Municipal code
Rancho Mirage Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Rancho Mirage, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-09-27
- Contents
- 262 chapters · 2,328 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Rancho Mirage
Contents
- Article I — MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
▸Title 1
Overview- Chapter 1.01 — CODE ADOPTION
- Chapter 1.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
▸Chapter 1.12 — ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DESIGNATED
- Title 2
- Chapter 2.88 — ELECTRONIC FILING OF CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC …
- Chapter 2.02 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 2.03 — ELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
- Chapter 2.05 — GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
- Chapter 2.08 — DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Chapter 2.12 — CITY MANAGER
- Chapter 2.16 — PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 2.20 — DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND SAFETY
- Chapter 2.24 — DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 2.28 — CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.36 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
- Chapter 2.40 — BONDS
- Chapter 2.44 — COMPENSATION
- Chapter 2.48 — EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT CONTRACT
- Chapter 2.52 — DISASTER OPERATIONS AND RELIEF
- Chapter 2.68 — SPECIAL ELECTIONS
- Chapter 2.72 — JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISIONS
- Chapter 2.80 — HOUSING COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.84 — RANCHO MIRAGE LIBRARY AND OBSERVATORY BOARD
- Chapter 2.86
- Chapter 2.88
- Title 3
- Chapter 3.04 — CLAIMS AGAINST CITY
- Chapter 3.08 — TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION
- Chapter 3.12
- Chapter 3.16 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
- Chapter 3.20 — SALES AND USE TAXES
- Chapter 3.24 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 3.28 — LICENSE TAX ON NEW CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 3.29
- Chapter 3.30
- Chapter 3.31 — COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2 TAX
- Chapter 3.34 — PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS
- Chapter 3.40 — TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM MITIGATION FEE
- Chapter 3.50
- Chapter 3.60
- Title 5
- Chapter 5.27 — REQUIRED LANDSCAPERS COURSE ON OVERSEEDING ALTERNATIVE
- Chapter 5.04 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND FEES GENERALLY
- Chapter 5.05 — GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALES
- Chapter 5.07 — SECURITY ALARM SYSTEMS
- Chapter 5.08 — PEDDLERS', SOLICITORS' LICENSES
▸Article I — In General
- Article II — Contract Ambulance Service
- Article III — Contract Terms and Conditions
- Article IV
- Chapter 5.12 — SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS
- Chapter 5.13 — STATE VIDEO FRANCHISES
- Chapter 5.14
- Chapter 5.16 — BATHHOUSES AND ESCORT BUREAUS
- Chapter 5.20 — REAL ESTATE AUCTION
- Chapter 5.24 — TOBACCO SALES
- Chapter 5.26 — CONSIGNMENT STORES
- Chapter 5.27
- Chapter 5.30 — MARIJUANA DELIVERY SERVICES
- Chapter 5.31 — MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, RADIO AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY PRODUCTION
- Chapter 5.35
- Chapter 5.40
- Chapter 5.45 — SHOPPING CART MANAGEMENT
- Title 6
- Chapter 6.05 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 6.10
- Chapter 6.12
- Chapter 6.30 — REGULATION OF DOGS
- Chapter 6.40 — DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS
- Chapter 6.50 — ANIMAL SHELTER AND IMPOUNDMENT
- Chapter 6.60 — ANIMAL NUISANCES
- Chapter 6.70
- Chapter 6.80 — COMMERCIAL ANIMAL ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 6.90 — ANIMAL RESCUER PERMIT
- Chapter 6.100 — PENALTIES AND REMEDIES
- Title 7
- Chapter 7.01
- Chapter 7.03
- Chapter 7.06 — DEVELOPMENT ON MOUNTAINOUS LANDS
- Chapter 7.07 — RECYCLING AND DIVERSION OF DEBRIS FROM CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
- Title 8
- Chapter 8.28 — CITY HALL AND LIBRARY PARKING LOTS AND DRIVEWAYS USE RESTRICTIONS
- Chapter 8.26 — CITY PARK AND RECREATION FACILITY REGULATIONS
- Chapter 8.60 — SEWER CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO PROPERTY SALE
▸Chapter 8.62 — MAJOR RETAIL CENTER SECURITY
- Chapter 8.07 — SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
- Chapter 8.08 — RESTAURANT REGULATION
- Chapter 8.09
- Chapter 8.12 — GARBAGE COLLECTION
- Chapter 8.16
- Chapter 8.24 — BURNING RUBBISH
- Chapter 8.25 — LANDING OF AIRCRAFT
- Chapter 8.26 — CITY PARK AND RECREATION FACILITY REGULATIONS
- Chapter 8.28 — CITY HALL AND LIBRARY PARKING LOTS AND DRIVEWAYS USE RESTRICTIONS
- Chapter 8.30
- Chapter 8.34 — MOBILEHOME PARKS
- Chapter 8.36
- Chapter 8.38 — FIREWORKS
- Chapter 8.40 — MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION
- Chapter 8.60
- Chapter 8.62 — MAJOR RETAIL CENTER SECURITY
▸Chapter 8.63 — CAMPING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 9.10 — FLAGS
- Chapter 9.12 — INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE CITY
- Chapter 9.20 — SKATEBOARDING
- Chapter 9.25 — CURFEW AND TRUANCY
- Chapter 9.30 — LIBRARY AND OBSERVATORY USE POLICY
- Chapter 9.42 — OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
- Chapter 9.44
- Chapter 9.52 — FORTUNETELLING
- Chapter 9.54 — BINGO PERMITS
- Chapter 9.55 — REMOTE CALLER BINGO
- Chapter 9.58 — MOBILEHOME RENT CONTROL
- Chapter 9.60
- Chapter 9.62
- Chapter 9.68 — WEAPONS
- Title 10
▸Chapter 10.12 — REGULATIONS
- Chapter 10.16
- Chapter 10.20 — TURNING MOVEMENTS
- Chapter 10.24 — ONE-WAY STREETS
- Chapter 10.28
- Chapter 10.32 — PROHIBITED ACTS
- Chapter 10.40
- Chapter 10.44
- Chapter 10.48
- Chapter 10.49 — COMMERCIAL PREFERENTIAL PARKING
- Chapter 10.50
- Chapter 10.52 — LOADING ZONES
- Chapter 10.56
- Chapter 10.57
- Chapter 10.58
- Chapter 10.60 — SPEED REGULATION
- Chapter 10.64 — ABANDONED, WRECKED VEHICLES
- Chapter 10.70 — GOLF CART TRANSPORTATION PLAN
- Chapter 10.72 — BICYCLES
- Chapter 10.78 — INTERSTATE TRUCKS
- Chapter 10.80
- Title 12
- Chapter 12.02 — STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS
- Chapter 12.04 — ENCROACHMENTS
- Chapter 12.06 — STREET NAME STANDARDS
- Chapter 12.08 — STREET NUMBERS
- Chapter 12.12 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS
- Chapter 12.16 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES
- Chapter 12.20 — REIMBURSEMENT FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
- Title 13
- Chapter 13.04 — DRAINAGE AREAS
- Article I
- Article II
- Chapter 13.05 — DRAINAGE FACILITIES
- Title 14
- Chapter 14.110 — MISDEMEANOR VIOLATIONS
- Chapter 14.140 — SUMMARY ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC NUISANCE PROCEDURES
- Chapter 14.10 — PURPOSE
- Chapter 14.20 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 14.30 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 14.40 — ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY
- Chapter 14.50 — INSPECTION
- Chapter 14.60 — PUBLIC NUISANCES
- Chapter 14.70 — NOTICE OF VIOLATION
- Chapter 14.80
- Chapter 14.90 — ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION APPEAL HEARING PROCESS
- Chapter 14.100 — INFRACTION VIOLATIONS
- Chapter 14.110 — MISDEMEANOR VIOLATIONS
- Chapter 14.120
- Chapter 14.130 — PUBLIC NUISANCE APPEAL HEARING PROCESS
- Chapter 14.140
- Chapter 14.150
- Chapter 14.160 — ABATEMENT COST APPEAL HEARING PROCESS
- Chapter 14.170 — PERMIT AND LICENSE SUSPENSION, MODIFICATION AND REVOCATION PROCEDURES
- Chapter 14.180 — OTHER REMEDIES
- Title 15
- Chapter 15.24 — RESIDENT INSPECTORS
- Chapter 15.26 — CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
- Chapter 15.02 — ADOPTED CALIFORNIA AND UNIFORM CODES
- Chapter 15.04 — CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, 2025 EDITION
- Chapter 15.06
▸Chapter 15.08
- Chapter 15.12 — CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, 2025 EDITION
- Chapter 15.13
- Chapter 15.14
- Chapter 15.24 — RESIDENT INSPECTORS
