Earlier editions: 2026-09
Municipal code
Sonoma Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Sonoma, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-05
- Contents
- 14 titles · 1,867 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Sonoma
Contents
▸Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
Overview- Chapter 1.01 — CODE ADOPTION
- Chapter 1.03 — CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
- Chapter 1.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 1.08 — RIGHT OF ENTRY
- Chapter 1.12 — GENERAL PENALTY
- Chapter 1.16 — CITY BASE OR DATUM
- Chapter 1.20 — OFFICIAL MAP — STREETS AND PLAZAS
- Chapter 1.24 — APPEALS BEFORE THE CITY
- Chapter 1.28 — ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION
▸Chapter 1.30 — ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE AND ORDER PROCEEDINGS
▸Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Overview- Chapter 2.01 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 2.02 — CAMPAIGN FINANCE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 2.03 — ELECTRONIC FILING OF CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC …
- Chapter 2.04 — COUNCIL COMMITTEES
- Chapter 2.08 — CITY MANAGER
- Chapter 2.10 — FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Chapter 2.12 — PERSONNEL CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION
▸Chapter 2.20 — POLICE DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 2.21 — FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 2.24 — UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY POLICE DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 2.28 — PUBLIC LIBRARY
- Chapter 2.32 — PUBLIC CEMETERIES
- Chapter 2.36 — DISASTER RELIEF
- Chapter 2.40 — BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS – GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 2.44 — PLANNING COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.48 — PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.50 — CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.56 — CULTURAL AND FINE ARTS COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.60 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.70 — LIVING WAGE
- Chapter 2.80 — MINIMUM WAGE
▸Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE
Overview- Chapter 3.04 — CITY PURCHASING PROCEDURE
- Chapter 3.06 — SALE OR DISPOSAL OF THE CITY’S SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY
- Chapter 3.08 — TRANSFER OF CITY TAX FUNCTION TO COUNTY
- Chapter 3.12 — SALES AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.13 — 2024 TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.16 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 3.20 — DOCUMENTARY STAMP TAX
- Chapter 3.24 — CONSTRUCTION TAX
- Chapter 3.28 — GAS TAX IMPROVEMENT FUND
- Chapter 3.32 — CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND
- Chapter 3.36 — EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND
- Chapter 3.40 — IMPACT FEES
▸Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 5.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 5.08 — LICENSE TAX
- Chapter 5.12 — HANDBILLS
- Chapter 5.16 — TAXICABS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CONVEYANCE
- Chapter 5.20 — STATE VIDEO FRANCHISES
- Chapter 5.28 — AMBULANCE SERVICES
- Chapter 5.30 — WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
- Chapter 5.32 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY AND ANTENNA CRITERIA
- Chapter 5.34 — MUSIC VENUE LICENSING
- Chapter 5.36 — COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES
- Chapter 5.38 — CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX
▸Title 7 — HEALTH AND WELFARE
Overview- Chapter 7.02 — ANNEXATION
- Chapter 7.04 — PUBLIC HEALTH ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 7.08 — SOLID WASTE AND SOURCE SEPARATED MATERIALS COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
- Chapter 7.10 — MANDATORY ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION
- Chapter 7.12 — ANTI-SCAVENGER ORDINANCE
- Chapter 7.16 — USE AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS FOR YARDS
- Chapter 7.20 — USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Chapter 7.24 — SMOKING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 7.25 — REGULATING THE MANNER OF SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
- Chapter 7.30 — USE OF DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE WARE AND OTHER PRODUCTS
- Chapter 7.32 — AIR CONDITIONING COOLANT RECYCLING
- Chapter 7.40 — PERMITS FOR COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, FILMING, AND RECORDING
- Chapter 7.42 — UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
▸Title 8 — ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL
Overview- Chapter 8.02 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 8.04 — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- Chapter 8.06 — PROHIBITED CONDUCT
- Chapter 8.08 — KEEPING OF LIVESTOCK, FOWL AND OTHER ANIMALS
- Chapter 8.10 — DOGS AND CATS 1
- Chapter 8.12 — POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS DOGS
- Chapter 8.14 — IMPOUNDMENT
- Chapter 8.18 — RABIES CONTROL
- Chapter 8.20 — VIOLATIONS
▸Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Overview▸Division I — Offenses By or Against Public Officers and Government
▸Division II — Offenses Against the Person
▸Division III — Offenses Against Public Health and Safety
▸Division IV — Offenses Against Public Decency
▸Division V — Offenses Against Public Peace
Overview- Chapter 9.36 — CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN PUBLIC PLACES
- Chapter 9.38 — SOCIAL HOST LIABILITY AND PROHIBITION AGAINST UNDERAGE DRINKING
- Chapter 9.40 — DISTURBING MEETINGS
- Chapter 9.44 — LOITERING
- Chapter 9.48 — OBSTRUCTION OR INTERFERENCE WITH FREE PASSAGE
- Chapter 9.52 — DISTURBING THE PEACE
- Chapter 9.56 — NOISE
- Chapter 9.60 — LEAF BLOWERS
- Chapter 9.68 — PICKETING AND BESETTING
- Chapter 9.69 — LAUNCHING AND LANDING AIRCRAFT AT PLACES OTHER THAN AIRPORTS
▸Division VI — Offenses Against Property
▸Division VIII — Offenses By or Against Minors
▸Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Overview- Chapter 10.08 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 10.12 — TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 10.16 — ENFORCEMENT AND OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- Chapter 10.20 — TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
- Chapter 10.22 — SIDESHOWS, STREET RACES, AND RECKLESS DRIVING EXHIBITIONS
- Chapter 10.24 — TURNING MOVEMENTS
- Chapter 10.28 — ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
- Chapter 10.44 — PEDESTRIAN REGULATIONS
- Chapter 10.48 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
- Chapter 10.52 — STOPPING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING
- Chapter 10.56 — RESTRICTED USE OF CERTAIN STREETS
- Chapter 10.60 — TRUCK ROUTES
- Chapter 10.64 — OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY AT INTERSECTIONS
- Chapter 10.69 — INCREASE OR DECREASE OF PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
- Chapter 10.73 — REMOVAL OF ABANDONED AND OTHER NUISANCE VEHICLES
- Chapter 10.74 — BICYCLES, SKATEBOARDS AND LIKE VEHICLES
- Chapter 10.76 — PENALTIES
▸Title 12 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Overview- Chapter 12.04 — OBSTRUCTION TO STREETS AND PUBLIC WAYS
- Chapter 12.06 — SIDEWALK SEATING PERMITS
- Chapter 12.09 — HERITAGE TREE ORDINANCE
- Chapter 12.12 — SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 12.14 — PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 12.16 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY INSTALLATION
- Chapter 12.20 — ENCROACHMENTS
- Chapter 12.24 — NEWSRACKS
▸Title 14 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Overview- Chapter 14.10 — CONSTRUCTION CODES
- Chapter 14.20 — EXCAVATIONS, GRADING AND FILLS
- Chapter 14.24 — REVIEW, REHABILITATION AND ABATEMENT OF EXISTING SEISMICALLY UNSAFE BUILDINGS
▸Chapter 14.25 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
Overview▸Part I — Scope and Administration
▸Part II — Definitions
▸Part III — Flood Resistant Development
- Chapter 14.27 — EXPEDITED REVIEW PROCESS FOR SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
- Chapter 14.28 — WOOD-BURNING APPLIANCES
- Chapter 14.29 — EXPEDITED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
- Chapter 14.30 — NUISANCE ABATEMENT
- Chapter 14.32 — WATER-EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING
▸Title 16 — SUBDIVISIONS 1 , 2
Overview- Chapter 16.01 — APPLICABILITY AND ADMINISTRATION OF SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- Chapter 16.02 — SUBDIVISION MAP APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 16.03 — SUBDIVISION DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 16.04 — TENTATIVE MAP FILING AND PROCESSING
- Chapter 16.05 — PARCEL MAPS AND FINAL MAPS
- Chapter 16.06 — CONDOMINIUMS AND CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS
- Chapter 16.07 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS AND PARCEL MERGERS
- Chapter 16.08 — CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE
- Chapter 16.09 — REVERSIONS TO ACREAGE
- Chapter 16.10 — DEDICATIONS AND EXACTIONS
- Chapter 16.11 — IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 16.12 — SURVEYS AND MONUMENTS
- Chapter 16.13 — DEFINITIONS
▸Title 18 — SIGNS AND DISPLAY ADVERTISING
Overview- Chapter 18.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 18.12 — PERMITS/ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 18.16 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
- Chapter 18.20 — SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
- Chapter 18.28 — PROHIBITIONS
- Chapter 18.32 — NONCONFORMING SIGNS
- Chapter 18.40 — VARIANCES
- Chapter 18.44 — ABATEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 18.50 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 18.60 — APPENDICES
▸Title 19 — INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES
Overview▸Division II — Community Design
▸Division III — Project Design
Overview- Chapter 19.16 — PLANNING AREA STANDARDS
- Chapter 19.18 — NORTHEAST PLANNING AREA
- Chapter 19.20 — CENTRAL-EAST PLANNING AREA
- Chapter 19.22 — SOUTHEAST PLANNING AREA
- Chapter 19.24 — NORTHWEST PLANNING AREA
- Chapter 19.26 — CENTRAL-WEST PLANNING AREA
- Chapter 19.28 — SOUTHWEST PLANNING AREA
- Chapter 19.30 — GATEWAY DISTRICT
- Chapter 19.32 — BROADWAY CORRIDOR
- Chapter 19.34 — DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
- Chapter 19.36 — WEST NAPA STREET/SONOMA HIGHWAY CORRIDOR
- Chapter 19.38 — OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS
▸Division IV — General Site Planning and Development Standards
Overview- Chapter 19.40 — GENERAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND USE STANDARDS
- Chapter 19.41 — TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
- Chapter 19.42 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND INFILL IN THE HISTORIC ZONE
- Chapter 19.43 — MULTIFAMILY OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS
- Chapter 19.44 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DENSITY BONUSES
- Chapter 19.45 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 19.46 — FENCES, HEDGES AND WALLS
- Chapter 19.48 — PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
- Chapter 19.50 — SPECIAL USE STANDARDS
- Chapter 19.51 — PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
▸Division VI — Subdivisions
▸Division VII — Development Code Administration
▸Division VIII — Definitions
▸Division IX — Growth Management