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CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE AND DISPOSITION LIST
Moraga Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Moraga
Cite as: Moraga Municipal Code · Text as of 2026-10-04
This is a numerical listing of the ordinances of Moraga, California beginning with Supplement No. 10, included in this Code.
| Ordinance Number | Date | Description | Section | Section this Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | 3-26-2008 | Adoption by reference of Contra Costa County Ordinance No. 2007-54, adopting the 2007 California Building Code, the 2007 California Electrical Code, the 2007 California Plumbing Code and the 2007 California Mechanical Code, with changes, additions and deletions | 1—3 Added | 15.04.010 — 15.04.030 |
| 223 | 1-14-2009 | Amending chapter 7.12 of the town Code regarding noise control to exempt town-authorized or sponsored community events | 1 | 7.12.020 |
| 2 Added | 7.12.135 | |||
| 224 | 9- 9-2009 | Fire hazard area regulations | 1 Added | 8.110.010 |
| 225 | 9- 9-2009 | Parks | 1 | 12.08.180 |
| 226 | 2-10-2010 | Rezone | Omitted | |
| 227 | 2-10-2010 | Twenty dwelling unit per acre residential district (R-20) | 1 Added | 8.34.010 — 8.34.170 |
| 228 | 2-10-2010 | Adopts temporary moratorium on the establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries | Omitted | |
| 229 | 3-24-2010 | Adopts extension of time to the previously adopted moratorium on the establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries | Omitted | |
| 230 | 4-28-2010 | Town council | 1 | 2.04.010 |
| 231 | 3- 9-2011 | Purchasing system | 1 Rpld | 3.04.010 — 3.40.070, 3.06.010 — 3.06.040 |
| 2 Added | 3.04.010 — 3.04.110, 3.06.010 — 3.06.060 | |||
| 232 | 4-13-2011 | Medical marijuana | 2 Added | 7.32.010— 7.32.040 |
| 3 Added | 8.160.100 | |||
| 233 | 4-27-2011 | Nuisance abatement | 1 | 7.16.090 |
| 234 | 6- 8-2011 | Buildings and construction | 1—3 Rpld | 15.04.010 — 15.04.030 |
| 1—5 Added | 15.04.010 — 15.04.050 | |||
| 235 | 9-14-2011 | Noise control | 1 | 7.12.020 |
| Rpld | 7.12.0135 | |||
| 236 | 5- 9-2012 | Pertaining to off-leash animals | Omitted | |
| 237 | 7-25-2012 | Repeals Ordinance No. 236 | Omitted | |
| 238 | 12-12-2012 | Imposing a transactions and use tax | 1 Added | 3.20.010 — 3.20.150 |
| 239 | 2-13-2013 | Adopting regulations pertaining to peddlers and solicitors | 1 Added | 9.10.010 — 9.10.140 |
| 240 | 6-26-2013 | Street excavation and pavement restoration regulations | 1 Added | 12.06.010 — 12.06.100 |
| 241 | 9-25-2013 | Design review administrator | 2 | 2.20.090 |
| 3 | 8.08.070 | |||
| Design review | 4 Rpld | 8.72.010 — 8.72.210 | ||
| Added | 8.72.010 — 8.72.210 | |||
| 242 | 11-13-2013 | Front and side yard setbacks established under county zoning | 2 | 8.68.060 |
| 243 | 1-22-2014 | California Building Codes | 1 Rpld | 15.04.010 |
