Earlier editions: 2026-09
Municipal code
Brisbane Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Brisbane, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Contents
- 19 titles · 2,232 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Brisbane
Contents
- BRISBANE MUNICIPAL CODE 1981
- SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
▸Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
▸Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Overview- Chapter 2.02 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 2.04 — CITY MANAGER
- Chapter 2.05 — CITY CLERK
- Chapter 2.06 — FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Chapter 2.08 — CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- Chapter 2.12 — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Chapter 2.16 — COMMISSIONS
- Chapter 2.20 — PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.24 — PLANNING COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.28 — DISASTER COUNCIL
- Chapter 2.32 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
- Chapter 2.36 — CITY OFFICERS' BONDS
- Chapter 2.38 — GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
- Chapter 2.44 — PUBLIC MEETINGS
- Chapter 2.48 — CITY HOLIDAYS
▸Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE
Overview- Chapter 3.04 — FISCAL PROCEDURE
- Chapter 3.08 — FUNDS
- Chapter 3.12 — PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
- Chapter 3.13 — RECOVERED ORGANIC WASTE AND RECYCLED-CONTENT PAPER PROCUREMENT POLICY
- Chapter 3.16 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
- Chapter 3.20 — SALES AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.22 — TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.24 — UNIFORM TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 3.28 — RESTITUTION AND DESTRUCTION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
- Chapter 3.32 — MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
▸Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES, TAXES AND REGULATIONS
Overview▸Division I — BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
▸Division II — BUSINESS REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 5.28 — AUTO WRECKING BUSINESS
- Chapter 5.32 — BINGO GAMES
- Chapter 5.36 — CIRCUSES AND CARNIVALS
- Chapter 5.40 — CABLE TELEVISION REGULATIONS
- Chapter 5.41 — STATE VIDEO FRANCHISES
- Chapter 5.44 — MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICES
- Chapter 5.48 — MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL PRICES
- Chapter 5.52 — OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
- Chapter 5.56 — PAWNBROKERS
- Chapter 5.60 — PUBLIC DANCES
- Chapter 5.66 — STORAGE OF AUTOMOBILES UNDER REPAIR
- Chapter 5.70 — DETERMINATION OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY FOR AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONT…
▸Title 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY
Overview- Chapter 8.04 — FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 8.08 — MILK AND CREAM
- Chapter 8.10 — MASSAGE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 8.12 — PERSONAL CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS
- Chapter 8.16 — LITTER—HANDBILL DISTRIBUTION
- Chapter 8.17 — REUSABLE BAGS
- Chapter 8.19 — REGULATING THE USE OF DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE WARE
- Chapter 8.20 — DISMANTLED, JUNKED OR WRECKED MOTOR VEHICLES
- Chapter 8.24 — COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH, WASTE MATTER AND REFUSE
- Chapter 8.25 — MANDATORY ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION
- Chapter 8.28 — NOISE CONTROL
- Chapter 8.32 — RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
- Chapter 8.36 — ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC NUISANCES
- Chapter 8.40 — WATER WASTE
- Chapter 8.41 — WATER CONSERVATION
- Chapter 8.44 — TOBACCO RETAILER PERMIT
- Chapter 8.45 — SMOKING IN CERTAIN PUBLIC PLACES AND BUSINESSES PATRONIZED BY THE PUBLIC; DISTR…
- Chapter 8.46 — SMOKING IN MULTI-UNIT RESIDENCES
- Chapter 8.48 — SKATEBOARD PARKS
- Chapter 8.50 — WEED AND FLAMMABLE WASTE ABATEMENT
- Chapter 8.52 — SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS IN A RESIDENCE
▸Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Overview▸Division II — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC MORAL STANDARDS
▸Division III — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE
▸Division IV — OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY
▸Division VI — OFFENSES BY OR AGAINST MINORS
▸Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Overview- Chapter 10.04 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 10.08 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 10.12 — TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNS AND DEVICES
- Chapter 10.16 — TURNING MOVEMENTS
- Chapter 10.20 — PEDESTRIAN REGULATIONS
- Chapter 10.24 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
- Chapter 10.26 — RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM
- Chapter 10.27 — PERTAINING TO A COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM
- Chapter 10.28 — TRUCK ROUTES
- Chapter 10.32 — PARKING METERS
- Chapter 10.36 — SPEED ZONES
- Chapter 10.40 — MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RULES
- Chapter 10.44 — TRAINS
- Chapter 10.48 — INTERSTATE TRUCKS
- Chapter 10.52 — TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT
▸Title 12 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Overview- Chapter 12.04 — GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
- Chapter 12.05 — ENCROACHMENT PERMITS FOR PARKING FACILITIES
- Chapter 12.06 — PLAN LINES FOR RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- Chapter 12.12 — PRIVATE TREE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 12.16 — ADVERTISING DISPLAYS
- Chapter 12.20 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES
- Chapter 12.24 — MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC WAY REGULATIONS
