Municipal code
Hermosa Beach Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Hermosa Beach, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-02
- Contents
- 13 titles · 2,386 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Hermosa Beach
Contents
▸Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
▸Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Overview- 2.04 — City Council
- 2.08 — Elections
- 2.12 — City Manager
- 2.16 — Administrative Services Director
- 2.20 — Parks and Recreation Department
- 2.28 — Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission
- 2.32 — Planning Commission
- 2.40 — Police Department Traffic Division
- 2.44 — City Traffic Engineer
- 2.48 — Officers and Employees Generally
- 2.52 — Review of Administrative Decisions
- 2.56 — Emergency Services
- 2.60 — Police Reserve Corps
- 2.64 — Fees and Service Charges
- 2.68 — Unclaimed Property
- 2.72 — Compensation of Officers and Employees
- 2.80 — Public Works Commission
- 2.84 — Limitation on Processing Applications
- 2.88 — City Clerk
▸Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE
Overview- Chapter 3.14 — Purchasing Polices And Procedures
- 3.04 — Budget Procedure
- 3.08 — Claims Against City
- 3.12 — Purchasing
- Chapter 3.14 — Purchasing Polices And Procedures
- 3.16 — Transfer of Tax Assessment and Collection Duties to County
- 3.20 — Park and Recreation Facilities Tax
- 3.24 — Sales and Use Tax
- 3.28 — Real Property Transfer Tax
- 3.32 — Transient Occupancy Tax
- 3.36 — Utilities Tax
- 3.40 — Special Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund
- 3.44 — Cannabis Business Tax
▸Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Overview- 5.04 — Business Licenses Generally
- 5.08 — Advertising Benches
- 5.12 — Bingo
- 5.16 — State Video Service Franchises
- 5.20 — Card Rooms and Games of Skill
- 5.24 — Charitable Solicitations
- 5.28 — Christmas Tree Dealers
- 5.32 — Closing-Out Sales and Similar Sales
- 5.36 — Dances and Dancehalls
- 5.40 — Fortune Telling
- 5.44 — Garage Sales
- 5.48 — Handbills
- 5.52 — Magazines and Newspapers
- 5.56 — Oil Wells
- 5.60 — Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Junk Dealers
- 5.64 — Peddlers and Solicitors
- 5.68 — Pool-Rooms, Bowling Alleys and Shooting Galleries
- 5.72 — Taxicab Operations
- 5.74 — Massage Establishment
- 5.76 — Pedicab Operations
- 5.78 — Tobacco Retailers
- 5.80 — Cannabis Delivery
- 5.82 — Rental of Electric Bicycles
▸Title 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY
Overview- 8.04 — Health Code Adopted
- § 11.20
▸Part 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Part 5 — EXPOSURE CONTROL TRAINING
- Part 6 — CIVIL FINES
▸Part 7 — REPEAL PROVISION
Overview- 8.08 — Alarm Systems
- 8.12 — Solid Waste Collection and Disposal
- 8.14 — Mandatory Recycling and Organic Waste Disposal Reduction
- 8.16 — Hazardous Materials
- 8.20 — Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Program
- 8.24 — Noise Control
- § 8.28
- 8.32 — Rodent Control
- 8.36 — Sewage and Industrial Waste
- 8.40 — Smoking
- § 8.42
- 8.44 — Stormwater and Urban Runoff Pollution Control Regulations
- 8.48 — Miscellaneous Health Regulations
- 8.52 — Floodplain Management Regulations
- 8.56 — Water Conservation and Drought Management Plan
- § 8.64
- 8.68 — Plastic Carryout Shopping Bags
- § 8.69
▸Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Overview- 9.04 — Offenses Against Public Peace and Welfare
- 9.08 — Offenses By Or Against Minors
- 9.12 — Property Offenses
- 9.16 — Drug Paraphernalia
- § 9.20
- 9.24 — Weapons