| Added | 15.04.010 | |||
| 2 Rpld | 15.04.020 | |||
| Added | 15.04.020 | |||
| 3 Rpld | 15.04.030 | |||
| Added | 15.04.030 | |||
| 4 Rpld | 15.04.040 | |||
| Added | 15.04.040 | |||
| 5 Rpld | 15.04.050 | |||
| Added | 15.04.050 | |||
| 6 Added | 15.04.060 | |||
| 244 | 3-12-2014 | Approving a development agreement for the Camino Ricardo Subdivision | Omitted | |
| 245 | 6-11-2014 | Nuisance abatement | 1 Rpld | 7.16.010 — 7.16.130 |
| Added | 7.16.010 — 7.16.190 | |||
| 246 | 6-25-2014 | Signs and outdoor advertising | 2 Rpld | 8.88.010 —8.88.380 |
| Added | 8.88.010 — 8.88.140 | |||
| 247 | 6-25-2014 | Development standards pertaining to the Rancho Laguna II Project | 1 | 8.48.040 |
| 248 | 8-27-2014 | Definitions | 2 | 8.04.020 |
| Corresponding permitted uses in applicable zoning districts | 3 | 8.24.020 | ||
| 4 | 8.32.020 | |||
| 5 | 8.34.030 | |||
| 6 | 8.56.020 | |||
| Emergency shelters | 7 Added | 8.164.010 — 8.164.030 | ||
| Reasonable accommodation | 8 Added | 8.168.010 — 8.168.060 | ||
| Density bonus | 9 Added | 8.172.010 — 8.172.040 | ||
| 249 | 9-10-2014 | Administrative penalties | 1 Added | 1.28.010 — 1.28.130 |
| 250 | 10- 8-2014 | Development standards | 2 | 8.48.040 |
| 3 | 8.48.060 | |||
| 251 | 2-11-2015 | Historic preservation | 2 Added | 8.176.010 — 8.176.090 |
| 252 | 5-27-2015 | Development standards for single-family residential uses in planned development district | 2 | 8.48.040 |
| 253 | 7- 8-2015 | Uniform construction cost accounting procedures | 1 | 3.06.010 — 3.06.070 |
| 254 | 9- 9-2015 | Liability for police response to loud and unruly parties | 1 Rpld | 9.08.010 — 9.08.080 |
| Added | 9.08.010 — 9.08.080 | |||
| 255 | 9- 9-2015 | Construction and demolition debris recycling | 1 Rpld | 8.156.010—8.156.130 |
| 2 Added | 15.08.010 — 15.08.140 | |||
| 256 | 10-14-2015 | To correct references to responsible town personnel | 1 | 12.12.030 |
| 2 Rpld | 12.12.050 | |||
| Added | 12.12.050 | |||
| Update cost of an appeal to town council | 3 Rpld | 12.12.130 | ||
| Added | 12.12.130 | |||
| Update provisions for enforcement of Code violations | 4 Rpld | 12.12.150 | ||
| Added | 12.12.150 | |||
| 5 Rpld | 12.12.160 | |||
| 257 | 10-14-2015 | Expedited permitting procedures for small residential rooftop solar systems | 1 Added | 15.12.010 |
| 258 | 10-14-2015 | Conditional uses in the MOSO open space district | 2 | 8.52.110 |
| 259 | 10-14-2014 | Amendment to the contract with the Board of Administration of the California Public Employee's Retirement System | Omitted | |
| 260 | 10-28-2015 | Town council place of regular meetings | 1 | 2.04.020 |
| 261 | 12- 9-2015 | Definitions | 2 | 8.04.020 |
| Animals | 3 Rpld | 8.92.010 — 8.92.030 | ||
| Added | 8.92.010 — 8.92.120 | |||
| 262 | 5-25-2016 | Park dedications and development impact fees | 1 | 17.24.010 |
| 2 | 8.140.070 | |||
| 3 | 8.140.080 , 8.140.090 | |||
