Municipal code
Simi Valley Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Simi Valley, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-09-27
- Contents
- 91 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Simi Valley
Contents
▸Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
▸Chapter 1 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 2 — CLAIMS AND DEMANDS
- Chapter 3 — COUNCILS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, AGENCIES, AND AUTHORITIES
- Article 1 — Meetings
- Article 3 — Neighborhood Councils
- Article 4 — Planning Commission
▸Article 5 — Cultural Heritage
- Article 6 — Redevelopment Agency
- Article 7 — Industrial Development Authority
- Chapter 4 — MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
- Chapter 5 — CITY ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCES
- Article 1 — Bonds
- Article 2 — City Manager
- Article 3 — Finance Director
- Article 4 — Health Officer
- Article 5 — Office Hours
- Article 6 — Vacations, Leaves, Holidays, and Other Employee Benefits
- Chapter 7 — OFFICIAL NOTICES
- Chapter 8 — OFFICIAL SEAL
- Chapter 9 — PURCHASING SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT; CONTRACTING FOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES,
- Article 1 — General
▸Article 2 — Purchasing and Contracting for Supplies, Equipment, Maintenance Services, and Publ…
- Article 3 — Contracts for Consultant Services
- Article 4 — Disposition of City-Owned Personal Property
- Chapter 10 — TRAINING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
- Chapter 11 — USE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION
- Chapter 12 — INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CITY-OWNED VEHICLES
▸Chapter 13 — UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
- Chapter 14 — CONTRACTING FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS
- Chapter 15 — SIMI VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
- Chapter 1 — BUSINESS TAX CERTIFICATION
- Article 1 — General Provisions
- Article 2 — Business Taxes
- Chapter 2 — FEES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 2.5 — AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENTS FOR FEES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING UNITS
- Article 1 — Investment of City Funds
- Article 2 — Special Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund
- Chapter 4 — PURCHASING SYSTEM
▸Article 1 — Real Property Transfer Taxes
- Article 2 — Sales and Use Taxes
- Article 3 — Transient Occupancy Taxes
- Article 4 — CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX
- Chapter 6 — WARRANTS AND DEMANDS
- Chapter 7 — TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT
- Chapter 1 — ABANDONED SERVICE STATIONS
- Chapter 2 — AMBULANCES
- Chapter 3 — BICYCLES
- Chapter 4 — BUS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
- Chapter 5 — EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- Chapter 6 — FIRE PREVENTION
- Chapter 7 — MOTORCYCLES AND MOTOR-DRIVEN VEHICLES
- Chapter 8 — TAXICABS
- Article 1 — Continuance of Certain Provisions in Effect
- Article 2 — Parking on Unpaved Surfaces or Storage of Inoperative Vehicles in Yard Areas
- Article 3 — Parking Vehicles for Sale
▸Article 4 — Parking Commercial and Oversized Vehicles, Trailers and Fifth Wheels
- Article 5 — Parking and Standing of Vehicles
- Article 6 — Mobile Billboard Advertising Displays
- Article 7 — Emergency Vehicle Parking and Restrictions on City Parking Lots
- Chapter 10 — TUMBLEWEEDS, WEEDS, GRASS, AND SIMILAR VEGETATION
- Chapter 11 — SALES OF GASOLINE
- Chapter 12 — BUSINESS TENANCY CERTIFICATES
- Chapter 13 — PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR FOR SKATEBOARDS, ROLLERBLADES, ROLLERSKATES AND
- Chapter 14 — SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF VEHICLES USED TO PARTICIPATE IN MOTOR VEHICLE
- Chapter 15 — USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT
- Title 5 — PUBLIC WELFARE
▸Chapter 2 — ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED, OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLES
- Chapter 3 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Chapter 4 — AMUSEMENT ACTIVITIES
- Chapter 5 — BILLIARD ROOMS
- Chapter 6 — CARD ROOMS
▸Chapter 7 — DANCES AND DANCE SITES
- Chapter 8 — SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
▸Article 2 — Application and Permits
- Article 3 — Facilities and Employees
- Article 4 — Miscellaneous Provisions
- Chapter 9 — FALSE REPORTS
- Chapter 10 — CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS
- Chapter 11 — HOTEL AND MOTEL REGISTRATION
- Chapter 12 — ITINERANT HAWKERS, PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, AND MERCHANTS
- Chapter 13 — JUNK COLLECTORS AND DEALERS, SECONDHAND DEALERS, AND PAWNBROKERS
