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Lafayette Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lafayette

Cite as: Lafayette Municipal Code · Text as of 2026-10-04

This is a chronological listing of the ordinances of Lafayette, California beginning with Supplement No. 9, included in this Code.

Ordinance Number Date Description Section Section this Code
575 7-28-2008 Amends in its entirety, Ch. 6-16 , Parkland and Park Facilities and Payment of Fees for Park, Trail and Recreation Purposes 2 6-1601 — 6-1604 6-1611 — 6-1620 6-1621 — 6-1629
576 10-26-2009 Amending Chs. 11-1 and 5-3 relating to smoking on city owned property 1 11-102
2 11-405
3 5-304 , 5-307 (c)
577 9- 8-2008 Amends section 8-8122 , standing in a loading zone 1 8-8122
578 1-26-2009 Repealed Ch. 6-26 , Public Art and added Ch. 11-7 , Public Art 2 Rpld 6-2600— 6-2607
3 Added 11-701—11-710
579 1-26-2009 Ch. 56-4, of the Contra Costa County Code, Art. 56-4.202 through 56-4.1206, solicitors and peddlers, is repealed. Ch. 4-4 , peddlers solicitors and canvassers is added to this Code 1 Added 4-401 — 4-414
580 Zoning residential district (R-15) to multiple family residential district-A(MRA)APN 233-131-022
581 Not adopted
582 4-13-2009 Extending the time limit on the effectiveness and the time limit to receive tax increments of the redevelopment plan
583 5-26-2009 Amending Ch. 8-1 , walkway impact fees 3 8-113
Added 8-131 — 8-141
584 5-26-2009 Deleting Ch. 8-17 , drainage study fee and adding Ch. 8-17 , drainage impact fee 2 Dltd 8-1701
Added 8-1701
3 Dltd 8-1702 — 8-1707
Added 8-1702 — 8-1711
585 10-26-2009 Amending sections pertaining to the place and time of city council and planning commission meetings 1 2-101 , 2-102
2 2-306
586 9-28-2009 Deleting Ch. 6-23 , outdoor storage and repairs and adding Ch. 6-23 , parking, vehicle storage and repairs 1 Dltd 6-2301 — 6-2304
Added 6-2301 — 6-2306
587 7-27-2009 Establishing a temporary moratorium on the establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries
588 8-10-2009 Making findings and extending the temporary moratorium on the establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries
589 9-28-2009 Amending Ch. 1-3 , penalty provisions 1 Dltd 1-301 — 1-309
Added 1-301 — 1-304
590 9-28-2009 Amending Ch. 1-9 , administrative citations 1 Dltd 1-901 — 1-911
Added 1-901 — 1-910
591 9-28-2009 Amending Ch. 8-21 , code enforcement 1 Dltd 8-2101 — 8-2118
Added 8-2101 — 8-2115
592 4-26-2010 Fifth amendment town center development agreement (Special)
593 3-22-2010 Amending Ch. 6.17, tree protection 1(Exh. A) Dltd 6-1701 — 6-1712
Added 6-1701 — 6-1713
594 2-27-2012 Amending section 8-8165 , parking fees 1 8-8165
595 5-24-2010 Making findings and extending the temporary moratorium on the establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries
596 6-13-2011 Amending Title 11 , Part 1, park regulations 1 tit. 11, part 1, tit. change
