Chapter 30.01 — RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREAS

This title is enacted in response to the serious adverse effects caused in certain areas and neighborhoods of the city by motor vehicle congestion, particularly the long-term parking of motor vehicles on the streets of such areas and neighborhoods by nonresidents thereof who do not visit or conduct business with residents. Such parking by nonresidents threatens the health, safety and welfare of all the residents of the city. In order to protect these areas and neighborhoods, it is necessary to enact parking regulations restricting parking by nonresidents therein, while providing the opportunity for residents to park near their homes. In these situations, uniform parking regulations restricting residents and nonresidents alike would not serve the public interest. Rather such regulations would contribute to neighborhood decline while ignoring alternatives to automobile travel available to non-residents who park in these areas. For the reasons set forth in this chapter, a system of preferential resident parking is enacted for the city.

(Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

• A. General Findings. The city council finds that serious adverse effects in certain areas and neighborhoods of the city result from motor vehicle congestion, particularly long-term parking of motor vehicles on the streets of such areas and neighborhoods by nonresidents thereof who do not visit or conduct business with residents. The permit program established by this chapter will relieve these serious adverse affects by:

  1. Reducing potential hazardous traffic conditions resulting from the long-term parking of commuter motor vehicles in neighborhoods;

  2. Protecting such areas and neighborhoods from polluted air, excessive noise, and trash and refuse caused by the entry and exit of such motor vehicles;

  3. Protecting the residents of such areas and neighborhoods from unreasonable burdens in obtaining parking near their residences and in gaining access to their residence;

  4. Preserving the character of such areas and neighborhoods as residential; promoting the efficiency of the maintenance of the streets of such areas and neighborhoods in a clean and safe condition;

  5. Preserving the value of property in such areas and neighborhoods;

  6. Preserving the safety of children and other pedestrians; and

  7. Promoting traffic safety and the peace, good order, comfort, convenience and general welfare of the inhabitants of the city.

• B. Specific Findings. The following specific legislative findings of the city council in support of preferential resident parking are set forth as illustrations of the need compelling the enactment of this chapter. These findings do not exhaust the subject of the factual basis supporting the enactment of this preferential resident parking program.

  1. The safety, health, and welfare of the residents of the city can be greatly enhanced by

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maintenance of the attractiveness and livability of its neighborhoods and other residential areas;

2. A large number of Palm Desert residents possess automobiles and, as a result, are daily faced with the need to store these automobiles in or near their residences;

3. Certain neighborhoods and areas of the city either have marginally sufficient on or off-street space to accommodate the convenient parking of motor vehicles by residents thereof in the vicinity of their homes or have insufficient space therefor;

4. Some neighborhoods and areas as described in subsection (B)(3) of this section are often burdened by the parking in such neighborhoods and areas of motor vehicles owned by nonresidents which compete for the available on-street parking spaces;

5. There exists certain parking "generators" within the city, which attract nonresidents to residential areas to seek parking which increases the severity of the shortage of space for resident parking in such neighborhoods and residential areas;

6. Unnecessary vehicle miles, noise, pollution, and strain on interpersonal relationships caused by the conditions set forth herein create unacceptable hardships on residents of these neighborhoods and areas by causing the deterioration of air quality, safety, tranquility, and other values of the urban residential environment;

   7. If allowed to continue, these adverse effects on the residents of the city will contribute to a decline of the living conditions therein, a reduction in the attractiveness of residing within the city, and consequent injury to the general public welfare. The regulations enacted in this chapter will serve to promote the safety, health and welfare of all the residents of the city by reducing unnecessary personal motor vehicle travel, noise and pollution, and by promoting improvement in air quality, the convenience and attractiveness of urban residential living, and the increased use of public mass transit facilities available now and in the future. The public welfare will also be served by preserving a more stable and valuable property tax base in order to generate the revenues required to provide essential public services.

• (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

As used in this chapter:

"Residential area" means a contiguous or substantial contiguous area where residents dwell and which contains public streets and highways.

"Vehicle" means a motor vehicle parked in a residential area whether it is registered or not with the state of California, Department of Motor Vehicles.

"Resident" means a person who resides in the residential area on a permanent basis.

"Resident vehicle" means a motor vehicle owned or under the control of a resident and regularly parked in the residential area in which the resident resides.

"Residential permit parking area" means a residential area designated as herein provided wherein motor vehicles displaying a valid permit as described herein shall be exempt from parking regulations established pursuant to this chapter.

The masculine form as used in this chapter is applicable as shown by the context thereof shall

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apply to a female person.

"Owns" means that a person has at least one-quarter of the fee interest in a parcel of real property within a residential permit parking area.

"Lease" means that a person pays rent or other remuneration for use of a parcel of real property at his residence or place of business.

"Motor vehicle" means and includes an automobile, truck, motorcycle, or other motor-driven form of transportation not in excess of ten thousand pounds gross weight.

"Resident permit" means a permit issued by the parking manager for use on a resident vehicle while parked in a residential permit parking area.

"Nonresident permit" means a permit issued by the parking manager for use on a commuter vehicle in those residential permit parking areas where the public safety commission has, by resolution, authorized the use of such permits.

"Dwelling unit" means a house, apartment or other residence with an assigned address as used by the U.S. Postal Service or as listed in the city directory. (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

• A. Pursuant to Section 30.01.060, the public safety commission may in its discretion designate by resolution, any residential area as a residential permit parking area in which motor vehicles displaying a valid parking permit may stand or be parked without limitation by parking regulations established by this chapter.

• B. Said resolution shall also state the applicable parking regulations and the fees to be charged upon any identifiable parking "generators" which includes, but is not limited to, any agency, business, person or persons responsible for creating the need for this process by any activity or action that impacts residential parking in any area of the city.

• C. Appeal. The decision of the public safety commission may be appealed by filing a written notice of appeal with the city within ten days after the decision. The appeal shall be heard by the public safety commission which may affirm, amend or reverse the decision and may take any other action deemed appropriate.

• (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

• A. A residential area shall be deemed eligible for consideration as a residential permit parking area if the residential area is adversely affected by any vehicles for any extended period during the day or night, on weekends, or during holidays.

• B. In determining whether a residential area may be designated as a residential permit parking area, the code compliance supervisor and the public safety commission shall take into account factors which include but are not limited to the following:

  1. The extent and the desire and need of the residents for residential permit parking;

  2. The extent to which on-street parking is occupied by motor vehicles during the period proposed for parking regulations;

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3. The extent to which vehicles parking in the area during the period proposed for parking regulations are commuter vehicles rather than resident vehicles.

• (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

• A. Persons desiring a residential permit parking program in a residential area shall consult with the code compliance supervisor to tentatively establish the boundaries of the area proposed for designation.

• B. Upon receipt of a letter from neighborhood residents or appropriate neighborhood association indicating a substantial show of interest by the residents in the residential area proposed for designation, the code compliance supervisor shall undertake or cause to be undertaken surveys to determine the appropriate residential permit parking regulations for the area. Such surveys shall be completed within a reasonable time unless otherwise directed by the public safety commission.

• C. Within thirty days of the completion of surveys to determine appropriate residential permit parking regulations for the area, the code compliance supervisor shall notice as herein provided a public hearing or hearings on the subject of the proposed residential permit parking area. Said hearing or hearings shall be conducted by the code compliance supervisor for the purpose of ascertaining boundaries for the proposed residential permit parking area as well as the appropriate regulations on parking.

• D. Notice of the public hearing or hearings provided for herein shall be published in the official newspaper of the city at least ten days before the hearing date, circularized in the neighborhood, and mailed to those institutions generating a significant volume of all-day commuter parking in the neighborhood. The notice shall clearly state the purpose of the hearing, the location and boundaries tentatively considered for the proposed residential permit parking area and if applicable the approximate permit fee to be charged therefor. During such hearing or hearing, any interested person shall be entitled to appear and be heard, subject to appropriate rules of order adopted by the code compliance supervisor.

• E. Within thirty days after completion of the public hearing(s) the code compliance supervisor shall mail out return notices to the residents of the proposed residential permit parking area. Said notices shall provide information on the proposed location and boundaries of the area and the purposed residential permit parking regulations therein. Residents of the proposed residential permit parking area may return portion of the notices indicating thereon their support or opposition to the area.

• (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

• A. After considering all evidence and testimony, the code compliance supervisor shall within sixty days recommend by written report to the public safety commission, based on the record of the hearing or hearings, the surveys performed, and the returned notices received from the residents indicating support for or opposition to the program, whether to designate the residential area under consideration as a residential permit parking area.

• B. The report of the code compliance supervisor shall set forth the results of the surveys performed, significant subjects and concerns raised at the public hearing or hearings

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conducted, the proposed boundaries of the residential permit parking area, the proposed parking regulations, and the support for the program shown by the returned notices from the residents.

• C. If the public safety commission following a public hearing concurs, it shall adopt a resolution establishing the program for the area including the boundaries, parking regulations, fees, if any, etc.

• D. The designation process and designation criteria set forth in this chapter shall also be utilized by the code compliance supervisor in determining whether to recommend removal of designation as a residential permit parking area from a particular residential area.

• (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

• A. Parking permits shall be issued by the code compliance administration office. Each such permit shall be designed to state or reflect thereon the particular residential permit parking area, the license number of the motor vehicle for which it is issued, and any additional information required by the code compliance supervisor to enforce the provisions of this chapter. No more than one parking permit shall be issued to each motor vehicle for which application is made. The requirements governing the manner in which persons shall qualify for parking permits in each residential permit parking area shall be established by resolution of the public safety commission. The code compliance supervisor shall recommend appropriate requirements in each area.

• B. Parking permits may be issued for motor vehicles only upon application of the following persons:

  1. A resident of the residential permit parking area who owns a motor vehicle;

  2. A resident of the residential permit parking area who has a leased or company-owned vehicle regularly parked in the area;

  3. A person who owns or leases commercial property and actively engages in business activity within a residential permit parking area. However, no more than one parking permit may be issued for each motor vehicle registered to the business establishment at the address in the designated area;

  4. A nonresident of the residential permit parking area who pays the nonresident fee in those areas where the public safety commission has authorized the usage of nonresident permits by resolution;

  5. An owner of residential property that is located within the residential permit parking area.

• (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

The code compliance supervisor is authorized upon application to issue visitor permits to residents and owners of residential properties that are located within a residential permit parking area for use of bona fide transient visitors therein. Such a visitor permit shall have all the rights and privileges of a regular permit, except as provided in Sections 25.10.182 and 25.10.183. The

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code compliance supervisor shall recommend appropriate requirements in each area. (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

Upon the adoption of the public safety commission of a resolution designating a residential permit parking area, the code compliance supervisor shall cause appropriate signs, markings and/ or meters to be erected in the area, indicating prominently thereon the parking regulations, and conditions under which permit parking shall be exempt therefor. (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

Permits shall be displayed in a manner determined by the code compliance supervisor. (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

A resident motor vehicle or nonresident motor vehicle on which is displayed a valid parking permit as provided for herein shall be permitted to stand or be parked in the residential permit parking area for which the permit has been issued without being limited by parking regulations established pursuant to this chapter. Said motor vehicle shall not be exempt from parking restrictions or prohibitions established pursuant to authority other than this chapter. All other motor vehicles parked within a residential permit parking area shall be subjected to the parking regulations adopted as provided in this title as well as the penalties provided for herein.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon recommendation by the code compliance supervisor, the public safety commission may by resolution adopt regulations limiting the use of parking permits in an existing residential permit parking area to the parking of motor vehicles not more than two city blocks from the city block where the address for which the permit is issued is located. Such regulations may be adopted if the public safety commission finds that such limitation is necessary in order to decrease on-street parking congestion and effectively regulate residential permit parking. Upon adoption by the public safety commission of such regulations for an existing residential permit parking area, the code compliance supervisor shall cause written notification of such limitation, either by reissuance of permits or by other appropriate means, to be mailed to all persons holding parking permits for the residential permit parking area designated in the resolution. Following such notification, no motor vehicle on which is displayed a valid parking permit as provided for herein shall be permitted to stand or be parked in such residential permit parking area more than two city blocks from the city block where the address for which the permit has been issued is located. Such limitation may also be adopted when a new residential permit parking area is established by resolution of the public safety commission.