| 264 | 10-26-2016 | Stormwater management and discharge control | 1 Rpld | Ch. 13.04 , 13.04.010 —13.04.210 |
| Added | Ch. 13.04 , 13.04.010 — 13.04.180 | |||
| 265 | 1-11-2017 | California Building Codes | 1—5 Rpld | Ch. 15.04 , 15.04.010 — 15.04.060 |
| Added | Ch. 15.04 , 15.04.010 — 15.04.050 | |||
| 6, 7 Rpld | 15.08.040 | |||
| Added | 15.08.040 | |||
| 8 Rpld | 15.08.050 | |||
| Added | 15.08.050 | |||
| 266 | 2- 8-2017 | Town manager residency | 1 Rpld | 2.08.020 |
| Surety bond requirements | 2 | 2.08.040 | ||
| 267 | 4-12-2017 | Marijuana distribution facilities and outdoor cultivation | 2 Rpld | Ch. 7.32 , 7.32.010— 7.32.040 |
| 3 Rpld | Ch. 8.160 , 8.160.010 — 8.160.100 | |||
| Added | Ch. 8.160 , 8.160.010 — 8.160.060 | |||
| 268 | 5-10-2017 | Planning and zoning definitions | 2 | 158.04.020 |
| Nonconforming uses | 3 Rpld | Ch. 8.20 , 8.20.010 — 8.20.060 | ||
| Added | Ch. 8.20 , 8.20.010 — 8.20.070 | |||
| Dwelling units per acre | 4 Rpld | Ch. 8.24 , 8.24.010 — 8.24.050 | ||
| Added | Ch. 8.24 , 8.24.010 — 8.24.100 | |||
| Three dwelling units per acre | 5 Rpld | Ch. 8.28 , 8.28.010— 8.28.030 | ||
| Lot size, yard and setback requirements | 6 Rpld | Ch. 8.68 , 8.68.010 — 8.68.110 | ||
| Added | Ch. 8.68 , 8.68.010 — 8.68.120 | |||
| Accessory structures and buildings | 7 Added | Ch. 8.70 , 8.70.010 — 8.70.050 | ||
| 269 | 5-24-2017 | 2 Rpld | Ch. 8.56 , 8.56.010 — 8.56.050 | |
| Added | Ch. 8.56 , 8.56.010 — 8.56.050 | |||
| 272 | 10-11-2017 | Time limits for on-street parking and parking permits | 2 Added | 10.08.060 , 10.08.070 |
| Parking of commercial and oversize vehicles | 3 Added | Ch. 10.10 , 10.10.010 — 10.10.060 | ||
| 273 | 11- 8-2017 | Planned Development-Commercial | 2 Added | Ch. 8.50 , 8.50.010 — 8.50.090 |
| 274 | 2-14-2018 | Accessory dwelling units | 2 Rpld | 8.124.010 — 8.124.070 |
| Added | 8.124.010 — 8.124.160 | |||
| 275 | 3-14-2018 | Public peace and welfare | 1 | 9.06.010 — 9.06.040 |
| 276 | 4-11-2018 | Regarding hosting parties where alcohol is consumed by persons under the age of twenty-one on private property | 1 | 9.06.010 — 9.06.050 |
| 277 | 4-25-2018 | Grading for the hillside and ridgeline project | 2 | 8.04.020 , 8.12.120 — 8.12.140 , 8.48.100 , 8.52.020 , 8.52.060 , 8.52.080 , 8.52.140 , 8.72.020 , 8.128.010 , 8.128.020 , 8.132.050 , 14.04.030 , 14.12.030 , 14.16.030 |
| Rpld | 8.136.010 — 8.136.090 | |||
| Added | 8.04.180 , 8.72.055 , 8.128.030 — 8.128.070 , 8.136.010 — 8.136.050 | |||
| 279 | 10-24-2018 | Adopted by reference the Contra Costa County Code pertaining to animals | 2 Rpld | 6.01.010 |
| 3 Added | 6.01.010 , 6.01.020 | |||
| 280 | 2-27-2019 | Amended firearm sales regulations | 2 | 8.04.020 , 8.40.030 A. |
| 3 | 9.04.010 — 9.04.040 | |||
| Added | 9.04.050 — 9.04.150 | |||
| 282 | 4-24-2019 | Amended regulations regarding wireless communications facilities, satellite dishes and miscellaneous antennas | 2 | 8.144.010 — 8.144.030 |
