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
- 2026-09-27
- Contents
- 62 sections
- Jurisdiction
- San Anselmo
Contents
▸Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- 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
- Chapter 1 — RESERVED
- Chapter 2 — DISASTER REGULATIONS
▸Chapter 3 — FIRE PREVENTION
Overview- Article 1 — Fire Zones
- Article 2 — Fireworks and Explosives
- Article 3 — Gasoline Stations
- Article 4 — Inflammable Liquids
- Article 5 — Oil Burning Fuels and Equipment
- Article 6 — Abatement of Fire Hazards Associated with Flammable Vegetation and Other Materials
- Article 7 — Interference with Fire Department Equipment
- Article 8 — California Fire Code
- Chapter 1 — SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 3 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS
- Chapter 5 — FIRE SERVICE FEATURES
- Chapter 9 — FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS
- Chapter 11 — CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS
- Chapter 12 — ENERGY SYSTEMS
- Chapter 26 — FUMIGATION AND INSECTICIDAL FOGGING
- Chapter 33 — FIRE SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 56 — EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS
▸Chapter 80 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
- Article 9 — Fire Prevention Fees
- Article 10 — California Wildland-Urban Interface Code and International Wildland-Urban Interfa…
- Chapter 1 — SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 4 — WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AREA REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 5 — SPECIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS
- Chapter 6 — FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 7 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
- Chapter 4 — OFF-STREET PARKING
- Chapter 5 — TRAFFIC
- 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
- Chapter 1 — ADVERTISING
- Chapter 2 — AMUSEMENT DEVICES
- Chapter 3 — CURFEW
- Chapter 4 — RESERVED
- Chapter 5 — GUNS, WEAPONS, AND EXPLOSIVES
- Chapter 6 — INTOXICATION: USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN PUBLIC PLACES
- Chapter 7 — LOUD NOISES
- Article 1 — General Provisions
▸Article 2 — Special Noise Sources
- Article 3 — Amplified Sound
- Article 4 — Violations: Variances: Severability
- Chapter 8 — STREET BENCHES
- 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
▸Article 1 — Regulation of Firearms Dealers
- Article 2 — Prohibition of the Sale of Saturday Night Specials ("Junk Guns")
- Chapter 19 — ON-SITE SECURITY REQUIREMENT
- Title 5 — SANITATION AND HEALTH
- Chapter 1 — ANIMALS
- Chapter 2 — CREEKS AND STREAMS
- Chapter 3 — SOLID WASTE
- Chapter 4 — SEWERS AND CESSPOOLS
- Article 2 — Individual Sewage Disposal Systems
- 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
- Article 1 — Title
▸Article 2 — Discharge Regulations and Requirements
- Article 3 — Inspection and Enforcement
- Article 4 — Coordination With Other Programs; Supercession
- Chapter 9 — REGULATION OF SINGLE USE CARRYOUT BAGS
- Chapter 10 — REUSABLE FOODWARE REGULATIONS
- Title 6 — BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS, AND TRADES
▸Chapter 1 — BUSINESS LICENSES
▸Chapter 2 — GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS SALES
- Chapter 3 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORDINANCE
- Chapter 4 — SALES OF BEVERAGES IN RETURNABLE BOTTLES: REQUIRED SIGNS
- Chapter 5 — BINGO GAMES
- Chapter 6 — COMMERCIAL FILMING AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY PERMITS
- Chapter 7 — TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE
- Title 7 — PUBLIC WORKS
- Chapter 1 — DRIVEWAYS
- Chapter 2 — LAND EXCAVATIONS
- 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
- Chapter 9 — NEWSRACKS
- Chapter 10 — STREET IMPROVEMENTS CONDITIONS TO BUILDING PERMITS
- Article 1 — Dedication of Street Rights-of-Way and Improvements Thereof
- Chapter 11 — PROTECTION OF FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
- Article 1 — Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact, Purpose and Methods
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — General Provisions
- Article 4 — Administration
- Article 5 — Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction
- Article 6 — Variance Procedure
- Article 7 — Flood Gates
- Chapter 12 — WATERCOURSES
- Chapter 13 — WATER WELLS
- Chapter 7.14 — PARKLETS
- Title 8 — FINANCE, REVENUE, AND TAXATION
- Chapter 1 — FUNDS
- Article 1 — Receipt and Deposit of Funds
