Earlier editions: 2026-09
Municipal code
Gilroy Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Gilroy, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Contents
- 70 chapters · 2,573 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Gilroy
Contents
▸Chapter CHA — Charter
Overview- Article I — INCORPORATION AND SUCCESSION
- Article II — POWERS OF THE CITY
- Article III — FORM OF GOVERNMENT
- Article IV — THE COUNCIL
- Article V — THE MAYOR
- Article VI — LEGISLATION
- Article VII — THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
- Article VIII — OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- Article IX — BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- Article X — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Article XI — FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
- Article XII — SCHOOL SYSTEM
- Article XIII — FRANCHISES
- Article XIV — ELECTIONS
- Article XV — GENERAL PROVISIONS
▸Chapter 1 — General Provisions
▸Chapter 2 — Administration
Overview- Article I — IN GENERAL
- Article II — CITY COUNCIL
- Article III — CITY ADMINISTRATOR
- Article IV — CITY CLERK
- Article V — CITY ATTORNEY
- Article VI — DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
- Article VII — DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
- Article VIII — DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Article IX — DEPARTMENT OF FIRE
- Article X — DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
- Article XI — SPECIAL GAS TAX STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND
- Article XII — CAPITAL OUTLAY PUBLIC SAFETY FUND
- Article XIII — PARKS AND RECREATION DEVELOPMENT FUND
- Article XIV — ELECTRONIC FILING OF CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC I…
- Chapter 2A — Adult Businesses
▸Chapter 3 — Advertising
- Chapter 3A — Agricultural Disclosure and Dispute Resolution
- Chapter 3B — Alarm Systems
▸Chapter 4 — Animals and Fowl
Overview- Article I — IN GENERAL
- Article II — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
▸Article III — ANIMAL RESTRICTIONS
▸Article IV — DOGS AND CATS
- Article V — ANIMAL CONTROL PERMITS
- Article VI — IMPOUNDMENT
- Article VII — MANDATORY SPAYING OF PIT BULL BREEDS
- Chapter 5 — Ban on the Use of Certain Areas of Public Rights-Of-Way as Sleeping or Living Acco…
- Chapter 5A — Bingo
▸Chapter 5B — Blighted Property
- Chapter 5C — Blighted Residential Property
- Chapter 5D — Vacant Commercial Space in the Downtown Historic and Downtown Expansion Districts
▸Chapter 6A — Citation Procedure for Violations
▸Chapter 7 — Cost Comparison System for Fee and Service Charge Revenue
- Chapter 8 — Dance Halls
▸Chapter 8A — Economic Development
Overview▸Article I — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCING
▸Article II — INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCING
- Article III — NONPROFIT CORPORATION PROJECT FINANCING LAW
- Chapter 8B — Elections Campaign Finance
- Chapter 9 — Emergency Organization and Functions
- Chapter 9A — Firearms Sales
▸Chapter 10 — Fire Protection
- Chapter 10A — Fireworks
- Chapter 11 — Food and Food Establishments
▸Chapter 12 — Garbage, Refuse and Weeds
- Chapter 12.5 — Graffiti Regulations
- Chapter 12.6 — Habitat Conservation Plan
▸Chapter 12A — Improvement Procedure Code
- Chapter 12B — Junk and Secondhand Dealers
▸Chapter 13 — Licenses
Overview- Article I — IN GENERAL
- Article II — LICENSING PERIODS
- Article III — EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSE TAX
- Article IV — FEES, APPLICATIONS AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Article V — REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION
- Article VI — REGULATION OF MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND MASSAGE PRACTITIONERS
- Article VII — MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY AS A PROHIBITED USE
- Article VIII — TOBACCO RETAILER PERMIT
- Chapter 13A — Meetings, Assemblies, Parades, Sound-Amplifying Systems, Live Music
- Chapter 14 — Minors
- Chapter 14A — Mobile Home Rent Stabilization
- Chapter 14B — Mosquito Abatement
▸Chapter 15 — Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Overview- Article I — IN GENERAL
- Article II — ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS
- Article III — TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES GENERALLY
- Article IV — STOP AND YIELD-RIGHT-OF-WAY INTERSECTIONS AND THROUGH STREETS
- Article V — ONE-WAY STREETS
▸Article VI — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
- Article VII — TRUCK ROUTES
- Article VIII — PEDESTRIANS
- Article IX — ABANDONED, WRECKED MOTOR VEHICLES
- Article X — INTERSTATE TRUCKS
- Article XI — AMBULANCE PERMITS
▸Chapter 15A — Official Plan Lines
▸Chapter 16 — Offenses – Miscellaneous
▸Chapter 16A — Peddlers, Solicitors, Vendors and Other Transient Businesses
- Chapter 16B — Sidewalk Vending
- Chapter 17 — Personnel
▸Chapter 17A — Public Meetings and Public Records
▸Chapter 18 — Public Parks
- Chapter 18A — Private Patrol Service
- Chapter 18B — Raw Milk Sales
- Chapter 18C — Security Personnel at Special Events
▸Chapter 19 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Overview- Article I — IN GENERAL
- Article II — SANITARY DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE WITHIN CITY
▸Article III — AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING SEWER SYSTEM
- Article IV — PUBLIC SEWER EXTENSIONS
- Article V — LABOR CAMPS AND LABOR SUPPLY CAMPS OUTSIDE CITY
- Article VI — CHARGES FOR USE OF MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM
▸Article VII — SEWAGE STANDARDS AND CONTROL
▸Article VIII — DAILY SEWER ALLOCATION AND OVERUSE PENALTIES
