Municipal code
Guadalupe Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Guadalupe, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-02
- Contents
- 171 chapters · 1,726 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Guadalupe
Contents
- Chapter 1.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 1.08 — GENERAL PENALTY
- Chapter 1.10 — ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
- Chapter 1.11 — ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS, FINES AND HEARING PROCEDURES
- Chapter 1.12 — UNIFORM CLAIMS PRESENTATION PROCEDURE
- Chapter 2.02 — CITY MEETINGS
- Chapter 2.04 — CITY ADMINISTRATOR
- Chapter 2.08 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 2.10 — ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE MAYOR
- Chapter 2.12 — DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Chapter 2.16 — CHIEF OF POLICE
- Chapter 2.20 — FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 2.21 — BUILDING OFFICIAL
- Chapter 2.28 — RECREATION
- Chapter 2.32 — DISASTER PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION
- Chapter 2.36 — HISTORICAL LANDMARKS
- Chapter 2.40 — INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
- Chapter 2.44 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
- Chapter 2.48 — LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING
- Chapter 2.52 — BONDS AND SALARIES
- Chapter 2.53 — EXECUTION OF WARRANTS
- Chapter 2.56 — ELECTIONS
- Chapter 3.04 — MUNICIPAL TAX LEVY AND COLLECTION
- Chapter 3.08 — DOCUMENTARY STAMP TAX
- Chapter 3.12 — SALES AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.14 — PUBLIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.16 — SPECIAL GAS TAX
- Chapter 3.20 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 3.24 — UTILITY USER TAX
- Chapter 3.28 — CONSTRUCTION FEES
- Chapter 3.32 — FEES FOR CITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES
- Chapter 4.04 — PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT—PROCEDURES AND POLICIES
- Chapter 4.05 — PROCUREMENT OF PUBLIC PROJECTS
- Chapter 5.04 — BUSINESS TAX CERTIFICATES
- Chapter 5.08 — AMBULANCES
- Chapter 5.10 — ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESSES
- Chapter 5.12 — AMUSEMENT MACHINES AND ARCADES
- Chapter 5.16 — ASTROLOGY AND FORTUNETELLING ACTIVITIES
- Chapter 5.20 — AUCTIONS
- Chapter 5.24 — BINGO
- Chapter 5.26 — FILMING ACTIVITIES
- Chapter 5.28 — CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS
- Chapter 5.32 — CARDROOMS
- Chapter 5.36 — COIN-OPERATED MACHINES
- Chapter 5.40 — PUBLIC DANCES
- Chapter 5.44 — HOTELS AND MANAGERS
- Chapter 5.48 — TAXICABS
- Chapter 5.51 — CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKETS
- Chapter 5.52 — WHOLESALE TRADERS AND MERCHANTS
- Chapter 5.53 — LICENSURE OF TOBACCO RETAILERS
- Chapter 6.04 — REGULATION OF THE KEEPING OF ANIMALS WITHIN CITY LIMITS
- Chapter 8.04 — FOOD AND DRINK PERMITS
- Chapter 8.06 — CONDOM WARNING SIGNS
- Chapter 8.08 — GARBAGE COLLECTION
- Chapter 8.10 — ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION
- Chapter 8.12 — GARBAGE AND LITTER
- Chapter 8.14 — SINGLE-USE FOODWARE ACCESSORIES AND STANDARD CONDIMENTS
- Chapter 8.16 — ABATEMENT OF WEEDS AND RUBBISH
- Chapter 8.20 — OPEN BURNING AND FIRE HAZARDS
- Chapter 8.24 — FIREWORKS
- Chapter 8.28 — GAS HEATERS
- Chapter 8.32 — SOUND AMPLIFICATION
- Chapter 8.36 — CAMPGROUNDS
- Chapter 8.40 — RENT PROHIBITED FOR UNSAFE BUILDINGS
- Chapter 8.50 — PROPERTY NUISANCE
- Chapter 8.60 — PARTY DISTURBANCES
- Chapter 8.70 — SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES AND MULTIUNIT HOUSING
- Chapter 8.80 — VACANT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION AND PROPERTY
- Chapter 9.04 — OPEN ALCOHOL CONTAINERS
- Chapter 9.07 — GRAFFITI REMOVAL
- Chapter 9.08 — CURFEW FOR MINORS
- Chapter 9.12 — AIRCRAFT HEIGHT
- Chapter 9.16 — WEAPONS
- Chapter 9.17 — PUBLIC INDECENCY
- Chapter 9.20 — PSYCHOACTIVE HERBAL INCENSE, PSYCHOACTIVE BATH SALTS AND
- Chapter 9.22 — COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES
- Chapter 10.04 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 10.08 — TRAFFIC-CONTROL AUTHORITY, SIGNS AND DEVICES
- Chapter 10.12 — SPEED LIMITS
- Chapter 10.16 — ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
- Chapter 10.20 — TURNING MOVEMENTS
- Chapter 10.24 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
- Chapter 10.28 — PARKING METERS
- Chapter 10.32 — VEHICLE IMPOUNDMENT
- Chapter 10.36 — ABATEMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLES
- Chapter 10.40 — PEDESTRIANS
- Chapter 10.44 — BICYCLE LICENSING
- Chapter 10.48 — BICYCLE AND TOY VEHICLES
