Skip to content

Earlier editions: 2026-07

Title 17 — Zoning

El Cajon Municipal Code Ch. 17.05 General Provisions

El Cajon Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · El Cajon

Cite as: El Cajon Municipal Code Chapter 17.05 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 17.05.010. Title.

This title shall be known as "the Zoning Code."

(Ord. 4984 § 3, 2013)

Exceptions & meaning →

§ 17.05.020. Purpose.

The purpose of this title is to implement the general plan and to establish a set of development regulations that serve the public health, safety, and general welfare, and that provide the economic and social advantages resulting from an orderly planned use of land resources.

(Ord. 4950 § 3, 2010)

Exceptions & meaning →

§ 17.05.030. Provisions not affected by headings.

Section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify, or in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of any section hereof.

(Ord. 4950 § 3, 2010)

Exceptions & meaning →

§ 17.05.040. Tenses.

The present tense includes the future, and the future the present.

(Ord. 4950 § 3, 2010)

Exceptions & meaning →

§ 17.05.050. Number.

The singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular.

(Ord. 4950 § 3, 2010)

Exceptions & meaning →

§ 17.05.060. Purchasing copies.

Copies of this title shall be available for purchase from the department of community development. The selling price of the copies shall be fixed by the city council. The funds received from the sale of the copies shall be credited to the general fund.

(Ord. 4950 § 3, 2010)

Exceptions & meaning →

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code
▸Contents — El Cajon Municipal Code

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.