Municipal code
San Fernando Planning Code
The enacted municipal code of San Fernando, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Edition
- 2026-07
- Last updated
- 2026-09-02
- Contents
- 2 titles · 143 chapters
- Jurisdiction
- San Fernando
Contents
- Chapter 34 — ENVIRONMENT
▸Division 1 — GENERALLY
Overview- Sec. 34-26. - Declaration of policy.
- Sec. 34-27. - Definitions.
- Sec. 34-28. - Specific noises prohibited.
- Sec. 34-29. - Exterior noise standards.
- Sec. 34-30. - Interior noise standards.
- Sec. 34-31. - Exclusions.
- Sec. 34-32. - Noise level measurement.
- Sec. 34-33. - Manner of enforcement.
- Sec. 34-34. - Variance procedure.
- Sec. 34-35. - Appeals.
- Sec. 34-36. - Reserved.
- Sec. 34-66. - Required.
- Sec. 34-67. - Issuance; term.
- Sec. 34-68. - Application.
- Sec. 34-69. - Conditions of use.
- Sec. 34-70. - Notice of denial of amplified sound permit application.
- Sec. 34-71. - Appeal of action on an amplified sound permit application.
- Sec. 34-96. - Title.
- Sec. 34-97. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 34-98. - Definitions.
- Sec. 34-99. - Construction and application.
- Sec. 34-100. - Prohibited activities.
- Sec. 34-101. - Exempted discharges, conditionally exempted discharges, or designated discharges.
- Sec. 34-102. - Good housekeeping practices.
- Sec. 34-103. - Requirements for industrial/commercial and construction activities.
- Sec. 34-104. - Requirements for planning priority projects.
- 0.2 inches per hour; or
- Sec. 34-105. - Enforcement.
- Sec. 34-106. - Taking of property.
- Sec. 34-107. - Article controls over other provisions.
- Sec. 62-26. - Established.
- Sec. 62-27. - Composition and appointment of members.
- Sec. 62-28. - Compensation.
- Sec. 62-29. - Officers.
- Sec. 62-30. - Meetings generally.
- Sec. 62-31. - Absence from meetings.
- Sec. 62-32. - Quorum.
- Sec. 62-33. - Rules and regulations.
- Sec. 62-34. - Records and reports.
- Sec. 62-35. - Powers and duties generally.
- Sec. 62-36. - Powers and duties, trees and city's urban forest.
- Sec. 62-86. - Authority for proceedings.
- Sec. 62-87. - Resolution of intention.
- Sec. 62-88. - Notice and hearing.
- Sec. 62-89. - Protests and action thereon.
- Sec. 62-90. - Protests deemed less than majority.
- Sec. 62-91. - Definitions and classifications of businesses.
- Sec. 62-92. - Name of area.
- Sec. 62-93. - Established.
- Sec. 62-94. - Description.
- Sec. 62-95. - Businesses subject to additional license fee.
- Sec. 62-96. - Additional license fee schedule.
- Sec. 62-97. - Use of proceeds of additional license fee.
- Sec. 62-98. - Credit against additional license fee.
- Sec. 62-99. - Collection of additional license fee.
- Sec. 62-100. - New business.
- Sec. 62-101. - Businesses exempt from license fee.
- Sec. 62-131. - Authority for proceedings.
- Sec. 62-132. - Resolution of intention.
- Sec. 62-133. - Notice and hearing.
- Sec. 62-134. - Protests and action thereon.
- Sec. 62-135. - Protests deemed less than majority.
- Sec. 62-136. - Name of area.
- Sec. 62-137. - Description.
- Sec. 62-138. - Benefit zones.
- Sec. 62-139. - Uses of proceeds in respective zones; purposes.
- Sec. 62-140. - Classification of businesses and appeals.
- Sec. 62-141. - Businesses subject to additional fee.
- Sec. 62-142. - Rate of increase or additional charge of license fee.
- Sec. 62-143. - Area constituted and established.
- Sec. 62-144. - Definitions and classifications.
- Sec. 62-145. - Due date and penalty for nonpayment of additional fee.
- Sec. 62-146. - Collection of additional fee.
- Sec. 62-147. - New business.
- Sec. 62-148. - Exemption; voluntary contribution.
▸Article I — IN GENERAL
Overview- Sec. 78-1. - Short title.
- Sec. 78-2. - Compliance of title transfers with Subdivision Map Act.
- Sec. 78-3. - Purpose; supplement to Subdivision Map Act.
- Sec. 78-4. - Processing fee.
- Sec. 78-5. - Conformity of proposed subdivision with general plan.
- Sec. 78-6. - Merger of parcels.
- Sec. 78-7. - Owner-initiated merger of parcels.
- Sec. 78-36. - Approval.
- Sec. 78-37. - Additional requirements.
- Sec. 78-38. - Grading and erosion control.
- Sec. 78-66. - Supplemental information and materials to accompany tentative map.
- Sec. 78-67. - Tentative map filing, review and report.
- Sec. 78-68. - Planning commission review of tentative map.
- Sec. 78-69. - City council review of tentative map.
- Sec. 78-70. - Required content and form.
- Sec. 78-71. - Expiration dates of tentative map.
- Sec. 78-72. - Final parcel maps.
- Sec. 78-73. - Final tract map filing and review.
- Sec. 78-101. - Filing of map prerequisite to request for waiver.
- Sec. 78-102. - Form, contents of request.
- Sec. 78-103. - Subdivider's compliance with conditions of approval.
- Sec. 78-104. - Approval procedure.
- Sec. 78-105. - Time limit for decision.
- Sec. 78-106. - Certificate of waiver.
- Sec. 78-136. - Purpose.
- Sec. 78-137. - Consistency.
- Sec. 78-138. - Definitions.
- Sec. 78-139. - Application of division.
- Sec. 78-140. - Filing and processing.
- Sec. 78-141. - Processing information.
- Sec. 78-142. - Fees.
- Sec. 78-143. - Expiration.
- Sec. 78-144. - Vesting on approval.
- Sec. 78-145. - Development inconsistent with zoning; conditional approval.
- Sec. 78-146. - Application inconsistent with current policies.
- Sec. 78-176. - Soils report.
- Sec. 78-177. - Monuments.
- Sec. 78-180. - Purpose.
- Sec. 78-181. - Term of effect.
- Sec. 78-182. - Definitions.
- Sec. 78-183. - Ministerial approval and findings.
- Sec. 78-184. - Covenant and affidavits required.
- Sec. 78-185. - Criteria for approval.
- Sec. 78-186. - Urban lot split lot requirements.
- Sec. 78-187. - Additional requirements for urban lot split.
- Sec. 78-188. - Required contents for recorded title.
- Sec. 78-189. - Pre-existing nonconforming zoning conditions.
- Sec. 78-190. - Expiration of urban lot split subdivisions.
- Sec. 78-191. - Application requirements.
- Sec. 78-206. - Applicability.
- Sec. 78-207. - Public streets, highways, alleys and easements.
- Sec. 78-208. - Private streets, alleys or ways.
- Sec. 78-209. - Utility easements.
- Sec. 78-210. - Drainage easements.
- Sec. 78-211. - School sites.
- Sec. 78-212. - Public facilities.
- Sec. 78-213. - Supplemental size of improvements.
- Sec. 78-214. - Off-site improvements.
- Sec. 78-215. - Park and recreation dedications and fees.
- Sec. 78-216. - Improvement standards.
- Sec. 78-246. - Improvement agreement.
- Sec. 78-247. - Improvement bonds.
- Sec. 78-248. - Faithful performance bond for monuments.
- Sec. 78-249. - Surety company requirements.
- Sec. 78-250. - Cash deposits and negotiable bonds.
- Sec. 78-251. - Release of improvement security.