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Pacifica Municipal Code Title 6 Sanitation and Health

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

Cite as: Pacifica Municipal Code Title 6 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Chapter 1 — ANIMAL CONTROL

* Article 1 entitled "Definitions", consisting of Sections 6-1.101 through 6-1.113, Article 2 entitled "Administration", consisting of Sections 6-1.201 through 6-1.206, Article 3 entitled "Dog Licenses and Tags", consisting of Sections 6-1.301 through 6-1.308, Article 4 entitled "General Provisions", consisting of Sections 6-1.401 through 6-1.410, Article 5 entitled "Impounded Animals", consisting of Sections 6-1.501 through 6-1.514, Article 6 entitled "Homing Pigeons", consisting of Sections 6-1.601 through 6-1.609, Article 7 entitled "Horses and Livestock", consisting of Sections 6-1.701 through 6-1.721, and Article 8 entitled "Small Animals, Domestic Fowl, and Household Pets", consisting of Sections 6-1.801 through 6-1.814, codified from Ordinance No. 409, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 438, 35-C.S., effective October 13, 1971, 44-C.S., effective January 12, 1972, 54-C.S., effective July 25, 1972, and 99-C.S., effective February 13, 1974, amended in their entirety by Ordinance No. 167-C.S., effective February 25, 1976. Article 1 entitled "Definitions", consisting of Sections 6-1.101 and 6-1.102, Article 2 entitled "Administration", consisting of Sections 6-1.201 through 6-1.203, Article 3 entitled "Dog Licenses and Tags", consisting of Section 6-1.301, Article 4 entitled "Prohibited Conduct: Epidemics", consisting of Sections 6-1.401 through 6-1.415, Article 5 entitled "Impounded Animals", consisting of Sections 6-1.501 through 6-1.509, Article 6 entitled "Homing Pigeons", consisting of Sections 6-1.601 through 6-1.606, Article 7 entitled "Keeping of Honeybees", consisting of Section 6-1.701, Article 8 entitled "Horses and Livestock", consisting of Sections 6-1.801 and 6-1.802, Article 9 entitled "Small Animals, Domestic Fowl, and Household Pets", consisting of Sections 6-1.901 through 6-1.904, Article 10 entitled "Inspections: Revocations", consisting of Sections 6-1.1001 and 6-1.1002, Article 11 entitled "Appeals", consisting of Sections 6-1.1101 and 6-1.1102, Article 12 entitled "Violations: Penalties", consisting of Section 6-1.1201, and Article 13 entitled "Schedule of Fees and Charges", consisting of Section 6-1.1301, as added by said Ordinance No. 167-C.S., as amended by Ordinance Nos. 189-C.S., effective December 22, 1976, 238-C.S., effective October 11, 1978, 247-C.S., effective December 27, 1978, 257-C.S., effective April 11, 1979, 288-C.S., effective February 11, 1981, 325-C.S., effective February 24, 1982, and 341-C.S., effective July 28, 1982, repealed by Ordinance No. 381-C.S., effective December 14, 1983.

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Chapter 2 — CHEMICAL TOILET CLEANING BUSINESSES

(Sections 6-2.01 through 6-2.12, codified from Ordinance No. 118, repealed by Section 2, Ordinance No. 324-C.S., effective February 24, 1982.)

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Chapter 3 — DAIRY PRODUCTS

(Sections 6-3.01 through 6-3.15, codified from Ordinance No. 415, repealed by Section 1, Ordinance No. 324-C.S., effective February 24, 1982.)

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Chapter 4 — FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS

(Sections 6-4.01 through 6-4.25, codified from Ordinance No. 60, repealed by Section 3, Ordinance No. 324-C.S., effective February 24, 1982.)

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Chapter 5 — GARBAGE, COLLECTION AND RECYCLING

(Sections 6-5.01 through 6.5.17, codified from Ordinance No. 55, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 248, 292, 63-C.S., effective October 25, 1972, 234-C.S., effective August 2, 1978, and 248-C.S., effective December 27, 1978, and Section 6-5.18, as added by Ordinance No. 236-C.S., effective September 27, 1978, repealed by Ordinance No. 334-C.S., effective May 26, 1982. Sections 6-5.01 through 6-5.12, codified from Ordinance No. 334-C.S., effective May 26, 1982, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 380-C.S., effective December 14, 1983, 409-C.S., effective July 11, 1984, 437-84, effective January 9, 1985, and 500-C.S., effective February 24, 1988, renumbered as Sections 6-5.101 through 6-5.112 by Ordinance No. 523-C.S., effective December 12, 1988.)

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Chapter 8 — ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE STANDBY FEES FOR UNIMPROVED LAND

Chapter 10 — REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF THE CITY SEWER SYSTEM

Chapter 11 — SEWER CONNECTION CHARGES

Chapter 12 — STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE CONTROL

Footnotes:

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Editor's note— Ord. 812-C.S., § 2(Exh. A), effective January 12, 2017, amended Ch. 12 in its entirety to read as set out herein. Former Ch. 12, §§ 6-12.101—6-12.106, 6-12.201—6-12.206, 6-12.301—6-12.310, 6-12.401, pertained to similar subject matter and derived from § 1, Ord. 617-C.S., effective July 27, 1994.

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Chapter 13 — WASTEWATER CONTROL

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