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Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code Title OL Ordinance List and Disposition Table

Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Desert Hot Springs

Cite as: Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code Title OL · Text as of 2026-10-04

The following is a chronological listing of legislation of Desert Hot Springs, California. Each entry in this table contains a reference intended to give the user of the code the current disposition (location) of the content of each particular ordinance and indicating its inclusion or exclusion in the Code. [Enabling legislation which is not general and permanent in nature is considered to be non-Code material (Special).] A complete listing, including disposition, of all legislation reviewed in conjunction with the original publication of the Code is on file in the office of the Clerk.

  1. "Special" ordinances, such as specific agreements and contracts, rezones of land, or other enactments not of a permanent or long-term nature, are usually not codified. They may, however, still be in effect. A user of the Code wishing to review such an ordinance should consult with the office of the Clerk for additional information.

  2. A disposition such as 2.08 refers to a chapter of this Code, and indicates that some or all of the content of a particular ordinance is still in effect, and may be found in the section(s) of that chapter.

  3. A disposition such as 2.23 [2.54] indicates that the ordinance mislabeled the amending chapter/section and the number in brackets is the correct one.

(Prior to 2010 Recodification)

§ OL.010. References to ordinances.

Ord. No. Date Passed Code Section
5 130.15, 130.16
6 113.01—113.11, 113.20—113.26
8 93.001—93.005, 93.015—93.017, 93.030—93.035, 93.055—93.058, 93.070— 93.075, 93.090—93.096
9 31.15—31.25
11 34.30—34.32
15 114.01, 114.02, 114.10—114.17
16 150.001
23 150.035—150.047
27 35.035—35.046
29 93.036, 93.070, 93.076
39 130.01
41 32.01, 32.15, 32.17, 32.18
45 97.01
54 32.30—32.34
58 94.01
59 30.02
60 4-6-66 34.10—34.22
61 156.01—156.04
76 30.01
77 35.001
78 32.19
79 30.03
80 31.01—31.03, 31.35
82 112.01—112.30
83 93.004, 93.015, 93.017
85 30.01
86 50.01, 50.02, 50.04, 50.20—50.25, 50.35—50.46
87 32.33
91 110.01—110.23
93 154.01—154.07
94 35.060—35.064
95 35.037
97 150.015
100 51.01—51.09
102 50.23
106 131.40—131.42
108 72.33
110 131.42
111 94.01
116 36.15—36.17
117 93.105, 93.106
119 117.01—117.03
121 93.115—93.117
122 156.05
123 132.01, 132.02
125 113.27—113.31
130 110.26
71-1 30.01
71-2 130.15
71-11 50.23
71-17 93.072
71-20 35.047
71-22 132.40, 132.41
72-2 93.033
72-3 50.40
72-4 110.17
72-5 110.23
72-6 93.071
72-8 97.50—97.58
72-9 93.117
73-1 50.20, 50.23
73-2 50.20. 50.23
73-3 35.040
73-7 35.037
73-8 32.33
73-14 35.010—35.021
73-15 153.01
74-6 93.033, 93.071
74-7 30.02
74-8 50.01, 50.35—50.38, 50.41
74-10 153.02
74-11 150.055—150.059
75-3 150.015
75-8 150.070—150.074
75-11 30.02
75-13 97.10—97.37, 97.99
75-15 94.01, 150.015
75-21 34.18
75-24 32.33
75-26 93.033, 93.034, 93.071
76-2 131.10
76-4 113.01—113.11, 113.20—113.31
76-5 130.17
76-6 11-9-76 Repealed by 510
77-2 32.33
77-4 93.070
77-5 150.015
77-6 150.055—150.059
77-9 34.18—34.20
78-1 114.01, 114.02, 114.10—114.18, 114.99
78-3 32.01, 32.02, 32.06—32.08, 32.32—32.34
78-7 94.01
78-16 131.10
78-19 130.04
79-2 114.13
79-3 93.015
79-4 Repealed by 510
79-5 152.01—152.07, 152.20, 152.30, 152.31, 152.40, 152.41
79-6 150.015
79-7 32.33
79-10 Repealed by 510
80-7 35.047
80-18 70.01, 70.15—70.27, 70.40—70.51, 70.99, 71.01—71.12, 71.25—71.28, 71.40—71.42, 71.56, 71.57, 71.70—71.74, 72.01—72.29, 72.32, 72.45— 72.51, 73.01—73.05, 73.15—73.22
80-21 72.65—72.68
81-1 30.01
81-2 35.035—35.047
81-11 150.085—150.088
81-21 36.01, 36.02
81-22 70.01, 70.40—70.49
81-23 113.24
82-2 35.040
824 150.015—150.025
82-6 50.43, 110.26, 130.02, 130.03, 131.10, 150.016, 156.06, 156.07
82-7 150.026
83-2 35.042
83-4 32.01
83-6 93.001, 93.030—93.045, 93.055—93.058, 93.070—93.076, 93-090—93.096, 93.105. 93.106, 93.115—93.117
83-8 34.18
84-3 50.20
84-5 112.01, 112.04, 112.05. 112.06, 112.18, 112.22
84-8 35.035
84-12 131.11
85-1 32.33
85-6 91.01, 91.02
85-7 30.02
85-9 72.67, 72.69
85-14 33.01—33.07, 33.20—33.25, 33.99
85-15 Repealed by 510
85-16 150.085—150.088
85-18 131.12
85-19 35.037
85-20 93.034
85-21 Repealed by 510
85-23 151.01—151.09
85-26 35.047
85-35 30.01
86-5 98.01—98.14
86-10 150.100—150.103
86-11 154.02
86-15 92.01—92.30, 92.99
86-19 50.02
86-20 94.02
86-21 150.086
86-22 97.13, 97.16, 97.17, 97.18
86-23 110.17
86-24 130.03
86-27 150.002, 150.999, 152.99
87-3 116.01—116.14
87-4 30.01, 32.33
87-6 130.03
87-12 150.016
87-14 132.15—132.29, 132.99
87-15 94.02
87-16 50.21
87-17 117.02, 117.03
87-19 93.001, 93.004, 93.006, 93.091
87-20 70.44
87-26 93.032
87-28 70.01, 72.30, 72.31
87-29 152.01, 152.20, 152.30, 152.31, 152.40, 152.41
87-30 115.01—115.15, 115.99
87-31 72.29
87-32 30.01
88-2 30.01
88-7 93.034
88-9 97.16, 97.38, 97.99
88-10 152.02—152.07
89-6 131.01
89-10 1-16-90 132.99
90-2 2-6-90 158.01—158.25, 158.99
90-17 11-6-90 93.031—93.039, 93.055
90-21 72.05, 72.32
91-2 1-15-91 150.086
91-3 2-19-91 31.45—31.58
91-4 2-19-91 130.06, 130.99
91-6 3-19-91 130.05, 130.99
91-7 4-2-91 35.037, 35.047
91-8 4-16-91 110.01, 110.25
91-9 4-16-91 10.19, 95.99
91-10 5-7-91 150.003
91-17 9-3-91 96.01—96.05
--- 11-19-91 35.076
91-20 11-19-91 151.08
91-22 12-17-91 71.55
92-1 24-92 72.05, 72.32
92-2 2-4-92 150.004
92-7 11-17-92 157.01—157.11
92-10 11-3-92 111-01—111.11, 111.25—111.34
93-1 2-2-93 111.12
93-2 5-18-93 150.002, 150.115—150.120, 150.999, 152.99
93-4 5-18-93 111.02, 111.06, 111.29
93-7 9-7-93 32.02
93-9 11-16-93 Zoning
93-10 11-16-93 34.01, 34.02
93-11 12-7-93 90.01—90.15, 90.99
93-12 12-7-93 30.15—30.17
93-13 1-4-94 112.40—112.56
93-14 1-4-94 111.01, 111.03, 111.27
94-1 2-1-94 110.02, 110.27
94-2 4-5-94 90.01—90.15, 90.99
94-7 10-18-94 95.60—95.67
94-8 10-494 50.01, 50.20
94-9 10-18-94 32.35
94-12 4-4-95 50.26
95-1 2-21-95 90.01, 90,03
95-5 4-4-95 30.01, 32.33
95-8 9-19-95 31.01
95-9 10-3-95 110.18, 110.24
95-10 10-3-95 94.10
95-11 10-17-95 150.086
95-13 10-17-95 95.70—95.76
95-14 11-7-95 114.03
95-15 11-21-95 112.06
95-16 11-21-95 111.27
95-17 12-19-95 111.29
96-1 1-16-96 150.015, 150.016, 150.018, 150.020—150.022, 150.026, 150.027
96-4 4-2-96 131.99
96-5 95.66, 95.67
96-6 5-21-96 35.035
96-9 9-3-96 118.01—118.20
96-11 1-21-97 35.115—35.122
96-12 12-17-96 156.15—156.18
1997-01 4-15-97 32.40—32.43
1997-02 6-17-97 Special
1997-03 8-12-97 160.01—160.14
1997-04 9-2-97 94.02
1997-06 10-21-97 131.25—131.36
1997-07 10-21-97 160.02
1997-08 114-97 160.02
1998-03 11-17-98 95.61, 95.66—95.69
1999-01 2-16-99 92.99
1999-02 3-2-99 30.04
1999-03 6-8-99 35.090—35.108
1999-04 6-1-99 150.015—150.028
1999-05a 6-15-99 Repealed by 507
1999-07 8-3-99 72.29
1999-11 12-7-99 31.22, 34.12, 34.18—34.20
2000-01 2-1,00 34.23
2000-02 3-21-00 34.23
2000-05 6-6-00 35.090—35.110
2000-06 6-6-00 35.150—35.171
2000-09 12-19-00 159.01
2000-10 12-19-00 159.01
2001-01 2-6-01 159.01
2001-03 3-20-01 159.01
2001-04 4-17-01 159.01
2001-05 5-1-01 159.01
2001-06 6-19-01 30.18
2001-07 8-7-01 30.02
2001-08 9-18-01 50.27
2001-09 9-18-01 32.01—32.09
2001-11 9-18-01 33.99, 50.02, 70.99, 80.01—80.08, 81.01—81.18, 82.01—82.60, 83.01— 83.14, 84.01—84.09, 85.01—85.20, 86.01—86.10, 87.01—87.13, 88.01— 88.27, 89.01—89.14, 90.99, 95.99, 97.99, 113.11, 113.31, 114.99, 115.99, 150.002, 150.99, 152.99
2001-15 1-15-02 115.25—115.45
2002-01 1-15-02 155.05—155.140
2002-02 1-15-02 15.200, 155.210
2002-03 2-19-02 32.31, Zoning
2002-04 5-7-02 118.01—118.63
2002-05 5-21-02 93-05—93.110
2002-06 5-21-02 73.01—73.11
2002-07 6-4-02 32.40—32.44
2002-08 6-18-02 30.01
2002-09 7-2-02 71.55
2002-10 9-3-02 Zoning
2002-11 9-3-02 Zoning
2002-12 9-3-02 Special
2002-13 11-5-02 Zoning
2003-01 1-7-03 Zoning
2003-02 2-16-03 Zoning
2003-03 3-18-03 Zoning
2003-04 6-3-03 35.090—35.110
2003-05 3-18-03 Special
2003-06 5-6-03 150.015.010—150.015.070, 150.016.010—150.016.065, 150.017.010— 150.017.035, 150.018.010—150.018.040, 150.019.010—150.019.120, 150.020.010—150.020.045, 150.021.010—150.21.035, 150.022.010— 150.022.035, 150.023.010—150.023.085, 150.024.010—150.024.020, 150.025.010—150.025.040, 150.026.010—150.026.040, 154.05
2003-07 4-15-03 Special
2003-08 Not approved
2003-09 Not approved
2003-10 9-2-03 Special
2003-11 9-2-03 73.30.010—73.30.100
2003-12 9-2-03 161.010—161.170
2003-13 9-2-03 Zoning
2003-14 9-2-03 Special
2003-15 9-2-03 Special
2003-16 10-7-03 150.115—150.121
2003-17 9-16-03 Special
2003-18 9-16-03 Zoning
2003-19 12-16-03 34.19, 34.20
2003-20 12-16-03 34.23
2003-21 12-2-03 73.30.040
2004-01 Repealer
2004-02 2-17-04 Zoning
2004-03 2-17-04 Zoning
2004-04 2-17-04 32.02
2004-05 7-6-04 Zoning
2004-06 6-15-04 Special
2004-07 6-15-04 Special
2004-08 7-6-04 Special
2004-09 7-6-04 Special
2004-10 8-3-04 Special
2004-11 8-3-04 50.50—50.54
2004-12 9-8-04 32.50, 32.55, 150.16.030
2004-13 9-21-04 90A.01—90A.17
2004-14 11-2-04 30.01
2004-15 Deferred
2004-16 12-7-04 90B.01—90B.11
2004-17 12-7-04 Special
2004-18 12-21-04 155.200, 155.210
2004-19 12-21-04 31.49
2005-01 1-19-05 Special
2005-02 1-19-05 161.010, 161.020
2005-03 2-1-05 30.04
2005-04 2-1-05 30.05
2005-05 2-1-05 50.52, 50.53
2005-06 2-1-05 Special
2005-07 3-1-05 95.81—95.94
2005-08 3-21-05 Zoning
2005-09 4-19-05 Zoning
2005-10 8-2-05 Zoning
2005-11 8-2-05 Zoning
2005-12 9-20-05 Special
2005-13 9-20-05 Special
2005-14 10-4-05 50.50—50.66
2005-15 12-6-05 32.43
2005-16 Not used
2005-17 12-20-05 Special
2005-18 1-4-06 130.07
2005-19 1-4-06 35.115
2006-01 2-8-06 Zoning
2006-02 2-8-06 Zoning
2006-03 2-8-06 Zoning
2006-04 2-8-06 Special
2006-05 2-8-06 Special
2006-06 2-8-06 Special
2006-07 2-8-06 Special
2006-08 2-8-06 Special
2006-09 2-8-06 Special
2006-10 2-8-06 Special
2006-11 2-8-06 Special
2006-12 2-8-06 Special
2006-13 2-8-06 Special
2006-14 2-8-06 Special
2006-15 2-8-06 Special
2006-16 2-8-06 Special
2006-17 2-7-06 32.02, 32.03, 32.10
2006-18 2-21-06 32.10, 32.60—32.63, 32.70—32.73
2006-19 2-21-06 Zoning
2006-20 3-21-06 95.70—95, 79.2, 95.81—95.94, 95.100
2006-21 6-6-06 Special
2006-22 8-29-06 30.01
2006-23 9-26-06 Special
2006-24 9-19-06 30.04
2006-25 Failed
2007-01 1-16-07 Special
2007-02 3-6-07 Special
2007-03 3-6-07 Special
2007-04 2-16-07 Special
2007-05 Not used
2007-06 3-20-07 Special
2007-07 4-17-07 30.05
2007-08 5-15-07 32.02, 32.03, 32.05, 32.06, 32.07, 32.50, 32.51, 32.60—32.63
2007-09 6-19-07 Special
2007-10 7-3-07 Zoning
2007-11 8-17-07 Zoning
2007-12 Not used
2007-13 8-7-07 Special
2007-14 9-4-07 Zoning
2007-15 9-4-07 119.01—119.10
2007-16 9-4-07 95.70—95.80.6
2007-17 9-4-07 131.28, 131.30, 131.31, 131.33, 131.37
2007-18 10-2-07 110.04
2007-19 10-16.07 Special
2007-20 Not codified
2007-21 12-18-07 Not used
2007-22 12-18-07 30.01
2008-01 1-15-08 Special
2008-02 2-5-08 Zoning
2008-03 2-5-08 Zoning
2008-04 2-19-08 Special
2008-05 3-18-08 Special
2008-06 Void
2008-07 4-1-08 100.01—100.12
2008-08 Not adopted
2008-09 7-1-08 120.01—120.13
2008-10 6-17-08 93.01—93-03
2008-11 8-5-08 50.20
2008-12 7-14-08 152.01—152.42
2008-13 Not adopted
2008-14 9-16-08 31.49
2008-15 9-2-08 30.50
2008-16 9-2-08 30.01
2008-17 10-21-08 70.100—70.118
2008-18 Not adopted
2008-19 10-21-08 Zoning
2008-20 11-4-08 97.02
2008-21 11-4-08 95.61, 95.65, 95.99
2008-22 1-6-09 Zoning
2008-23 12-16-08 100.00
2008-24 1-6-09 163.010—163.060
500 6-16-09 35.090—35.095, 35.104—35.107, 35.109 [35.110]
501 4-7-09 Zoning
502 4-7-09 164.010—164.130
503 5-5-09 34.19, 34.20, 34.23
504 5-5-09 34.24, 34.25
505 5-26-09 101.01—101.17, 150.019.115
506 6-2-09 100.3, 100.10
507 6-2-09 85.01—85.48, 99.01—99.57
508 9-1-09 Zoning
509 9-1-09 32.70—32.73
510 9-15-09 35.075—35.078
511 10-6-09 Zoning
512 11-3-09 101.01—101.23 [102.01—102.23]

Ordinance and Disposition Table (Beginning with 2010 Recodification)

513 Adds Chs. 11, ordinances and resolutions, and 12, notice service procedure, to Title 1 (2.60, 2.64)
514 Adds §§ 32.03(C) and 32.11 and amends §§ 32.02(A) and (D), departments, boards and commissions (2.24)
515 Amends Ch. 162, water efficient landscaping (17.44)
516 Adopts Zone Map amendment (Special)
517 Amends §§ 35.150 [3.32.010], 35.153—35.155 [3.32.040—3.32.060] and 35.171 [3.32.210], public safety special tax (3.32)
518 Amends Ch. 17.60 , Art in Public Places Program (17.60)
519 Adds Ch. 4.44, Safe Housing Program (Repealed by 549)
520 Adds § 9.04.075 ; amends § 9.04.040 , park regulations (9.04)
521 Establishes a special public safety tax (Special)
522 Amends § 2.20.050, conflict of interest code (Repealed by 548A)
523 Amends § 9.04.100 , bingo games—licensing provisions (9.04)
524 Adds § 17.12.380; amends § 17.04.050 and Table 17.12.01, zoning (17.04, 17.12)
525 Urgency ordinance adding §§ 15.08.140—15.08.160 and Chs. 15.88, 15.92 and 15.96; amending §§ 15.08.030, 15.08.050—15.08.080, 15.08.100 and 15.08.120, building codes (Repealed by 698)
526 Adds §§ 15.08.140—15.08.160 and Chs. 15.88, 15.92 and 15.96; amends §§ 15.08.030, 15.08.050—15.08.080, 15.08.100 and 15.08.120, building codes (Repealed by 698)
527 Adopts zoning map amendment (Special)
528 Amends Ch. 3.40 , Coachella Valley multiple species habitat conservation plan mitigation fees (Repealed by 547)
529 Amends redevelopment plan (Special)
530 Adds Art. V to Ch. 9.08 , prohibition against aggressive solicitation (9.08)
531 Amends § 10.32.010 , speed limits (10.32)
532 Establishes an underground utility district (Special)
533 Adds Ch. 5.44 , vacation rentals (5.44)
534 Amends contract with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (Special)
