Municipal code
Shafter Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Shafter, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-09-27
- Contents
- 160 chapters · 1,391 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Shafter
Contents
- Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
- Chapter 2.04 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 2.12 — MAYOR
- Chapter 2.36 — HEALTH OFFICER
- Chapter 2.44 — POLICE RESERVE
- Chapter 2.48 — PLANNING COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.52 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
- Chapter 2.60 — FEE AND SERVICE CHARGE REVENUE/COST COMPARISON SYSTEM
- Chapter 2.64 — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Chapter 2.68 — PURCHASING AND PUBLIC PROJECTS BID PROCEDURES
- Chapter 2.69 — DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS
- Chapter 2.72 — PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS, EXEMPTION FROM LABOR CODE REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 2.74 — LEASING CITY PROPERTY FOR LONGER THAN FIFTY-FIVE YEARS
- Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE
- Chapter 3.04 — TRANSFER OF TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION DUTIES TO COUNTY
- Chapter 3.08 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
- Chapter 3.12 — SALES AND USE TAX
- Title 5 — BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
- Chapter 5.04 — BUSINESS LICENSES GENERALLY
- Chapter 5.08 — STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
▸Chapter 5.12 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Chapter 5.16 — AMUSEMENT MACHINES
- Chapter 5.20 — AUCTIONEERS
- Chapter 5.24 — BINGO
- Chapter 5.28 — DANCES
- Chapter 5.32 — JUNK AND AUTOMOBILE DISMANTLING YARDS
- Chapter 5.36 — PEDDLERS, CANVASSERS AND SOLICITORS
- Chapter 5.44 — TAXICABS
- Chapter 5.48 — TRANSIENT OUTDOOR BUSINESSES
- Chapter 5.50 — SIDEWALK VENDING
- Chapter 5.52 — YARD SALES
- Chapter 5.54 — PUBLIC TELEPHONES IN THE CITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- Chapter 5.56 — FOOD VENDING VEHICLES
- Chapter 5.58 — STATE VIDEO SERVICE FRANCHISES
- Title 6 — ANIMALS
- Chapter 6.04 — PURPOSE
- Chapter 6.08 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 6.12 — ADOPTION—PROCEDURE, POLICY AND FEES
- Chapter 6.16 — LICENSING—DOG REGISTRATION
- Chapter 6.20 — IMPOUNDMENT
- Chapter 6.24 — ANIMAL TRAPS
- Chapter 6.28 — LEASHING—TETHERING
- Chapter 6.32 — VICIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS—SEIZURE HEARING PROCEDURES
- Chapter 6.36 — RABIES QUARANTINE AND PROCEDURES
- Chapter 6.40 — NOISY ANIMALS
- Chapter 6.44 — ANIMAL CARE REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 6.48 — CONTROL OF NEGLECTED AND MISTREATED ANIMALS
- Chapter 6.52 — VEHICLES—TRANSPORTING ANIMALS
- Chapter 6.56 — ANIMAL WASTE—IMPROPER SANITATION
- Chapter 6.60 — ANIMALS CREATING A NUISANCE
- Chapter 6.64 — RESISTING AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
- Chapter 6.68 — PERMITTING ANIMALS TO GO WITHOUT CARE—PRE-SEIZURE AND POST-SEIZURE
- Chapter 6.72 — SERVICES REQUIRING COLLECTION OF FEES
- Chapter 6.76 — VIOLATIONS—PENALTIES
- Chapter 6.80 — KEEPING OF ANIMALS—AGRICULTURAL USE
- Chapter 6.84 — KEEPING OF ANIMALS— R-1, R-2, R-3 ZONES
- Chapter 6.88 — KEEPING OF FOWL
- Chapter 6.92 — STUDENT-ORIENTED PROJECTS INVOLVING ANIMALS
- Chapter 6.96 — KENNELS—COMMERCIAL OR NONCOMMERCIAL
- Chapter 6.100 — EXOTIC ANIMALS
- Title 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY
- Chapter 8.04 — AMBULANCES
- Chapter 8.05 — SMOKING
- Chapter 8.12 — FIREWORKS