- Chapter 12.28 — RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON CERTAIN STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Chapter 12.32 — OCCUPANCY OF AIRSPACE ABOVE OR BELOW RIGHTS-OF-WAY
▸Title 13 — PUBLIC SERVICES
▸Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Overview- Chapter 15.01 — GRADING
- Chapter 15.04 — ADOPTION OF CONSTRUCTION CODES
- Chapter 15.10 — ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS, AND MAJOR REBUILDS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS
- Chapter 15.44 — FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- Chapter 15.45 — STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN UNDERGROUND TANKS
- Chapter 15.48 — MOVING OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
- Chapter 15.52 — WELL CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 15.56 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 15.60 — SEISMIC HAZARD IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS
- Chapter 15.70 — WATER CONSERVATION IN LANDSCAPING
- Chapter 15.75 — RECYCLING AND DIVERSION OF DEBRIS FROM CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
- Chapter 15.77 — BUILDING EFFICIENCY PROGRAM
- Chapter 15.80 — GREEN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 15.82 — SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
- Chapter 15.83 — NEW BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE REACH CODE
- Chapter 15.84 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE
- Chapter 15.85 — ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM
- Chapter 15.86 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION PERMIT STREAMLINING
- Chapter 15.88 — DARK SKY ORDINANCE
▸Title 16 — SUBDIVISIONS
Overview- Chapter 16.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 16.08 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 16.12 — TENTATIVE AND FINAL PARCEL MAPS AND SUBDIVISION MAPS—WHERE REQUIRED
- Chapter 16.16 — TENTATIVE MAP PROCEDURES
- Chapter 16.20 — FINAL MAP PROCEDURES
- Chapter 16.24 — PARK IMPROVEMENTS—BAY ACCESS
- Chapter 16.28 — IMPROVEMENT SECURITY
- Chapter 16.32 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
- Chapter 16.36 — MODIFICATIONS
- Chapter 16.40 — REVERSIONS TO ACREAGE
- Chapter 16.42 — VESTING TENTATIVE MAP PROCEDURES
- Chapter 16.44 — APPEALS
- Chapter 16.48 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
▸Title 17 — ZONING
Overview- Chapter 17.01 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.02 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.04 — ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.05 — RESIDENTIAL TWO-UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.06 — R-1 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.08 — R-2 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.10 — R-3 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.11 — R-MHP RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.12 — R-BA BRISBANE ACRES RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.13 — C-1 COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.14 — NCRO Neighborhood Commercial District NCRO-1 Brisbane Village NCRO-2 Downtown …
- Chapter 17.15 — HC: BEATTY HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.16 — SCRO-1 SOUTHWEST BAYSHORE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.18 — SP-CRO SIERRA POINT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.19 — TC-1 CROCKER PARK TRADE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.20 — M-1 MANUFACTURING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.21 — TC-2 SOUTHEAST BAYSHORE TRADE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ("TC-2 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT")
- Chapter 17.22 — C/P-U NORTHWEST BAYSHORE COMMERCIAL/PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.24 — MLB MARSH LAGOON BAYFRONT DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.26 — O-S OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.27 — PAOZ PARKSIDE OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.28 — PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.29 — DENSITY BONUSES
- Chapter 17.30 — CONDOMINIUMS
- Chapter 17.31 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
- Chapter 17.32 — GENERAL USE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.33 — CANNABIS BUSINESSES
- Chapter 17.34 — OFF-STREET PARKING
- Chapter 17.35 — SHORT TERM RESIDENTIAL RENTALS
- Chapter 17.36 — ADVERTISING SIGNS
- Chapter 17.38 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
- Chapter 17.40 — USE PERMITS
- Chapter 17.41 — INTERIM USES IN THE BAYLANDS SUBAREA
- Chapter 17.42 — DESIGN PERMITS
- Chapter 17.43 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 17.44 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
- Chapter 17.45 — HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
- Chapter 17.46 — VARIANCES
- Chapter 17.48 — REVOCATION OF USE PERMIT OR VARIANCE
- Chapter 17.50 — AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 17.52 — APPEALS
- Chapter 17.54 — PUBLIC HEARINGS
- Chapter 17.56 — ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 17.58 — ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY
▸Title 18 — MARINA REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 18.02 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 18.04 — HARBORMASTER
- Chapter 18.06 — BERTHING
- Chapter 18.08 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
- Chapter 18.10 — LIVE ABOARDS
- Chapter 18.20 — FISHING
- Chapter 18.40 — SOLICITATION RESTRICTIONS
- Chapter 18.60 — PARKING RESTRICTIONS
- Chapter 18.80 — VESSEL REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION
- Chapter 18.100 — VESSEL TRAFFIC
- Chapter 18.110 — CHILDREN AND VISITORS
- Chapter 18.200 — ACCIDENT REPORTS
- Chapter 18.300 — PENALTIES
- STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
- ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
- CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE AND DISPOSITION LIST