- Chapter 10.55 — TRUCK ROUTES
- Chapter 10.56 — INTERSTATE TRUCK TERMINALS AND ROUTES
- Chapter 10.60 — RAILWAY TRAINS
- Chapter 10.64 — VIOLATION—PENALTY
- Chapter 12.04 — SIDEWALKS, CURB, GUTTER AND DRIVEWAY INSTALLATION
- Chapter 12.08 — EXCAVATIONS
- Chapter 12.12 — STREET TREES
- Chapter 12.13 — POSTING NOTICES ON UTILITY POLES AND TREES
- Chapter 12.14 — PARKS
- Chapter 13.04 — WATER REGULATIONS
- Chapter 13.06 — BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES AND CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL
- Chapter 13.08 — WATER METERS
- Chapter 13.12 — SEWER SYSTEM
- Chapter 13.14 — GREASE INTERCEPTING DEVICES
- Chapter 13.16 — PUBLIC FACILITIES RESERVE CHARGES
- Chapter 13.20 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS
- Chapter 13.24 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE CONTROL
- Chapter 13.28 — PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
- Chapter 15.04 — ADOPTION OF BUILDING CODES
- Chapter 15.06 — SAFETY ASSESSMENT PLACARDS
- Chapter 15.08 — FIRE CODE
- Chapter 15.10 — STORMWATER CONSTRUCTION AND POST-CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 15.12 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 15.14 — EXPEDITED, STREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR SMALL
- Chapter 15.16 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
- Chapter 16.04 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 17.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.08 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.12 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 17.16 — PRELIMINARY MAPS
- Chapter 17.20 — TENTATIVE MAP
- Chapter 17.24 — VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
- Chapter 17.28 — FINAL MAPS
- Chapter 17.32 — DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.36 — CONDOMINIUMS
▸Chapter 17.40 — VARIANCES
- Chapter 18.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 18.08 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 18.12 — ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 18.15 — ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESSES
- Chapter 18.16 — ZONING MAP AND ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 18.18 — SP, SPECIFIC PLAN COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.33 — PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.35 — MIX, MIXED-USE DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.37 — GENERAL STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
- 18.44 — G-I, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- 18.46 — (RESERVED)2
- Chapter 18.48 — OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.49 — PF, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND INSTITUTIONAL ZONE DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.50 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
- Chapter 18.51 — SIGNS
- Chapter 18.52 — DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 18.53 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 18.54 — DENSITY BONUS
- Chapter 18.55 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
- Chapter 18.56 — TEMPORARY OR MOBILE STRUCTURES
- Chapter 18.57 — MOBILE OFFICES
- Chapter 18.58 — ABOVE-GROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS
- Chapter 18.60 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- Chapter 18.64 — LANDSCAPING
- Chapter 18.68 — NONCONFORMING USES
- Chapter 18.72 — CONDITIONAL/ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMITS AND VARIANCES
- Chapter 18.73 — DESIGN REVIEW
- Chapter 18.75 — EMPLOYEE HOUSING
- Chapter 18.76 — AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 18.80 — APPEALS
- Chapter 18.84 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 1 — SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 3 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS
- Chapter 5 — FIRE SERVICE FEATURES
- Chapter 6 — BUILDING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
- Chapter 9 — FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
- Chapter 10 — MEANS OF EGRESS
- Chapter 11 — CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS
- Chapter 23 — MOTOR FUEL DISPENSING FACILITIES AND REPAIR GARAGES
- Chapter 31 — TENTS AND OTHER MEMBRANE STRUCTURES
- Chapter 32 — HIGH PILED COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE
- Chapter 33 — FIRE SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
- Chapter 56 — EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS
- Chapter 57 — FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS
- Chapter 58 — FLAMMABLE GASES
- Chapter 61 — LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES