Municipal code
Sonora Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Sonora, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-09-27
- Contents
- 15 titles · 1,835 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Sonora
Contents
▸Title 1 — General Provisions
▸Title 2 — Administration and Personnel
Overview- 2.04 - Council Meetings
- 2.06 - Committee Appointments
- 2.08 - Officers' Duties
- 2.12 - Officers' Bonds
- 2.16 - Salaries
- 2.20 - Fire Department
- 2.24 - Peace Officer Standards and Training
- 2.28 - Emergency Services
- 2.32 - Planning Commission
- 2.36 - Cemeteries
- 2.44 - Director of Finance
- 2.48 - Administrative Officer
- 2.52 - Redevelopment Agency
- 2.56 - Sale, Transfer and Destruction of Unclaimed Property
▸Title 3 — Revenue and Finance
Overview- 3.08 - Transfer of Tax Functions
- 3.12 - Real Property Transfer Tax
- 3.16 - Sales and Use Tax
- 3.17 - The City of Sonora Essential Services Transaction and Use Tax Measure
- 3.20 - Transient Occupancy Tax
- 3.24 - Special Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund
- 3.28 - Claims Against the City
- 3.32 - Per Diem Wages on Public Works
- 3.36 - Parking and Business Improvement Area
- 3.38 - Transactions and Use Tax
- 3.40 - Tuolumne County Traffic Authority Transactions and Use Tax
- 3.50 - Traffic Impact Mitigation Fees
- 3.60 - Purchasing
▸Title 4 — Cable Systems
Overview- 4.02 - Legislative Findings and Purpose
- 4.04 - General
- 76.925. The franchisee agrees it will not pass the cost of any liquidated damages to subscribe…
- 4.06 - Special Rules Applicable to Cable Systems
- 4.08 - Customer Service and Consumer Protection Standards
- 4.10 - Miscellaneous
- 4.11 - State Video Franchises
▸Title 5 — Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations
▸Title 6 — Animals
▸Title 7 — Integrated Waste Management
▸Title 8 — Health and Safety
Overview- 8.04 - Explosives
- 8.08 - Fireworks
- 8.12 - Defensible Space
- 8.16 - Brush, Lawn Clippings and Leaves
- 8.20 - Nuisances
- 8.22 - Graffiti
- 8.24 - Alarm Systems
- 8.26 - Coasting Devices
- 8.28 - Mining in City Waterways
- 8.32 - Unlawful Open Burning
- 8.35 - Personal Cannabis Cultivation Regulation
- 8.36 - Cannabis Business Pilot Program
- 8.40 - Fire Hazard Severity Zones
▸Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
Overview- 9.04 - Offenses Against Public Order
- 9.08 - Public Possession and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages and Public Use, Consumption or
- 9.12 - Public Intoxication
- 9.16 - Interference with Radio Broadcasting
- 9.20 - Offenses Against Fire Department Equipment
- 9.24 - Advertising Matter
- 9.28 - Curfew for Minors
- 9.32 - Carrying of Weapons by Police Officers
- 9.34 - Cardrooms
- 9.36 - Bingo Games
- 9.38 - Offenses Against Police Canine Units
- 9.42 - Failure to Pay Transportation Charge
- 9.46 - Display of Harmful Matter to Minors
- 9.50 - Conduct on Public Property
- 9.54 - Aggressive Solicitation
- 9.56 - Unlawful Camping
- 9.60 - Trespass on Private Property or Business Premises Prohibited
- 9.61 - Protection of Critical Infrastructure and Fire Severity Zones
- 9.62 - Health and Hygiene
- 9.70 - Military Equipment Use Policy
- 9.80 - Shopping Carts
▸Title 14 — Property Maintenance
▸Title 15 — Buildings and Construction
Overview- 15.04 - Building Codes Adopted
- 15.08 - General Administrative Code Provisions
- Section 1094.5.
- 15.10 - Building Permits
- 15.11 - Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- 15.12 - Inspections and Occupancy
- 15.13 - Post Disaster Assessment
- 15.14 - Dangerous Building Code
- 15.16 - Fire Zones
- 15.20 - Building Numbers
- 15.24 - Garages and Storage Space
- 15.28 - Signs
- 15.32 - School Impact Mitigation Procedures
- 15.36 - Floodplain Management Procedures
▸Title 16 — Subdivisions
Overview- 16.01 - General Provisions
- 16.02 - Definitions
- 16.03 - Subdivision Map Application Processes
- 16.04 - Dedications and Improvements
- 16.05 - Condominiums
- 16.06 - Conversion of Rental Housing to Community Housing Projects
- 16.07 - Reversions to Acreage
- 16.08 - Correction and Amendments of Maps
- 16.09 - Enforcement and Remedies
- 16.10 - Lot or Parcel Mergers
- 16.11 - Validity and Conflict
▸Title 17 — Zoning
Overview- 17.02 General - Provisions
- 17.04 - Definitions
- 17.06 - Applicability
- 17.08 - Zone Classification
- 17.10 - Zone Boundaries
- 17.08 within which separate uniform regulations are imposed. The boundaries of these zones are…
- 17.11 - OS - Open Space Zone
- 17.12 - AR - Agricultural/Residential Zone
- 17.14 - RE - Residential Estates Zone
- 17.16 - R-1 - Single-Family Residential Zone
- 17.18 - R-2 - Limited Multifamily Residential Zone
- 17.20 - R-3 - Multifamily Residential Zone
- 17.22 - CO - Tourist and Administrative Zone
- 17.24 - C - Commercial Zone
- 17.26 - CG - General Commercial Zone
- 17.28 - ML - Limited Manufacturing Zone
- 17.30 - PD - Planned Development Zone
- 17.10 and the policy statement for such PD zone shall be adopted by resolution of the council.
- 17.68 for amendments.
- 17.31 - PD - Planned Development Combining Zone
- 17.68 for amendment of zoning. An application to combine a planned development zone with an un…
- 17.32 - Design Review
- 17.33 - Commercial Specific Plan Area
- 17.34 - Hillside Preservation
- 12.20 of this code, and the hillside preservation guidelines. Landscaping plans shall seek to …
- 17.38 - Parcel Area
- 17.40 - Yards and Setbacks
- 17.42 - Parking and Loading
- 17.44 - Cargo Containers
- 17.46 - Trailer Regulations
- 17.48 - Mobile Home Parks
- 17.49 - Mobile Homes on Private Lots
- 17.50 - Wireless Telecommunication Facilities
- 17.52 - Site Plan
- 17.54 - Number of Structures on Single Parcel
- 17.55 - Accessory Dwelling Units
- 17.56 - Density Bonuses or Other Incentives
- 17.57 - Recycling Facilities
- 17.58 - Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- 17.59 - Home Occupations
- 17.60 - Uses Permitted by Use Permit
- 17.62 - Use Permit and Variance Procedure
- 17.63 - Daycare
- 17.64 - Transient Use Permit
- 17.66 - Administration
- 17.68 - Amendment Procedure
- 17.69 - Indemnification Agreement
- 17.70 - Enforcement and Penalty
- 17.75 - Demolition of Buildings and Structures
- 17.77 - General Provisions and Exceptions
- 0.5 to 0.74 acre ½ small non-hoofed animal unit
- 0.75 to 0.99 acre ¾ small non-hoofed animal unit
- 1.0 acre and above 1 large hoofed animal unit/a/ per 1 acre or 1 small hoofed
- § 8.30
- § 7.32