| Added | 8.144.035 | |||
| 283 | 9-11-2019 | Amended the limit for purchases which may be approved by the town manager | 2 | 3.04.030.C. |
| 284 | 9-11-2019 | Amended provisions regarding land use review and approval process for new uses in the town's primary commercial zoning districts | 3 | 8.16.010 — 8.16.080 , 8.36.010 — 8.36.060 , 8.40.010 — 8.40.060 |
| Added | 8.36.015 | |||
| 285 | 1- 8-2020 | California Building Codes | 1 Rpld | Ch. 15.04 , 15.04.010 —15.04.050 |
| Added | Ch. 15.04 , 15.04.010 —15.04.050 | |||
| 286 | 1-22-2020 | Purchasing System | 2 | 3.04.070—3.04.090 |
| 287 | 2-26-2020 | Amends planning commission officer appointment procedures | 3 | 2.12.080 |
| Amends design review board | 4 Rpld | 2.20.010 —2.20.090 | ||
| Added | 2.20.010 — 2.20.030 | |||
| Amends planning agency | 5 | 8.08.020 , 8.08.030 | ||
| Amends appeal rights of the planning commission | 6 | 8.12.190 , 8.12.240 | ||
| Amends development standards | 7 | 8.44.050.B. | ||
| Amends planned development district | 8 | 8.48.140 | ||
| Amends design review procedures for additions or alterations to single-family residential properties | 9 | 8.72.030 , 8.72.090 , 8.72.110 , 8.72.160 | ||
| Amends scenic corridors | 10 | 8.132.090 | ||
| Amends hillside development | 11 | 8.136.040 | ||
| 288 | 5-13-2020 | Amending Ordinance No. 57, Contra Costa County Code pertaining to easements | App, 94-4.214 | |
| 289 | 6-10-2020 | Trees, shrubs, hedges and other landscaping in the public right-of-way | 2 Added | Ch. 12.10 , 12.10.010 — 12.10.060 |
| 290 | 6-10-2020 | Amends definitions of planning and zoning and establishes short-term rentals | 3 | 8.04.020 |
| Added | Ch. 8.114 , 8.114.010 , 8.114.020 , 8.114.050 | |||
| 291 | 7- 8-2020 | Amends signs | 3 | 8.88.060 , 8.88.070 , 8.88.090 |
| 292 | 9-23-2020 | Amends purchasing system | 2 | 3.04.030 |
| Amends uniform construction cost accounting procedures | 3 | 3.06.010 — 3.06.070 | ||
| 293 | 11-10-2020 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 3(Exh. A) | 8.04.020 , 8.24.040 — 8.24.050 , 8.24.060 , 8.34.010 8.34.030 — 8.34.040 , 8.34.060 , 8.34.070 , 8.36.020 — 8.36.040 , 8.40.020 — 8.40.040 , 8.44.020—8.44.040, 8.48.100 , 8.52.030 , 8.52.040 , 8.56.020 , 8.56.030 , 8.60.020, 8.60.030, 8.76.080 |
| Rpld | 8.04.080 , Ch. 8.32 , 8.32.010 —8.32.070, 8.36.015 , 8.50.020 , 8.124.020 , 8.148.050 | |||
| Added | 8.24.055 , Ch. 8.31 , 8.31.010 — 8.31.070 , Ch. 8.32 , 8.32.010 — 8.32.060 , Ch. 8.33 , 8.33.010 — 8.33.050 , Ch. 8.37 , 8.37.010 — 8.37.040 , Ch. 8.41 , 8.41.010 — 8.41.050 , Ch. 8.42 , 8.42.010 — 8.42.050 , Ch. 8.65 , 8.65.010 — 8.65.050 , Ch. 8.200 , 8.200.010 — 8.200.100 | |||
| 294 | 1-27-2021 | Amends time and place of regular meetings | 2 | 2.12.060 |
| 295 | 3-10-2021 | Amends time of regular meetings | 2 | 2.04.010 |
