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Municipal code
Morro Bay Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Morro Bay, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
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- 1,918 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Morro Bay
Contents
- MORRO BAY - MUNICIPAL CODE 1974
- SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
▸Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Overview- Chapter 2.04 — CITY OFFICES
- Chapter 2.06 — MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
- Chapter 2.08 — COUNCIL MEETINGS
- Chapter 2.09 — ELECTIONS
- Chapter 2.12 — CITY MANAGER
- Chapter 2.16 — CITY OFFICERS
- Chapter 2.20 — OFFICERS' SALARIES
- Chapter 2.24 — USE OF CITY PARKS
- Chapter 2.32 — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Chapter 2.44 — EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- Chapter 2.48 — ELECTRONIC FILING OF CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC …
- Chapter 2.50 — CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS
▸Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE
Overview- Chapter 3.04 — GAS TAX STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND
- Chapter 3.08 — PURCHASING SYSTEM
- Chapter 3.12 — CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
- Chapter 3.16 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
- Chapter 3.20 — SALES AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.24 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 3.26 — TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.30 — UNCLAIMED MONEY AND PROPERTY
- Chapter 3.34 — MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
- Chapter 3.40 — NEGLIGENT ACT FEES—COST RECOVERY
- Chapter 3.50 — SECONDARY DISTURBANCE RESPONSE—COST RECOVERY
- Chapter 3.70 — CANNABIS TAX
▸Title 5 — BUSINESS TAX CERTIFICATES AND REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 5.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 5.08 — BUSINESS TAXES
- Chapter 5.12 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 5.14 — TROLLEY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FEE
- Chapter 5.24 — TAXICABS
- Chapter 5.30 — PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HOLDERS OF STATE VIDEO FRANCHISES
- Chapter 5.32 — MOBILEHOME AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK RENT STABILIZATION
- Chapter 5.36 — SALES ON STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Chapter 5.40 — SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS AND DISTRIBUTION OF ADVERTISING MATERIAL
- Chapter 5.50 — COMMERCIAL CANNABIS OPERATIONS REGULATORY PROGRAM
- Chapter 5.54 — TOBACCO, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES AND VAPING
- Chapter 5.60 — SIDEWALK VENDORS
- Chapter 5.65 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND PROFESSIONALS
▸Title 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY
Overview- Chapter 8.04 — HEALTH CODES
- Chapter 8.08 — EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZATION
- Chapter 8.12 — WEEDS, RUBBISH AND DEFENSIBLE SPACE
- Chapter 8.14 — PUBLIC NUISANCES
- Chapter 8.15 — UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF SHOPPING CARTS FROM RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 8.16 — SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 8.17 — EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE
- Chapter 8.18 — SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR COLLECTION, AND DISPOSAL REDUCTION, OF ORGANIC WASTE, …
- Chapter 8.20 — JUNK
- Chapter 8.24 — CAMPING
- Chapter 8.26 — PUBLIC PROPERTY CAMPING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 8.27 — REGULATION OF OVERNIGHT HUMAN HABITATION OF VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY USED F…
- Chapter 8.28 — TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
- Chapter 8.30 — OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
- Chapter 8.32 — PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTIONS, TELEVISION PRODU…
▸Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Overview- Chapter 9.04 — EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
- Chapter 9.06 — PERSONAL CANNABIS CULTIVATION
- Chapter 9.08 — CURFEW FOR MINORS
- Chapter 9.12 — BINGO GAMES
- Chapter 9.16 — DANGEROUS OR DEADLY WEAPONS
- Chapter 9.18 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL REGULATIONS
- Chapter 9.22 — ALARM SYSTEMS
- Chapter 9.24 — SECONDHAND SMOKING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 9.28 — PROHIBITED CONDUCT
- Chapter 9.32 — PROHIBITED CONDUCT
- Chapter 9.34 — PSYCHOACTIVE BATH SALTS, PSYCHOACTIVE HERBAL INCENSE, AND OTHER SYNTHETIC DRUGS
- Chapter 9.36 — SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS
▸Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Overview- Chapter 10.04 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 10.08 — ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 10.12 — ENFORCEMENT AND OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- Chapter 10.16 — TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
- Chapter 10.20 — TURNING MOVEMENTS
- Chapter 10.24 — ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
- Chapter 10.28 — SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED
- Chapter 10.32 — MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RULES
- Chapter 10.36 — PEDESTRIAN REGULATIONS
- Chapter 10.40 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES OR IN CERTAIN PLACES
- Chapter 10.44 — STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN AREAS
- Chapter 10.48 — STOPPING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING ONLY
- Chapter 10.52 — RESTRICTED USE OF CERTAIN STREETS
- Chapter 10.56 — SPEED ZONES
- Chapter 10.60 — OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY
- Chapter 10.64 — PARKING REVENUES, FINES AND FORFEITURES
- Chapter 10.68 — INOPERATIVE VEHICLES
- Chapter 10.72 — BICYCLES AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES
- Chapter 10.76 — COASTERS, ROLLER SKATES, SKATEBOARDS, SCOOTERS, EPAMDS AND SIMILAR DEVICES
- Chapter 10.80 — OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES
- Chapter 10.84 — POLICE TOWING SERVICES
- Chapter 10.88 — STREET USE BY VEHICLES USED AS LIVING QUARTERS
- Chapter 10.92 — OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES
- Chapter 10.96 — PENALTY FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
▸Title 13 — PUBLIC UTILITIES
Overview- Chapter 13.04 — WATER SERVICE AND RATES
- Chapter 13.08 — WATER CROSS-CONNECTIONS
▸Chapter 13.12 — SEWERS
Overview- Article I — General Provisions
- Article II — General Sewer Use Requirements
- Article III — Pretreatment of Wastewater
- Article IV — Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permits
- Article V — Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Issuance
- Article VI — Reporting Requirements
- Article VII — Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Control Program
- Article VIII — Compliance Monitoring
- Article IX — Confidential Information
- Article X — Remedies for Noncompliance
- Article XI — Construction Requirements, Permits, and Fees
- Chapter 13.16 — UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
- Chapter 13.18 — EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES IN RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- Chapter 13.20 — BUILDING LIMITATION
▸Title 14 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Overview- Chapter 14.01 — GENERAL
- Chapter 14.02 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 14.03 — BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 14.04 — RESIDENTIAL CODE
- Chapter 14.05 — ELECTRICAL CODE
- Chapter 14.06 — MECHANICAL CODE
- Chapter 14.07 — PLUMBING CODE
- Chapter 14.08 — FIRE CODE
- Chapter 14.09 — EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 14.11 — HOUSING CODE
- Chapter 14.12 — DANGEROUS BUILDINGS CODE
- Chapter 14.18 — SEISMIC SAFETY PROGRAM
- Chapter 14.40 — UNSAFE BUILDINGS
- Chapter 14.42 — RESIDENTIAL SOLAR
- Chapter 14.43 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS
- Chapter 14.44 — FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS
- Chapter 14.48 — BUILDING REGULATIONS—ILLICIT DISCHARGE AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT CONTROL
- Chapter 14.52 — MARINE DOCKS AND STRUCTURES
- Chapter 14.56 — MOVING BUILDINGS
- Chapter 14.62 — SELF-INSPECTION FIRE SAFETY PROGRAM
- Chapter 14.68 — WELLS
- Chapter 14.72 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- Chapter 14.75 — MANDATORY CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS RECYCLING PROGRAM