2 11-102 (d), (g)
3 11-203
4 Dltd 11-204
5 11-205
6 11-301
7 Added 11-307
8 11-402
9 11-411
10—13 11-501 — 11-504
597 6-28-2010 Amends section 11-704, public art committee 2 11-704
598 10-25-2010 Adding Ch. 6-11.5, senior housing overlay district 2 Added 6-1151 — 6-1168
599 10-12-2010 Adding Ch. 8-22 , trail easement restrictions 1 Added 8-2201 — 8-2204
600 6-25-2012 Amending Ch. 3-3, California Building Standards Codes 2, 3 3-304
4—6 3-305
7, 8 3-306
9, 10 3-307
11 3-309
601 7-11-2011 Amending Chs. 6-4 and 6-5 , prohibiting the establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries exh. A Added 6-429.5 , 6-528
602 3-12-2012 Amending Ch. 8-22 , trail and trail easement rules, restrictions and regulations 1 ch. 8-22 , tit. change
2 Added ch. 8-22 , art. 1
3 8-2201 , 8-2202
4 Rnbd 8-2203
as 8-2211
5 8-2203
6 8-2204
7 Added ch. 8-22 , art. 2
8 Added 8-2211
9 Added ch. 8-22 , art. 3
10 Added 8-2221 — 8-2224
603 1-23-2012 Establishing a forty-five day temporary moratorium on the granting of use permits, encroachment permits, building permits, or other applicable entitlements for use for wireless communication facilities
604 2-27-2012 Extending the moratorium on the granting of use permits, encroachment permits, building permits, or other applicable entitlements for use for wireless communication facilities for ten months and 15 days
605 3-26-2012 Amending Ch. 4-4 , solicitors, peddlers and canvassers 1 4-402
2 4-403
606 5-29-2012 Adding Ch. 4-5 , massage establishments 1 Added 4-501 — 4-514
607 Development Agreement NW Corner Risa Road/Mt. Diablo Blvd.
608 7- 9-2012 Pertaining to the time of city council meetings 1 2-101
609 7- 9-2012 Amending Title 11 , Part 1, park regulations 1 11-102
2 11-203
3 11-301
4 11-307
5 11-406
6 11-410
7 11-414
8 11-417
9 11-501
610 9-10-2012 Emergency Shelter Ordinance 1(exh. A) Added 6-3501 — 6-3506
611 9-10-2012 Ch. 8-3 , Amending Section 8-304 , Emergency Preparedness Commission adding two members 1 8-304
612 10-22-2012 Plaza Way Overlay District 9 Parcels 243-223-001, 243-222-015, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 29 & 30 1(exh. A) Added 6-1360 — 6-1368
613 12-10-2012 Ch. 6-15 , Establishing Regulation for Wireless Communications 2(exh. A) Added 6-1501 — 6-1518
614 12-10-2012 Ch. 6-9 , Permit Housing By-Right Within Downtown Area 1(exh. A) Added 6-904 (l)
Dltd 6-905 (o)
Added 6-923 (m)
Dltd 6-924 (o)
Rnb 6-924 (p)—(t)
as 6-924 (o)—(s)
Added 6-964 (j)
Dltd 6-965 (h)
Rnb 6-965 (i)—(o)
as 6-965 (h)—(n)
Added 6-983 (k)
Dltd 6-984 (r)
Rnb 6-984 (s)—(w)
as 6-984 (r)—(v)
615 Approve Amendment to PUD Allowing 72-unit Multi-Family Residential Condominium TCIII APN 243-040-035 Omit
616 1-28-2013 Downtown Demolition Regulations 5(exh. A) Added 6-580 — 6-586
617 5-13-2013 Amending Ch. 5-6 , Construction/Demolition Debris 2 Rpld 5-601 — 5-609
Added 5-601 — 5-612
618 8-12-2013 Amending Chs. 6-3 and 6-5 3 6-350
