Earlier editions: 2026-09
Municipal code
San Anselmo Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of San Anselmo, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Contents
- 20 titles · 1,419 sections
- Jurisdiction
- San Anselmo
Contents
- SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL CODE 1959
- SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
▸Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
▸Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION
Overview- Chapter 1 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 2 — TOWN MANAGER
- Chapter 3 — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Chapter 4 — LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
- Chapter 5 — PURCHASING
- Chapter 6 — PEACE OFFICERS: RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS
- Chapter 7 — VOLUNTEER PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARD
- Chapter 8 — INDEMNIFICATION
- Chapter 9 — MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
- Chapter 10 — PUBLIC BIDDING
- Chapter 11 — DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES
▸Title 3 — PUBLIC SAFETY
Overview- Chapter 2 — DISASTER REGULATIONS
- Chapter 4 — OFF-STREET PARKING
▸Chapter 5 — TRAFFIC
Overview- Article 1 — Definitions
- Article 2 — Traffic Administration
- Article 3 — Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations
- Article 4 — Traffic Control Devices
- Article 5 — Turning Movements
- Article 6 — One-Way Streets and Alleys
- Article 7 — Special Stops Required
- Article 8 — Miscellaneous Driving Rules
- Article 9 — Pedestrians
- Article 10 — Stopping, Standing, and Parking
- Article 11 — Stopping for Loading and Unloading Only
- Article 12 — Stopping, Standing, or Parking Restricted or Prohibited on Certain Streets
- Article 13 — Restricted Use of Certain Streets and Portions Thereof
- Article 14 — Special Speed Zones
- Article 15 — Schedules of Designated Streets
- Article 16 — Fire Trails and Hiking Trails
- Article 17 — Removal of Abandoned, Wrecked, Dismantled, or Inoperative Vehicles From Private o…
- Article 18 — Certain Uses of Motorcycles and Motor-Driven Cycles on Private Property Prohibited
- Article 19 — Police Rotation Towing Services
- Chapter 6 — TRIP REDUCTION
▸Title 4 — PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS, AND CONDUCT
Overview- Chapter 1 — ADVERTISING
- Chapter 2 — AMUSEMENT DEVICES
- Chapter 3 — CURFEW
- Chapter 5 — GUNS, WEAPONS, AND EXPLOSIVES
- Chapter 6 — INTOXICATION: USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN PUBLIC PLACES
- Chapter 9 — STREET TREES
- Chapter 10 — TAXICABS
- Chapter 11 — VENDING STRUCTURES
- Chapter 12 — PUBLIC CARD ROOMS
- Chapter 13 — PRIVATE TREES
- Chapter 14 — NUDITY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Chapter 15 — SMOKING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 16 — CHARITABLE SOLICITATION
- Chapter 17 — COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION
▸Chapter 18 — REGULATION OF FIREARMS
- Chapter 19 — ON-SITE SECURITY REQUIREMENT
▸Title 5 — SANITATION AND HEALTH
Overview- Chapter 1 — ANIMALS
- Chapter 3 — SOLID WASTE
▸Chapter 4 — SEWERS AND CESSPOOLS
- Chapter 5 — TRAILERS, CAMP CARS, AND CAMPING
- Chapter 6 — REGULATIONS FOR FOOD HANDLERS
- Chapter 7 — PROHIBITION OF GASOLINE-POWERED LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT
▸Chapter 8 — URBAN RUNOFF POLLUTION PREVENTION
- Chapter 9 — REGULATION OF SINGLE USE CARRYOUT BAGS
- Chapter 10 — REUSABLE FOODWARE REGULATIONS
▸Title 6 — BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS, AND TRADES
▸Title 7 — PUBLIC WORKS
Overview- Chapter 1 — DRIVEWAYS
- Chapter 3 — STREET EXCAVATIONS
- Chapter 4 — STREET OBSTRUCTIONS
- Chapter 5 — SIDEWALKS
- Chapter 6 — SURVEYOR'S MARKS
- Chapter 7 — RELOCATION OF UTILITY EQUIPMENT
- Chapter 8 — REMOVAL OF OVERHEAD UTILITY FACILITIES AND THE INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND FACILIT…
- Chapter 9 — NEWSRACKS
▸Chapter 10 — STREET IMPROVEMENTS CONDITIONS TO BUILDING PERMITS
▸Chapter 11 — PROTECTION OF FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
- Chapter 12 — WATERCOURSES
- Chapter 13 — WATER WELLS
- Chapter 7.14 — PARKLETS
▸Title 8 — FINANCE, REVENUE, AND TAXATION
▸Title 9 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 2 — UNIFORM HOUSING CODE
▸Chapter 3 — PARKING AREAS AND DRIVEWAYS
- Chapter 4 — RESERVED
