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Title 17

Chapter 17-12 — STORM WATER

Santa Rosa Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Santa Rosa

  • § 17-12.230. Continuing violation. § 17-12.240. Concealment. § 17-12.250. Acts potentially resulting in violation of Federal Clean Water Act and/or PorterCologne Act.

Article I Drainage

  • § 17-12.010. Specified acts—Permit required.

  • § 17-12.015. Driveway culverts. § 17-12.020. Permit—Application—Issuance—Term. § 17-12.030. Permit—Security. § 17-12.040. Permit—Transferability. § 17-12.050. Inspection of work. § 17-12.060. Emergency work. § 17-12.070. Violation—Owner to terminate.

  • § 17-12.080. Violation—Emergency abatement.

  • § 17-12.090. Violation.

    • § 17-12.260. Violations deemed a public nuisance.

    • § 17-12.270. Civil actions. § 17-12.280. Remedies not exclusive. § 17-12.290. Dispute—Request for ruling.

    • § 17-12.300. Appeals.

Chapter 17-16 NOISE

Article I General Provisions

Article II Storm Water Quality

  • § 17-12.100. Purpose and intent of article.

  • § 17-12.110. Definitions.

  • § 17-12.120. Administrative authority.

  • § 17-12.130. Construction and application.

  • § 17-12.140. Discharge of non-storm water.

  • § 17-12.150. Discharge in violation of NPDES permit.

  • § 17-12.160. Unlawful discharge and unlawful connections.

  • § 17-12.170. Reduction of pollutants in storm water.

  • § 17-12.180. Enforcement. § 17-12.190. Violations constituting misdemeanors.

  • § 17-12.200. Violation—Additional actions and remedies.

  • § 17-12.210. Violation—Emergency abatement.

  • § 17-12.220. Fine for falsification of data.

  • § 17-16.010. Definitions.

  • § 17-16.020. Sound level measurement criteria.

  • § 17-16.030. Ambient base noise level criteria.

  • § 17-16.040. Standards for determining violations.

  • § 17-16.050. Violation.

  • § 17-16.060. Violation—Other remedies.

Article II Special Noise Sources

  • § 17-16.070. Radios, television sets and similar devices.

  • § 17-16.080. Hawkers and peddlers.

  • § 17-16.090. Drums and other instruments.

  • § 17-16.100. Schools, hospitals and churches.

  • § 17-16.110. Animals. § 17-16.120. Machinery and equipment. § 17-16.125. Leaf blowers.

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Article III Article III Vehicles Prohibitions § 17-16.130. Pandemoniac vehicles § 17-24.030. Tree alteration, removal, defined—Prohibited—Violation—Penalty. relocation—Permit § 17-16.140. Vehicle repairs. required. § 17-16.150. Motor-driven vehicles—Noise. Article IV

§
§		 17-16.140.
17-16.150.
Vehicle repairs.

Motor-driven		 required.
vehicles—Noise. Article IV
Permits
Article IV
Amplified sound § 17-24.040. Permit category I—Tree
alteration or removal or
§
§
§		 17-16.160.
17-16.170.
17-16.180.
Purpose of article.

Regulations generally.

Registration—Required.		 relocation
permits—Application for
property where no
additional development is
§ 17-16.190.
Registration—Requirements—Approval		 proposed.
or disapproval. § 17-24.050. Permit category II—Tree
§ 17-16.200.
Appeals.		 alteration, removal or
§ 17-16.210.
Fees.		 relocation on property
proposed for
Chapter 17-22 development—Requirements.
HISTORIC AND CULTURAL
PRESERVATION Article V
Street Trees
§ 17-22.010.
Historic and cultural
preservation and review § 17-24.070. Street trees and plantings on
authority. and adjacent to public
streets and sidewalks.
Chapter 17-24 § 17-24.075. Street tree removal—Permit
TREES required—Conditions.
§ 17-24.080. Tree
Article I removal—Permit—Term.
Intent and Purpose § 17-24.082. Appeals.
§ 17-24.010.
Declaration of legislative
intent and purpose.		 § 17-24.085. Trimming trees and hedges
abutting side walks.
Article VI
Article II
Definitions		 Appeals
§ 17-24.020.
Definitions.		 § 17-24.090. Appeals.
Article VII
Enforcement
§ 17-24.100. Violation.

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  • § 17-24.110. Criminal penalty for § 17-32.090. Phasing of reclamation. violation. § 17-32.100. Findings for approval.

  • § 17-24.120. Injunctions. § 17-32.110. Financial assurances for § 17-24.130. Replacement trees. reclamation plans. § 17-24.140. Violation—City approvals. § 17-32.115. Change in ownership or control.

  • Chapter 17-28 § 17-32.120. Inspections.

  • PROCEDURE FOR CHANGING URBAN § 17-32.130. Idle mines—Interim BOUNDARY management plans. § 17-32.140. Enforcement—Violations

  • § 17-28.010. Changes in urban boundary. and penalties. § 17-32.150. Fees.

  • Chapter 17-30 § 17-32.160. Public records.