▸Chapter 19A — Shopping Cart Management, Removal, Impoundment, Retrieval and Disposal
- Chapter 19B — Smoking Pollution Control
- Chapter 19C — Social Host Accountability
▸Chapter 20 — Streets and Sidewalks
Overview- Article I — IN GENERAL
- Article II — through III (RESERVED)
- Article IV — MOVING BUILDINGS
- Article V — STREET NAMING AND NUMBERING BUILDINGS
- Article VI — SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTIONS
▸Article VII — CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS AND CURBS ON PROPERTIES CONSTITUTING MORE THAN FIFTY P…
- Article VIII — HEDGES, SHRUBS, ETC., OBSTRUCTING VISIBILITY AT STREET INTERSECTIONS OR OBSTRUC…
- Article IX — ENCROACHMENTS INTO PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Article X — MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF PUBLIC USE EASEMENT AREA
▸Chapter 21 — Subdivisions and Land Development
- Chapter 21A — (Reserved)
▸Chapter 22 — Taxation
▸Chapter 24 — Television Antennas
- Chapter 24A — Towing Services
- Chapter 25 — (Reserved)
- Chapter 25A — Transient Occupancy Tax
- Chapter 25B — Transportation Demand Management Program
- Chapter 26A — Underground Utility Districts
▸Chapter 26B — Utility Users Tax
Overview- Article I — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article II — TELEPHONE USERS TAX
- Article III — ELECTRICITY USERS TAX
- Article IV — GAS USERS TAX
- Article IVA — STEAM USERS TAX
- Article V — VIDEO SERVICES USERS TAX
- Article VI — COLLECTION OF TAX
- Article VII — DELINQUENT TAXES
- Article VIII — FAILURE TO COLLECT AND REPORT TAX
- Article IX — APPEALS
- Article X — RECORDS
- Article XI — REFUNDS
- Article XII — SEVERABILITY
- Article XIII — NOTICE OF CHANGES TO ORDINANCE
- Chapter 26C — Communication Users’ Tax
▸Chapter 27 — Water
Overview- Article I — IN GENERAL
▸Article II — RATES, CHARGES AND COLLECTIONS
- Article III — INSTALLATION OF NEW WATER MAINS WITHOUT THE CITY
▸Article IV — DAILY WATER ALLOCATION AND OVERUSE PENALTIES
- Article V — WATER SYSTEM BACKFLOW PREVENTION
- Article VI — WATER SUPPLY SHORTAGE REGULATIONS
▸Chapter 27A — Water Resources Protection – Guidelines and Standards
- Chapter 27C — Municipal Storm Water Quality Protection and Discharge Control
- Chapter 27D — Post Construction Storm Water Pollution Prevention
▸Chapter 30 — Zoning Ordinance
Overview▸Article I — INTRODUCTION
▸Article III — DESIGNATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS
▸Article IV — A1 AGRICULTURAL AND RR RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
▸Article V — R1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
▸Article VI — R2 TWO (2) FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
▸Article VII — R3 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
▸Article VIII — R4 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
▸Article IX — RH RESIDENTIAL HILLSIDE DISTRICT
▸Article X — ND NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT
▸Article XI — RESIDENTIAL USE TABLES
▸Article XII — PO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT
▸Article XIII — C1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
▸Article XIV — DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICTS
▸Article XV — C3 SHOPPING CENTER COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
▸Article XVI — HC HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
▸Article XVII — CM COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
▸Article XIX — COMMERCIAL TABLES
▸Article XX — M1 LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
▸Article XXI — M2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
▸Article XXII — CI CAMPUS INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
▸Article XXIII — INDUSTRIAL TABLES
▸Article XXIV — OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
▸Article XXV — PF PARK/PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT
▸Article XXVI — PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT COMBINING DISTRICT
▸Article XXVII — HISTORIC SITE AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMBINING DISTRICTS
▸Article XXVIII — ADULT BUSINESSES
▸Article XXIX — HECKER PASS SPECIAL USE DISTRICT
▸Article XXX — GLEN LOMA RANCH SPECIAL USE DISTRICT
▸Article XXXI — OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS
▸Article XXXII — YARDS
▸Article XXXIII — TRAILERS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
▸Article XXXIV — FENCES AND OBSTRUCTIONS
▸Article XXXV — WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES, ANTENNAS AND WINDMILLS
▸Article XXXVI — SWIMMING POOLS AND OTHER BODIES OF WATER
▸Article XXXVII — SIGN REGULATIONS
▸Article XXXVIII — LANDSCAPING, WATER EFFICIENCY, AND STORM WATER RETENTION AND TREATMENT
▸Article XXXIX — ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
▸Article XL — HOME OCCUPATION
▸Article XLI — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
▸Article XLII — RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) PARK DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
▸Article XLIII — STREET MERCHANDISING
▸Article XLIV — STREET FURNITURE OBJECTS
▸Article XLV — GENERAL REGULATIONS
▸Article XLVI — EXCEPTIONS
▸Article XLVII — TEMPORARY USES
▸Article XLVIII — NONCONFORMING USES AND BUILDINGS
▸Article XLIX — POWERS OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THE HISTORIC H…
▸Article L — PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPLICATIONS
▸Article LI — APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES
▸Article LII — AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE
▸Article LIII — ENFORCEMENT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
▸Article LIV — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Title SR — Statutory References for California Cities