▸Title 15 — HARBOR AND OCEAN REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 15.04 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 15.08 — ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 15.12 — GENERAL BOATING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 15.16 — PIER AND DOCKING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 15.20 — HARBOR STRUCTURE PERMITS
- Chapter 15.24 — HARBOR SANITATION
- Chapter 15.28 — MOORINGS AND ANCHORAGE AREAS
- Chapter 15.32 — DOCKAGE
- Chapter 15.36 — SPECIAL USE AREAS
- Chapter 15.40 — VESSEL HABITATION
- Chapter 15.44 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 15.52 — REMOVAL OF UNSAFE VESSELS, DOCKS OR OTHER MAN-MADE FLOATING STRUCTURES
- Chapter 15.56 — IMPOUNDMENT OF VESSELS FOR NONPAYMENT OF FEES
▸Title 16 — SUBDIVISIONS
Overview- Chapter 16.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 16.08 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 16.12 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MAPS
▸Chapter 16.16 — PROCEDURES FOR TENTATIVE MAPS, FINAL MAPS, VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS AND PARCEL M…
- Chapter 16.20 — PREPARATION, FORM AND REQUIREMENTS FOR TENTATIVE AND VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
- Chapter 16.24 — PREPARATION, FORM AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FINAL MAPS AND PARCEL MAPS
- Chapter 16.28 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT
- Chapter 16.32 — PARCEL MERGER
▸Chapter 16.36 — SUBDIVISION DESIGN
- Chapter 16.44 — CONSERVATION SUBDIVISIONS
- Chapter 16.48 — CONDOMINIUMS AND CONVERSIONS
- Chapter 16.52 — DEDICATIONS
- Chapter 16.56 — SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 16.60 — SUBDIVISION EXCEPTIONS
- Chapter 16.64 — REVERSION TO ACREAGE
- Chapter 16.68 — FEES
- Chapter 16.72 — APPEALS
- Chapter 16.76 — ENFORCEMENT
▸Title 17 — ZONING
Overview▸Division I — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS (IP)
▸Division II — DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 17.06 — AGRICULTURE DISTRICT (IP)
- Chapter 17.07 — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.08 — COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.09 — INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS (IP)
- Chapter 17.10 — PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC DISTRICTS (IP)
- Chapter 17.11 — WATERFRONT AND HARBOR AREA DISTRICTS (IP)
- Chapter 17.14 — COASTAL RESOURCE PROTECTION (CRP) OVERLAY DISTRICT (IP)
- Chapter 17.15 — CLOISTERS (-CL) OVERLAY DISTRICT (IP)
- Chapter 17.16 — MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL (-MUR) OVERLAY DISTRICT (IP)
- Chapter 17.17 — WATERFRONT MASTER PLAN (-WMP) OVERLAY DISTRICT (IP)
- Chapter 17.18 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (-PD) OVERLAY DISTRICT (IP)
▸Division III — CITYWIDE REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 17.23 — GENERAL SITE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.24 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING, DENSITY BONUSES, AND OTHER INCENTIVES
- Chapter 17.25 — LANDSCAPING
- Chapter 17.26 — NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS (IP)
- Chapter 17.27 — PARKING AND LOADING (IP)
- Chapter 17.28 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.29 — SIGNS
- Chapter 17.30 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES
- Chapter 17.31 — RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS
▸Division IV — ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITS
Overview- Chapter 17.35 — PLANNING AUTHORITIES
- Chapter 17.36 — COMMON PROCEDURES
- Chapter 17.37 — ZONING CLEARANCE
- Chapter 17.38 — DESIGN REVIEW
- Chapter 17.39 — COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS (IP)
- Chapter 17.40 — USE PERMITS
- Chapter 17.41 — TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
- Chapter 17.42 — MODIFICATIONS (IP)
- Chapter 17.43 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION (IP)
- Chapter 17.44 — VARIANCES (IP)
- Chapter 17.45 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 17.46 — AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN, ZONING CODE, AND ZONING MAP
- Chapter 17.47 — ZONING UPON ANNEXATION
- Chapter 17.48 — ENFORCEMENT
▸Division V — TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
- Appendix A
- CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
- LIST OF CODIFIED RESOLUTIONS
- ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE