Earlier editions: 2026-09
Irvine Municipal Code Title 4 Public Safety
Irvine Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Irvine
Sections in this part
- Division 2 — DIRECTOR
- Chapter 1 — IN GENERAL
- Chapter 2 — CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
- Chapter 3 — POLICE CANINES
- Division 4 — FIRE
- Chapter 1 — IN GENERAL
- Chapter 2 — ANIMAL LICENSES
- Chapter 3 — VACCINATION AND RABIES CONTROL
- Chapter 4 — ANIMAL SHELTER AND IMPOUNDMENT
- Chapter 5 — COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 6 — PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 7 — ANIMALS AT LARGE (RESTRAINTS) AND PUBLIC NUISANCE
- Chapter 8 — NUISANCE, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OR ANIMAL
- Chapter 9 — LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
- Chapter 10 — WILD, EXOTIC, AND NONDOMESTICATED ANIMALS
- Chapter 11 — HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
- Chapter 12 — BARKING DOG VIOLATION AND CIVIL FINE
- Chapter 13 — ENFORCEMENT AND REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION PROCEDURES.
- Chapter 14 — APPEAL PROCEDURE
- Chapter 1 — IN GENERAL
- Chapter 2 — OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS
- Chapter 3 — PATHS, LANES AND ROUTES
- Chapter 1 — AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
- Division 9 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Chapter 2 — MOBILE X-RAY
- Chapter 3 — CONSTRUCTION SITE SANITATION FACILITIES
- Chapter 4 — FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 5 — SMOKING REGULATED OR PROHIBITED
- Chapter 6 — FLAVORED TOBACCO SALE, OFFER FOR SALE, AND USE PROHIBITED
- Chapter 1 — IN GENERAL
- Chapter 2 — AUTOMOBILES
- Chapter 3 — WEEDS
- Chapter 4 — GRAFFITI
- Chapter 5 — LOUD PARTIES AND LIABILITY FOR HOSTS CAUSING OR ALLOWING UNDERAGE PERSONS…
- Chapter 6 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Chapter 7 — SHOPPING CART RETRIEVAL AND CONTAINMENT BY OWNERS
- Chapter 8 — TEMPORARY CANOPY STRUCTURES
- Chapter 1 — IN GENERAL
- Chapter 2 — ABATEMENT
- Chapter 3 — PERSONAL PROPERTY
- Chapter 4 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 2 — GENERAL PENALTY
- Chapter 3 — ADMINISTRATIVE FINES
- Chapter 1 — IN GENERAL
- Chapter 2 — GAMBLING
- Chapter 3 — MINORS
- Chapter 4 — PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
- Chapter 5 — UNLAWFUL EXPOSURE
- Chapter 6 — FREE SPEECH RIGHTS
- Chapter 7 — TRESPASSING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
- Chapter 8 — CHILD SAFETY ZONES
- Division 15 — BAIL SCHEDULE
- Chapter 1 — IN GENERAL
- Chapter 2 — SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION
- Chapter 3 — FINANCES
- Chapter 4 — CONDUCT
- Chapter 5 — LEGAL PROVISIONS
- Division 17 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- Division 19 — POLICE RESPONSE TO ALARM SYSTEMS
- Division 20 — FIRE ALARMS
- Division 21 — REDUCTION OF AIR POLLUTION FROM MOTOR VEHICLES
- Division 22 — CANNABIS TESTING LABS
- Division 23 — REGULATIONS OF CITY'S ACQUISITION AND USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT
Cite as: Irvine Municipal Code Title 4 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Division 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS¶
Division 3 — POLICE¶
Division 5 — ANIMAL REGULATIONS¶
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 09-10, § 5, adopted September 22, 2009, amended the Code by, in effect, repealing former div. 5, §§ 4-5-101—4-5-1109, and adding a new div. 5. Former div. 5 pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from the Code of 1976, §§ IV.E-101—IV.E-108, IV.E.201—IV.E-210, IV.E-301—IV.E-312, IV.E-401—IV.E-411, IV.E-413—IV.E-417, IV.E-501—IV.E-513, IV.E-601—IV.E-612, IV.E—701—IV.E-706, IV.E-708—IV.E-710, IV.E-901—IV.E-907, IV.E-1001—IV.E-1006 and IV.E-1101—IV.E-1108; Ord. No. 211, adopted April 11, 1978; Ord. No. 231, adopted January 9, 1979; Ord. No. 83-18, adopted December 13, 1983; Ord. No. 85-12, adopted April 9, 1985; Ord. No. 87-5, adopted April 7, 1987; Ord. No. 97-13, adopted July 8, 1997; Ord. No. 04-07, adopted August 24, 2004; and Ord. No. 04-14, adopted December 14, 2004.
Cross reference— Dogs within parks, § 3-4-105; animals within parks, § 3-4-107; using or riding animals in public parks, § 3-4-108; police canines, § 4-3-301 et seq.
Division 6 — RESERVED¶
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 23-19, § 2, adopted August 8, 2023, renumbered and amended Title 4, Div. 6 as Title 1, Division 18. Former Title 4, Div. 6, §§ 4-6-201—4-6-248, pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. No. 19-07, § 2, 5-28-19; Ord. No. 21-04, § 2, 2-23-21.
Division 7 — BICYCLES, ELECTRIC BICYCLES, AND OTHER TRAFFIC ON CITY STREETS AND…¶
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 26-05, § 2, adopted February 10, 2026, amended division 7 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former division 7, §§ 4-7-101—4-7-103, 4-7-201—4-7-215, 4-7-301—4-7-304, 4-7-401—4-7-416, pertained to bicycles. See Code Comparative Table for complete history.
Division 8 — EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION¶
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 04-06, § 1, adopted July 13, 2004, amended the Code by repealing former div. 8, §§ 4-8-101—4-8-105, 4-8-107—4-8-111, 4-8-113—4-8-117, 4-8-119—4-8-121, and adding a new div. 8, ch. 1, §§ 4-8-101—4-8-117. Former div. 8 pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from the Code of 1976, §§ IV.G-101—IV.G-117; Ord. No. 85-33, adopted October 22, 1985; Ord. No. 87-23, adopted July 28, 1987; and Ord. No. 88-30, adopted December 13, 1988.
Division 10 — HEALTH¶
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Cross reference— Vaccination and rabies control, § 4-5-301 et seq.
Chapter 1 — IN GENERAL (RESERVED)¶
Division 11 — NUISANCE ABATEMENT¶
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Cross reference— Animals at large and public nuisance, § 4-5-701 et seq.
Division 13 — CODE ENFORCEMENT¶
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 18-06, adopted April 24, 2018, amended Division 13 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Division 13, §§ 4-13-101—4-13-104, 4-13-201—4-13-203, 4-13-301—4-13-310, pertained to similar subject matter. See Code Comparative Table for complete derivation.
Cross reference— Administrative services, tit. 2.
Division 14 — OFFENSES¶
Division 16 — BINGO GAMES¶
Division 18 — RESERVED¶
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