to Employees of City Contractors¶
13.30 Discrimination on the Basis of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and¶
13.31 Discrimination in Property Rental¶
Division III. Offenses Against Public Decency
13.32 Nudity in Public Places¶
Division IV. Offenses Against Public Peace
13.36 Disorderly Conduct¶
13.37 Limitation of the Time, Place and Manner of Solicitation for the Immediate¶
Payment of Money or Goods in Public Places
13.40 Community Noise¶
13.42 Operating Standards for Mini-Dorms and Group Living Accommodations¶
13.44 Permits for Street Events and Block Parties¶
13.45 Expired¶
13.46 Indoor Entertainment Events¶
13.47 Advance Notice of Certain Large Indoor Events¶
13.48 Civil Penalties for Multiple Responses to Loud or Unruly Parties, Gatherings or¶
13.49 Social Host Ordinance¶
13.50 Expired¶
13.52 Trespass¶
13.54 Unauthorized Removal of Newspapers¶
13.56 Property Owners to Take Certain Measures to Insure Security of Property from¶
Drug Trafficking, Drug Use and Drug Related Offenses
Division VI. Consumer Protection
13.60 Warning Sign against Consuming Alcoholic Beverages during Pregnancy¶
13.62 Tobacco Vending Machines and Free Sampling¶
13.63 Prohibition on the Sale or Use of Coordinated Pricing Algorithms to Set Rents or¶
Manage Occupancy Levels for Residential Dwelling Units
Division VII. Offenses By Or Against Minors
Division VIII. Weapons
13.68 Carrying Dangerous Weapons¶
13.69 Securing of Firearms¶
13.72 Discharge of Firearms¶
13.73 Banning Non-Serialized Precursor Parts and Non-Serialized Firearms¶
13.74 Banning High-Capacity Magazines¶
13.75 Duty to Report Theft or Loss of Firearms¶
13.76 Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Just Cause Ordinance¶
13.77 Requirements, Procedures, Restrictions and Mitigations Concerning the¶
Withdrawal of Residential Rental Accommodations from Rent or Lease
13.78 Tenant Screening and Lease Fees¶
13.79 Tenant Protections: Automatically Renewing Leases and Buyout Agreements¶
13.80 Repealed¶
13.82 Repealed¶
13.84 Relocation Services and Payments for Residential Tenant Households¶
13.85 Housing Retention Program¶
13.86 Repealed¶
Division X. Sale of Residential Properties
13.88 Sale of Multi-Unit Residential Properties and General Information Statement¶
Division XI. Prohibited Animal Testing
13.90 Prohibiting the Use of the Draize Test and Skin Irritancy Test on Animals in the¶
City of Berkeley
Division XII. City Parking Lots
13.94 Loitering Prohibited¶
Division XIII. Offenses against the City
13.96 Disclosure of Historical Commerce in Slavery by Certain City Contractors¶
13.97 Sweatshop-Free Procurement¶
13.98 Graffiti on Property Prohibited¶
13.99 Minimum Wage¶
13.100 Paid Sick Leave¶
13.101 Berkeley Family Friendly and Environment Friendly Workplace Ordinance¶
13.102 Fair Workweek Employment Standards¶
13.104 Wage Theft Prevention¶
13.105 Sanctuary City Contracting¶
13.106 Prohibiting the Use of Criminal History in Housing Decisions¶
13.107 Establishing Healthcare and Apprenticeship Standards for Private Development¶
13.108 Prevailing Wage Requirements in Southside Plan Area¶
13.110 COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance¶
13.111 Third-Party Food Delivery Service Fees¶
13.112 Expired¶
13.113 Personal Liability Provisions of Commercial Leases during the COVID-19 Pandemic¶
13.114 Sanctuary City Ordinance¶
- Chapter 13.45 (Ordinance No. 7623-N.S.) expired September 30, 2018.
Chapter 13.50 (Ordinance No. 6241-N.S.) expired January 31, 1996.
Chapters 13.80 (Ordinance No. 5468-N.S.), 13.82 (Ordinance No. 5708-N.S.), and 13.86 (Ordinance No. 5767-N.S.) were declared invalid due to passage of Senate Bill 692, effective 1/1/88.
Chapter 13.105 (Ordinance No. 7650-N.S.) was added as Chapter 13.104 by Ordinance No. 7650-N.S. It has been editorially renumbered to account for the preexisting Chapter 13.104.
Chapter 13.112 (Ordinance No. 7755-NS) expired June 23, 2021.
Division I. Offenses By Or Against Public Offices
Chapter 13.23 — DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HAIRSTYLE OR HEADWEAR IN¶
EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS
Added by Ord. 7677; pending effective date based on release of list of exemptions
(Ord. 7677-NS)
Chapter 13.45 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS--USE RESTRICTIONS FOR UNPERMITTED¶
EVENTS*
(Expired)
- Chapter 13.45 (Ordinance No. 7623-N.S.) expired September 30, 2018.
Chapter 13.50 — LOITERING WITH INTENT TO BUY, SELL, TRANSFER OR USE ILLEGAL¶
DRUGS*
(Expired)
Chapter 13.50 (Ordinance No. 6241-N.S.) expired January 31, 1996.
Division V. Offenses Against Property
Chapter 13.80 — ELMWOOD COMMERCIAL RENT STABILIZATION AND EVICTION¶
PROTECTION PROGRAM*
(Repealed)
- Chapter 13.80 (Ordinance No. 5468-N.S.) declared invalid due to passage of Senate Bill 692, effective 1/1/88.
Chapter 13.82 — COMMERCIAL RENT MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION FOR THE¶
TELEGRAPH AVENUE AREA*
(Repealed)
- Chapter 13.82 (Ordinance No. 5708-N.S.) declared invalid due to passage of Senate Bill 692, effective 1/1/88.
Chapter 13.112 — HAZARD PAY FOR GROCERY WORKERS¶
(Expired)
- Chapter 13.112 (Ordinance No. 7755-NS) expired June 23, 2021.
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