4(exh. A) 6-527
619 8-12-2013 Amending Section 6-1619 , Limitation on Use Land, Park Facilities, Fees 1 6-1619
620 6-24-2013 High Fire Hazard Severity Zones Omit
621 6-24-2013 Amending Ch. 3-5 , "Fire Safety" 2 Rpld 3-501 — 3-508
Added 3-501 — 3-503
622 11-12-2013 Amending Ch. 5-3 , smoking 2(exh. A) 5-301 — 5-317
623 10-28-2013 Repealing Ch. 4-3 and amending § 6-533 relating to business registration 1 Rpld 4-301— 4-325
2 6-533 (f)
624 10-28-2013 State video service franchises 2 Added 7-601 — 7-620
625 11-12-2013 Amending Ch. 10-1 , purchasing 1 10-103
2 10-104
3 10-105
626 12- 8-2014 Adding Ch. 5-7 , single-use carryout bags and 5-8 , food packaging recycling 4(exh. A) Added 5-701 — 5-706 , 5-801 — 5-806
627 1-13-2014 Amending Title 2 , §§ 8-306 and 11-704 regarding term of office for resident commissions 1 2-303
2 2-404
3 2-503
4 2-803
5 2-1003
6 2-1103
7 8-306
8 11-704
628 3-24-2014 Amending Ch. 5-4 , stormwater management and discharge control 1 5-401 — 5-420
629 9- 8-2014 Amending Ch. 2, Art. 5, design review 6-270 — 6-281
630 1- 8-2018 Amending Ch. 3-3, California Building Standards Codes 3 3-301
4 3-302
5 3-304
6 3-305
7 3-306
8 3-307
9 3-308
10 3-309
631 10-27-2014 Adding Art. 6 to Ch. 6-5 , small farm animals; amending §§ 6-334 and 6-524 , livestock and animal structures; amending various sections of 6-7 , single-family residential districts 4(exh. A) Added 6-591 — 6-599
4(exh. B) 6-335 , 6-524
4(exh. C) Added 6-703 (f), 6-722 (e), 6-742 (e), 6-762 (e), 6-782 (f), 6-7102 (g), 6-7122 (g), 6-7142 (h), 6-7183 (f), 6-7203 (f)
632 11-10-2014 Repealing Ch. 11-7 ; adding Ch. 6-26 , public art 4(exh. A) Added 6-2601 — 6-2612
4(exh. B) Rpld 11-701— 11-7010
633 10-14-2014 Amending Ch. 6-17 , tree protection 4(exh. A) 6-1701 — 6-1713
634 9-22-2014 Amending Ch. 6-5 , Arts. 1 and 2, miscellaneous and nonconforming uses 4(exh. A) 6-531
4(exh. B) 6-551
635 10-14-2014 Amending Chs. 6-4 — 6-9 , planning and zoning 4(exh. A) Rpld 6-422
Added 6-441 , 6-442
Added 6-534
6-641(w)
6-703 , 6-704 (b), 6-722 , 6-762 , 6-782 , 6-7102 , 6-7122 , 6-7142
Added 6-7183 (g), 6-7203 (g)
6-803 , 6-804 (f), 6-823 , 6-824 (e), 6-843 , 6-844 (e), 6-864 (e), 6-883 , 6-884 (b), 6-8104 (e)
Added 6-863 (h), 6-8103 (f)
Added 6-904 (m), 6-923 (n)
6-924 (i)
Added 6-964 (k), 6-983 (l)
636 11-10-2014 Adding Art. 16 to Ch. 8-8 , private parking lots 2(exh. A) Added 8-8180 — 8-8193
637 11-10-2014 Adding Ch. 6-36 , density bonus 4(exh. A) Added 6-3601 — 6-3615
638 3- 9-2015 Adding Ch. 3-2 , encroachment permit schedule of charges 1 Added 3-201 — 3-205
639 6- 8-2015 Amending Ch. 2-11 , senior services commission 2(exh. A) 2-1101 , 2-1102 , 2-1110
640 6-22-2015 Adding Ch. 2-18 , execution of instruments 2(exh. A) Added 2-1801 — 2-1803
641 9-14-2015 General Plan Amendment APNS 232-150-027 & 232-140-016 Omit
642 11- 9-2015 Adding Ch. 3-10 , solar energy systems 1 Added 3-1001 —- 3-1003
643 2- 8-2016 Amending §§ 6-429.5 and 6-528 , prohibiting cannabis manufacturing and cannabis testing 4 6-429.5
5 6-528
644 3-14-2016 Marin Clean Energy JPA—Community Choice Omit
645 6-13-2016 Adding Ch. 6-37 , inclusionary housing 4(exh. A) Added 6-3701 — 6-3715
646 3-28-2016 Amending §§ 8-702 — 8-704 , truck routes and vehicle weights 1—3 8-702 — 8-704
647 4-11-2016 Amending §§ 1-621 — 1-626 , Lamorinda Development Mitigation Fee Program 1—6 1-621 — 1-626
648 7-11-2016 Imposesing a transactions and use tax to be administered by the State Board of Equalization Omit
649 7-11-2016 Amending § 8-8131 , speed limits 1 8-8131
650 7-25-2016 Adding §§ 6-998.1 — 6-998.13 , Pleasant Hill Road Commercial Distrtict 3(exh. A) Added 6-998.1 — 6-998.13
651 10-24-2016 Amending Ch. 8-8 , Art. 15 , parking meters and lock boxes 2(exh. A) 8-8161 — 8-8173
652 9-26-2016 Amending § 6-998.4 , Pleasant Hill Road Commercial District 3(exh. A) Added 6-998.4 (b)
653 9-26-2016 Amending §§ 8-702 (b) and 8-704 , truck routes 1 8-702 (b)
2 8-704
654 11-14-2016 Amending Ch. 8-8 , Art. 16 , private parking lots 2(exh. A) 8-8180 — 8-8194
655 12-20-2016 Amending Ch. 6-5 , Art. 3 and § 6-302 , accessory dwelling units 2(exh. A) 6-560 — 6-569
3 6-302
656 5-14-2018 Amending Ch. 6-2 , Art. 3, decisions and appeals 1(exh. A) 6-225 — 6-238
657 Void
658 10-23-2017 Amending Ch. 6-26 , public art 2(exh. A) 6-2601 — 6-2612
659 9-25-2017 Amending Ch. 6-37 , inclusionary housing 4(exh. A) 6-3701 — 6-3715
660 11-27-2017 Amending §§ 6-429.5 and 6-528 , adding § 6-535 , cannabis uses 2 6-429.5
3 6-528
4 Added 6-535
661 1- 8-2018 Amending § 8-8164 , parking meters 1 8-8164
662 4- 9-2018 Amending Ch. 2-3 , planning commission 2 2-301
3 2-311
663 6-25-2018 Amending Ch. 6-37 , inclusionary housing 1(exh. A) 6-3701 — 6-3715
664 6-13-2018 Enacting a 45-day moratorium on uses inconsistent with the low density single-family residential (SFR-LD) general plan land use designation on or within a certain real property Omit
665 11-13-2018 Off-Street Parking 2 (exh. A) Rpld 6-601 —6-612
Added 6-601 — 6-610
666 3-27-2017 Amending Ch. 10-1 , to provide for public procurement procedure 1 10-102
2 10-104
3 10-105
4 10-106
5 10-107
667 7- 9-2018 Amending zoning map Omit
668 7-23-2018 Amending zoning map Omit
669 10-24-2022 Adding Ch. 6-24.5 , "Water Efficient Landscape" 3 Added 6-24.501 — 6-24.504
670 9-24-2018 Administration of the Circulation Commission 1 Rpld 2-401 —2-414
Added 2-401 — 2-413
671 11-26-2018 Youth Commission 1 2-701 — 2-713
672 1-14-2019 Animals 2 (exh. A) Rpld 8-1601 — 8-1603
Added 8-1601 — 8-1604
674 4- 8-2019 Wireless Communication Facilities 2 (exh. A) 6-1501 — 6-1518
675 5-28-2019 Repealing Ch. 5-5 , sections of Ch. 5-3 , and Adding Ch. 5-9 1 Added 5-901 — 5-918
2 5-303
3—5 Rpld 5-311 — 5-313
6 Rpld 5-501—5-503
676 1-27-2020 Accessory dwelling units 3(Exh. A) Rpld 6-560 — 6-569
Added 6-560