535 Amends Ch. 15.24 , California Fire Code (Repealed by 596)
536 Adds Ch. 17.45 ; amends §§ 17.44.060 and 17.44.080 , outdoor advertising displays (17.44, 17.45)
537 Amends §§ 10.52.010 — 10.52.030 , 10.52.060 , 10.52.090 and 10.52.100 , abandoned, wrecked,
538 dismantled or inoperative vehicles (10.52) Adds § 16.08.045 , recordation of subdivision improvement agreements (16.08)
539 Adds Ch. 1.10 , city seal and insignias (1.10)
540 Amends § 4.20.060 , service of notice of violation—related to real property (4.20)
541 Adds Ch. 12.20 , sports field use regulations (12.20)
542 Amends Ch. 8.08 , recycling and diversion of waste from construction and demolition (8.08)
543 Adds Ch. 8.44 , single-use carryout plastic bags (8.44)
544 Development agreement (Special)
545 Rezone (Special)
546 Amends Ch. 8.04 , garbage and rubbish (8.04)
547 Repeals and replaces Ch. 3.40 , Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan mitigation fees (3.40)
548 Amends Ch. 8.08 , recycling and diversion of waste from construction and demolition (8.08)
548A Repeals § 2.20.050, conflict of interest code (Repealer)
549 Repeals Ch. 4.44, safe housing program (Repealer)
550 Amends § 2.08.080 , powers and duties (2.08)
551 Adds § 2.20.125 , disclosure of campaign contributions (2.20)
552 Adds Ch. 5.50 , medical marijuana facilities regulatory permit (Repealed by 729)
553 Adds Ch. 17.180 , medical marijuana facilities location (17.180)
554 Repeals Ch. 17.172, medical marijuana dispensaries (Repealer)
555 Repeals Ords. 536A and 536B and Ch. 5.48, medical cannabis collective and cooperative dispensaries (Repealer)
556 (Not adopted)
557 Adds Ch. 3.45 , public works projects (3.45)
558 (Pending)
559 Adds Chs. 3.33 and 3.35 , marijuana cultivation tax (3.33, 3.35)
560 Adds Chs. 3.34 and 3.37 , marijuana tax (3.34, 3.37)
561 Amends § 6.04.010 ; repeals §§ 6.04.020 and 6.04.030, animal control (6.04)
562 Amends Ch. 2.24 , departments, boards and commissions (2.24)
563 Adds Ch. 5.50 [5.52], food trucks (5.52)
564 Establishes public safety tax area zone 16 (Not codified)
565 Adds Ch. 2.22 , lobbyists (2.22)
566 Establishes special tax for police and fire protection (Special)
567 Adds Ch. 15.98, small residential rooftop solar energy systems (15.98)
568 Amends §§ 3.44.150 and 3.44.160 , purchasing (3.44)
569 Medical marijuana cultivation (Not codified)
570 Medical marijuana cultivation (Not codified)
571 Amends §§ 2.24.020 — 2.24.050 and 2.24.090 , departments, boards and commissions (2.24)
572 Medical marijuana cultivation (Not codified)
573 Medical marijuana cultivation (Not codified)
574 Medical marijuana cultivation (Not codified)
575 Adds Ch. 6.06 , prohibition of certain retail sales of dogs and cats (6.06)
576 Amends § 4.16.010(A)(38) and (45), public nuisances (4.16)
577 Amends § 8.40.040 , maintenance requirements, notice and remedies for violation of maintenance requirements (8.40)
578 Adds Ch. 17.30 , retail center specific plan (17.30)
579 Medical marijuana cultivation (Not codified)
580 Amends § 2.20.125 , disclosure of campaign contributions (2.20)
581 Adds § 8.28.180 ; amends §§ 8.28.150 and 8.28.160 , fireworks (8.28)
582 Development agreement (Special)
583 Amends § 2.20.140 , violations—disciplinary action (2.20)
584 Development agreement (Special)
585 Amends Ch. 17.180 , medical marijuana facilities operation and location (17.180)
586 Development agreement (Special)
587 Development agreement (Special)
588 Amends §§ 4.16.130 and 4.16.140 , nuisance abatement costs (4.16)
589 Development agreement (Special)
590 Adds § 4.16.085 , public nuisance hearing (4.16)
591 Development agreement (Special)
592 Repeals Ch. 9.24, sex offender residency restrictions (Repealer)
593 Amends Ch. 17.60 , art in public places program (17.60)
594 Adds § 3.44.170 , facility use agreements and/or non-exclusive license agreements—negotiation, award and signature authority (3.44)
595 Development agreement (Special)
596 Amends § 15.08.080 and Ch. 15.24 ; repeals Ch. 15.56, fire code (Repealed by 697 and 698)
597 Amends Ch. 17.180 , medical marijuana facilities operation and location (17.180)
598 Development agreement (Special)
599 Amends § 5.04.040(D) , landscape-related businesses (5.04)
600 Amends Ch. 12.04 , camping restrictions (12.04)
601 Amends § 2.04.060 , change of election day (2.04)
602 Development agreement (Special)
603 Development agreement (Special)
604 Development agreement (Special)
605 Amends § 17.40.110 , fences, walls and hedges (17.40)
606 Adds §§ 2.36.050 , 2.40.050 and 2.44.060; amends § 2.32.050 , salaries (2.32, 2.36, 2.40)