- Chapter 8.16 — SOLID WASTE, RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND ORGANIC WASTE
- Chapter 8.20 — HANDBILLS
- Chapter 8.24 — NOISE CONTROL REGULATIONS
- Chapter 8.28 — NUISANCES
- Chapter 8.32 — SWIMMING POOLS AND PONDS
- Chapter 8.36 — WEEDS AND WASTE MATTER
- Chapter 8.38 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Chapter 8.40 — MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH REGULATIONS
- Article I — Water Use
- Article II — Cesspools
- Chapter 8.42 — FOOD ESTABLISHMENT GRADING
- Chapter 8.46 — PROHIBITION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA COOPERATIVES, COLLECTIVES, OR
- Chapter 8.48 — FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION
- Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
- Chapter 9.04 — OFFENSES BY OR AGAINST PUBLIC OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT
- Chapter 9.08 — OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON
- Chapter 9.12 — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY
- Chapter 9.20 — OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY
- Chapter 9.24 — OFFENSES BY OR AGAINST MINORS
- Chapter 9.28 — WEAPONS
- Chapter 9.32 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
- Chapter 9.36 — GRAFFITI PREVENTION AND ABATEMENT
- Chapter 9.40 — REGULATION OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS
- Chapter 9.44 — PSYCHOACTIVE BATH SALTS, PSYCHOACTIVE HERBAL INCENSE (SPICE), AND OTHER
- Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Chapter 10.04 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 10.08 — TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 10.12 — TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
- Chapter 10.16 — TURNING MOVEMENTS
- Chapter 10.20 — SPEED LIMITS
- Chapter 10.24 — SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED
- Chapter 10.28 — MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 10.32 — ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
- Chapter 10.36 — LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES
- Chapter 10.40 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
- Article I — Generally
- Article II — Restrictions and Prohibitions
- Article IV — Parking of Commercial Vehicles
- Chapter 10.44 — ABANDONED VEHICLES
- Chapter 10.48 — BICYCLES
- Chapter 10.52 — INTERSTATE TRUCKS
- Chapter 10.54 — TOWING OF VEHICLES
- Title 12 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
- Chapter 12.04 — DATUM PLANE
- Chapter 12.08 — PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT SPECIFICATIONS
- Chapter 12.12 — SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS
- Chapter 12.16 — EXCAVATIONS
- Chapter 12.20 — PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS
- Chapter 12.24 — SCHOOL FACILITIES—CONDITIONS OF OVERCROWDING
- Chapter 12.28 — TREES AND SHRUBS
- Chapter 12.32 — PUBLIC PARKS
- Title 13 — PUBLIC SERVICES
- Chapter 13.04 — WATER SERVICE
- Article I — Service Charges
- Article II — Control of Backflow and Cross-Connections
- Chapter 13.08 — SEWER SERVICE SYSTEM
- Chapter 13.12 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS
- Chapter 13.16 — UTILITY FUNDS
- Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 15.04 — BUILDING REGULATIONS—GENERAL
- Chapter 15.06 — RESIDENTIAL CODE
▸Chapter 15.08 — BUILDING CODE
Overview- 3.1 Provide automatic sprinkler system protection.
- 3.2 Construct the attic using noncombustible materials.
- 3.3 Construct the attic using fire-retardant-treated wood complying with Section 2303.2 of the
- 3.4 Fill the attic with noncombustible insulation.
