Municipal code
Malibu Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Malibu, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-02
- Contents
- 21 titles · 1,862 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Malibu
Contents
▸Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Overview- Chapter 2.40 — PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.56 — PURCHASING SYSTEM
- Chapter 2.04 — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS GENERALLY
- Chapter 2.06 — USE OF THE CITY SEAL AND LOGO
- Chapter 2.08 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 2.12 — CITY MANAGER
- Chapter 2.16 — CITY OFFICERS
- Chapter 2.20 — CAMPAIGN REGULATIONS
- Chapter 2.24 — REGISTRATION OF LOBBYISTS
- Chapter 2.26 — CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.28 — MOBILEHOME PARK RENT STABILIZATION COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.32 — PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.36 — PLANNING COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.40 — PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.44 — PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.52 — EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZATION
- Chapter 2.56 — PURCHASING SYSTEM
- Chapter 2.60 — INFORMAL BIDDING ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
- Chapter 2.64 — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Chapter 2.68 — ELECTRONIC FILING
▸Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE
Overview- Chapter 3.04 — FISCAL PROVISIONS GENERALLY
- Chapter 3.04 — FISCAL PROVISIONS GENERALLY
- Chapter 3.08 — CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
- Chapter 3.12 — PARKING OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 3.16 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
- Chapter 3.20 — SALES AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.24 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 3.28 — UTILITY USER TAX
- Chapter 3.32 — CITY FUND ACCOUNTS
- Chapter 3.36 — FEE RESOLUTION
- Chapter 3.40 — TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
▸Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Overview- § 5.30
- Chapter 5.08 — SPECIFIC BUSINESS REGULATIONS ADOPTED
- Chapter 5.12 — CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS
- Chapter 5.16 — MOBILEHOME PARK RENT CONTROL REGULATIONS
- Chapter 5.20 — MOTION PICTURES, TELEVISION AND PHOTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTIONS
- Chapter 5.24 — SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYMENT IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY OR COMMERCIAL PARKING AREAS
- Chapter 5.28 — FRANCHISES
▸Chapter 5.30 — CABLE, VIDEO AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS
- Chapter 5.34 — SPECIAL EVENTS
- Chapter 5.36 — MINIMUM WAGE
- Chapter 5.38 — PRACTITIONER REGISTRATION PROGRAM FOR ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
- Chapter 5.42 — TOBACCO RETAILER REGISTRATION
- Chapter 5.46 — PROHIBITION OF PRICE GOUGING
- Chapter 5.55 — COMMERCIAL CANNABIS REGULATIONS
- Chapter 5.60 — SIDEWALK VENDORS
- Chapter 5.65 — MASSAGE REGULATIONS
▸Title 6 — ANIMALS
Overview▸Chapter 6.04 — ANIMALS
▸Title 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY
Overview- Chapter 8.04 — HEALTH CODE ADOPTED
- Chapter 8.04 — HEALTH CODE ADOPTED
- Chapter 8.08 — BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEMS
- 8.12 — FIRE CODE ADOPTED
- Chapter 8.16 — GENERAL HAZARDS CODE ADOPTED
- Chapter 8.20 — GRAFFITI REMOVAL
- 8.24 — NOISE
- Chapter 8.28 — NUISANCE ABATEMENT
- Chapter 8.32 — SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
- Chapter 8.34 — MANDATORY ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION
- 8.36 — CAMPING
▸Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE AND WELFARE
Overview- Chapter 9.04 — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND DECENCY
- Chapter 9.08 — OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY
- Chapter 9.12 — OFFENSES BY OR AGAINST MINORS
- Chapter 9.16 — WEAPONS
- Chapter 9.20 — WATER CONSERVATION
- Chapter 9.21 — GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION WELLS
- Chapter 9.24 — BAN ON PLASTIC FOOD PACKAGING AND OTHER PLASTICWARE
- 9.28 — BAN ON PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS
- Chapter 9.30 — BAN ON PLASTIC SANDBAGS
- Chapter 9.32 — SKATEBOARDING, ROLLER SKATING, ROLLERBLADING AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES
- Chapter 9.33 — SHARED ON-DEMAND PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES
- 9.34 — SMOKING REGULATIONS
- 9.36 — FIREWORKS
- Chapter 9.38 — VALET ATTENDANT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 9.40 — BAN OF ON-SITE SELF-REGENERATING WATER SOFTENERS AND REGULATING PREVIOUSLY INST…
▸Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Overview- Chapter 10.04 — TRAFFIC CODE ADOPTED
- Chapter 10.16 — ABANDONED VEHICLES
- 10.18 — OVERSIZE VEHICLES
- Chapter 10.19 — OVERNIGHT PARKING
- Chapter 10.20 — RESTRICTING PARKING IN THE MALIBU COUNTRY ESTATES AND CREATING PERMIT PARKING …
- Chapter 10.24 — RESTRICTING PARKING IN THE POINT DUME NEIGHBORHOOD AND CREATING PERMIT PARKING…
▸Title 12 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
▸Title 13 — PUBLIC SERVICES
▸Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Overview- Chapter 15.04 — BUILDING CODE ADOPTED
