Earlier editions: 2026-07
Municipal code
South Gate Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of South Gate, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Contents
- 16 titles · 1,841 sections
- Jurisdiction
- South Gate
Contents
▸Title 1 — Administration and Personnel
Overview- Chapter 1.02 — CITY SEAL
- Chapter 1.03 — POST-SEPARATION RESTRICTIONS FOR ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS
- Chapter 1.04 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 1.05 — CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER
- Chapter 1.06 — CITY MANAGER
- Chapter 1.08 — DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Chapter 1.09 — PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
- Chapter 1.10 — PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 1.12 — PLANNING COMMISSION
- Chapter 1.13 — DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 1.15 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
- Chapter 1.19 — PUBLIC FUNDS
- Chapter 1.20 — OFFICIAL BONDS
- Chapter 1.22 — BUDGET SYSTEM
- Chapter 1.24 — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Chapter 1.25 — CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- Chapter 1.26 — RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- Chapter 1.27 — CLAIMS AND DEMANDS FOR PAYMENTS, CHECKS, WARRANTS, OTHER FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS AN…
- Chapter 1.28 — DISPUTED CLAIMS FOR MONEY OR DAMAGES
- Chapter 1.36 — POLICE BADGES
- Chapter 1.37 — PEACE OFFICER TRAINING STANDARDS
- Chapter 1.38 — CITY JAIL
- Chapter 1.39 — MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY
- Chapter 1.40 — SPECIAL GAS TAX STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND
- Chapter 1.44 — TAXES
- Chapter 1.48 — LOST AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY AND MONEY
▸Chapter 1.52 — MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
- Chapter 1.54 — PURCHASING SYSTEM AND BIDDING RULES
- Chapter 1.56 — PENALTY PROVISIONS
- Chapter 1.58 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 1.59 — ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
- Chapter 1.60 — EMPLOYEES, VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS HOLDING ELECTED OFFICE
- Chapter 1.61 — SENIOR CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMISSION
▸Title 2 — Licenses—Business Regulations
Overview- Chapter 2.08 — BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
▸Chapter 2.10 — BUSINESS REGULATION
- Chapter 2.12 — UNIFORM LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX
- Chapter 2.22 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
- Chapter 2.44 — SALES FROM MOTORIZED VEHICLES RESTRICTED
- Chapter 2.64 — PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA BUSINESS LICENSE
- Chapter 2.68 — REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
- Chapter 2.74 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 2.76 — SOUTH GATE FEE RESOLUTION
- Chapter 2.77 — WAIVERS OR REDUCTION OF RATES, FEES AND CHARGES
- Chapter 2.78 — TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
▸Title 5 — Streets and Sidewalks
Overview- Chapter 5.04 — STREET EXCAVATIONS AND OBSTRUCTIONS
- Chapter 5.05 — ENCROACHMENT PERMITS
- Chapter 5.06 — MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION AND PHOTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTION
- Chapter 5.07 — NEWSRACKS
- Chapter 5.08 — SIDEWALK CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
- Chapter 5.10 — PERMITS TO DISPLAY MERCHANDISE ON SIDEWALKS
- Chapter 5.12 — FENCES AND HEDGES
- Chapter 5.16 — MOVING BUILDINGS ON PUBLIC WAYS
- Chapter 5.20 — HOUSE NUMBERING
- Chapter 5.24 — UNDERGROUNDING OF PUBLIC UTILITY FACILITIES
- Chapter 5.28 — ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
- Chapter 5.32 — STREET DEDICATION AND IMPROVEMENT
- Chapter 5.33 — TREE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION
- Chapter 5.34 — PAY PHONES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Chapter 5.35 — ROAD MITIGATION FEE PROGRAM
▸Title 6 — Health and Sanitation
Overview- Chapter 6.08 — ANIMAL FOOD
- Chapter 6.12 — RAT PREVENTION
- Chapter 6.20 — FLIES, VERMIN AND RATS—BREEDING PLACES
- Chapter 6.24 — VECTOR CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 6.32 — PUBLIC REST ROOMS