607 Development agreement (Special)
608 Adds §§ 3.45.110 — 3.45.200 , public works projects (3.45)
609 Establishes a public safety tax for police and fire protection services in Zone 19 (Special)
610 Amends §§ 17.04.050 and 17.12.020 , car wash establishments (17.04, 17.12)
611 Development agreement (Special)
612 Development agreement (Special)
613 Development agreement (Special)
614 Development agreement (Special)
615 Amends § 10.16.320 , removal of vehicle from city streets (10.16)
616 Establishes a public safety tax for police and fire protection services in Zone 20 (Special)
617 Establishes a public safety tax for police and fire protection services in Zone 21 (Special)
618 Establishes a moratorium on medical marijuana facilities, uses and activities in the L-I district (Special)
619 Establishes a public safety tax for police and fire protection services in Zone 24 (Special)
620 Establishes a public safety tax for police and fire protection services in Zone 26 (Special)
621 Extends moratorium on medical marijuana facilities, uses and activities in the L-I district (Spe-cial)
622 Amends § 17.40.110 , fences, walls, and hedges (17.40)
623 Development agreement (Special)
624 Development agreement (Special)
625 Development agreement (Special)
626 Development agreement (Special)
627 Development agreement (Special)
628 Urgency ordinance amending Ch. 17.180 , medical marijuana facilities, operation and location (Not codified)
629 Amends Ch. 17.180 , medical marijuana facilities operation and location (17.180)
630 Development agreement (Special)
631 Development agreement (Special)
632 Establishes a public safety tax for police and fire protection services in Zone 23 (Special)
633 Amends § 2.20.125 , disclosure of campaign contributions (2.20)
634 Establishes a special public safety tax for police and fire protection services (Not codified)
635 Amends Ch. 17.180 , marijuana facilities operation and location (17.180)
636 Establishes a public safety tax for police and fire protection services in Zone 28 (Special)
637 Establishes a public safety tax for police and fire protection services in Zone 29 (Special)
638 Establishes a public safety tax for police and fire protection services in Zone 32 (Special)
639 Urgency ordinance amending Ch. 5.50 , marijuana facilities regulatory permit (Repealed by 729)
640 Amends § 10.16.050 , use of streets for storage of vehicles prohibited (10.16)
641 Adds Ch. 17.190 , Desert Harvest specific plan (17.190)
642 Adds Ch. 17.200 , Coachillin' specific plan (17.200)
643 Amends § 3.32.210 , expiration date (3.32)
644 Amends § 3.28.210 , expiration date (3.28)
645 Amends Ch. 5.50 , marijuana facilities regulatory permit (Repealed by 729)
646 Amends §§ 4.16.110 and 4.16.140 , nuisance abatement appeals (4.16)
647 Urgency ordinance amending all validly approved medical marijuana cultivation, manufactur-ing, testing, distribution and dispensary development agreements, entitlements, permits and li-censes to include recreational/adult marijuana use (Special)
648 Establishes a special public safety tax area zone 27 (Not codified)
649 Establishes a special public safety tax area zone 30 (Not codified)
650 Establishes a special public safety tax area zone 31 (Not codified)
651 Amends all validly approved medical marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution and dispensary development agreements, entitlements, permits and licenses to include recrea-tional/adult marijuana use (Special)
652 Adds Ch. 12.24 ; amends § 9.04.040 , city dog park regulations (9.04, 12.24)
653 (Number not used)
654 Development agreement (Special)
655 Establishes a special public safety tax area zone 33 (Not codified)
656 Development agreement (Special)
657 Amends Ch. 17.180 , marijuana facilities operation and location (17.180)
658 Amends § 2.04.020 , councilmember and mayor salaries (2.04)
659 Amends Ch. 4.24 and § 8.40.030 , administrative citation procedure (4.24, 8.40)
660 Amends Ch. 4.36 , permit and license suspension, modification and revocation procedures (4.36)
661 Establishes a special public safety tax area zone 35 (Not codified)
662 Establishes a special public safety tax area zone 36 (Not codified)
663 Adds §§ 3.34.045 and 3.37.065 , marijuana manufacturing facilities (3.34, 3.37)
664 Development agreement (Special)
665 Development agreement (Special)
666 Adds Ch. 17.210 , Desert Land Ventures specific plan (17.210)
667 Establishes a special public safety tax area zone 34 (Not codified)
