Earlier editions: 2026-07
Municipal code
San Pablo Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of San Pablo, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Contents
- 17 titles · 1,957 sections
- Jurisdiction
- San Pablo
Contents
▸Title 1 — General Provisions
▸Title 2 — Administration and Personnel Chapters
Overview- Chapter 2.04 — City Manager
- Chapter 2.08 — Officers and Employees—General Provisions
- Chapter 2.12 — Officers and Employees—Loyalty Requirements
- Chapter 2.16 — City Council Meetings
- Chapter 2.20 — Department of Finance
- Chapter 2.28 — Planning Commission
- Chapter 2.32 — Redevelopment Agency
- Chapter 2.36 — Emergency Response Operations
- Chapter 2.40 — Elected Official Salary and Benefits
- Chapter 2.48 — Personnel System
- Chapter 2.52 — Employer-Employee Relations
- Chapter 2.56 — Peace Officer Standards and Training
- Chapter 2.60 — Official Police Towing Service
▸Title 3 — Revenue and Finance
Overview- Chapter 3.04 — Budget
- Chapter 3.08 — Transfer of Tax Functions to County
- Chapter 3.12 — Payroll
- Chapter 3.16 — Purchasing System
- Chapter 3.17 — False Claims
- Chapter 3.20 — Real Property Transfer Tax
- Chapter 3.24 — Sales and Use Tax
- Chapter 3.25 — Transactions and Use Tax
- Chapter 3.26 — Emergency Medical Services Transactions and Use Tax
- Chapter 3.28 — Transient Occupancy (Hotel) Tax
- Chapter 3.32 — Appropriations for Housing Authority
- Chapter 3.36 — Special Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund
- Chapter 3.40 — Utility User’s Tax
▸Title 5 — Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations
Overview- Chapter 5.04 — Business Licenses and Fees
- Chapter 5.06 — Licensure of Tobacco Retailers
- Chapter 5.08 — Peddlers and Solicitors
- Chapter 5.10 — Alcoholic Beverage Sales
- Chapter 5.11 — Cannabis Business License Tax
- Chapter 5.12 — Carryout Bags
- Chapter 5.13 — Plastic Foam
- Chapter 5.16 — Public Dances
- Chapter 5.20 — Automobile Wrecking Establishments
- Chapter 5.24 — Patrol Services
- Chapter 5.28 — Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers
- Chapter 5.32 — Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire
- Chapter 5.36 — Massage Establishments
- Chapter 5.38 — Escort Services
- Chapter 5.40 — Garage Sales
- Chapter 5.44 — Bicycle Establishment
- Chapter 5.48 — Ambulances
- Chapter 5.52 — Used Car Dealers
- Chapter 5.56 — Bingo Games
- Chapter 5.60 — Cabarets
- Chapter 5.64 — Cable, Video and Telecommunication Service Providers
▸Title 8 — Health and Safety
Overview- Chapter 8.02 — Property Maintenance
- Chapter 8.03 — Graffiti Control and Abatement
- Chapter 8.04 — Health and Sanitation
- Chapter 8.05 — Tenant Relocation Assistance
- Chapter 8.08 — Food and Food Establishments
- Chapter 8.12 — Garbage, Recyclable Materials and Organic Waste
- Chapter 8.16 — Abandoned, Wrecked, Dismantled and Inoperative Vehicles
- Chapter 8.20 — Abatement of Weeds and Rubbish
- Chapter 8.24 — Flammable Liquids
- Chapter 8.28 — Dead Trees and Shrubs
- Chapter 8.32 — Storage of Manure
- Chapter 8.34 — Abandoned Wells
- Chapter 8.36 — No-Smoking Regulations
- Chapter 8.38 — Approved Water Supply Systems
- Chapter 8.40 — Stormwater Management and Discharge Control
- Chapter 8.42 — Fireworks
▸Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
Overview- Chapter 9.04 — Gaming Clubs
- Chapter 9.05 — Card Dealer Schools
- Chapter 9.08 — Electronic/Mechanical Games
- Chapter 9.10 — Sales of Firearms and Munitions
- Chapter 9.12 — Noise Control
- Chapter 9.16 — Automatic Communication Devices
- Chapter 9.20 — Sound Trucks and Public Address Systems
- Chapter 9.24 — Special Event Permits
- Chapter 9.28 — Adult-Oriented Businesses
- Chapter 9.32 — Youth Protection Ordinance
- Chapter 9.36 — Firearms
- Chapter 9.40 — Automatic Checkout Systems
- Chapter 9.50 — Disposition of Unclaimed Property
- Chapter 9.54 — Commercial/Residential Alarm Systems
- Chapter 9.70 — Just Cause For Eviction Protections
- Chapter 9.80 — Housing Stability and Anti-Harassment Protections
▸Title 10 — Vehicles and Traffic
Overview- Chapter 10.04 — Traffic Regulation Generally
- Chapter 10.08 — Traffic-Control Devices
- Chapter 10.12 — Stopping, Standing and Parking
- Chapter 10.16 — Schedules
- Chapter 10.20 — Bicycles
- Chapter 10.24 — Turning and Special Stops
- Chapter 10.28 — Interstate Truck Terminals
- Chapter 10.32 — Cruising
- Chapter 10.34 — Emergency Response Cost Recovery
▸Title 12 — Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
Overview- Chapter 12.04 — Repair and Construction of Sidewalks, Driveways, Curbs and Gutters
- Chapter 12.08 — Excavation
- Chapter 12.12 — Sidewalk Obstructions
- Chapter 12.16 — Trees, Shrubs and Plants in Public Places
- Chapter 12.20 — Parks, Playgrounds and Recreational Areas
- Chapter 12.21 — Camping in Public Parks, Plazas, Streets, Parking Lots or Public Areas
- Chapter 12.24 — Garbage Dumpsters in Public Places
- Chapter 12.26 — Restriction on Possession and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages
- Chapter 12.28 — Public Urination and Defecation
▸Title 15 — Buildings and Construction
Overview- Chapter 15.04 — Uniform Construction Codes
- Chapter 15.24 — Swimming Pools
- Chapter 15.28 — Floodplain Management and Flood Damage Prevention
- Chapter 15.32 — Trailers and Campgrounds
- Chapter 15.36 — Moving Buildings
- Chapter 15.40 — Building Security Regulations
- Chapter 15.42 — Boarding of Buildings with Unsecured Openings
- Chapter 15.44 — Condominium Conversion
- Chapter 15.48 — Alternate Procedure for Abatement of Dangerous or Unsafe Buildings
- Chapter 15.52 — Residential Health and Safety Ordinance
- Chapter 15.56 — Landscape Design and Development
- Chapter 15.60 — Collecting and Loading Recyclable Materials
- Chapter 15.62 — West County Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program 2019 Update
- Chapter 15.63 — Permit Process for Small Residential Rooftop Solar Systems
- Chapter 15.64 — Wood-Burning Appliances
▸Title 16 — Subdivisions
Overview- Chapter 16.02 — General Provisions
- Chapter 16.04 — Tentative Maps
- Chapter 16.06 — Vesting Tentative Maps
- Chapter 16.08 — Final Subdivision Maps
- Chapter 16.10 — Final Parcel Maps
- Chapter 16.20 — Dedications and Reservations
- Chapter 16.22 — Improvements
- Chapter 16.24 — Statutory Mergers
- Chapter 16.26 — Voluntary Mergers
- Chapter 16.28 — Reversion to Acreage
- Chapter 16.30 — Lot Line Adjustments
- Chapter 16.32 — Certificates of Compliance
- Chapter 16.34 — Enforcement
▸Title 17 — Zoning
Overview▸Division II — Land Use Entitlements and Procedures
▸Division III — Zoning Districts, Allowed Uses, and Development Standards
Overview- Chapter 17.26 — Establishment of Zoning Districts
- Chapter 17.28 — Adoption of Zoning Map
- Chapter 17.30 — Classification of Uses
- Chapter 17.32 — Residential Districts, Allowed Uses, and Development Standards
- Chapter 17.34 — Commercial and Industrial Districts, Allowed Uses, and Development Standards
- Chapter 17.36 — Public and Semi-Public Districts, Allowed Uses, and Development Standards
- Chapter 17.38 — Overlay and Special Districts
- Chapter 17.40 — Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit/Green Infrastructure Plan
▸Division IV — Site Development Provisions
Overview- Chapter 17.42 — Accessory Structures
- Chapter 17.43 — Bars on Windows
- Chapter 17.44 — Construction and Demolition
- Chapter 17.45 — Fences, Walls, Gates, and Screening
- Chapter 17.46 — Height and Yard Requirements
- Chapter 17.48 — Landscaping
- Chapter 17.50 — Noise
- Chapter 17.52 — Outdoor Sales, Storage, and Seating
- Chapter 17.54 — Parking and Loading
- Chapter 17.56 — Parking Lot Lighting Standards
- Chapter 17.58 — Refuse Disposal and Recycling
▸Division VI — Glossary
- Title SR — Statutory References for California Cities
- Title CRT — Cross-Reference Table
- Title OL — Ordinance List and Disposition Table