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ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE

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

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Ordinance Number

1 Posting of notices (1.08)
2 City council (2.04)
3 Public intoxication (Repealed by 210)
4 Official bank for deposit of city funds (Repealed by 196)
5 Bonds for city clerk and city treasurer (2.12)
6 Special gas tax street improvement fund (3.08)
7 Business licenses (5.04)
8 Transfer of tax collection duties to Kern County (3.12)
9 Sales and use tax (Repealed by 134)
10 (Missing)
11 Fire zones (Repealed by 210)
12 Sound-amplifying devices and apparatus (12.24)
13 Building code (Missing)
14 Cardroom licensing (5.20)
15 (Repealed by 120)
16 (Missing)
17 Franchise grant to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, electricity (Special)
18 Dogs (Repealed by 155)
19 Amends portion of and §§ 7 and 8 of Ord. 14, cardroom licensing (5.20)
20 Amends § 5 of Ord. 7, business licenses for branch establishments (5.04)
21 (Repealed by 107)
22 Milk and cream pasteurization (8.04)
23 Discharging guns or other weapons (9.08)
24 Weed abatement (Repealed by 244)
25 (Missing)
26 Curfew for minors under eighteen years of age (9.04)
27 (Missing)
28 Purchasing of supplies and equipment (2.24)
29 Amends § 14(17) of Ord. 7, business license (5.04)
30 Sprinkling water across streets and sidewalks (12.12)
31 Tax levy for 1958-59 (Special)
32 Annexation (Special)
33 (Missing)
34 Adds § 1(b) and amends § 5 of Ord. 18, dogs (Repealed by 155)
35 Adds § 7 to Ord. 24, weed abatement (Repealed by 244)
36 Signs and advertising structures (5.28, 15.20 )
37 Interim Zone District No. 1 territory and use regulations (Not codified)
38 Personnel system (Repealed by 203)
39 Subdivisions (Repealed by 121)
40 Amends § 3 of Ord. 18, dogs (Repealed by 155)
41 Fire prevention and open burning (Repealed by 210)
42 Tax levy for 1959-1960 (Special)
43 Property tax for 1959-1960 (Special)
44 Amends § 1 of Ord. 5, bonds for clerk and treasurer (Repealed by 210)
45 Dancing in establishments serving alcoholic beverages (Repealed by Ord. 75)
46 Adds § 3(f) to Ord. 38, personnel system (Repealed by 203)
47 City ordinance violations and enforcement (Repealed by 242)
48 Oil-well drilling and other mineral prospecting (Repealed by 210)
49 Amends § 5(b)(2) of Ord. 39, subdivisions (Repealed by 121)
50 Amends § 14(30) of Ord. 7, business licenses (5.04)
51 Carnivals, circuses and other shows (5.24)
52 Wrecked-car dealers (5.40)
53 Parking regulations (Repealed by 206)
54 Volunteer fire department (Repealed by 210)
55 Amends § 9 and repeals §§ 10 and 11 of Ord. 38, personnel system (Repealed by 203)
56 Prisoner labor on public works (1.16)
57 Amends § 6(b) of Ord. 36, signs and advertising structures (15.20)
58 Franchise grant to Southern California Gas Company, gas pipelines (Special)
59 Amends § 2 of Ord. 2, city council meeting location (Repealed by 172)
60 Amends §§ 14 and 19 of Ord. 7, business licenses (5.04)
61 Amends § 1 of Ord. 1, locations for posting official notices (Repealed by 77)
62 Amends §§ 4(a)(2), 5(b)(2) and (b)(3)(ii); renumbers § 4(b)(4)(iii) to be (4(b)(4)(ii); and repeals §§ 2(e) and 4(b)(4)(ii) of Ord. 9, sales and use tax (Repealed by 134)
63 State aid for peace officer recruitment and training (2.28)
64 Use of tents as living quarters (8.16)
65 Amends § 6 of Ord. 14, cardroom licensing (5.20)
66 Amends § 19 of Ord. 7, proration of business licenses (5.04)
67 Posting of bills and advertisements (15.20)
68 Amends § 4 of Ord. 14, cardroom licensing (Repealed by 210)
69 Sewer system connection requirements (13.08)
70 Lost, abandoned and unclaimed property (2.32)
71 Amends § 3 of Ord. 69, sewer connections (Repealed by 110, 135, 157)
72 Adds § 3(e) and amends § 7 of Ord. 39, subdivisions (Repealed by 121)
73 City administrator (2.16)
74 Amends § 14 of Ord. 36, signs (15.20)
75 Repeals Ord. 45 (Repealer)
76 Amends § 2 of Ord. 2, city council meetings (Repealed by 172)
77 Amends § 1 of Ord. 1 and repeals Ord. 61, places for posting official notices (1.08)
78 Amends § 1 of Ord. 2, city council meetings (2.04)
79 Amends §§ 1(c), 2 and 3 of Ord. 52, wrecked-car dealers (5.40)
80 Franchise grant to Southern California Edison Company, electricity (Special)
81 Portion of Elmo Highway made a part of the Kern County highway system (Special)
82 Repeals § 16 of Ord. 14, cardroom licensing (Repealer)
83 Adds § 21 to Ord. 14, cardroom licensing (5.20)
84 Amends § 2 of Ord. 18, dog licenses (Repealed by 106, 155)
85 Transient occupancy tax (3.24)
86 Adds material to § 1 and adds §§ 22 and 23 to Ord. 36, signs (5.28, 15.20 )
87 Adds § 206-228 to Ch. 2, Part I and adds § 427 to Ch. 4, Part II of the Uniform Building Code as set out in Ord. 13, relocation of buildings (Repealed by 207)
88 Annexation (Special)
89 Amends §§ 14—16 of Ord. 7, business licenses (5.04)
90 Adopts Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 1964 Edition, with various amendments (Repealed by 206)
91 Adopts Fire Prevention Code, 1960 Edition, and establishes the bureau of fire prevention (Repealed by 210)
92 Interim Zone District No. 1 territory and use regulations (Not codified)
93 Amends § 1 of Ord. 2 and Ord. 78, city council meetings (Repealed by 221)
94 Disabled, dismantled and junk automobiles (10.16)
95 Amends § 5(b) of Ord. 39, subdivisions (Repealed by 121)
96 Repeals § 4 of Ord. 85, transient occupancy tax (Repealer)
97 Community antenna television system franchises (5.16)
98 Annexation (Special)
99 Extends expiration date of interim zoning provisions passed 4/13/66 (Not codified)
100 Amends § 5 of Ord. 53, overnight parking (Repealed by 206)
101 Documentary stamp tax on sales of real property (3.16)
102 (Missing)
103 Amends §§ 12 and 13 of Ord. 38, personnel system (Repealed by 203)
104 Undergrounding of utilities (13.16)
105 Parades and assemblies on the public streets (12.20)
106 Amends § 2 of Ord. 18, dog licenses; repeals Ord. 84 (Repealed by 155)
107 Peddlers and solicitors; repeals Ord. 21 (Repealed by 246)
108 Amends § 4 of Ord. 18, impoundment of dogs (Repealed by 155)
109 Land use zoning (17.04, 17.08 , 17.12 , 17.16 , 17.20 , 17.24 , 17.28 , 17.32 , 17.36 , 17.40 , 17.44 , 17.48 , 17.52 , 17.56 , 17.60 , 17.64 , 17.68 , 17.72 , 17.76 , 17.80 , 17.84 , 17.88 , 17.92 , 17.96 , 17.100 , 17.104 , 17.108 , 17.112 , 17.116 , 17.120 , 17.124 , 17.128 , 17.132 , 17.136 , 17.140 , 17.144 , 17.148 , 17.152 , 17.156 , 17.160 )
110 Amends § 3 of Ord. 69 and repeals Ord. 71, sewer system connections (Repealed by 135, 157)
111 Code of building regulations; adopts current editions of various national building codes, portions of county technical building regulations, and portions of state statutes, with amendments (Repealed by 210)
112 Rezone (Special)
113 Adds Art. 30(A) on M-H mobile home one-family dwelling zone to, and amends § 3.00 of Ord. 109, land use zoning (17.08, 17.120 )
114 Fire department, fire prevention and fire code regulations (15.16)
115 Public dances and public dance licensing (5.36)
116 Civil defense and emergency regulations (2.36)
117 Amends § 20 of Ord. 7, business licenses (5.04)
118 Amends § 3 of Ord. 69, sewer connections (13.08)
119 Amends § 9 of Ord. 115, public dances (5.36)
120 Garbage and rubbish collection and disposal; repeals Ord. 15 (8.12)
121 Subdivision ordinance; repeals Ords. 39, 49, 72 and 95 (Repealed by 182)
122 Abandoned, wrecked and inoperative vehicles (Repealed by 148)
123 Repeals §§ 2 and 3 of Ord. 73 (Repealer)
124 Amends § 4 of Ord. 28, purchasing (2.24)
125 Amends § 4(A)00 of Ord. 109, land use zoning (17.16)
126 Bicycles (Repealed by 138)
127 Amends § 703 of Art. 7 of Ord. 121, subdivisions (Repealed by 182)
128 Investment of city funds (3.04)
129 Rezone (Special)
130 Amends §§ 5.00(A), § 6.00(A)and § 7.00(A) of Ord. 109, land use zoning (17.20, 17.24 , 17.28 )
131 Rezone (Special)
132 Code of building regulations; adopts current editions of various national building codes, portions of county technical building regulations, and portions of state statutes, with amendments (Repealed by 210)
133 Amends § 3 of Ord. 85, transient occupancy tax (3.24)
134 Sales and use tax; repeals Ords. 9 and 72 (3.20)
135 Amends § 3 of Ord. 69 and repeals Ords. 71 and 110, sewer connections (Repealed by 157, 197)
136 Amends § 704 of Ord. 121, subdivisions (Repealed by 182)
137 Sewer use rates and charges (Repealed by 210)
138 Bicycles; repeals Ord. 126 (10.20)
139 Fireworks sales and discharge (8.08)
140 Rezone (Special)
141 Code of building regulations; adopts current editions of various national building codes, portions of county technical building regulations, and portions of state statutes, with amendments (Repealed by 210)
142 Rezone (Special)
143 Adds § 22 to Ord. 36 and amends § 2 of Ord. 86, signs (15.20)
144 Adds § 24 to Ord. 36, signs (15.24)
145 Rezone (Special)
146 Rezone (Special)
147 Amends § 3.01 of Ord. 109, zoning map (Special)
148 Abatement of abandoned and inoperative vehicles; repeals Ord. 122 (10.16)
149 Adds § 2.71(a) to Art. 2 and adds Art. 30(B) on M-S mobile home subdivision zone, amends § 3.00 of Art. 3 and § 33.01 of Art. 33 of Ord. 109, land use zoning (17.04, 17.08 , 17.124 , 17.144 )
150 Street excavations (12.08)
151 Adds § 6 to Ord. 120, garbage and rubbish enclosures (8.12)
152 Rezone (Special)
153 Rezone (Special)
154 Adds Art. 30(C) on M-P mobile home park zone, and amends § 3.00 of Art. 3 and 33.01 of Art. 33, land use zoning (17.08, 17.128 , 17.144 )
155 Dog licensing and regulation; repeals Ords. 18, 34, 40, 84, 106 and 108 (6.04)
156 Adds §§ 7(A) and 7(B) to and amends § 6 of Ord. 150, street excavations (12.08)
157 Amends § 3 of Ord. 69 and repeals Ords. 71, 110 and 135, sewer connections (13.08)
158 Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public places (12.16)
159 Adds § 17 to Ord. 90, disabled persons' parking (Repealed by 206)
160 Rezone (Special)
161 Sets rate of compensation for mayor (Repealed by 210)
162 Bingo games (5.12)
163 Code of building regulations; adopts current editions of various national building codes, portions of county technical building regulations, and portions of state statutes, including statutory regulations on mobile home parks, trailer parks and campgrounds, with amendments (Repealed by 199)
164 Rezone (Repealed by 165)
165 Water wells and water supply systems (Repealed by 233)
166 Rezone (Special)
167 Sets rate of compensation for city council members (Repealed by 210)
168 Annexation (Special)
169 Amends § 1 of Ord. 2 and Ord. 93, city council meetings (Repealed by 221)
170 Sidewalk and driveway construction (12.04)
171 Rezone (Special)
172 Amends § 2 of Ord. 2, city council meetings; repeals Ords. 59 and 76 (2.04)
173 Repeals and adds §§ 21 and 22 of Ord. 163, code of building regulations (Repealed by 199)
174 Sewers and wastewater discharge (13.12)
175 Rezone (Special)
176 Amends § 34.05 of Art. 34, land use zoning fees (17.08, 17.24 , 17.148 )
177 Drinking alcoholic beverages in carwashes, parking lots and public streets (12.16)
178 Rezones (Special)
179 Bee colonies; adds § 4.01(N), 5.01(D), 6.01(C), 7.01(C), and 24.01(D) to Ord. 109, land use zoning (17.12, 17.20 , 17.24 , 17.28 , 17.96 )
180 Rezone (Special)
181 (Missing)
182 Subdivisions; repeals Ord. 121 (16.04, 16.08 , 16.12 , 16.16 , 16.20 , 16.24 , 16.28 , 16.32 , 16.36 , 16.40 , 16.44 )
183 Rezone (Special)
184 Amends §§ 216 and 217 of Ord. 87, building relocation (Repealed by 207)
185 Amends § 1 of Ord. 167, compensation for mayor and councilmen (2.08)
186 Rezone (Special)
187 Adds § 9(c) and amends § 8 and of Ord. 120, garbage containers (Repealed by 188)
188 Adds § 9(c) and amends § 8 and of Ord. 120, garbage containers; repeals Ord. 187 (8.12)
189 Arcade businesses (5.08)
190 Adds §§ 1(c) and 14(34) to Ord. 7 and amends Ord. 89, business licenses (5.04)
191 Adds §§ 2.76, 2.77 and 19.00(B)(25) to and amends § 33.06 of Ord. 109, land use zoning (17.04, 17.08 , 17.20 , 17.144 )
192 Amends § 13 of Ord. 134 twice, giving operative dates for sales and use tax exclusions and exemptions (Repealed by 210)
193 Repeals and replaces § 12 and repeals § 11 of Ord. 114, fire code (15.16)
194 Amends § 7 of Ord. 28, purchasing (2.24)
195 Interstate trucks and terminals (Repealed by 206)
196 Deposit and withdrawal of city funds; repeals Ord. 4 (3.04)
197 Amends § 3 of Ord. 69 and repeals Ord. 135, sewer connections (13.08)
198 Rezoning for several properties (Special)
199 Code of building regulations; adopts Kern County Ord. G-4035 by reference; repeals Ord. 163 (Repealed by 204)
200 Repeals § 19.01(B)(1), land use zoning (17.08)
201 Floodplain management procedures (Repealed by 205)
202 Personnel system (Repealed by 203)
203 Personnel system; repeals Ords. 38, 46, 55, 103 and 202 (2.20)
204 Code of building regulations; adopts Kern County Ord. G-4517 and technical building codes; repeals Ord. 199 (15.04)
205 Floodplain management; repeals Ord. 201 (Repealed by 262)
206 Stopping, standing, parking and one-way street regulations; repeals Ords. 53, 90, 100, 159 and 195 (10.08)
207 Relocation of buildings; repeals Ords. 87 and 184 (15.08)
208 General provisions adopted (1.04)
209 General penalty adopted (1.20)
210 Adds § 12 to Ord. 138, bicycles; and amends § 1 of Ord. 5, bonds for city officials, § 4 of Ord. 7, business licenses, § 4 of Ord. 14, cardroom licenses, § 1 of Ord. 47, ordinance violations, § 2(D) of Ord. 85, transient occupancy tax, §§ 2 and 5 of Ord. 101, documentary stamp tax, § 2 of Ord. 105, parades, § 2 of Ord. 107, peddlers and solicitors, §§ 1 and 6 of Ord. 116, civil defense, § 6 of Ord. 128, investment of city funds, § 12 of Ord. 134, sales and use tax, §§ 3, 5 and 6 of Ord. 138, bicycles, § 4 of Ord. 148, abandoned and
inoperative vehicles, §§ 2 and 5 of Ord. 155, dog licensing, §§ 15, 17 and 20 of Ord. 162, bingo, §§ 402 and 404(a) of Ord. 174, sewers and wastewater discharge, and §§ 6 and 7 of Ord. 182, subdivisions; and repeals subdivisions (3) and (14) of § 14 of Ord. 7 and subsections (13) and (14) of Ord. 134, and also repeals Ords. 3, 11, 41, 44, 48, 54, 68, 91, 111, 132, 137, 141, 161, 167 and 192 (2.12, 2.36 , 3.04 , 3.16 , 3.20 , 3.24 , 5.04 , 5.12 , 5.20 , 5.32 , 6.04 , 10.16 , 10.20 , 12.20 , 13.12 , 16.20 , 16.24 )