668 Establishes a special public safety tax area zone 37 (Not codified)
669 Adds Ch. 12.24 [12.28], safety enhancement zones (12.28)
670 Amends Ch. 17.60 , art in public places program (17.60)
671 Amends Ch. 17.180 , marijuana facilities operation and location (17.180)
672 Amends §§ 3.36.010 and 3.36.040 , collection of transportation uniform mitigation fees (3.36)
673 Amends Ch. 17.180 , marijuana facilities operation and location (17.180)
674 Adds Ch. 2.68 , electronic and paperless filing of fair political practices campaign disclosure statements (2.68)
675 Development agreement (Special)
676 Amends §§ 4.16.010(A)(6) and 17.48.030, parking restrictions (4.16, 17.48)
677 Adds § 2.04.055 , term of mayor (2.04)
678 Amends Ch. 10.52 , abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles (10.52)
679 Adds Ch. 17.220 ; amends §§ 17.04.050 , 17.08.020 , 17.08.060 , 17.08.080 , 17.08.100 , 17.08.120 , 17.08.130 and 17.08.170 , housing regulations (17.04, 17.08, 17.220)
680 Amends § 10.32.010 , engineering and traffic speed limit study adopted by reference—maximum speeds established (10.32)
681 Rezone (Special)
682 Adds § 5.28.085 ; amends Ch. 5.28 ; repeals §§ 5.28.110 and 10.16.090, sidewalk vendors and peddlers (5.28)
683 Adds § 17.180.045 ; amends Ch. 17.180 , marijuana facilities operation and location (17.180)
684 Establishes a special public safety tax for police and fire protection (Special)
685 Adopts special public safety tax area zone 40 (Special)
686 Amends Ch. 4.24 , administrative citation procedure (4.24)
687 Establishes a special public safety tax area zone 41 (Not codified)
688 Establishes a special public safety tax area zone 42 (Not codified)
689 Urgency ordinance adopting a temporary moratorium on the establishment of any marijuana facility or use in the downtown area (Special)
690 Adds § 17.12.390; amends Ch. 5.52 and § 17.136.020 , mobile food vending (5.52, 17.12, 17.136)
691 Establishes a special public safety tax area zone 45 (Not codified)
692 Amends Chs. 3.44 and 3.45 , purchasing and competitive bidding (3.44, 3.45)
693 Extends the urgency ordinance adopting a temporary moratorium on the establishment of any marijuana facility or use in the downtown area (Special)
694 Amends §§ 5.28.010 and 5.28.085 , sidewalk vendors and peddler regulations (5.28)
695 Amends §§ 3.20.100 , 4.36.010 , 4.36.020 , 4.36.030 , 4.36.090 , 4.36.140 , 4.36.230 , 5.04.060 , 5.04.120 , 5.04.250 , 5.08.080 , 5.28.100 , 5.36.170 , 5.36.180 , 5.36.190 , 5.44.110 , 5.50.190 , 5.50.200 , 15.60.080 , 15.60.090 , 15.60.110 , 17.12.120 , 17.40.170 , 17.45.020 , 17.76.100 , 17.92.110 , 17.144.130 , 17.152.030 , 17.152.200 , 17.156.100 , 17.156.110 , 17.164.130 , 17.164.140 , 17.168.350 and 17.168.360 ; amends and renumbers §§ 4.36.270 to be 4.36.240 and 5.12.090 to be 5.12.100; repeals §§ 4.36.240 , 4.36.250 and 4.36.260, rules and procedures for the denial, suspension, modification, and revocation of licenses and permits and appeals (3.20, 4.36, 5.04, 5.08, 5.12, 5.28, 5.36, 5.44, 15.60, 17.12, 17.40, 17.45, 17.76, 17.92, 17.144, 17.152, 17.156, 17.164, 17.168)
696 Amends Ch. 17.108 , home occupancy permits (17.108)
697 Repeals and replaces Ch. 15.24 to be Ch. 15.22 , California Fire Code (15.22)
698 Adds Chs. 15.03 , 15.05 , 15.10 , 15.12 , 15.14 , 15.24 , 15.26 and 15.34 ; amends Ch. 4.08 ; amends and renumbers Chs. 15.92 to be 15.30, 15.98 to be 15.36, 15.96 to be 15.38 and 15.88 to be 15.46; repeals and replaces Chs. 15.04 , 15.08 , 15.16 , 15.20 , 15.28 , 15.32 and 15.44 ; repeals Chs. 15.36 , 15.52 and 15.80, building codes (4.08, 15.03, 15.04, 15.05, 15.08, 15.10, 15.12, 15.14, 15.16, 15.20, 15.24, 15.26, 15.28, 15.30, 15.32, 15.34, 15.36, 15.38, 15.44, 15.46)
699 Rezone (Not codified)
700 Amends Table 17.08.02, residential development standards (Repealed by 712)
701 Amends Ch. 12.04 , camping restrictions (12.04)
702 Adds § 6.04.020 ; repeals Ch. 6.05, roosters (6.04)
703 Amends § 2.20.125 , disclosure of campaign contributions (2.20)
704 Amends § 2.20.040 , city council vacancies (2.20)
705 Establishing a Special Public Safety Tax Area Zone 43 (Special)
706 Amends § 2.04.020 , salaries of councilmembers and the mayor (2.04)
707 Amends § 17.40.110 , fences, walls and hedges (17.40)
708 Adds Ch. 2.72 and § 15.03.040 ; amends §§ 4.16.085 and 4.16.110 , related to appeals of determinations involving interpretation of the Building Code (2.72, 4.16, 15.03)
709 Amends Ch. 17.60 and amends and renumbers § 2.44.050 to be 2.44.010; repeals §§ 2.44.010 —2.44.040, disbanding the community and cultural affairs commission (2.44, 17.60)
