Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
Costa Mesa Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Costa Mesa
§ 1-1. Short title; reference to Code.¶
§ 1-2. Scope of code; codification authority.¶
§ 1-3. Effective date.¶
§ 1-4. Effect of Code; continuity of ordinances.¶
§ 1-5. Repeal of conflicting ordinances.¶
§ 1-6. Effect of headings.¶
§ 1-7. Reference to specific ordinances.¶
§ 1-8. Territorial jurisdiction.¶
§ 1-9. Exercise of power or duty by assistant or deputy.¶
§ 1-10. State definitions adopted.¶
§ 1-11. "Across" defined.¶
§ 1-12. "City" defined.¶
§ 1-14. "Ex officio" defined.¶
§ 1-15. Gender construed.¶
§ 1-16. "Health officer" defined.¶
§ 1-17. Number construed.¶
§ 1-18. Office, board or commission construed.¶
§ 1-19. "Operate" defined.¶
§ 1-20. "Owner" defined.¶
§ 1-22. "Sale" defined.¶
§ 1-23. "Shall" and "may" construed.¶
§ 1-24. "State" defined.¶
§ 1-25. Tense construed.¶
§ 1-26. "Year" defined.¶
§ 1-27. Inclusion of initiative ordinances.¶
§ 1-28. Distribution of Code.¶
§ 1-29. Notation of amendments.¶
§ 1-30. Distribution of amendments; maintenance of Code.¶
§ 1-31. Effect of amendments and repeals.¶
§ 1-32. Severability of parts of Code.¶
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