211 Adds subsection 17 to § 35.02 of Ord. 109, zoning (17.152)
212 Adds subsection 17 to § 35.02 of Ord. 109, zoning (17.152)
213 Rezone (Special)
214 Adds subsection (e) to § 404 of Ord. 174, sewer use regulations and charges (13.12)
215 Amends § 8 of Ord. 148, disabled, dismantled and junked vehicles (10.16)
216 Parks and recreational land dedications (16.34)
217 Code adoption (1.01)
218 (Skipped)
219 Rezone (Special)
220 Amends § 10.16.050 , disabled, dismantled and junked vehicles (10.16)
221 Amends § 2.04.010 ; repeals Ords. 93 and 169, city council meetings (2.04)
222 Adds Ch. 8.24 , property maintenance (8.24)
223 (Number not used)
224 Amends § 15.16.110 , fire prevention code (15.16)
225 (Failed)
226 Amends §§ 8.08.010 , 8.08.030 , 8.08.070 and 8.08.080 , fireworks (8.08)
227 Amends § 17.12.020 , zoning (17.12)
228 Rezone (Special)
229 Amends § 17.80.020 (B)(1), zoning (17.80)
230 Rezones (Special)
231 Repeals Ch. 5.20 and Ords. 14, 19, 65, 68, 82 and 83 (Repealer)
232 Maintenance of curbs, sidewalks and gutters (12.28)
233 Repeals and replaces Ch. 13.04 , water wells and water supply systems (13.04)
234 (Number not used)
235 (Failed)
236 Amends Ch. 15.04 , building codes (15.04)
237 Special elections (1.10)
238 Amends §§ 8.12.020 , 8.12.060 and 8.12.070 , garbage collection and regulation (8.12)
239 Rezones (Special)
240 Amends § 15.04.160 , technical building codes (15.04)
241 Amends §§ 8.12.020 (B), 8.12.060 (A), 8.12.070 and 8.12.130 (A), garbage collection and regulation (8.12)
242 Repeals and replaces Ch. 1.12 , citations for ordinance violations (1.12)
243 Amends § 6.04.020 (B), dog licenses (6.04)
244 Repeals and replaces Ch. 8.20 , weeds and rubbish (8.20)
245 Adds §§ 8.24.040—8.24.140, and repeals and replaces §§ 8.24.020 and 8.24.030, property maintenance (8.24)
246 Amends Ch. 5.36 and repeals Ord. 107, public and private dances (5.36)
247 Adds Ch. 5.44 , businesses conducted from vehicles (5.44)
248 Amends § 15.16.110 , fire prevention code (15.16)
249 Rezone (Special)
250 Amends § 5.44.020 , business conducted from vehicles (5.44)
251 Rezone (Special)
252 Amends § 15.04.160 , building codes (Repealed by 275)
253 Rezone (Special)
254 Adds Ch. 15.30 , landscape water conservation (15.30)
255 Rezone (Special)
256 Rezone (Special)
257 Adds Ch. 9.12 , graffiti prohibited (9.12)
258 Rezone (Special)
259 Amends §§ 8.20.020 — 8.20.040 , weeds and rubbish (8.20)
260 Amends § 17.12.020 (I), zoning (17.12)
261 Adds Ch. 8.28 , killing animals prohibited (8.28)
262 Floodplain management, repeals Ord. 205 (15.12)
263 Amends §§ 12.16.020 — 12.16.050 , alcoholic beverages in public places (12.16)
264 Rezone (Special)
265 Rezone (Special)
266 Adds Ch. 8.13 , landfill gate fees (8.13)
267 Rezone (Special)
268 Adds §§ 17.04.625 , 17.12.090 and 17.152.030 (S), zoning (17.04, 17.12 , 17.152 )
269 Adds Ch. 8.32 , insect abatement (8.32)
270 Moves the date of the general municipal election (Special)
271 Adds § 13.08.045 and amends § 13.08.030 , municipal sewer system connections and drainage fees (13.08)
272 Adds Ch. 3.26 , McFarland Mutual Water Company Franchise (3.26)
273 Rezone (Special)
274 Adds Ch. 8.22 , chemical toilets, Ch. 10.10 , parking chemical toilets and § 17.152.030 (S) [§ 17.152.030 (T)], zoning (8.22, 10.10 , 17.152 )
275 Amends § 15.04.160 , building codes; repeals § 1 of Ord. 252 (15.04)
276 Minimum annual business license fee (5.04)
277— 283 (Not sent)

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