| 296 | 4-14-2021 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 3(Exh. A) | 8.04.020 |
| Rpld | Ch. 8.124 , 8.124.010 , 8.124.030 —8.24.160 | |||
| Added | Ch. 8.124 , 8.124.010 — 8.124.210 | |||
| 297 | 12- 8-2021 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 3(Exh. A) | 8.144.010 , 8.144.020 |
| 8.144.035 | ||||
| 298 | 2- 9-2022 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 3 Added | Ch. 8.178 , 8.178.010 — 8.178.040 |
| 300 | 10-12-2022 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning and adds chapter 15.13 electric vehicle charging stations | 3(Exh. A) | 8.04.020 |
| 8.72.030.B. | ||||
| 8.72.060.B. | ||||
| 8.72.180 | ||||
| 8.76.050.P. | ||||
| Added | Ch. 15.13 , 15.13.010 | |||
| 301 | 10-12-2022 | Amends chapter 12.10 trees, shrubs, hedges and other landscaping in the public right-of-way | 2 | 12.10.020 — 12.10.040 |
| 302 | 10-26-2022 | Amends restrictions on the sale of tobacco products | 3 Rpld | Ch. 7.24 , 7.24.010 —7.24.120 |
| Added | Ch. 7.24 , 7.24.010 — 7.24.100 | |||
| 303 | 12-14-2022 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 2 Added | Ch. 8.180 , 8.180.010 — 8.180.110 |
| 304 | 12-14-2022 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 2 | 8.04.020 |
| 3 Rpld | Ch. 8.172 , 8.172.010 — 8.172.040 | |||
| Added | Ch. 8.172 , 8.172.010 — 8.172.080 | |||
| 305 | 1-25-2023 | Adopting by Reference Division 48 of the Contra Costa Code Pertaining to Emergency Medical Services; Repealing a Portion of Ordinance No. 137; and Finding the Ordinance Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to Section 15061(B)(3) | App, 48-16.802 | |
| 306 | 2-22-2023 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 7(Exh. B) | 8.41.040 |
| (Exh. B) | 8.42.040 | |||
| (Exh. B) | Ch. 8.34 , tit. | |||
| (Exh. B) | Ch. 8.34 , Art. I, tit. | |||
| (Exh. B) | 8.34.010 | |||
| (Exh. B) | 8.34.020 | |||
| (Exh. B) | 8.34.040 | |||
| (Exh. B) | 8.34.050 | |||
| (Exh. B) | 8.34.080 | |||
| (Exh. B) | 8.34.080 | |||
| (Exh. B) | 8.34.110 | |||
| (Exh. B) | 8.34.150 | |||
| (Exh. B) | 8.04.020 | |||
| (Exh. B) | 8.200.050 | |||
| 307 | 2-22-2023 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 6(Exh. B, 1) Added | Ch. 8.38 , 8.38.010 — 8.38.050 |
| (Exh. B, 2) Added | Ch. 8.39 , 8.39.010 — 8.39.050 | |||
| (Exh. B, 3) Rpld | Ch. 8.44 , 8.44.010—8.44.060 | |||
| (Exh. B, 4) | 8.50.010 | |||
| 8.50.030 | ||||
| (Exh. B, 5) | 8.50.070.E. | |||
| (Exh. B, 6) | 8.50.080 | |||
| (Exh. B, 8) Rpld | Ch. 8.64 , 8.64.010—8.64.070 | |||
| (Exh. B, 9) | 8.88.090.B.1—7 | |||
| 8.88.100.A. | ||||
| (Exh. B, 10) | 8.144.035.C. | |||
| (Exh. B, 11) | 8.200.050 | |||
| 308 | 4-12-2023 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 3(Exh. A) Added | Ch. 8.210 , 8.210.010 — 8.210.170 |
| 309 | 5-10-2023 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 3(Exh. A) Added | Ch. 8.22 , 8.22.010 — 8.22.100 |
| 4 Rpld | Ch. 8.60 , 8.60.010—8.60.040 | |||