- 9.28 — Parties, Events and Gatherings on Private Property
- 9.32 — Daytime Juvenile Curfews
- 9.36 — Graffiti Removal
- 9.38 — Drones, Unmanned Aircraft and Model Aircraft
- 9.42 — Safe Storage of Firearms in a Residence
▸Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Overview- 10.04 — General Provisions
- 10.08 — Administration and Enforcement
- 10.12 — Traffic Rules
- 10.16 — Traffic Control Devices
- 10.20 — Pedestrians
- 10.24 — Truck Routes
- 10.28 — Loading and Unloading
- 10.32 — Stopping, Standing and Parking
- 10.36 — Parking Meters
- 10.40 — Speed Regulations
- 10.44 — Shared On-Demand Personal Mobility Devices
▸Title 12 — STREET, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Overview- 12.04 — Datum Plane
- 12.08 — Street, Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter Construction
- 12.09 — Pavement Moratorium
- 12.12 — Street Excavations and Obstructions
- 12.16 — Encroachments
- 12.18 — Wireless Facilities in Public Rights-of-Way
- 12.20 — Beach and Strand Regulations
- 12.24 — Municipal Pier
- 12.28 — Parks, Playgrounds and Other Public Areas
- 12.30 — Special Events on Public Property
- 12.32 — Newsracks
- 12.36 — Trees
- 12.38 — Sidewalk Vending
- 12.40 — Camping in Public Places and Interfering with Public Access
▸Title 13 — PUBLIC SERVICES
▸Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Overview- 15.02 — Administration
- 15.04 — California Building Code
- 15.06 — California Residential Code
- 15.08 — California Electrical Code
- 15.10 — California Mechanical Code
- 15.12 — California Plumbing Code
- 15.14 — California Energy Code
- 15.16 — California Green Building Standards (CALGREEN)
- 15.18 — California Existing Building Code
- 15.20 — Fire Prevention Code
- 15.22 — California Referenced Standards Code
- 15.24 — International Property Maintenance Code
- 15.26 — Property Record Reports (Voluntary Program)
- § 15.28
- 15.30 — Electric Vehicle Charging Systems and Streamlined Permitting
▸Title 17 — ZONING
Overview- Chapter 17.36 — OS-O Open Space Overlay Zone
- 17.02 — Declaration of Purpose
- 17.04 — Definitions
- 17.06 — Establishment of Zones
- 17.08 — R-1 Single-Family Residential Zone
- 17.10 — R-1A Two Dwelling Units Per Lot Zone
- 17.12 — R-2 Two Family Residential Zone
- 17.13 — R-2A – Medium Density Residential (22)
- 17.14 — R-2B Limited Multiple-Family Residential Zone
- Chapter 17.18 — MHP Mobilehome Park Development District
- 17.20 — R-P Residential Professional Zone
- § 17.21
- 17.22 — Condominiums, Stock Cooperatives and Community Apartments
- Chapter 17.24 — RPD Residential Planned Development
- 17.26 — C1, C2 and C3 Commercial Zones
- 17.42 — General Provisions, Conditions and Exceptional Uses
- 17.28 — M-1 Light Manufacturing Zone
- 17.29 — Public Facility Zone
- 17.30 — O-S Open Space Zone
- 17.32 — O-S-1 Restricted Open Space Zone
- 17.34 — O-S-2 Restricted Open Space Zone
- Chapter 17.36 — OS-O Open Space Overlay Zone
▸17.38 — Specific Plan Areas
- 17.39 — Housing Element Sites Inventory Overlay
- 17.44 — Off-Street Parking
- 17.46 — Yard, Height and Area Restrictions
- 17.48 — Trip Reduction and Travel Management
- 17.50 — Signs
- 17.52 — Nonconforming Buildings and Uses
- 17.53 — Historic Resources Preservation
- 17.54 — Variances
- § 17.55
- 17.56 — Conditional Use Permits
- § 17.58
- 17.60 — Determination of Legality of Nonconforming Residential Buildings
- 17.62 — Planning Commission Authority—Building Code
- 17.64 — Development Agreements
- 17.66 — Amendments
- § 17.68
- 17.70 — Revocation and Expiration
- 17.72 — Permits, Licenses, Restrictions and Covenants