A residential parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder thereof an on-street parking space with the designated residential permit parking area. (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

Except as provided otherwise herein, each parking permit issued by the parking administration office shall be valid for two years or such other period of time as designated by the code compliance supervisor from the date of issuance. Permits may be renewed annually or for some

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other period of time as designated by the code compliance supervisor upon reapplication in the manner required by the code compliance supervisor. Each application or reapplication for a parking permit shall contain information sufficient to identify the applicant, his or her residence address or address of real property owned or leased within residential permit parking area, and the license number of the motor vehicle for which application is made, and such other information that may be deemed relevant by the code compliance supervisor. (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

There shall be no fee charged to eligible residents of the residential parking permit area for a residential parking permit or a visitor permit. (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

• A. It is a violation of this chapter, unless expressly provided to the contrary herein, for any person to stand or park a motor vehicle contrary to the parking regulations established pursuant hereto. Said violation shall be subject to a parking fine of fifty dollars for each occurrence thereof. Each twenty-four hour day will constitute a separate violation of this section.

• B. It is unlawful and a violation of this chapter for a person to falsely represent himself or herself as eligible for a parking permit or to furnish false information in an application therefor to the transportation division. Said violation shall by punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or both.

• C. It is a violation of this chapter, unless expressly provided to the contrary herein, for a person holding a valid parking permit issued pursuant to this chapter, to permit the use or display of such permit on a motor vehicle other than that for which the permit is issued. Such conduct shall constitute a violation of the chapter both by the person holding the valid parking permit and the person who so uses or displays the permit on a motor vehicle other than that for which it is issued. Upon conviction thereof, the person shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding six months, or both.

• D. It is unlawful and a violation of this chapter for a person to copy, produce, or otherwise bring into existence a facsimile or counterfeit parking permit in order to evade parking regulations applicable in a residential permit parking area. Upon conviction thereof, the person shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding six months, or both.

• (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

• A. The code compliance supervisor is authorized to revoke the residential parking permit of any person found to be in violation of this chapter and upon written notification thereof, the person shall surrender such permit to the code compliance supervisor. Failure, when so requested, to surrender a residential parking permit so revoked, shall constitute a violation of law and this chapter; and,

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• B. In the event a visitor permit is being used in a manner which violates this chapter, the code compliance supervisor may cancel the permit by issuing notice to the holder of the permit. In addition to canceling any visitor permit used in violation of this chapter, the code compliance supervisor may deny any further application for a visitor permit by any person for the residence in which such person resides as long as that person who used a visitor permit resides there. Any person aggrieved by such a determination made by the code compliance supervisor shall have the right to appeal to the public safety commission within ten days of such determination.

• (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

The provisions of this chapter are severable and if any provision, clause, sentence, subsection, word or part thereof is held illegal, invalid, or unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or circumstance, such illegality, invalidity, or unconstitutionality, inapplicability shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses, sentences, subsections, sections, words, or parts of the chapter on their application to other persons or circumstances. It is declared to be the legislative intent that this chapter would have been adopted if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional provisions, clause, sentence, subsection, section, word or part had not been included therein, or if such person or circumstance to which the chapter or part thereof is held inapplicable had been specifically exempted therefrom.

(Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

The provisions of this shall not be construed to prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of law enforcement vehicles or city vehicles while such vehicles are being used in official city business or law enforcement activities.

(Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

Whenever the public safety commission finds that residential streets adjacent to a residential permit parking area have all-day, on-street parking congestion, then upon recommendation by the code compliance supervisor, such residential streets may be added by resolution to said residential permit parking area. A petition of over fifty percent of the residents of said streets shall be required prior to implementation of residential permit parking regulations. (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

On-street parking regulations within a residential permit parking area may be changed by resolution of the public safety commission based on recommendation by the code compliance supervisor.

(Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

• A. The public safety commission may initiate a proceeding to delete a street from a designated residential permit parking area by adopting a resolution of intention to delete.

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• B. The resolution shall include:

  1. A declaration of intention by the public safety commission to delete;

  2. A description of the street or streets to be deleted; and

  3. The date, time and place of a public hearing to consider the proposed deletion.

• C. At least ten days before the hearing, notice of the hearing shall be published in an official newspaper of the city, posted not more than two hundred feet apart along the street or streets proposed for deletion, and mailed to all affected residents including persons who testified before the public safety commission at public hearings in which the establishment of the residential parking permit area was considered.

• D. At the hearing, the public safety commission shall take into account the factors specified in Section 30.01.050(B). The public safety commission may adopt a resolution deleting the street or streets described in the resolution of intention.

• (Ord. 887 § 1, 1998)

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STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES

The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to California cities. They are current through February 2026. (NOTE: The list of references includes references applicable to cities, generally; certain references may be applicable solely to chartered cities and others may not be applicable to chartered cities.)

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Accessory dwelling units Gov’t Code § 66310 et seq.
Administrative fines and penalties Gov’t Code § 53069.4
Alternative forms of government Gov’t Code § 34851 et seq.
Authority to adopt, amend, revise or repeal Cal. Const. Art. XI, § 3 et seq.
city charters
Citations for infractions and misdemeanors Penal Code §§ 853.5 – 853.85
Classifications of cities Gov’t Code §§ 34100 – 34102
Code adoption Gov’t Code §§ 50022.1 – 50022.10
Conflict of interest code Gov’t Code § 87100 et seq.
Elections Gov’t Code §§ 34050 and 36503 and Elec.
Code §§ 1301, 9200 et seq., and 10100 et seq.
Expedited judicial review of First Code of Civ. Proc. § 1094.8
Amendment cases
False petitions Gov’t Code § 34093
General powers Gov’t Code § 37100 et seq. and Cal. Const.
Art. XI, § 7
Imprisonment Gov’t Code §§ 36901, 36903 – 36904
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Initiative and referendum Cal. Const. Art. XI, § 7.5 and Elec. Code
§§ 9200 et seq., and 9235 et seq.
Judicial review of city decisions Code of Civ. Proc. § 1094.6
Ordinances Gov’t Code § 36900 et seq.
Penalties for ordinance violations Gov’t Code § 36900 et seq.
Police power Cal. Const. Art. XI, § 7
Procedure for enactment or revision of city Gov’t Code § 34450 et seq.
charters
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Chief of police Gov’t Code § 41601 et seq.
City assessor Gov’t Code § 41201 et seq.
City attorney Gov’t Code § 41801 et seq.
City clerk Gov’t Code § 40801 et seq.
City manager Gov’t Code §§ 34851 – 34859
City officers generally Gov’t Code § 36501
City records Gov’t Code §§ 34090 – 34090.7
City treasurer Gov’t Code § 41001 et seq.
Election of legislative body by districts Gov’t Code § 34870 et seq.
Elective mayor Gov’t Code §§ 34900 – 34906
Fire department Gov’t Code § 38611
Legislative body Gov’t Code § 36801 et seq.
Local emergencies Gov’t Code §§ 8630 – 8634
Local planning agencies Gov’t Code § 65100 et seq.
Mayor Gov’t Code §§ 36801 – 36803 and 40601 et
seq.
Meetings (“Ralph M. Brown Act”) Gov’t Code § 54950 et seq.
Peace officer standards and training Penal Code § 13500 et seq.
Personnel system Gov’t Code § 45000 et seq.
Retirement systems Gov’t Code §§ 45300 et seq., and 53060.1
The California Emergency Services Act Gov’t Code § 8550 et seq.
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STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES

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Bradley-Burns Bill of Rights Rev. & Tax. Code §§ 7221—7226
Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Rev. & Tax. Code § 7200 et seq., and Gov’t
Tax Law Code § 37101
Chartered city special assessment procedure Gov’t Code § 43240
Claims against public entities Gov’t Code § 900 et seq.
Contracting by local agencies (“Local Agency Pub. Cont. Code § 20100 et seq.
Public Construction Act”)
Development fees Gov’t Code § 66000 et seq.
Financial powers Gov’t Code § 37200 et seq.
Fiscal year in chartered cities Gov’t Code §§ 43120 and 43122
Graffiti prevention tax Rev. & Tax. Code §§ 7287—7287.10
Local agency service fees and charges Gov’t Code § 66012 et seq.
Property tax assessment, levy and collection Gov’t Code § 43000 et seq.
Public works and public purchases Gov’t Code § 4000 et seq.
Special gas tax street improvement fund Sts. & High. Code § 2113
The Documentary Transfer Tax Act Rev. & Tax. Code § 11901 et seq.
Transfer of tax function to county Gov’t Code § 51500 et seq.
Transient occupancy tax Rev. & Tax. Code §§ 7280—7283.51
Unclaimed property Civ. Code § 2080 et seq.
Uniform Public Construction Cost Pub. Cont. Code § 22000 et seq.
Accounting Act
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Alcoholic beverages—Local authority Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 23790 – 23791
Authority to license businesses Gov’t Code § 37101 and Bus. & Prof. Code
§ 16000 et seq.
Automatic checkout systems Civ. Code § 7100 et seq.
Bingo Penal Code § 326.5
Charitable solicitations Bus. & Prof. Code § 17510 et seq.
Commercial filming Gov’t Code § 65850.1
Community antenna television systems Gov’t Code § 53066 et seq.
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Gambling Control Act Bus. & Prof. Code § 19800 et seq.
Massage parlors Gov’t Code § 51030 et seq.
Pet Boarding facilities Health & Safety Code § 122380 et seq.
Private Investigator Act Bus. & Prof. Code § 7512 et seq.
Taxicabs and vehicles for hire Veh. Code §§ 16500 et seq., 21100(b) and
21112 and Gov’t Code § 53075 et seq.
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Animals generally Food & Agric. Code § 16301 et seq.
Cruelty to animals Penal Code § 596 et seq.
Dangerous and vicious dogs Food & Agric. Code § 31601 et seq.
Dogs and dog licenses Gov’t Code § 38792 and Food & Agric. Code
§ 30501 et seq.
Rabies control Health & Safety Code § 121575 et seq.
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Delinquent garbage fees Gov’t Code §§ 38790.1 and 25831
Fire prevention Health & Safety Code § 13000 et seq.
Fireworks (permits) Health & Safety Code § 12640 et seq.
Fireworks (State Fireworks Law) Health & Safety Code § 12500 et seq.
Garbage and refuse collection and disposal Pub. Res. Code § 49000 et seq., and Gov’t
Code § 38790
Graffiti abatement Gov’t Code §§ 38772 and 53069.3
Hospitals Gov’t Code § 37600 et seq.
Littering Penal Code § 374 et seq.
Local control of cannabis Bus. & Prof. Code § 26200 et seq.
Medical cannabis ordinances Health & Safety Code § 11362.83
Military equipment Gov’t Code § 7070 et seq.
Noise control Health & Safety Code § 46000 et seq. and
Gov’t Code § 65302(f)
Nuisance abatement Gov’t Code § 38771 et seq., and Penal Code
§§ 370, 372 and 373a
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Oil and Gas, Health Protection Zones Pub. Res. Code § 3280 et seq.
Single-user restrooms Health & Safety Code § 118600
Weed and rubbish abatement Gov’t Code § 39501 et seq.
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Crimes against property Penal Code § 450 et seq.
Crimes against public health and safety Penal Code § 369a et seq.
Crimes against public justice Penal Code § 92 et seq.
Crimes against the person Penal Code § 187 et seq.
Crimes against the public peace Penal Code § 403 et seq.
Crimes involving sexual assault and against Penal Code § 261 et seq.