- Chapter 6.40 — SLAUGHTER OF RABBITS AND POULTRY
- Chapter 6.42 — SMOKING PROHIBITED
- Chapter 6.43 — FOOD ESTABLISHMENT HEALTH CODE
- Chapter 6.44 — SANITARY FACILITIES FOR WORKMEN
- Chapter 6.45 — PUBLIC HEALTH LICENSING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 6.51 — TRASH RECEPTACLES FOR SALES FROM MOTORIZED VEHICLES
- Chapter 6.54 — ABATEMENT AND REMOVAL OF VEHICLES
- Chapter 6.56 — PUBLIC HEALTH CODE
- Chapter 6.58 — ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
- Chapter 6.60 — CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL
- Chapter 6.62 — SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE
- Chapter 6.63 — SEWER MAINTENANCE FUND
- Chapter 6.64 — WATER CONSERVATION ORDINANCE
- Chapter 6.65 — STREET SWEEPING FUND
- Chapter 6.67 — STORM DRAINS
▸Title 7 — Public Safety and Morals
Overview- Chapter 7.02 — ADVERTISING DISTRIBUTION
- Chapter 7.10 — COOKING APPLIANCES
- Chapter 7.14 — EMERGENCY ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
- Chapter 7.19 — MINORS—DAYTIME LOITERING
- Chapter 7.20 — CURFEW RESTRICTIONS
- Chapter 7.21 — LOITERING FOR DRUG ACTIVITIES
- Chapter 7.22 — ANIMAL CONTROL
- Chapter 10.76 — APIARIES
- § 10.28
- Chapter 7.28 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Chapter 7.34 — FIREARMS
- Chapter 7.36 — GAMBLING
- Chapter 7.39 — SALES FROM NONMOTORIZED VEHICLES ON CITY STREETS PROHIBITED EXCEPT DURING CITY-…
- Chapter 7.40 — RADIO RECEPTION—INTERFERENCE
- Chapter 7.42 — LOUD AND UNRULY GATHERINGS
- Chapter 7.44 — NOISE
- Chapter 7.45 — LIGHT EMISSIONS
- Chapter 7.46 — FLOOD CONTROL
- Chapter 7.47 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 7.49 — PARK
- Chapter 7.52 — TORT CLAIMS—SOLICITING
- Chapter 7.58 — DRAINAGE OF WATER UPON ROADWAYS, ETC
- Chapter 7.60 — MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERS IN HOTELS, MOTELS, ETC
- Chapter 7.62 — SHOPPING AND LAUNDRY CARTS
- Chapter 7.66 — FALSE ALARMS
- Chapter 7.68 — PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
- Chapter 7.70 — STANDARDS AND TRAINING FOR CORRECTIONS PROGRAM (STC)
- Chapter 7.72 — VEHICULAR CRUISING
- Chapter 7.73 — LOITERING BY CRIMINAL STREET GANGS
- Chapter 7.74 — LOITERING AND TRESPASSING
- Chapter 7.78 — ILLEGAL DUMPING—NUISANCE VEHICLES
- Chapter 7.79 — NITROUS OXIDE
- Chapter 7.80 — MARIJUANA USE REGULATIONS
▸Title 8 — Traffic
Overview- Chapter 8.02 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 8.04 — TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 8.06 — TURNING MOVEMENTS
- Chapter 8.08 — STOP OR YIELD INTERSECTIONS AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS
- Chapter 8.10 — PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE, SKATEBOARD AND EQUESTRIAN REGULATIONS
- Chapter 8.12 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING OF VEHICLES
- Chapter 8.14 — UNLAWFUL PARKING—PEDDLERS, VENDORS AND VEHICLES ADVERTISED FOR SALE OR RENT
- Chapter 8.16 — WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS AND TRUCK ROUTES
- Chapter 8.18 — SPEED LIMITS
- Chapter 8.20 — BICYCLES
- Chapter 8.22 — CITATIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
- Chapter 8.23 — PARKING CITATION PROCESSING
- Chapter 8.24 — OVERNIGHT PARKING
▸Title 9 — Buildings
Overview- Chapter 9.01 — ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- Chapter 9.02 — BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 9.03 — ELECTRICAL CODE
- Chapter 9.04 — MECHANICAL CODE
- Chapter 9.05 — PLUMBING CODE
- Chapter 9.06 — ENERGY CODE
- Chapter 9.07 — RESIDENTIAL CODE
- Chapter 9.08 — GREEN BUILDINGS STANDARDS CODE
- Chapter 9.09 — EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 9.10 — HISTORICAL CODE
- Chapter 9.11 — REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE
- Chapter 9.12 — SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE
- Chapter 9.13 — SOLAR, HYDRONICS AND GEOTHERMAL CODE
- Chapter 9.14 — STREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
- Chapter 9.16 — BUILDING RELOCATION
- Chapter 9.17 — GARBAGE GRINDERS OR DISPOSALS
- Chapter 9.18 — SAFETY ASSESSMENT PLACARDS
- Chapter 9.22 — FIRE CODE
- Chapter 9.38 — ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER
- Chapter 9.40 — UNOCCUPIED BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