| 5(Exh. B, 1) | 8.04.020 | |||
| (Exh. B, 2) | 8.48.040 | |||
| (Exh. B, 3) | 8.48.050 | |||
| (Exh. B, 4) | 8.52.090 | |||
| (Exh. B, 5) Added | 8.68.040.D. | |||
| 8.76.100.D. | ||||
| (Exh. B, 6) | 8.92.010 | |||
| (Exh. B, 7) | 8.92.030 | |||
| (Exh. B, 8) | 8.92.080 | |||
| (Exh. B, 9) | 8.92.100 — 8.92.120 | |||
| (Exh. B, 10) | 8.104.030 | |||
| (Exh. B, 11) | 8.124.120.A. | |||
| (Exh. B, 12) | 8.124.130 | |||
| 6 | 10.10.020 | |||
| 310 | 6-14-2023 | Amends title 15 building and construction | 1 Rpld | Ch. 15.04 , 15.04.010 —15.04.050 |
| Added | Ch. 15.04 , 15.04.010 —15.04.050 | |||
| 311 | 12-13-2023 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 3, 4 | 8.04.020 |
| 5 Added | 8.04.095 | |||
| 6 | 8.08.010 | |||
| 7 | 8.08.060 | |||
| 8 | 8.08.090 | |||
| 9 Added | 8.12.015 | |||
| 10 Added | Ch. 8.21 , 8.21.010 — 8.21.060 | |||
| 11 | 8.31.020 | |||
| 12 Added | 8.68.040 (E) | |||
| 13 | 8.70.030 (B) | |||
| 14 | 8.144.020 | |||
| 15 | 8.144.040 | |||
| 16 | 8.144.080 | |||
| 17 Rpld | 8.144.090 | |||
| Added | 8.144.090 | |||
| 312 | 12-13-2023 | Amends title 14 grading | 2 | 14.04.040 |
| 313 | 4-24-2024 | Amends chapter 12.04 sidewalks | 2 Rpld | Ch. 12.04 , 12.04.010 |
| Added | Ch. 12.04 , 12.04.010 — 12.04.030 | |||
| 314 | 6-26-2024 | Amends chapter 2.04 town council | 2 | 2.04.010 |
| 315 | 8-28-2024 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 3 | 8.32.040 (A) |
| 4 Rpld | 8.32.050 (A) | |||
| 5 Added | 8.32.050 (A) | |||
| 8.32.060 | ||||
| 316 | 6-25-2025 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 3 Added | 8.34.080 (D) |
| 4 | 8.04.020 | |||
| 8.22.030 | ||||
| 8.24.040 | ||||
| 8.31.020 | ||||
| 8.32.020 | ||||
| 8.33.020 | ||||
| 8.34.030 , 8.34.035 | ||||
| 8.38.020 , 8.38.030 | ||||
| 8.39.020 , 8.39.030 | ||||
| 8.41.020 , 8.41.030 | ||||
| 8.42.020 , 8.42.030 | ||||
| 8.56.020 | ||||
| 5 | 8.33.050 (A) | |||
| 8.34.060 (A) | ||||
| 8.37.040 (A) | ||||
| 8.38.050 (A) | ||||
| 8.39.050 (A) | ||||
| 8.41.050 (A) | ||||
| 8.42.050 (A) | ||||
| 8.76.090 , 8.76.100 | ||||
| 6 | 8.164.030 (E) | |||
| 7 | 8.168.040 , 8.168.050 | |||
| 8 | 8.172.020 | |||
| 317 | 12-10-2025 | Amends title 8 planning and zoning | 3 | 8.34.060 , 8.34.070 |
| 4 Rpld | 8.88.090 (B)(8)(vii)(1) | |||
| 5 | 8.128.050 | |||
| 6 Rpld | Ch. 8.132 , 8.132.010 —8.132.090 | |||
| Added | Ch. 8.132 , 8.132.010 — 8.132.060 | |||
| 7 | 8.200.050 (A)(10) | |||
| 8 | 8.210.050 (B)(2) | |||
| 318 | 1-14-2026 | Amends building codes | 3 Rpld | Ch. 15.04 , 15.04.010 —15.04.050 |
| Added | Ch. 15.04 , 15.04.010 — 15.04.040 | |||
| 319 | 1-28-2026 | Amends purchasing system | 2 Rpld | Ch. 3.04 , 3.04.010 —3.04.090, 3.04.110 |
| Added | Ch. 3.04 , 3.04.010 — 3.04.040 | |||
| 320 | 2-25-2026 | Amends title 2 administration and personnel | 2 | 2.12.030 , 2.12.040 |
| 3 | 2.16.030 , 2.16.040 |
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