public decency
Criminal storage of firearms Penal Code25100 et seq.
Minors Penal Code §§ 853.6a, 858(b); Welf. & Inst.
Code Div. 2 § 100 et seq., 742.10 et seq.
(graffiti)
Weapons Penal Code §§ 12001 et seq., 16000 et seq.,
17500 et seq., and 19910 et seq.
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Autonomous vehicles Veh. Code §§ 38750—38755
Bicycles, electric bicycles, pedicabs Veh. Code § 231 et seq., 21100(h), 21206 and
(definitions) 39000 et seq.
Bicycles Veh. Code §§ 21100 et seq., 21200 et seq.,
and 39000 et seq.
Curb markings Veh. Code § 21458
Establishment of crosswalks Veh. Code § 21106
Local traffic rules and regulations Veh. Code § 21100 et seq.
One-way street designations Veh. Code § 21657
Pedestrian rights and duties Veh. Code § 21949 et seq.
Penalties Veh. Code § 40000.1 et seq.
Speed limits Veh. Code § 22348 et seq.
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Stopping, standing, and parking Veh. Code § 22500 et seq.
Through highways Veh. Code §§ 21101(b), 21353 and 21354
Traffic control devices Veh. Code § 21350 et seq.
Traffic signs, signals and markings Veh. Code § 21350 et seq.
Turning movements Veh. Code § 22100 et seq.
Vehicle weight limits Veh. Code § 35700 et seq.
Violations Veh. Code § 40000.1 et seq.
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Advertising displays; signs Gov’t Code §§ 38774 and 65850(b); Bus. &
Prof. Code § 5200 et seq.
Constructions of sidewalks and curbs Sts. & High. Code § 5870 et seq.
Improvement Act of 1911 Sts. & High. Code § 5000 et seq.
Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 Sts. & High. Code § 22500 et seq.
Municipal parks Pub. Res. Code § 5181 et seq.
Obstructions and encroachments of public Gov’t Code § 38775
ways
Tree Planting Act of 1931 Sts. & High. Code § 22000 et seq.
Underground utility districts Sts. & High. Code § 5896.1 et seq. and Gov’t
Code § 38793
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Connection fees Gov’t Code § 66013
Inventory of known lead user service line Health & Safety Code § 116885
Municipal sewers Gov’t Code § 38900 et seq., and Health &
Safety Code § 5470 et seq.
Municipal water systems Gov’t Code § 38730 et seq.
Water wells Water Code § 13700 et seq.
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Adoption of construction codes Health & Safety Code §§ 17922, 17958 and
17958.5
Authority to regulate buildings and Gov’t Code §§ 38601(b) and 38660
construction
Inspection warrants Code of Civ. Proc. § 1822.50 et seq.
Manufactured housing and mobilehomes Health & Safety Code §§ 18000 et seq.,
18200 et seq.
Signs Gov’t Code §§ 38774 and 65850(b); and Bus.
& Prof. Code § 5200 et seq.
State Housing Law Health & Safety Code § 17910 et seq.
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Subdivision Map Act Gov’t Code § 66410 et seq.
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Family day care homes Health & Safety Code § 1597.30 et seq.
Local authority to regulate land use Gov’t Code § 65850
Local planning generally (“Planning and Gov’t Code § 65000 et seq.
Zoning Law”)
Local zoning administration Gov’t Code § 65900 et seq.
Open-space zoning Gov’t Code § 65910 et seq.
Zoning fees and charges Gov’t Code § 66014
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Drought tolerant landscaping Gov’t Code § 53087.7
Online resource center—Municipal Water Code § 13383.9
stormwater permit compliance
Short-lived climate pollutants Health & Safety Code § 39730.5 et seq., and
Pub. Res. Code § 42652 et seq.
The California Environmental Quality Act Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.
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The California Noise Control Act of 1973 Health & Safety Code § 46000 et seq., and
Gov’t Code § 65302(f)
Wildfire mitigation (electric utilities and Pub. Util. Code § 8387
electrical cooperatives)
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