Municipal code
Escondido Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Escondido, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-02
- Contents
- 41 chapters · 2,823 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Escondido
Contents
- Chapter 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 1A — ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES
▸Chapter 2 — ADMINISTRATION
Overview▸Article 2 — CITY COUNCIL
- Article 5 — HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
- Article 6 — CANDIDATE'S FILING FEES AND STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
▸Article 7 — CONTROLS ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
- Article 8 — INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
- Article 9 — COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES FEES
▸Chapter 3 — AMBULANCES, CONVALESCENT SERVICE VEHICLES AND WHEELCHAIR BUSES
Overview- Article 1 — IN GENERAL
- Article 2 — CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
▸Article 3 — DRIVERS AND ATTENDANTS
- Chapter 4 — ANIMAL CONTROL
▸Chapter 5 — BICYCLES AND NONMOTORIZED VEHICLES
▸Chapter 6 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
Overview▸Article 1 — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Overview- § 6-1. Purpose.
- § 6-2. Application to existing buildings and building service equipment.
- § 6-4. Conflicting provisions.
- § 6-5. Alternate materials, methods of design and methods of construction.
- § 6-9. Powers and duties of the building official.
- § 6-11. Building advisory and appeals board.
- § 6-12. Violations.
- § 6-13. Permits.
- § 6-14. Application for permit.
- § 6-15. Permits issuance.
- § 6-16. Fees.
- § 6-17. Inspections.
- § 6-19. Expedited permit process for small residential rooftop solar systems.
- § 6-21. Certificate of occupancy.
- Article 2 — PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS
▸Article 3 — BUILDING CODE
- Article 4 — MECHANICAL CODE
- Article 5 — HOUSING CODE
- Article 6 — ELECTRICAL CODE
- Article 7 — PLUMBING CODE
▸Article 8 — EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION IN EXISTING BUILDINGS
- Article 9 — (RESERVED)
▸Article 12 — MOVING OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
- Article 13 — SOIL INVESTIGATION
- Article 14 — (RESERVED)
- Article 15 — SWIMMING POOLS
- Article 16 — TRAILERS AND MOBILEHOMES
▸Article 18D — LOCAL DRAINAGE AND SANITARY SEWER FEES
- Article 20 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Chapter 6A — BURGLARY, ROBBERY, FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
- Chapter 7 — LOCAL EMERGENCY
▸Chapter 8 — CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISES
▸Chapter 11 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
Overview▸Article 2 — FIRE PREVENTION
▸Article 3 — FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 12 — FOOD AND FOOD HANDLERS
▸Chapter 15 — JUNKYARDS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS
▸Chapter 16 — LICENSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS GENERALLY
Overview- Article 1 — GENERAL
▸Article 3 — BUSINESSES LICENSED FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION
Overview- Division 2
- Division 3 — Swap Meets and Swap Lots
- Division 5 — Casino Parties
▸Division 6 — Tobacco Retailer License
- Article 4 — SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS
- Article 5 — APPEALS
▸Article 6 — ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
- Article 7 — MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES
- Article 8 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
▸Chapter 16A — MASSAGE REGULATION
- Chapter 16B — REGULATION OF THE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL WASTES
- Chapter 16D — GUEST REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSIENT LODGING FACILITIES
▸Chapter 16E — ADULT BUSINESSES AND ADULT BUSINESS PERFORMERS
▸Chapter 17 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Overview- § 17-8
▸Article 3 — MINORS
- Article 5 — INSPECTION OF AVOCADOS BEING TRANSPORTED
- Article 6 — GRAFFITI PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REMOVAL PROCEDURES
- Article 7 — CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- Article 8 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE WARNING SIGNS
- Article 9 — PICTURE ARCADES
- Article 10 — AIDS DISCRIMINATION
- Article 11 — POLICE SERVICES AT PARTIES INVOLVING THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, CANN…
- Article 12 — NOISE ABATEMENT AND CONTROL
▸Article 13 — TATTOO PARLORS AND MOBILE TATTOO VEHICLES
- Article 14 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
- Article 15 — NEWSRACKS
- Article 16 — SHOPPING CART REGULATIONS
▸Chapter 18 — COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 20 — PLANNING COMMISSION
- Chapter 21 — STREET PATROLS
▸Chapter 22 — WASTEWATERS, STORMWATERS, AND RELATED MATTERS
Overview- Article 2 — MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) MANAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE CONTROL
- Article 3 — HARMFUL WATERS AND WASTES
- Article 4 — SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
- Article 5 — PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
- Article 6 — SEWER CONNECTION FEES
- Article 7 — SEWER CONNECTION LATERALS
▸Article 8 — INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS
- Article 9 — INDUSTRIAL BRINE COLLECTION SYSTEM (IBCS)
- Chapter 22A — SMOKING REGULATIONS
▸Chapter 23 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Overview- Article 2 — NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS
- Article 3 — UNDERGROUNDING
▸Article 5 — PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION, PUBLIC DEDICATION AND MAPPED STREETS
- Article 8 — IMPROVEMENT PLAN CHECK AND INSPECTION FEES
- Article 9 — BUS STOP SHELTERS
▸Chapter 25 — TAXATION
- Chapter 26 — TAXICABS AND AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE
- Chapter 27 — TOWING SERVICES
▸Chapter 28 — TRAFFIC
▸Chapter 29 — TRAILER COACHES AND TRAILER PARKS
- Chapter 30 — UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
- Chapter SR — STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
- Chapter CCT — CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
- Chapter CTO — COMPARATIVE TABLE - ORDINANCES
▸Chapter 32 — SUBDIVISIONS
Overview▸Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
▸Article 2 — TENTATIVE MAPS
Overview- 32.201 — Applications
- 32.202 — Yield
- 32.203 — Design Criteria
- 32.204 Required Improvements
- 32.205 — Agreement to Construct Improvements § 32.205.01. Subdivision improvement agreemen
- 32.206 — Supplemental Improvements § 32.206.01. Requirements. § 32.206.02. Reimbursement o
- 32.207 — Monuments
- 32.208 — Dedication Requirements
- 32.210 — Expiration of Tentative Maps and Extensions of Time § 32.210.01. Expiration. § 32
- § 32.211
▸Article 3 — FINAL AND PARCEL MAPS
Overview- 32.301 General Map Requirements
- 32.302 — Certificates
- 32.303 — Review Process—Final and Parcel Maps
- 32.401 — Waiver of Subdivision Map Process Requirements for Resident Purchase of a Mobileh
- 32.402 — Adjustment Plats
- § 32.403
- 32.404 Certificates of Compliance
- 32.405 — Correction and Amendment of Maps
- 32.501 — Enforcement
- § 32.502
- § 32.503
- § 32.504
- 32.505 — Violations
▸Chapter 33 — ZONING
Overview▸Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
- Article 2 — OPEN SPACE AND HAZARDOUS LANDS GENERALLY
- Article 3 — OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE
- Article 4 — FLOOD PLAIN (FP) OVERLAY ZONE
- Article 5 — OPEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Article 6 — RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- Article 9 — ANIMAL OVERLAY (AO) ZONE
- Article 11 — (RESERVED)
- Article 13 — (RESERVED)
- Article 16 — COMMERCIAL ZONES
- Article 18 — SPECIFIC PLAN (S-P) ZONE
- Article 19 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (P-D) ZONE
- Article 24 — (RESERVED)
- Article 25 — PARKING OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- Article 26 — INDUSTRIAL ZONES
- Article 27 — EMERGENCY SHELTER OVERLAY
▸Article 30 — HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL OVERLAY (H-C-O) ZONE
- Article 31 — SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (S-T-P) OVERLAY ZONE
- Article 32 — BED AND BREAKFAST FACILITIES
- Article 33 — RECYCLING FACILITIES
- Article 34 — COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS
- Article 35 — OUTDOOR LIGHTING
- Article 36 — CARGO CONTAINER RESTRICTIONS
- Article 37 — PUBLIC ART
- Article 38 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Article 39 — OFF-STREET PARKING
- Article 40 — HISTORICAL RESOURCES
- Article 41 — SENIOR HOUSING
- Article 42 — ADULT BUSINESSES
- Article 43 — ABANDONED SERVICE STATIONS
- Article 44 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
- Article 45 — MOBILEHOME PARKS
- Article 46 — TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS
- Article 47 — ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
- Article 48 — RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS
- Article 49 — AIR SPACE CONDOMINIUM AND COMMUNITY APARTMENT PROJECTS
- Article 52 — FREEWAY SIGN CONTROL
▸Article 55 — GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL
- Article 56 — MISCELLANEOUS DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Article 57 — MISCELLANEOUS USE RESTRICTIONS
- Article 58 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
▸Article 61 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Overview- Division 1
- Division 2 — Variances and Administrative Adjustments
- Division 3 — Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- Division 4 — Amendments and Zone Changes
- Division 5 — Reasonable Accommodation
- Division 6 — Public Hearings, Notices, Fees and Appeals
- Division 7 — Enforcement and Penalties
- Division 8 — Plot Plans
- Division 9 — Zoning Administrator
▸Article 62 — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE REGULATIONS
- Article 63 — TRANSIENT LODGING FACILITIES
- Article 64 — DESIGN REVIEW
- Article 65 — OLD ESCONDIDO NEIGHBORHOOD
▸Article 66 — SIGN ORDINANCE
- Article 67 — DENSITY BONUS AND RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVES
- Article 68 — GROWTH MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE
- Article 69 — ESCONDIDO BUSINESS ENHANCEMENT ZONE
- Article 70 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Article 73 — TEMPORARY USES, OUTDOOR DISPLAY AND SALE OF RETAIL MERCHANDISE
- Article 74 — DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION AREA SPECIFIC PLAN
- Article 75 — SAN DIEGUITO RIVER VALLEY FOCUS PLANNING AREA
▸Article 77 — CENTRE CITY RESIDENTIAL (CCR) OVERLAY ZONE
- Article 78 — MERCADO AREA PLAN OVERLAY
- Article 79 — EAST VALLEY PARKWAY OVERLAY ZONE
- Article 80 — PUBLIC FACILITIES OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter OL — ZONING CODE ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE