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Title 12 — PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES

Palo Alto Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-29 · Palo Alto

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▸Contents — Palo Alto Municipal Code
Palo Alto Municipal Code
  1. Article VIII — A. Board of Education
  2. Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  3. Title 2 — ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
  4. Title 4 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
  5. Title 5 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
  6. Title 6 — ANIMALS
  7. Title 8 — TREES AND VEGETATION
  8. Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY
  9. Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
  10. Title 11 — ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PROCEDURE
  11. ▸Title 12 — PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
    Overview
    1. 12.04 Definitions
    2. 12.08 Maintenance and Construction of Streets, Sidewalks, Driv…
    3. 12.09 Equipment or Facilities in Rights-of-Way
    4. 12.10 Street Cut Fees
    5. 12.11 Parklets
    6. 12.12 Encroachments
    7. 12.13 State Video Service Franchisees
    8. 12.16 Underground Utilities
    9. 12.20 Utility Rules and Regulations
    10. 12.24 Fluoridation
    11. 12.28 Utility Systems Revenue Bonds
    12. Chapter 12.04 — DEFINITIONS
    13. Chapter 12.08 — MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS, SIDEW…
    14. Chapter 12.09 — EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES IN RIGHTS-OF-WAY
    15. Chapter 12.10 — STREET CUT FEES
    16. Chapter 12.11 — PARKLETS
    17. Chapter 12.12 — ENCROACHMENTS
    18. Chapter 12.13 — STATE VIDEO SERVICE FRANCHISEES
    19. Chapter 12.16 — UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
    20. Chapter 12.20 — UTILITY RULES AND REGULATIONS
    21. Chapter 12.28 — UTILITY SYSTEMS REVENUE BONDS
    22. Chapter 12.32 — WATER USE REGULATIONS
  12. Title 13 — IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURE
  13. Title 15 — FIRE PREVENTION
  14. Title 16 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
  15. Title 17 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS STORAGE
  16. Title 18 — ZONING
  17. Title 19 — MASTER PLAN
  18. Article 7 — AUTHORITY FOR AND SCOPE OF MASTER OR GENERAL PLANS.
  19. Article 8 — PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTION OF MASTER OR GENERAL PLAN.
  20. Chapter 19.06 — SPECIFIC PLANS
  21. Chapter 19.10 — COORDINATED AREA PLANS
  22. Title 20 — PRECISE PLANS
  23. Title 21 — SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER DIVISIONS OF LAND
  24. Title 22 — PARKS

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