Municipal code
Ceres Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Ceres, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-02
- Contents
- 16 titles · 2,186 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Ceres
Contents
▸Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
▸Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Overview- Chapter 01 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 02 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 03 — CITY MANAGER
- Chapter 04 — PERSONNEL PROCEDURES
- Chapter 05 — PLANNING COMMISSION
- Chapter 06 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 07 — DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
- Chapter 08 — POLICE DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 09 — LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
- Chapter 10 — FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 11 — FINANCE DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 12 — ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 13 — HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 14 — BUILDING OFFICIAL
- Chapter 15 — COUNCIL COMPENSATION
- Chapter 16 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 17 — CIVILITY CODE
- Chapter 18 — UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
- Chapter 19 — HOLIDAYS
▸Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE
Overview- Chapter 01 — TRANSFER OF TAX FUNCTIONS
- Chapter 02 — FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 03 — CERES PUBLIC SAFETY TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
- Chapter 04 — GAS TAX STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND
- Chapter 05 — SALES AND USE TAX
- Chapter 06 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 07 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
- Chapter 08 — CERES DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION AREA
- Chapter 09 — UTILITY USERS' EXCISE TAX
- Chapter 10 — FEE AND SERVICE CHARGE REVENUE/COST COMPARISON SYSTEM
- Chapter 11 — NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICE OPERATIONS FEE
- Chapter 12 — BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
- Chapter 13 — PUBLIC FACILITIES FEES
▸Title 4 — CONTRACTING
Overview- Chapter 01 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 02 — INFORMAL PURCHASING PROCEDURES
- Chapter 03 — FORMAL PURCHASING PROCEDURES
- Chapter 04 — LOCAL BIDDER PREFERENCE
- Chapter 05 — ACCOUNTABILITY
- Chapter 06 — SURPLUS PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
- Chapter 07 — AGREEMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Chapter 08 — CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS
▸Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 01 — BUSINESS LICENSES GENERALLY
- Chapter 02 — BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION
- Chapter 03 — GENERAL PERMIT PROCEDURE
- Chapter 04 — ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSES AND PERMITS
- Chapter 05 — GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSE AND PERMIT APPEALS
- Chapter 06 — PATROL SERVICES
- Chapter 07 — JUNK DEALERS AND SCRAP METAL RECYCLERS
- Chapter 08 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Chapter 09 — SPECIAL EVENTS AND TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES
- Chapter 10 — MOBILE FOOD VENDORS
- Chapter 11 — SALES OF VEHICLES, VESSELS, AND OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY
- Chapter 12 — FORTUNETELLING
- Chapter 13 — TAXICABS
- Chapter 14 — VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDED BY STATE FRANCHISE HOLDERS
- Chapter 15 — ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES
- Chapter 16 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 17 — SIDEWALK VENDING
- Chapter 18 — GARAGE SALES
- Chapter 19 — BINGO
- Chapter 20 — FIREWORKS SALES
- Chapter 21 — AMBULANCES
- Chapter 22 — CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM
- Chapter 23 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Chapter 24 — CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS
- Chapter 25 — MURALS
▸Title 6 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
Overview- Chapter 01 — GARBAGE
- Chapter 02 — REGULATION OF RESTAURANTS
- Chapter 03 — SMOKING POLLUTION CONTROL
- Chapter 04 — DISPOSAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- Chapter 05 — WEED ABATEMENT
- Chapter 06 — VACANT AND BOARDED BUILDINGS
- Chapter 07 — PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
- Chapter 08 — HEALTH AND HYGIENE
- Chapter 09 — CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE
- Chapter 10 — TOBACCO AND SMOKE SHOP RESTRICTIONS
▸Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Overview- Chapter 01 — DISORDERLY CONDUCT
- Chapter 02 — FALSE REPORTS
- Chapter 03 — EMERGENCY ALARMS
- Chapter 04 — NOISE
- Chapter 05 — GRAFFITI
- Chapter 06 — SHOPPING CARTS
- Chapter 07 — PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Chapter 08 — NUDITY IN PUBLIC PLACES
- Chapter 09 — URINATING AND DEFECATING IN PUBLIC PLACES
- Chapter 10 — CURFEW FOR MINORS
- Chapter 11 — SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES, SCOOTERS AND MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL
- Chapter 12 — SOCIAL HOST LIABILITY
- Chapter 13 — OFFENSES BY OR AGAINST PUBLIC OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT
- Chapter 14 — FIREARMS
- Chapter 15 — CONCEALED AND DANGEROUS WEAPONS
- Chapter 16 — PARKS, PUBLIC PROPERTY, AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
- Chapter 17 — MISUSE OF THE 911 OR EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM
- Chapter 18 — GAMBLING
- Chapter 19 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 20 — DRONE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 21 — SALE OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
- Chapter 22 — MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY ADOPTION
▸Title 10 — VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC CODE
Overview- Chapter 01 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 02 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 03 — EXEMPTION TO CERTAIN VEHICLES
- Chapter 04 — RULES FOR STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING
- Chapter 05 — BICYCLES
- Chapter 06 — DISABLED PARKING PROVISIONS
- Chapter 07 — MOTOR HOMES, TRAVEL TRAILERS, AND OTHER RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
- Chapter 08 — PEDESTRIANS AND PASSENGERS
- Chapter 09 — SKATE PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Chapter 11 — USE OF ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION BRAKING DEVICES
- Chapter 12 — STREETS AND ALLEYS
- Chapter 13 — RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- Chapter 14 — ABANDONED VEHICLES
- Chapter 15 — REGULATION OF PARADES AND SIDEWALK TRAVEL
- Chapter 16 — TURNS
- Chapter 17 — SPEED LIMITS
- Chapter 18 — CROSSWALKS
- Chapter 19 — PROHIBITION OF VEHICLES IN PUBLIC PARKS
- Chapter 20 — TOWING
- Chapter 21 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Chapter 22 — VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
▸Title 12 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Overview- Chapter 01 — PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- Chapter 02 — CONSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- Chapter 03 — DEPOSIT OF OIL OR OTHER PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
- Chapter 04 — EXCAVATIONS
- Chapter 05 — STREET TREES
- Chapter 06 — PRIVATELY OWNED AND MAINTAINED ROADS
- Chapter 07 — VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTIONS AT PUBLIC INTERSECTIONS
- Chapter 08 — OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Chapter 09 — UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
▸Title 13 — WATER AND SEWER
Overview- Chapter 01 — GENERAL WATER PROVISIONS
- Chapter 02 — GENERAL WATER USE REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 03 — RATES AND CHARGES
- Chapter 04 — SPECIAL WATER SERVICES
- Chapter 05 — CITY WATER FACILITIES—CONNECTION TO AND CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 06 — EXTENSIONS AND ADDITIONS
- Chapter 07 — PERMITS
- Chapter 08 — WATER CONSERVATION
- Chapter 09 — ENFORCEMENT OF CITY WATER CODE VIOLATIONS
- Chapter 10 — COLLECTION; ENFORCEMENT OF RATES
- Chapter 11 — TERMINATION
- Chapter 12 — AUTOMATIC FIRE SERVICES AND HYDRANTS
- Chapter 13 — WELL STANDARDS
- Chapter 14 — SEWER DEFINITIONS AND USE REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 15 — GENERAL SEWER USE REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 16 — SEWER FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES
- Chapter 17 — UNAUTHORIZED USE OF SEWERS
- Chapter 18 — DISCHARGES OF FATS, OILS, AND GREASE FROM FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 19 — INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE
- Chapter 20 — STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE CONTROL
- Chapter 21 — COMPLIANCE MONITORING
- Chapter 22 — ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 23 — JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
- Chapter 24 — SUPPLEMENTAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- Chapter 25 — WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION
- Chapter 26 — WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT ISSUANCE PROCESS
- Chapter 27 — REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 28 — CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL FOR WATER SYSTEM
▸Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Overview- Chapter 01 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 02 — BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 03 — EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 04 — SOLAR/PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER
- Chapter 05 — CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC CODE
- Chapter 06 — CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE
- Chapter 07 — CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE
- Chapter 08 — CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE
- Chapter 09 — CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE
- Chapter 10 — CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
- Chapter 11 — CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- Chapter 12 — ENERGY CODE
- Chapter 13 — HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 14 — BOARD OF BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION APPEALS
- Chapter 15 — POST-DISASTER SAFETY ASSESSMENT PLACARDS
- Chapter 16 — DISASTER REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 17 — POST-DISASTER DEMOLITION
▸Title 17 — SUBDIVISIONS
Overview- Chapter 01 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 02 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 03 — SUBDIVISION DESIGN STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 04 — VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
- Chapter 05 — TENTATIVE MAPS
- Chapter 06 — PARCEL MAPS
- Chapter 07 — APPEALS
- Chapter 08 — FINAL MAPS
- Chapter 09 — IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 10 — SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS
- Chapter 11 — MODIFICATIONS
- Chapter 12 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 13 — PARK AND RECREATION LAND
- Chapter 14 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
- Chapter 15 — MAPS REQUIRED
- Chapter 16 — SURVEYS AND MONUMENTS
- Chapter 17 — REVERSIONS
- Chapter 18 — COVENANTS FOR EASEMENTS
▸Title 18 — ZONING
Overview- Chapter 01 — PURPOSE AND INTENT
- Chapter 02 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 03 — PLANNING RESPONSIBILITIES
- Chapter 04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENTS
- Chapter 05 — ZONING MAPS
- Chapter 06 — COMMUNITY FACILITIES ZONE (C-F)
- Chapter 07 — R-A, RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE ZONE
- Chapter 08 — R-1, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE
- Chapter 09 — R-2, TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE (LOW DENSITY)
- Chapter 10 — R-3, MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE
- Chapter 11 — R-4, MEDIUM-HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE
- Chapter 12 — R-5, HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE
- Chapter 13 — P-C, PLANNED COMMUNITY ZONE
- Chapter 14 — A-P, ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL ZONE
- Chapter 15 — C-1, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE
- Chapter 16 — C-2, COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONE
- Chapter 17 — C-3, WHOLESALE COMMERCIAL ZONE
- Chapter 18 — H-1, HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE
- Chapter 19 — M-1, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE
- Chapter 20 — M-2, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE
- Chapter 21 — A-O, AIRPORT OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 22 — H-P, HISTORIC PRESERVATION ZONE
- Chapter 23 — MATERIAL EFFECTS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Chapter 24 — PARKING AND STORAGE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- Chapter 25 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
- Chapter 26 — SIGNING STANDARDS
- Chapter 27 — FENCES, HEDGES, WALLS STANDARDS
- Chapter 28 — SPECIAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 29 — NONCONFORMING LOTS, BUILDINGS AND USES
- Chapter 30 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- Chapter 31 — VARIANCES
- Chapter 32 — AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 33 — RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS
- Chapter 34 — APPEALS
- Chapter 35 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Chapter 36 — DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 37 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 38 — SUBDIVISION TRACT SALES OFFICES, SIGNS, FLAGS AND TEMPORARY
- Chapter 39 — DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM
- Chapter 40 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND FLOOD HAZARD IDENTIFICATION REGULATIONS
- Chapter 41 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS POLICY AND PROCEDURES
- Chapter 42 — DANCING
- Chapter 43 — REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
▸Title 19 — CODE ENFORCEMENT
Overview- Chapter 01 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 02 — CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 03 — PARKING CITATIONS
- Chapter 04 — CODE ENFORCEMENT—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- Chapter 05 — ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT—NOTICE OF VIOLATION
- Chapter 06 — ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
- Chapter 07 — ABATEMENT GENERALLY
- Chapter 08 — NUISANCE ABATEMENT
- Chapter 09 — SUMMARY ABATEMENT
- Chapter 10 — ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL PENALTIES
- Chapter 11 — ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
- Chapter 12 — RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT FINES, PENALTIES, FEES, AND