- Chapter 15.26 — CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
- Chapter 15.27 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM
- Chapter 15.28 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Article I
- Article II — General Provisions
- Article III — Administration
- Article IV — Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction
- Article V — Variance Procedure
- Chapter 15.30
- Chapter 15.56 — MOBILEHOME REGULATIONS
- Chapter 15.60
- Chapter 15.64 — GRADING
- Chapter 15.68
- Chapter 15.72 — MITIGATION MEASURES MONITORING AND REPORTING
- Chapter 15.74 — SAFETY ASSESSMENT PLACARDS
▸Article I — Whitewater Redevelopment Project
- Chapter 15.84
- Chapter 15.86
- Title 16
▸Chapter 16.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
▸Chapter 16.08 — REVIEW AUTHORITY
- Chapter 16.12 — TENTATIVE MAPS
- Chapter 16.14 — VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
▸Chapter 16.16
▸Chapter 16.22 — ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 16.30
- Title 17
- Chapter 17.06 — ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS AND MAP
- Chapter 17.02 — INTERPRETATION OF ZONING ORDINANCE PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.04 — LAND USE REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 17.08 — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.10 — COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.12 — SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.22 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES/ DENSITY BONUS PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.01 — TITLE AND PURPOSE OF ZONING PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.02 — INTERPRETATION OF ZONING ORDINANCE PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.04 — LAND USE REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 17.06 — ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS AND MAP
- Chapter 17.08 — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.10 — COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.12 — SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.14 — OVERLAY DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.16 — PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
- Chapter 17.18 — GENERAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
▸Chapter 17.20 — GENERAL PROPERTY AND USE STANDARDS
▸Chapter 17.22 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES/DENSITY BONUS PROVISIONS
▸Chapter 17.24 — LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
▸Chapter 17.26 — PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
▸Chapter 17.30 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
- Chapter 17.32 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
- Chapter 17.33 — MARIJUANA
- Chapter 17.34 — INTRODUCTION
▸Chapter 17.36 — APPLICATION FILING, PROCESSING, AND FEES
▸Chapter 17.40 — DESIGN REVIEW
- Chapter 17.42 — DEVELOPMENT PLAN PERMITS
- Chapter 17.44 — HOME OCCUPATION PERMITS
▸Chapter 17.46 — TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
▸Chapter 17.48 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- Chapter 17.50 — MINOR VARIANCES
- Chapter 17.52 — VARIANCES
- Chapter 17.54 — SPECIFIC PLANS
- Chapter 17.56 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
▸Chapter 17.58 — STREET NAMES AND STREET NAME CHANGES
- Chapter 17.66 — ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
▸Chapter 17.68 — PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION, TIME LIMITS, AND EXTENSIONS
▸Chapter 17.70 — NONCONFORMING USES, SITES AND STRUCTURES
- Chapter 17.72 — GENERAL PLAN, SPECIFIC PLAN AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS AND ELIGIBLE APPLICANT T…
- Chapter 17.73 — GENERAL PLAN, SPECIFIC PLAN AND ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 17.74 — PUBLIC HEARINGS
▸Chapter 17.76 — APPEALS
▸Chapter 17.78 — REVOCATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
▸Chapter 17.80 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 17.90 — DEFINITIONS
- Title OL
- § OL.010. Disposition of ordinances table.