▸Chapter 14 — CURFEW
- Chapter 15 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 16 — NOISE
- Chapter 17 — PARADES, ATHLETIC EVENTS AND PUBLIC ASSEMBLES
- Chapter 18 — PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR
- Chapter 19 — TEENAGE DANCES
- Chapter 20 — UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
- Chapter 22 — WEAPONS
- Chapter 23 — SMOKING PROHIBITED AND REGULATED IN PUBLIC PLACES
- Chapter 24 — BINGO GAMES
- Chapter 25 — TRESPASSING UPON PRIVATELY-OPERATED BUSINESS PREMISES
- Chapter 26 — DISPLAY AND DISTRIBUTION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
- Chapter 27 — AMUSEMENT DEVICES
- Chapter 28 — REGULATIONS AFFECTING CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISES ENTERED INTO ON OR
- Chapter 29 — DISPLAY OF MATERIALS HARMFUL TO MINORS
▸Chapter 30 — ALARM SYSTEMS
- Chapter 31 — GRAFFITI
- Chapter 32 — LOCATION FILMING
- Chapter 33 — PARTIES
▸Chapter 34 — POLICE RESPONSE
▸Chapter 35 — WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES
- Chapter 36 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Chapter 37 — PUBLIC NUDITY
- Chapter 38 — CITY BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
- Chapter 39 — AGGRESSIVE SOLICITATION
- Chapter 40 — HOSTING GATHERINGS OF UNDERAGE DRINKERS
- Chapter 41 — NONMEDICINAL AND MEDICINAL CANNABIS STANDARDS
- Chapter 42 — PLACING FLIERS, HANDBILLS, LEAFLETS, AND OTHER PRINTED MATERIAL ON VEHICLES
- Chapter 44 — CONDUCT ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Chapter 45 — SIDEWALK VENDORS
- Article 2 — License Tags—Amendments and Deletions
- Article 9 — Amendment: Administrative Enforcement Alternative
- Article 12 — Feeding of Certain Birds
- Chapter 2 — GARBAGE, RUBBISH, AND REFUSE
- Chapter 3 — RUBBISH COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
- Chapter 4 — MOBILE HOMES AND COMMERCIAL COACHES
- Chapter 5 — TEMPORARY SHELTERS
- Chapter 6 — UNSANITARY CONDITIONS
- Chapter 7 — GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION
- Chapter 8 — SEPARATION OF WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES
- Chapter 9 — STAGNANT POOLS OF WATER
- Chapter 10 — HAZARDOUS WASTES
- Chapter 11 — VENTURA COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 8 (VCWWD) WATER CONSERVATION
▸Article 1 — Ventura County Waterworks District No. 8 Water Conservation Program
- Article 2 — City Water Conservation Program
- Chapter 12 — STORM WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
- Article 2 — Prohibition of Non-Stormwater Discharges
- Article 3 — Reduction of Pollutants in Stormwater
- Article 4 — Development Projects
- Article 5 — Requirements for the Control of Urban Runoff
- Article 6 — Inspection Warrants and Monitoring
- Article 7 — Permits
- Article 8 — Enforcement
- Chapter 13 — SEWER USE
- Article 2 — Use of Sewers; Private Disposal
- Article 3 — Construction and Maintenance of Sewers
- Article 4 — Administration
- Article 5 — Prohibitions and Discharge Limitations
▸Article 6 — Permits
- Article 7 — Facilities Requirements
- Article 8 — Monitoring, Reporting, Inspection, Record Keeping, and Notification Requirements
▸Article 9 — Enforcement
- Chapter 14 — SAFER SEX IN THE ADULT FILM INDUSTRY ORDINANCE
- Chapter 15 — VENTURA COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 8 (WWD8) BACKFLOW PREVENTION
- Article 1 — Definitions
- Article 2 — General Provisions
- Article 3 — Curbs, Sidewalks, Gutters, Driveways, Street Paving, Retaining Walls, Storm Drains…
- Article 4 — Excavations and Encroachments
- Article 5 — Use of Streets by Loaded Vehicles
- Article 6 — Overhead Structures
- Article 7 — Flag Holes
- Article 8 — Trees, Shrubs, and Plants
- Article 9 — Subdivision Directional Signs
- Article 10 — Newsracks
- Chapter 2 — RIGHT-OF-WAY WORK
- Chapter 3 — STREET TREES AND SHRUBS
▸Chapter 4 — UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
- Chapter 5 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- Article 1 — Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact, Purpose and Methods
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — General Provisions
- Article 4 — Floodplain Administrator
- Article 5 — Flood Area Development Permits
- Article 6 — Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction
- Article 7 — Loading
- Article 8 — Variance Procedures
- Article 9 — Map Amendments
- Title 8 — BUILDING CODES
- Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 3 — ORGANIZATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 5 — PERMITS
▸Chapter 6 — APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 7 — PERMIT ISSUANCE
- Chapter 8 — FEES
- Chapter 9 — INSPECTIONS
- Chapter 10 — CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
▸Chapter 11 — ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE
Overview- § 12.11
- 2305.4 Hold-down connectors. Hold-down connectors shall be designed to resist shear wall overt…
- 2305.5 Quality of Nails. Mechanically driven nails used in wood structural panel shear walls s…
- 2306.4 Lumber sheathed shear walls. Single and double diagonally sheathed lumber shear walls s…
- 2306.7 Shear walls sheathed with other materials. Shear walls sheathed with Portland cement pl…
- Chapter 12 — ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE
- Chapter 13 — ADOPTION OF THE CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE
- Chapter 14 — ADOPTION OF THE CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE
- Chapter 15 — ADOPTION OF THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE
- Chapter 17 — ADOPTION OF THE CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 18 — ADOPTION OF THE CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 19 — ADOPTION OF THE CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE
- Chapter 20 — ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- Chapter 21 — SECURITY STANDARDS FOR BUILDINGS
- Chapter 22 — ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
- Chapter 23 — ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE
- Chapter 24 — SOLAR ENERGY PERMITS
- Chapter 25 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS EXPEDITED REVIEW PROCESS
- Chapter 9-4 — Environmental Quality
- Chapter 9-5 — Urban Area Development
- Chapter 9-10 — Purpose and Applicability of Development Code
- Chapter 9-12 — Interpretation of Code Provisions
- Chapter 9-20 — Zoning Map
- Chapter 9-22 — Land Use Permit Requirements
- Chapter 9-24 — Residential and Open Space Zoning Districts
▸Chapter 9-26 — Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts
▸Chapter 9-28 — Overlay Zoning Districts
- Chapter 9-30 — General Property Development and Use Standards
- Chapter 9-31 — Density Bonus/Affordable Housing Provisions
- Chapter 9-33 — Landscaping Standards
▸Chapter 9-34 — Parking and Loading Standards
- Chapter 9-35 — Recyclable Material and Discard Collection Containers and Facilities
- Chapter 9-36 — Residential Building Permit Allocation System
▸Chapter 9-37 — Signs
- Chapter 9-38 — Tree Preservation, Cutting, and Removal
- Chapter 9-39 — Transportation Demand Management
- Chapter 9-40 — Oil and Gas Drilling and Production
▸Chapter 9-44 — Standards for Specific Land Uses
- Chapter 9-46 — Telecommunications
- Article 5 — Land Use and Development Permit Procedures
- Chapter 9-50 — Application Filing and Processing
▸Chapter 9-52 — Permit Review, Approval, Disapproval or Modification
- Chapter 9-54 — Development Agreements
- Chapter 9-56 — Specific Plans
- Chapter 9-60 — Applicability and Administration of Subdivision Regulations
- Chapter 9-61 — Tentative Map Filing and Processing
- Chapter 9-62 — Parcel Maps and Final Maps
- Chapter 9-63 — Additional Subdivision Procedures
▸Chapter 9-64 — Subdivision Design and Improvement Requirements
- Chapter 9-66 — Dedications, Reservations, and Exactions
▸Chapter 9-68 — Dedication of Land for Park and Recreational Purposes
▸Chapter 9-70 — Administrative Responsibility
- Chapter 9-71 — Permit Time Limits and Extensions
- Chapter 9-72 — Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Parcels
▸Chapter 9-73 — Amendments
- Chapter 9-74 — Public Hearings
- Chapter 9-76 — Appeals
- Chapter 9-78 — Enforcement, Administration, and Permit Revocation
- Chapter 9-80 — Definitions/Glossary
▸Chapter 1 — PUBLIC PARKS
Overview- 2104.3 Repealed
- 2143.1 Repealed
- 2143.2 Repealed
- 2143.3 Repealed
- 6290.1 Repealed
- 6292.1 Repealed
- 6292.2 Repealed
- 6292.3 Repealed
- 3.34 376 Not Codified (See 9-6.01)
- 2.13 963 Zone Reclassification
- 1.506 and 9-1.2303, wireless telecommunication
- 12.17 1139 2-9-09 Zoning 2 Added 9-24.060
- 9.508 1142 6-15-09 Water conservation program 4 Added 6-11.201—6-
- 11.205 1143 5-11-09 Establishes moratorium on new Special
- 11.110 1144 6-15-09 Rezone Special
- 3.513 WWD-10 10-12-09 Water Conservation Program 1 6-11.105, 6-
- 11.106 <!-- page 1579 -->
- § 22.07
- 22.12 1152 12-7-09 Green Building Standards Code 1 (Exh. A) 8-22.01—8-
- 31.09 1155 4-27-10 Neighborhood councils 1 (Exh. 1) 2-3.301—2-
- 3.308 1156 4-26-10 City election campaign finances 1 (Exh. A) 2-5.01—
- 31.070 Added 9-31.010—9-
- 31.030 9-80.020
- 15.02 8-16.01
- 18.02 8-19.01
- 18.02 8-19.01
- § 9.44
- 80.020 1256 3-14-16 General claim procedures 1(Exh. A) 2-2.06—
- 11.112 1271 5-15-17 Purchasing supplies and 1 Added 2-9.101—
- 80.020 1280 11-13-17 Establish citywide standards to 3(Exh. A) 5-41.01—
- § 9.30
- 52.070 9-80.020
- 1.202 Rnbd 6-1.801
- 30.080 Rpld 9-44.100
- 52.080 9-80.020
- 11.06 8-12.01—
- 11.06 8-12.01—