677 5-27-2020 Amending Ch. 3-3, California Building Standards Codes 3 3-301
4 3-303
5 3-302
6 3-304
7 3-305
8 3-306
9 3-307
10 3-308
11 3-309
678 4-27-2020 Accessory dwelling units 3(Exh. A) Rpld 6-560
Added 6-560 — 6-569
680 11- 9-2020 Temporary cap on commission, fees and costs charged by third-party delivery services on local restaurants within the city during the COVID-19 Pandemic Omit
681 12-13-2021 Adding Ch. 6-38 , "Housing Developments and Urban Lot Splits" 3(exh. A) Added 6-3801 — 6-3811
682 10-24-2022 EV charging requirements for multi-family and commercial development projects 3 6-603
4 6-604 (e)
679 Void
687 10-23-2023 Signs and Public Art 2(Exh. A) 6-2502 ,
6-2519
3(Exh. B) Rpld 6-2601 — 6-2612
Added 6-2601 — 6-2612
688 10-10-2023 Adding Ch. 8-23 , Gasoline Powered Leaf Blowers 3 Added 8-2301 — 8-2306
689 10-23-2023 Housing Developments and Urban Lot Splits 3(Exh. A) Rpld 6-3801 — 6-3811
Added 6-3801 — 6-3811
690 11-27-2023 Establishing prima facie speed limits within the city Omit
691 1-24-2024 Parking meters and lock boxes 2(Exh. A) 8-8161 — 8-8170
8-8172 , 8-8173
692 4-22-2024 Establishing prima facie speed limits around schools within the city Omit
693 11- 5-2024 Enacting a one-half percent general transactions and use tax 1(Att. 1) Added 9-701 — 9-714
694 12- 9-2024 Tree protection 5(Exh. A) Rpld 6-1701 — 6-1713
Added 6-1701 — 6-1711
695 12- 9-2024 Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units 3(Exh. A) 6-561 — 6-567
Added 6-568
Rpld 6-569
Added 6-569
696 1-13-2025 Design review; residential conversions and replacements; Downtown commercial zones 3(Exh. A) 6-270 — 6-281
Rpld 6-531
Added 6-531
6-821 — 6-826 ,
6-827 — 6-837 ,
6-839 , 6-840 ,
6-861 — 8-872
Added 6-872.5
6-873 — 6-875 ,
6-877 , 6-878
Rpld 6-901 — 6-915
Added 6-901 — 6-916.16
Rpld 6-921 — 6-935
Added 6-921 — 6-933 ,
6-935 — 6-936.13
Rpld 6-961 — 6-974
Added 6-961 — 6-975.15
Rpld 6-981 — 6-997
Added 6-981 — 6-993 ,
6-995 , 6-996 ,
6-999.1 — 6-999.16
697 7-28-2025 Various amendments to Title 6 in order to implement the Housing Element Implementation Plan submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development on May 13, 2024 3(Exh. A) Rpld 6-301 — 6-308 ,
6-312 , 6-313 ,
6-316 , 6-317 ,
6-319 — 6-328 ,
6-331 — 6-339 ,
6-342 , 6-343 ,
6-346 — 6-348 ,
6-350 , 6-351 ,
6-353 — 6-355 ,
6-358 , 6-359
Added 6-301 — 6-308 ,
6-312 , 6-313 ,
6-316 , 6-317 ,
6-319 — 6-328 ,
6-331 — 6-339 ,
6-342 , 6-343 ,
6-346 — 6-348 ,
6-350 — 6-351 ,
6-353 — 6-355 ,
6-358 — 6-359
Rpld 6-401 — 6-403 ,
6-405 — 6-408 ,
6-410 — 6-421 ,
6-423 — 6-434 ,
6-436 — 6-442
Added 6-401 — 6-403 ,
6-405 — 6-421 ,
6-423 — 6-434 ,
6-436 — 6-451
> 6-534
Added 6-536
Rpld 6-1321— 6-1332,
6-1341— 6-1351,
6-3401 — 6-3409
Added 6-3401 — 6-3409
Rpld 6-3501 — 6-3506
Added 6-3501 — 6-3506
Rpld 6-3701 — 6-3715
Added 6-3701 — 6-3715
Rpld 6-3801 — 6-3811
Added 6-3801 — 6-3811

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