- Chapter 15.06 — EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 15.08 — ELECTRICAL CODE ADOPTED
- Chapter 15.12 — PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED
- Chapter 15.16 — MECHANICAL CODE ADOPTED
- Chapter 15.18 — ENERGY CODE ADOPTED
- Chapter 15.20 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 15.24 — GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE ADOPTED
- Chapter 15.28 — RESIDENTIAL CODE ADOPTED
- Chapter 15.30 — EXTERIOR ELEVATED ELEMENTS: INSPECTIONS
- Chapter 15.32 — SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM REVIEW PROCESS
- Chapter 15.36 — PERMITTING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
- Chapter 15.40 — REGULATION OF ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
- Chapter 15.42 — TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
- Chapter 15.44 — OPERATING PERMITS FOR ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
▸Title 16 — SUBDIVISIONS
Overview- 16.04 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 16.08 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- 16.12 — TENTATIVE MAPS
- 16.16 — FINAL MAPS
- Chapter 16.20 — VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
- Chapter 16.24 — DESIGN STANDARDS
- 16.28 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
- 16.32 — MERGER OF PARCELS
- Chapter 16.36 — PARK AND RECREATIONAL DEDICATIONS AND FEES
▸Title 17 — ZONING
Overview- Chapter 17.30 — CG COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.41.1 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Chapter 17.45 — CITYWIDE VIEW PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
- Chapter 17.72 — VARIANCES AND STRINGLINE MODIFICATIONS
- 17.02 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.04 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 17.06 — ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
- Chapter 17.08 — RR RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- § 17.10
- Chapter 17.12 — MF MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.14 — MFBF MULTIFAMILY BEACH FRONT DISTRICT
- § 17.16
- 17.18 — CR COMMERCIAL RECREATIONAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.20 — PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 17.22 — CN COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.24 — CC COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.26 — CV-1 COMMERCIAL VISITOR SERVING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.28 — CV-2 COMMERCIAL VISITOR SERVING DISTRICT
- 17.30 — CG COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.32 — OS PUBLIC OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.34 — I INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.36 — PRF PRIVATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.38 — RVP RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK
- Chapter 17.39 — MALIBU COAST ESTATE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.40 — PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.41 — MALIBU DARK SKY
- Chapter 17.41.1 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Chapter 17.42 — CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA
- Chapter 17.43 — VIEW RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION FOR MALIBU COUNTRY ESTATES (MCE)
- Chapter 17.44 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 17.45 — CITYWIDE VIEW PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
- 17.46 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
- Chapter 17.47 — RECREATION AND LEISURE STANDARDS FOR PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES
- Chapter 17.48 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 17.49 — COVENANT OF EASEMENT
- Chapter 17.50 — TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 17.52 — SIGNS
- Chapter 17.53 — LANDSCAPE WATER CONSERVATION AND FIRE PROTECTION
- Chapter 17.54 — CULTURAL RESOURCE PRESERVATION
- Chapter 17.55 — SHORT-TERM RENTAL OF PROPERTY
- Chapter 17.56 — HIGHWAY AND PARKWAY DEDICATION AND IMPROVEMENTS
- Chapter 17.58 — PARKLAND DEVELOPMENT FEE
- Chapter 17.59 — ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
- Chapter 17.60 — NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES AND USES
- Chapter 17.61 — FORMULA RETAIL CLEARANCE
- 17.62 — DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
- Chapter 17.63 — HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY—REQUEST FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
- Chapter 17.64 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 17.66 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- Chapter 17.68 — TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
- Chapter 17.70 — DEMOLITION PERMITS
- Chapter 17.72 — VARIANCES AND STRINGLINE MODIFICATIONS
- 17.74 — AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 17.75 — CANNABIS REGULATIONS
- Title SR — STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
- Title PCT — PRIOR CODE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
- Title OL — ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
▸Title LUP — LAND USE PLAN
Overview- Chapter 1 — INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 1 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 1 — LAND USE PLAN
- Chapter 1 — LAND USE PLAN
- Chapter 2 — PUBLIC ACCESS AND RECREATION
