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Title 16 — Miscellaneous County Ordinances Adopted by Reference

Cathedral City Municipal Code Ch. 16.02 County Ordinances Remaining in Effect as City Ordinances

Cathedral City Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Cathedral City

Cite as: Cathedral City Municipal Code Chapter 16.02 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 16.02.010. Incorporation by reference.

The hereinbelow listed ordinances of the county of Riverside, three copies of each of which are on file in the office of the city clerk, including any and all amendments thereto in effect as of February 3, 1982, except as hereinafter modified, have been adopted as ordinances of the city by reference, and shall remain in effect until appropriately repealed, amended or superseded by this city council:

Riverside County Ordinance Number Subject Matter
3. 369 Permit System For Discharging or Depositing Sewage
4. 421 Requiring Certain Excavations to be Covered
5. 431 Controlling the Location and Operation of Hog Ranches
6. 454 Regulating Storage, Installation and Maintenance of Motor Fuels and Facilities and Apparatus Therefor
8. 460 Regulating Land Subdivision
9. 461 Subdivision Road Development Standards
11. 465 Regulating the Sanitation, Safety and Cleanliness of Public Swimming Pools
12. 468 Control of Diseases in Livestock and Regulating Corrals, Stockyards and Feed Yards
13. 471 Operation of Motor Vehicles on Riders' and Hikers' Trails
14. 484 Control of Blowing Sand
15. 492 Providing for the Regulation of Food Establishments and Food Facilities
16. 503 Issuance of Licenses for Cable TV Services
17. 521 Regulating Transporting of Food for Commercial Purposes in Wholesale Food Vehicles
18. 522 Regulating Rock Festivals and Other Outdoor Festivals
19. 523 Control of Flies by Health Officials
20. 524 Regulating Oversize and Overweight Vehicles and Loads
21. 525 Regulating the Inspection, Maintenance and Testing of Water Backflow Prevention Devices
22. 527 Control and Abatement of Fly Breeding
23. 534 Control of Animals Running at Large Other Than Dogs and Cats
24. 712 Regulating the Collection, Transportation and Removal of Liquid Wastes and Animal By-Products
25. 543 Prohibiting Public Exposure of Private Parts and Female Breasts by Waiters, Waitresses and Entertainers
26. 547 Implementing the Alquist-Priolo Special Studies Zones Act re Geologic Reports
27. 551 Control of Bees
28. 554 Establishing Health Service Fees
29. 555 Implementing the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975
30. 565 Establishing Health Service Fees Relating to Commercial Poultry Ranches
31. 567 Regulating Food Handlers
32. 577 Regulating Ambulance Services
33. 630 Regulating the Keeping and Control of Dogs and Cats and Providing for the Control and Suppression of Rabies
34. 682 Construction, Reconstruction, Abandonment and Destruction of Wells

(Ord. 16 § 3, 1982; Ord. 82 § 2, 1984; Ord. 180 § 4, 1987; Ord. 171 § 4, 1987; Ord. 279 § 1, 1990; Ord. 292 § 1, 1990; Ord. 364 § 2, 1992; Ord. 370 § 2, 1992)

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§ 16.02.020. Adoption by reference of implementing regulations.

Additionally, all resolutions, rules and regulations of the county of Riverside which have been so applicable in implementation of the ordinances set out in Section 16.02.010 or of mandates of state law (such as, but not limited to, the California Environmental Quality Act), including the fixing of fees, to the extent that the same are effective as of February 3, 1982 and are not inconsistent with any similar enactment or ordinance of this city, are to remain in full force and effect as resolutions, rules and regulations, respectively, of the city, unless or until superseded by any enactment, rule or regulation, present or future, of this city.

(Ord. 16 § 3, 1982)

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§ 16.02.030. Substitution of terms.

A. Whenever in the enactments of the county of Riverside which are continued in effect as provided in this chapter, there is a reference to "Board of Supervisors," this reference shall be interpreted to mean the "city council of the city of Cathedral City."

B. Whenever in the enactments of the county of Riverside which are continued in effect as provided in this chapters, there is reference to "unincorporated area," this reference shall be interpreted to mean "area within the city of Cathedral City."

C. Whenever it is appropriate under the circumstances, and in the enactments of the county of Riverside which are continued in effect as provided in this chapter, there is a reference to the "County of Riverside," the reference shall be interpreted to mean the "city of Cathedral City."

D. Whenever in the enactments of the county of Riverside which are continued in effect as provided in this chapter, there is a reference to an office, department, official title or other designation, the reference shall be interpreted to mean that office, department, title or designation in the governmental structure of the city, or if there is none, any official or department or titleholder in the city which has been specifically directed by the city council or the city manager to perform the functions referred to or the duties imposed. If the Riverside County official, department, titleholder or other designation continues by law or by contract or otherwise to perform the functions referred to or the duties imposed, then the reference shall not be changed until such time as there is a change in that situation of functions performed or duties imposed.

E. Whenever in the enactments of the county of Riverside which are continued in effect as provided in this chapter, there is a reference to "Planning Commission," "Area Planning Council," "East Area Planning Council," "Land Division Committee" or "Desert Area Land Division Committee," such reference shall be interpreted to mean the "planning commission of the city of Cathedral City."

F. Whenever in any provision of any county enactment which is continued in effect as provided in this chapter, the word "shall" is used in connection with actions, functions or responsibilities of any public officer, employee, agent, department, division, bureau, council, commission, board, agency or the city itself, such word is not intended by the city council and shall not be construed as imposing any mandatory duty to act in any specific manner, but such word shall be construed in the same sense as "may" and is intended only to vest a discretion to act or not to act, in accordance with the reasonable exigencies of the particular situation.

(Ord. 16 § 3, 1982; Ord. 17 § 2, 1982)

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