- 1402.6 Flood resistance. For buildings located in flood hazard areas as established in 15.44.0…
- 1704.6 Structural observations. Where required by the provisions of Section 1704.6.1, the owne…
- 1804.4 Site grading. The ground immediately adjacent to the foundation shall be sloped away fr…
- 1804.5 Grading and fill in flood hazard areas. In flood hazard areas established in Section 15…
- 0.002 times the gross cross-sectional area of the footing. A minimum of one bar shall be provi…
- 3001.3 Reference standards. Except as otherwise provided for in this code, the design, constru…
- 3109.1 General. The design and construction of private swimming pools, spas and hot tubs shall…
- 3109.3 Protection from adjacent properties. Swimming pools and spas protected by the two safet…
- 3109.4 Pool design and construction. Pool design and construction shall be in accordance with …
- Chapter 15.10 — GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
- Chapter 15.12 — MECHANICAL CODE
- Chapter 15.16 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
▸Chapter 15.20 — PLUMBING CODE
- Chapter 15.24 — ELECTRICAL CODE
- Article I — General Provisions
- Article II — National Electrical Code
- Article III — Administration
- Article IV — Inspection
- Article V — Enforcement
- Article VI — Electrical Maintenance Permit
- Chapter 15.26 — EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 15.28 — GRADING CODE
▸Chapter 39 — PROCESSING AND EXTRACTION FACILITIES
Overview- 3901.1 Scope. Plant processing or extraction facilities shall comply with this chapter and the…
- 3901.2 Existing buildings or facilities. Existing buildings or facilities used for the process…
- 3901.3 Permits. Permits shall be required as set forth in Sections 105.5 and 105.6.
- 3902.1 Definitions. The following terms are defined in Chapter 2:
- 3903.1 Construction. Plant processing and extraction shall be located in a building complying …
- 3903.2 Prohibited occupancies. Extraction processes utilizing flammable gases or flammable cry…
- 3903.3 Location. The extraction equipment and extraction processes utilizing flammable or comb…
- 3903.4 Doors. All doors in the extraction room shall be self-closing doors. All exit or exit a…
- 3903.5 Post-process purification and winterization. Postprocessing and winterization involving…
- 3903.6 Use of flammable and combustible liquids. The use of flammable and combustible liquids …
- 3903.7 Liquefied petroleum gas. Liquefied petroleum gases shall not be released to the atmosph…
- 3904.1 General. Systems and equipment used with the processing and extraction of oils and prod…
- 3904.2 Systems and equipment. Systems or equipment used for the extraction of oils from plant …
- 3904.3 Technical report. A technical report, reviewed and approved by the fire code official a…
- 3904.4 Site inspection. Prior to operation of the extraction equipment, where required by the …
- 3904.5 Maintenance. All equipment, devices and safety systems shall be maintained in an operable
- 3905.1 Automatic sprinkler system. Buildings containing plant extraction systems shall be equi…
- 3905.2 Gas detection. For extraction processes utilizing flammable gases as solvents, a contin…
- 3905.3 Emergency shutoff. Extraction processes utilizing gaseous hydrocarbon-based solvents sh…
- 5001.7 Facility Correction Plan. When required by the fire code official, any business subject…
- 5614.1 General. Fireworks defined and classified as "Safe and Sane" in accordance with the pro…
- 5614.2 Permits.
- 5614.3 Fireworks Stands.
- 5614.4 Sale of Safe and Sane fireworks.
- 5614.5 Seizure of Fireworks. The fire code official shall have the authority to seize, take an…
- 5806.2 Limitations. Storage of flammable cryogenic fluids, including Liquefied Natural Gas (LN…
- 6104.2 Maximum capacity within established limits. The storage of liquefied petroleum gas in e…
- 6108.1 General. Fire protection shall be provided for installations having storage containers …
- Chapter 15.34 — RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE
- Chapter 15.36 — BUILDING RELOCATION
- Chapter 15.40 — MOBILE HOMES AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
- Chapter 15.44 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Article II — Administration
- Article III — Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction.
- Article IV — Variance Procedure
- Article V — Appeals
- Chapter 15.48 — SIGN CODE
- Chapter 15.51 — MURALS
- Chapter 15.52 — ENERGY CODE
- Chapter 15.54 — BUILDING SAFETY ASSESSMENT PLACARD SYSTEM
- Chapter 15.56 — PERMITTING SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEMS
- Title 16 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Title 17 — ZONING
- Title 18 — ENVIRONMENT
- Chapter 18.04 — AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE PROCEDURES