- Chapter 9.44 — SEWERS
- Chapter 9.46 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE
- Chapter 9.48 — BUILDING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Chapter 9.49 — GRAFFITI ABATEMENT
- Chapter 9.50 — SWIMMING POOLS
- Chapter 9.56 — ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
- Chapter 9.60 — AMNESTY FOR CERTAIN ILLEGAL GARAGE CONVERSIONS
- Chapter 9.62 — PRE-SALE HOUSING INSPECTION
▸Title 11 — Zoning
Overview▸Division I — PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
▸Division II — ZONING REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 11.20 — CODE ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION
- Chapter 11.21 — LAND USE TYPES
- Chapter 11.22 — URBAN MIXED-USE ZONES
- Chapter 11.23 — DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
- Chapter 11.24 — COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ZONES
- Chapter 11.25 — RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONES
- Chapter 11.26 — CORRIDOR TRANSITION OVERLAY
- Chapter 11.27 — INDUSTRIAL FLEX TRANSITIONAL OVERLAY
- Chapter 11.28 — SPECIFIC PLANS
- Chapter 11.29 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
▸Division III — GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Overview- Chapter 11.30 — GENERAL PROPERTY STANDARDS
- Chapter 11.31 — DENSITY BONUS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Chapter 11.32 — ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM
- Chapter 11.33 — PARKING STANDARDS
- Chapter 11.34 — NOISE CONTROL PROGRAM
- Chapter 11.35 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
- Chapter 11.36 — SIGNS – GENERAL POLICIES, PROVISIONS, AND PROCEDURES
▸Division IV — SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS
▸Division VI — DEFINITIONS
▸Title 12 — Subdivisions
▸Title 13 — Franchises
Overview▸Division I — OIL, GAS AND WATER PIPELINES
Overview- Chapter 13.02 — PURPOSE
- Chapter 13.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 13.06 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 13.08 — TERM—ACCEPTANCE—INSURANCE—BOND
- Chapter 13.10 — COMPENSATION
- Chapter 13.12 — CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 13.14 — SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR OIL PIPELINES
- Chapter 13.16 — SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR WATER PIPELINES
- Chapter 13.18 — SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR GAS PIPELINES
▸Division II — CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS
Overview▸Chapter 13.20 — CABLE SYSTEM REGULATORY ORDINANCE
▸Division III — SOLID WASTE HANDLING AND RECYCLING SERVICES
Overview▸Chapter 13.100 — SOLID WASTE HANDLING AND RECYCLING SERVICES
▸Division IV — DEMOLITION AND RECYCLING
▸Title 14 — Waste Handling and Recycling
Overview- Chapter 14.01 — WASTE AND RECYCLABLES ON PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- Chapter 14.02 — RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION
- Chapter 14.03 — COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL COLLECTION
- Chapter 14.04 — DEMOLITION-RELATED RECYCLING
- Chapter 14.05 — GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND RECYCLING OF ORGANIC WASTE
▸Chapter 14.06 — ORGANIC WASTE REDUCTIONS
Overview- Part 1 — Purpose And Definitions
- Part 2 — Landfill Disposal
- Part 3 — Organic Waste Collection Services
- Part 4 — Education And Outreach
- Part 5 — Generators Of Organic Waste To Whom This Chapter Does Not Apply
- Part 6 — Biosolids Generated At A Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Part 7 — Regulation Of Haulers
- Part 8 — Calgreen Building Standards And Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
- Part 9 — Limitations On City's Standards And Policies
- Part 10 — Edible Food Recovery Programs, Food Generators, And Food Recovery
- Part 11 — Organic Waste Recycling Capacity Planning
- Part 12 — Procurement Of Recovered Organic Waste Products
- Part 13 — Reporting
- Part 14 — Enforcement Requirements
- Part 15 — Enforcement Oversight By Calrecycle
- Part 16 — Administrative Civil Penalties
- Part 17 — Performance-based Source Separated Organic Waste Collection Service
- Title SR — Statutory References for California Cities
- Title OL — Ordinance List and Disposition Table