- Article 2 — Special Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund
- Chapter 2 — PROPERTY TAXES
- Chapter 3 — SALES AND USE TAXES
- Chapter 4 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAXES
- Chapter 5 — MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXES
- Chapter 6 — CLAIMS AND SUITS FOR REFUNDS OF TAXES, FEES, ASSESSMENTS AND LEVIES
- Chapter 7 — SPECIAL LIBRARY SERVICES TAX LAW
- Chapter 8 — Transactions and Use Tax
- Title 9 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 1 — CONSTRUCTION CODES
- Article 1 — Construction Codes
- Article 2 — Amendments
- Article 3 — Construction Work Hours
- Article 5 — Violation, Penalties
- Article 6 — Public Nuisances
- Chapter 2 — UNIFORM HOUSING CODE
- Chapter 3 — PARKING AREAS AND DRIVEWAYS
- Article 1 — Private Parking Areas and Driveways to Be Improved
- Chapter 4 — RESERVED
- Chapter 5 — NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS
- Chapter 6 — MOVING OF BUILDINGS
- Chapter 7 — EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION IN UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS
- Chapter 7 — Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Unreinforced Masonry Buildings. The certificate sha…
- Chapter 8 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
- Chapter 9 — GATE SAFEGUARDS
- Chapter 10 — UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC AND COMMUNICATION SERVICE LATERALS TO BUILDINGS
- 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
- Chapter 17 — WATER WELLS (Repealed)
- Chapter 18 — EXCAVATION, GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL
- 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
- Chapter 1 — PLANNING COMMISSION
- Chapter 2 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Article 1 — Short Title and Purpose of Chapter
- Article 2 — Regulations
- Article 3 — Improvements
- Article 4 — Monuments
- Article 5 — Tentative Maps
- Article 6 — Final Maps
- Article 7 — Parcel Maps
- Article 8 — Other Maps
- Article 9 — Exceptions
- Article 10 — Violations and Remedies
- Chapter 3 — ZONING
- 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
- Article 1 — Purpose and Applicability
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — Urban Lot Splits
- Article 4 — Two-Unit Developments
▸Article 5 — Fees, Violations and Enforcement.
- Chapter 6 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Article 1 — Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units Purpose, Definitions,…
- Article 2 — Procedures and General Requirements
- Article 3 — Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards and
- Article 4 — Requirements to Eliminate ADU
- Chapter 7 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS
- Chapter 8 — COLLECTING AND LOADING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
- Chapter 9 — SIGNS
- 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
- Article 1 — Authority, Purposes and Intent
- Article 2 — Basic Policies
- Article 3 — Definitions
- Article 4 — Traditional Public Forum Areas
▸Article 5 — Official Signs
▸Article 6 — Street Banner and Hub Sign
- Article 7 — A-Frames on Town Property
- Article 8 — Encroachments
- Article 9 — Town Messages
- Chapter 11 — DENSITY BONUS
- Chapter 12 — EMERGENCY SHELTER
- Chapter 13 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
▸Chapter 14 — INCOME-BASED RENTAL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
- Chapter 20 — OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
▸Chapter 21 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Chapter 22 — MURALS
- Title 11 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Chapter 1 — REGULATIONS FOR PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
- Chapter 2 — PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
- Title 19 — CENTRAL MARIN POLICE AUTHORITY MATTERS
- Chapter 1 — SOCIAL HOST ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE
- Chapter 2 — MARIN ELECTRIC BICYCLE SAFETY PILOT PROGRAM
▸Chapter 1 — Construction Codes
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- 1.07 (Withdrawal of
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- 23.07 Title 9, Ch.
- 23.07 1116 3-14-2017 An Ordinance 1 2-9.01
- 1.01 (Meetings)
- 9.813 (A-Signs) and
- 3.201 (Purpose and
- 3.302 (Land Use
- 1.214 9-1.215
- 1.302 9-1.501
- 20.05 to bring
- 11.504 (Standards for
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- 7.207 (Motorized Leaf
- 19.080 1182 10-10-2023 An Ordinance 4 10-9.302
- 22.100 1183 12-12-2023 An Ordinance 3 10-
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