- Chapter 5 — NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS
- Chapter 6 — MOVING OF BUILDINGS
- Chapter 7 — EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION IN UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS
- Chapter 8 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
- Chapter 9 — GATE SAFEGUARDS
- Chapter 10 — UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC AND COMMUNICATION SERVICE LATERALS TO BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURE…
- Chapter 11 — NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS (Repealed)
- Chapter 12 — MOVING OF BUILDINGS (Repealed)
- Chapter 13 — MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTALLATIONS (Repealed)
- Chapter 14 — PROTECTION OF FLOOD HAZARD AREAS (Repealed)
- Chapter 15 — WATERCOURSES (Repealed)
- Chapter 16 — EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION IN UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS (Repealed)
- Chapter 17 — WATER WELLS (Repealed)
- Chapter 18 — EXCAVATION, GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL
- Chapter 19 — GREEN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 20 — CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION MATERIALS RECOVERY
- Chapter 21 — SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEMS
- Chapter 22 — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING
- Chapter 23 — SALES OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY: REPORTS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING RECORDS
- Chapter 24 — ALL ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION IN NEWLY CONSTRUCTED RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
▸Title 10 — PLANNING AND ZONING
Overview- Chapter 1 — PLANNING COMMISSION
▸Chapter 3 — ZONING
Overview- Article 1 — Adoption of Zoning Ordinance
- Article 2 — Designation and Establishment of Districts
- Article 3 — Land Use Regulations
- Article 4 — Development Standards.
- Article 5 — Parking and Loading Regulations
- Article 6 — General Provisions
- Article 7 — Zoning Ordinance Implementation Procedures
- Article 8 — Zoning Ordinance Amendment
- Article 9 — Planned Development
- Article 10 — R-1-H Preliminary Development Plan (Voluntary—Advisory)
- Article 11 — R-1-H Precise Development Plan
- Article 12 — Tentative Map
- Article 13 — Conditional Use Permit
- Article 14 — Variance
- Article 14.5 — Minor Exceptions
- Article 15 — Design Review
- Article 16 — Noticing: Public Hearings: Zoning Applications
- Article 17 — Definitions
- Article 18 — Cannabis Regulations
- Article 19 — Single-Room Occupancy Regulations
- Article 21 — Demolition Permit
- Article 25 — Amendments
- Article 26 — Enforcement, Legal Procedures, and Penalties
- Article 27 — Mergers of Parcels
- Article 28 — Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
▸Chapter 4 — URBAN LOT SPLITS AND TWO-UNIT DEVELOPMENT IN SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES
- Chapter 5 — Reserved
▸Chapter 6 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 7 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS
- Chapter 8 — COLLECTING AND LOADING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
▸Chapter 9 — SIGNS
Overview- Article 1 — Introduction
- Article 2 — Basic Policies
- Article 3 — Definitions
- Article 4 — Permits, Appeals and Sign-Related Decisions
- Article 5 — Location, Structural and Safety Rules
- Article 6 — Signs on Residential Uses
- Article 7 — Permanent Signs on Nonresidential Uses
- Article 8 — Temporary, Moveable and Informational Signs, Nonresidential
- Article 10 — Administration, enforcement and public safety
- Article 11 — Variances and Sign Programs
▸Chapter 10 — SIGNS ON TOWN PROPERTY
- Chapter 11 — DENSITY BONUS
- Chapter 12 — EMERGENCY SHELTER
- Chapter 13 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
- Chapter 14 — INCOME-BASED RENTAL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
- Chapter 21 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Chapter 22 — MURALS
▸Title 11 — PARKS AND RECREATION
▸Title 19 — CENTRAL MARIN POLICE AUTHORITY MATTERS
- STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
- TABLE 1 - DISPOSITION OF ORDINANCES
- TABLE 2 - Special Ordinances Not Codified But To Remain In Effect
- CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE AND DISPOSITION LIST
- TABLE OF OMITTED ORDINANCES