710 Amends §§ 17.180.030 , definitions related to cannabis zoning regulations (17.180)
711 Amends §§ 17.12.080 and 17.16.060 , convenience stores, industrial and commercial districts (17.12, 17.16)
712 Adds Chs. 17.14 and 17.74 ; amends §§ 17.04.050 , 17.08.050 , 17.08.080 , 17.08.250 , 17.08.270 —17.08.290, 17.12.010 , 17.12.020 , 17.12.280 , 17.16.010 , 17.16.020 and 17.64,010; repeals and replaces §§ 17.08.010 — 17.08.030 and 17.08.140 ; repeals §§ 17.08.040 , 17.08.110 and 17.08.220 , zoning (17.04, 17.08, 17.12, 17.14, 17.16, 17.64, 17.74)
713 Amends § 4.04.070 , attorneys' fees (4.04)
714 Amends Tables 17.08.02 and 17.14.02, development standards (17.08, 17.14)
715 Amends § 17.08.120 , manufactured homes (17.08)
716 Amends § 17.12.030 , land use district development standards (17.12)
717 Amends § 17.40.200 , projections/construction and equipment permitted into setbacks (17.40)
718 Development agreement (Special)
719 Amends § 2.24.020 , appointment, terms (2.24)
720 Amends Ch. 17.200 , Coachillin' specific plan (17.200)
721 Amends Table 17.08.01 and § 17.04.050 , housing arrangement uses (17.04, 17.08)
722 Adds §§ 17.08.040 and 17.08.175; amends §§ 17.04.050 and 17.08.170 , accessory dwelling units (17.04, 17.08)
723 Development agreement (Special)
724 Adds § 17.64.040 , case/application abandonment (17.64)
725 Amends §§ 17.180.040 and 17.180.130 , marijuana storefront retail facilities (17.180)
726 Amends §§ 17.04.050 , 17.74.070 , 17.76.070 , 17.76.090, 17.92.070 and 17.92.100, permits (17.04, 17.74, 17.76, 17.92)
727 Adds § 17.180.085 ; amends § 17.180.030 , marijuana hotel facilities (17.180)
728 Adds § 17.180.048 ; amends §§ 17.12.020 , 17.14.020 , 17.16.020 , 17.180.030 , marijuana entertainment facilities (17.12, 17.14, 17.16, 17.180)
729 Repeals and replaces Ch. 5.50 , cannabis businesses (5.50)
730 Adds [amends] § 17.64.020 , CEQA review authority—multiple permit applications (17.64)
731 Adds Ch. 8.10 , recycling of commercial solid waste and organic waste (8.10)
732 Amends § 5.50.080 , general operating requirements (5.50)
733 Amends §§ 3.33.005 and 3.35.005 , marijuana tax (3.33, 3.35)
734 Urgency ordinance amending § 5.28.085 , sidewalk vendor general regulations (5.28)
735 Amends [adds] Ch. 17.230 , Two Bunch Palms specific plan (17.230)
736 Amends § 5.04.250 , revocation, modification, or suspension of license (5.04)
737 Amends § 5.28.085 , sidewalk vendor general regulations (5.28)
738 Rezone (Special)
739 Rezone (Special)
740 Rezone (Special)
741 Amends §§ 17.104.080 , 17.104.090 , 17.104.120 , and 17.112.020 , streamlining process for director's decision appeals (17.104, 17.112)
742 Amends §§ 17.08.170 , 17.08.175, and table 17.08.1, accessory and junior accessory dwelling units and parking for emergency shelters (17.08)
743 Amends Ch. 8.40 , abandoned residential property registration (8.40)
744 Amends § 9.12.200 , increasing administrative fines for littering (9.12)
745 Adds Ch. 17.240 , Rancho Descanso, Amd. No. 1, (17.240)
746 Amends § 17.16.030 , land use district standards (17.16)
747 Amends Ch. 17.180 , marijuana facility standards (17.180)
748 Amends Ch. 17.84 , development agreements review authority (17.84)
749 Adds § 16.24.095 ; amends §§ 17.08.020 , 17.08.030 , 17.08.170 and 17.08.175; repeals 17.08.040, Senate Bill 9 regulations (16.24, 17.08)
750 Amends §§ 2.32.050 and 2.40.050 , commission salaries (2.32, 2.40)
751 Adds Ch. 8.45 , unlawful possession of catalytic converters (8.45)
752 Amends Ch. 8.16 , shopping cart containment and retrieval (8.16)
753 Development agreement (Special)
754 Adds §§ 2.04.010 [2.04.100], 2.04.020 [2.04.110] and 2.04.030 [2.04.120], by-district election process (2.04)
755 Adopts military equipment use policy (Special)
756 Amends §§ 17.04.050 , 17.48.040 and 17.48.060 , parking spaces and carports (17.04, 17.48)
757 Amends Ch. 8.12 and §§ 4.16.010 , 5.28.070 and 5.52.030 , nuisances (4.16, 5.28, 5.52, 8.12)
758 Amends Chs. 8.04 and 8.10 and § 8.08.040 , solid waste management (8.04, 8.08, 8.10)
759 Establishes a Special Safety Tax Area Zone 53 (Special)
760 Urgency ordinance adding § 2.04.100 [2.04.130], candidate residency (2.04)
761 Rezone (Special)
762 Amends §§ 17.12.020 and 17.180.048 , marijuana facilities (17.12, 17.180)
763 Adds § 2.04.100 [2.04.130], candidate residency (2.04)
764 Amends Ch. 5.44 , short-term rentals (5.44)
765 Amends § 8.28.030 , firework permits (8.28)
766 Amends Chs. 15.04 , 15.08 , 15.10 , 15.12 , 15.14 , 15.16 , 15.20 , 15.24 , 15.26 , 15.28 and 15.44 , building codes and regulations (15.04, 15.08, 15.10, 15.12, 15.14, 15.16, 15.20, 15.24, 15.26, 15.28, 15.44)
767 Amends Ch. 15.22 , fire code (15.22)
768 Amends § 15.68.130 , floodplain administration (15.68)
769 Adds Ch. 5.56 ; repeals Ch. 17.160, massage establishments (5.56)
770 Adds Ch. 8.48 , tenant relocation assistance (8.48)
771 Urgency ordinance adopting a moratorium on any license, permit or entitlement for any business in the C-D zone (Terminated by 793)
772 Amends Ch. 17.190 , Desert Gateway specific plan (17.190)
773 Extends moratorium on any license, permit or entitlement for any business in the C-D zone (Special)
774 Amends §§ 4.16.010 , 5.44.080 and 8.04.150 , waste disposal container placement (4.16, 5.44, 8.04)
775 Amends §§ 5.50.080 , 17.180.040 — 17.180.080 , cannabis businesses (5.50, 17.180)
776 Amends Ch. 5.52 , mobile food vending vehicles (5.52)
777 Amends Ch. 5.50 , cannabis businesses (5.50)
778 Urgency interim ordinance amending §§ 3.33.005 and 3.35.005 , marijuana cultivation tax (Not codified)
779 Urgency ordinance adopting a moratorium on any license, permit or entitlement for any business in the C-G zone (Terminated by 793)
780 Amends §§ 5.50.080 , 17.180.040 and 17.180.045 , cannabis businesses (5.50, 17.180)
781 Extends urgency interim Ord. No. 779 (Special)
782 Adds § 17.124.040 ; amends Chs. 17.74 , 17.76 , 17.80 , 17.92 , 17.104 , 17.136 and §§ 17.124.010 — 17.124.030 ; amends and renumbers §§ 17.124.040 — 17.124.060 to be 17.124.050—17.124.070, zoning (17.74, 17.76, 17.80, 17.92, 17.104, 17.124, 17.136)
783 Adds Ch. 3.06 , tax installment agreement (3.06)
784 Development agreement (Special)
785 Amends Chs. 17.44 and 17.56 , signs and landscaping standards (17.44, 17.56)
786 Amends Chs. 17.20 , 17.24 and 17.48 , zoning (17.20, 17.24, 17.48)
787 Amends Ch. 17.08 , residential districts (17.08)
788 Amends § 2.24.050 , removal (2.24)
789 Amends §§ 3.33.030 , 3.33.090 , 3.33.100 , 3.33.120 , 3.35.040 , 3.35.100 , 3.35.130 and 5.50.070 , marijuana tax (3.33, 3.35, 5.50)
790 Amends §§ 1.10.010 , 1.10.020 and 1.10.050 ; repeals §§ 1.10.030, 1.10.040 and 1.10.060—1.10.080, city seal and logo (1.10)
Ord. No. Adoption Date Subject Disposition Supp. No.
791 11/7/2023 Tax Levy Special
792 11/7/2023 Adds Ch. 17.250 : Desert Storage Specific Plan Ch. 17.250
793 11/7/2023 Amends Title 17: Commercial Districts Ch. 17.12
794 11/7/2023 Amends Title 5 Business Licenses and Regulations: Vacation Rentals Ch. 5.44
795 12/5/2023 Temporarily Amends Revenue and Finance: Recreational Marijuana Cultivation Tax; Amends Medical Marijuana Cultivation Tax Ch. 3.33 ; Ch. 3.35
796 3/5/2024 Amends Revenue and Finance: Recreational Marijuana Cultivation Tax; Amends Medical Marijuana Cultivation Tax Ch. 3.33 ; Ch. 3.35
797 3/19/2024 Amends Business Licenses and Regulations: Cannabis Businesses Ch. 5.50
798 4/2/2024 Amends Zoning: General Provisions Ch. 17.04
799 4/16/2024 Amends Zoning: Mixed-Use Districts Ch. 17.14
800 4/16/2024 Amends Revenue and Finance: Recreational Marijuana Cultivation Tax; Amends Marijuana Tax; Amends Medical Marijuana Cultivation Tax; Adds Lost Cultivation Crop Waiver; Adds Cannabis Tax Payment Arrangements Ch. 3.33 ; Ch. 3.34 ; Ch. 3.35 ; Ch. 3.38 ; Ch. 3.39
801 5/7/2024 Amends Business Licenses and Regulations: Cannabis Businesses; Amends Zoning: Marijuana Facilities Operation and Location Ch. 5.50 ; Ch. 17.180 1
802 5/7/2024 Amends Zoning: Marijuana Facilities Operation and Location Ch. 17.180 1
803 6/4/2024 Amends Business Licenses and Regulations: Sidewalk Vendors and Peddlers; Amends Business Licenses and Regulations: Mobile Food Vending Vehicles Ch. 5.28 ; Ch. 5.52 1
804 10/1/2024 Zoning: Visitor-Serving Districts Ch. 17.18 2
805 10/15/2024 Amends Business Licenses and Regulations: Cannabis Businesses Ch. 5.50 2
806 12/12/2024 Revenue and Finance: Transactions and Use Tax Ch. 3.18 3
807 2/4/2025 Tax Levy Special 3
808 2/4/2025 Zoning: Adds Ch. 17.260 Pierson Commercial Specific Plan Ch. 17.260 3
809 3/18/2025 Urgency Ordinance Amending Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places: Camping Restrictions Ch. 12.04 3
810 4/1/2025 Amends Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places: Camping Restrictions Ch. 12.04 3
811 4/15/2025 Public Safety Tax Area Zone 55 Special 3
812 Pending
813 Pending
814 Pending
815 5/20/2025 Amends Health and Safety: Shopping and Laundry Carts Ch. 8.16 3
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