Earlier editions: 2026-07
Municipal code
Los Banos Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Los Banos, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Contents
- 16 titles · 1,815 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Los Banos
Contents
- Chapter AO — Ordinance Adopting Code
▸Title 2 — Administration
Overview▸Chapter 2 — Commissions and Boards
- Chapter 4 — Official Seal
- Chapter 5 — Unclaimed Property
▸Title 3 — Finance
Overview- Chapter 9 — Property Taxes
- Chapter 11 — Real Property Transfer Taxes
- Chapter 12 — Sales and Use Taxes
- Chapter 12.1 — Los Banos Police, Fire, Public Safety/911 Special Transactions (Sales) and Use …
- Chapter 12.2 — Los Banos Essential City Services Measure
- Chapter 13 — Transient Occupancy Taxes
- Chapter 14 — Industrial Development Authority
- Chapter 15 — Franchise Fees
- Chapter 16 — Contracting for Public Works Projects
- Chapter 18 — Regional Transportation Impact Fee (RTIF)
- Chapter 19 — State Video Service Franchises
▸Title 4 — Public Safety
Overview- Chapter 1 — Bicycles
- Chapter 2 — Civil Defense
- Chapter 3 — Fire Prevention Code
- Chapter 5 — Traffic
- Chapter 6 — Administrative Remedies and Enforcement
- Chapter 7 — Skateboards
- Chapter 8 — Graffiti Abatement
- Chapter 9 — Floodplain Management
- Chapter 10 — Skateboard Parks
- Chapter 11 — Administrative Enforcement
- Chapter 12 — Military Equipment Use
- Chapter 14B — Alarms and Alarm Systems
▸Title 5 — Public Welfare, Morals, and Conduct
Overview- Chapter 1 — Abandoned, Wrecked, Dismantled or Inoperative Vehicles
- Chapter 2 — Advertising Distribution
- Chapter 3 — Dances
- Chapter 5 — Loitering
- Chapter 6 — Weapons
- Chapter 7 — Drinking Alcohol on Public Thoroughfares or at Public Parks
- Chapter 8 — Bingo Games
- Chapter 10 — Hosting Gatherings of Underage Drinkers
- Chapter 11 — Unpermitted Public Camping and Public Storage of Personal Property in Public Areas
▸Title 6 — Sanitation and Health
Overview▸Chapter 1 — Animal Control, Regulation, and Protection
Overview- Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 2 — ANIMAL SHELTER—ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS
- Article 3 — MANDATORY DOG LICENSE TAG AND VACCINATION
- Article 4 — ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL
- Article 5 — ANIMAL NOISE
- Article 6 — IMPOUNDMENT AND QUARANTINE OF ANIMALS
- Article 7 — PERMITS—BREEDERS CERTIFICATES—COMMERCIAL ANIMAL ESTABLISHMENTS
- Article 8 — VICIOUS/POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS
- Article 9 — MISCELLANEOUS—REMEDIES—APPEALS
- Chapter 2 — Food Handlers
- Chapter 3 — Solid Waste Collection and Disposal
- Chapter 3.1 — Curbside Recycling Program
- Chapter 3.2 — Organic Waste Disposal Reduction
- Chapter 4 — Restaurants
- Chapter 5 — Sewer System
- Chapter 6 — Trailer Coaches
- Chapter 7 — Water System
- Chapter 8 — Water Well Standards and Cathodic Protection Well Standards
- Chapter 9 — Cross-Connection Control
- Chapter 13 — Los Banos Urban Storm Water Management and Discharge Control
▸Title 8 — Building Regulations
▸Title 9 — Planning and Zoning
Overview- Chapter 1 — Airport Zoning
▸Chapter 2 — Subdivisions
Overview- Article 1 — PURPOSES
- Article 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Article 3 — PLANNING COMMISSION AND SUBDIVISION REVIEW BOARD
- Article 4 — REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPES OF SUBDIVISIONS
- Article 5 — DESIGN STANDARDS
- Article 6 — IMPROVEMENTS
- Article 7 — DETERMINATION OF TYPE OF PROCEDURE
- Article 8 — STANDARD PROCEDURE: TENTATIVE MAPS: IMPROVEMENT PLANS
- Article 9 — STANDARD PROCEDURE: FINAL MAPS
- Article 10 — MINOR SUBDIVISIONS
- Article 11 — VARIANCES
- Article 12 — VIOLATIONS
- Article 13 — STORM DRAINAGE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES
- Article 14 — SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT FEES
- Article 15 — VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
- Article 16 — LAND FOR PARKS AND RECREATION
- Article 17 — TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES
▸Chapter 3 — Zoning
Overview- Article 1 — SHORT TITLE, ADOPTION, PURPOSE AND SCOPE
- Article 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Article 3 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS
- Article 4 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (P-D)
- Article 5 — RAIL CORRIDOR (R-C)
- Article 6 — LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-1)
- Article 7 — MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-2)
- Article 8 — HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-3)
- Article 9 — MIXED USE (M-X)
- Article 10 — PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (P-O)
- Article 11 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-N)
- Article 12 — GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-1)
- Article 13 — HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (H-C)
- Article 14 — LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (L-I)
- Article 15 — GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I)
- Article 16 — PUBLIC FACILITIES (PF) ZONE DISTRICT
- Article 17 — MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISIONS: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Article 18 — GENERAL PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
- Article 19 — BUILDING LINES
▸Article 20 — OFF-STREET PARKING
- Article 21 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Article 22 — NONCONFORMING LAND, BUILDINGS, USES, AND SIGNS
▸Article 23 — APPLICATION PROCESSING, SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCEDURE, ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS, USE P…
- Article 24 — ZONING AMENDMENTS
- Article 25 — INTERPRETATION
- Article 26 — ENFORCEMENT: VIOLATIONS
- Article 27 — NOISE CONTROL
- Article 29 — RECYCLING FACILITIES
- Article 30 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Article 31 — UNCLASSIFIED DISTRICT (U)
- Article 33 — OUTDOOR LIGHTING
- Article 34 — DENSITY BONUSES AND OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES
▸Article 35 — MARIJUANA REGULATION
- Article 36 — MOBILE FOOD VENDING
- Article 37 — CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES
- Article 38 — TEMPORARY USES
- Article 39 — COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION
- Article 40 — REGULATION OF UNATTENDED DONATION/COLLECTION BOXES
- Article 41 — SPECIAL EVENTS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Article 42 — CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKETS
- Article 43 — RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTIES
- Article 44 — ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN RESIDENTIAL R-1 AND R-2 ZONING DISTRICTS
- Article 45 — SIDEWALK VENDING
- Article 46 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
- Article 47 — EMERGENCY SHELTERS
- Article 48 — SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) FACILITIES
▸Chapter 4 — Environmental Control
▸Chapter 5 — Adult Entertainment Businesses
- Chapter 6 — City of Los Banos Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
▸Title 10 — Parks and Recreation
Overview- Chapter 1 — Trees, Shrubs, and Plants
▸Chapter 3 — Community Preservation
▸Title 11 — Business Regulation
Overview- Chapter 2 — Auction Sales
- Chapter 3 — Sales on Public Streets and Sidewalk Sales
- Chapter 4 — Liquidation Sales
- Chapter 5 — Solicitation, Peddling and Canvassing
- Chapter 6 — Aggressive Solicitation
- Chapter 7 — Tobacco Displays
- Chapter 8 — Shopping Carts Retention and Cleaning
- Chapter 9 — Regulation of Newsracks and Establishment of Blinder Racks
- Chapter 10 — Card Rooms
- Chapter 11 — Marble Machines
- Chapter 12 — Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers
- Chapter 13 — Taxicab Permits
- Chapter 14 — Junk Yards
▸Chapter 15 — Adult Entertainment Businesses
- Title SR — Statutory References for California Cities
- Title OL — Table 1 - Ordinance List and Disposition Table
- Title SOE — Table 2 - Special Ordinances Not Codified but to Remain in Effect
- Title SO — Table 3 - Suspended Ordinances