- Chapter 2 — Providing objectives, standards, and designated sites for locating visitor-serving…
- Chapter 3 — MARINE AND LAND RESOURCES
- Chapter 3 — LAND USE PLAN
- Chapter 3 — CHAPTER 3
- Chapter 4 — HAZARDS & SHORELINE/BLUFF DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 4 — LAND USE PLAN
- Chapter 4 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 4 — CHAPTER 4
- Chapter 4 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 5 — NEW DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 5 — LAND USE PLAN
- Chapter 5 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 6 — SCENIC AND VISUAL RESOURCES
- Chapter 6 — LAND USE PLAN
- Chapter 7 — PUBLIC WORKS
- Chapter 7 — LAND USE PLAN
- Chapter 7 — LAND USE PLAN
▸Title LIP — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Overview- Chapter 1 — TITLE, PURPOSE, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 2 — E. To protect and enhance the quality of the natural environment
- Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 2 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 2 — COASTAL DEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OR USE - any development or use which requires a sit…
- Chapter 2 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 2 — HOTEL ROOM - a unit or room in a hotel or motel, used for transient purposes and n…
- Chapter 2 — INFILTRATION - the downward entry of water into the surface of the soil
- Chapter 2 — MOBILE HOME SPACE means any area designated, designed or used for the occupancy of…
- Chapter 2 — FREESTANDING POLE SIGN means a sign supported by uprights or braces placed upon or…
- Chapter 3 — ZONING DESIGNATIONS AND PERMITTED USES
- Chapter 3 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 3 — MALIBU CODE
▸Chapter 3 — I. Single Family
▸Chapter 3 — A. SRO units shall be for the purposes of providing affordable housing and shall n…
- Chapter 4 — ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HABITAT AREA OVERLAY
▸Chapter 4 — C. Woodland ESHA. New development shall provide a buffer of no less than 100 feet …
- Chapter 4 — CHAPTER 4
- Chapter 6 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 6 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 7 — E. Temporary events where upon conclusion of said event the site shall be left in …
- Chapter 7 — TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT CREDITS
- Chapter 7 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 7 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 7 — MALIBU CODE
▸Chapter 7 — D. In all small lot subdivisions as defined in Section 7.7 (A) and (B) of the Mali…
- Chapter 8 — GRADING ORDINANCE
- Chapter 8 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 8 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 9 — HAZARDS
- Chapter 9 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 9 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 9 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 9 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 10 — T. Prior to approval all new development shall demonstrate the availability of an…
- Chapter 10 — SHORELINE AND BLUFF DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
- Chapter 10 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 11 — ARCHAEOLOGICAL/CULTURAL RESOURCES
- Chapter 11 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 11 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 11 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 12 — PUBLIC ACCESS ORDINANCE
- Chapter 12 — B. To implement the public access and recreation policies of Chapter 3 of the Coa…
▸Chapter 12 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 13 — COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
▸Chapter 13 — B. Findings for and Reporting of De Minimis Waivers. All decisions on de minimis …
▸Chapter 13 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 15 — REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DIVISIONS
- Chapter 15 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
▸Chapter 15 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 15 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 15 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 15 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 17 — WATER QUALITY PROTECTION ORDINANCE
- Chapter 17 — Reduce the amount of directly connected impervious surface and total area of impe…
- Chapter 17 — Elevation of finished contours to be achieved by the grading, proposed drainage c…
- Chapter 17 — Provide adequate disposal facilities for solid waste produced during construction…
▸Chapter 17 — Site design, source control and treatment control BMPs that will be implemented t…
- Chapter 18 — WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM STANDARDS ORDINANCE
- Chapter 18 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 18 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 18 — MALIBU CODE
- Chapter 18 — OWTS installation or expansion shall be allowed only if all of the following are …
- Chapter 18 — MALIBU CODE
▸Chapter 19 — LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 19 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 19 — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Title AL — AMENDMENT LIST
- Title GP-RL — GENERAL PLAN RESOLUTION LIST