  • TRIP REDUCTION PROGRAM § 17-32.170. Appeal. § 17-32.180. Notice of public hearings.

  • § 17-30.010. Purpose. § 17-32.185. Amendments and revisions

  • § 17-30.020. Authority. of permits, reclamation

  • § 17-30.030. Findings. plans and financial

  • § 17-30.040. Definitions. assurances. § 17-30.050. Quantitative trip reduction § 17-32.187. Substitution of financial goal. assurances.

  • § 17-30.060. Employer responsibilities. § 17-32.190. Duties and authority of the § 17-30.070. City participation. Director of Community Development.

  • Chapter 17-32 § 17-32.192. Notice of determination of

  • SURFACE MINING AND chapter's RECLAMATION inapplicability—Subsection . § 17-32.200. Other approvals and

  • § 17-32.010. Authority and effect. permits required. § 17-32.012. Purpose and intent. § 17-32.210. Separability.

§
§		 17-30.060.
17-30.070.		 goal.

Employer responsibilities.

City participation.
§ 17-32.190.
assurances.

Duties and authority of the
Director of Community
Development.
Chapter 17-32 § 17-32.192.
Notice of determination of
SURFACE MINING AND chapter's
RECLAMATION inapplicability—Subsection
§ 17-32.200.
Other approvals and
§ 17-32.010.
Authority and effect.		 permits required.
§ 17-32.012.
Purpose and intent.		 § 17-32.210.
Separability.
§ 17-32.020.
Definitions.
§ 17-32.030.
Application of chapter.		 Chapter 17-34
§ 17-32.040.
Permit, reclamation plan		 CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM
and financial assurance AGENCY (CUPA)
requirements.
§ 17-32.060.
Contents of application for		 § 17-34.010.
Findings and purpose.
permit. § 17-34.020.
Definitions.
§ 17-32.070.
Notice to State Director and		 § 17-34.030.
Certified Unified Program
State Department of Agency.
Transportation. § 17-34.040.
Certified Unified Program
§ 17-32.072.
Processing.		 Agency permit required.
§ 17-32.076.
Reclamation		 § 17-34.050.
Application for a Certified
plan—Contents. Unified Program Agency
§ 17-32.080.
Standards for reclamation		 permit.
plans.

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§ 17-34.060. Hazardous materials release § 17-34.230.
Complaint and
response plans and administrative civil penalty
inventory (business plan). hearing procedure.
§ 17-34.070. Contents of hazardous § 17-34.240.
Administrative hearing.
materials business plans. § 17-34.250.
Dispute resolution.
§ 17-34.080. Additional reporting. § 17-34.260.
Conflicting provisions.
§ 17-34.090. Acutely hazardous materials
registration. Chapter 17-35
§ 17-34.100. Risk management and INSTALLATION OF WOOD BURNING
prevention plan. APPLIANCES, REMOVAL AND
§ 17-34.110. Underground storage tanks. OPERATION OF NONCERTIFIED
§ 17-34.120. Hazardous waste generators WOOD HEATERS
and on-site treatment.
§ 17-34.130. Administrative § 17-35.010.
Purpose.
procedures—Public § 17-35.020.
Definitions.
inspection of records. § 17-35.030.
Exemptions.
§ 17-34.140. Trade secrets and § 17-35.040.
Education program.
confidential or secret § 17-35.050.
Voluntary curtailment.
information. § 17-35.060.
New installations.
§ 17-34.150. Closure work plan and
closure report.		 § 17-35.070.
Removal of noncertified
wood heater upon remodel.
§ 17-34.160. Response to threatened or
actual releases.		 § 17-35.080.
Non operation of
noncertified wood heater.
§ 17-34.170. Inspections. § 17-35.090.
Recommended removal of
§ 17-34.180. Fees. noncertified wood heater
§ 17-34.190. Denial, suspension or upon sale of property.
revocation of permit. § 17-35.100.
Disclosure by transferor of
§ 17-34.200. Enforcement—Authority. residential real property.
§ 17-34.210. Violation—Civil and § 17-35.110.
Prohibited fuels.
criminal penalties. § 17-35.120.
Permit for installation or
§ 17-34.220. Administrative civil replacement of wood
penalties. burning appliance.
§ 17-35.130.
Violation.

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▸ Contents — Santa Rosa Planning Code
Santa Rosa Planning Code
  1. ▸ Title 17
    Overview
    1. Chapter 17-04 — ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    2. Chapter 17-12 — STORM WATER
    3. Chapter 17-04 — ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    4. Chapter 17-16
    5. Chapter 17-22
    6. Chapter 17-24 — TREES
    7. Chapter 17-28 — PROCEDURE FOR CHANGING URBAN BOUNDARY
    8. Chapter 17-30 — TRIP REDUCTION PROGRAM
    9. Chapter 17-32 — SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION
    10. Chapter 17-34 — CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM AGENCY (CUPA)
    11. Chapter 17-35 — INSTALLATION OF WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES, REMOV…
  2. Title 19
  3. Title 21

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