Municipal code
Sutter County Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Sutter County, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-09-27
- Contents
- 28 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Sutter County
Contents
- Chapter 5 — SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
- Chapter 6 — COUNTY BOUNDARY CHANGES
- Chapter 10 — BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGS AND RULES FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS
- Chapter 15 — COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
- Chapter 16 — PURCHASING
- Chapter 18 — COUNTY SURVEYOR
- Chapter 20 — COUNTY COUNSEL
- Chapter 25 — PUBLIC WORKS FUNCTIONS
- Chapter 26 — SALE OR LEASE OF COUNTY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY
- Chapter 27 — PUBLIC PROJECT BIDDING PROCEDURES
- Chapter 30 — COUNTY AUDITOR
- Chapter 32 — COUNTY CLERK—RECORDER
- Chapter 34 — PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR—DISTRICT ATTORNEY
- Chapter 36 — OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENDER
- Chapter 38 — PUBLIC GUARDIAN
- Chapter 40 — SHERIFF—CORONER
- Chapter 42 — TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR
- Chapter 44 — COUNTY AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
- Chapter 45 — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 46 — DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES
- Title IV — D operations.
- Chapter 52 — SALARY CODE
- Chapter 58 — PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- Chapter 60 — LAW LIBRARY
- Chapter 65 — MUSEUM OF HISTORY, SCIENCE, ART AND SIMILAR OBJECTS
- Chapter 71 — COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY
- Chapter 72 — ESTABLISHMENT OF PLANNING COMMISSION
- Chapter 73 — IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY
- Chapter 74 — ESTABLISHMENT OF WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- Chapter 75 — CHILDREN AND FAMILIES COMMISSION
- Chapter 76 — SUTTER COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION COMMISSION
- Chapter 78 — FISH AND GAME ADVISORY COMMISSION
- Chapter 80 — PARKS ADVISORY COMMISSION
- Chapter 81 — VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMUNITY BUILDING
- Chapter 82 — COUNTY OWNED VEHICLES
- Chapter 83 — INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
- Chapter 84 — EXEMPTION FROM REPRESENTATION FEES UNDER §17403.1 OF THE WELFARE AND
- Chapter 85 — SUTTER COUNTY RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT APPOINTMENTS
- Chapter 86 — SUTTER COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
- Chapter 87 — ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
- Chapter 89 — PARTNERSHIP HEALTHPLAN OF CALIFORNIA COMMISSION
▸Chapter 100 — UNIFORM COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX
- Chapter 110 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX CODE
- Chapter 120 — DISASTER REASSESSMENT RELIEF
- Chapter 130 — TRANSFER OF BASE-YEAR VALUES FOR OUT-OF-COUNTY PROPERTY DAMAGED OR
- Chapter 140 — ASSESSMENT APPEAL BOARDS
- Chapter 150 — HOTEL/MOTEL SURCHARGE
▸Chapter 160 — LOW VALUE SUPPLEMENTAL AND ESCAPE ASSESSMENTS
- Chapter 200 — SOUND TRUCKS
- Chapter 205 — REGULATION OF PRIVATE STREET PATROL SPECIAL SERVICES
- Chapter 210 — SOLICITORS, CANVASSERS, PEDDLERS & MERCHANTS
- Chapter 215 — REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL WEIGHING AND MEASURING
- Chapter 220 — FEE FOR SERVICES: AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER
- Chapter 230 — PAWNBROKERS
- Chapter 235 — JUNK DEALERS AND SCRAP METAL RECYCLERS
- Chapter 240 — UNIT PRICING OF CONSUMER COMMODITIES
- Chapter 270 — AMBULANCE SERVICES
- Chapter 280 — OPERATION OF BINGO GAMES
- Chapter 290 — SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION CODE
- Chapter 300 — MUNICIPAL COURT DISTRICT
- Chapter 301 — TRIAL JURORS COMPENSATION
- Chapter 305 — TRAINING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
- Chapter 307 — STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF DEPUTY SHERIFFS, CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS,
- Chapter 308 — TRAINING OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY INVESTIGATORS
- Chapter 309 — Training of Welfare Fraud Investigators
- Chapter 310 — AUTHORIZING THE USE OF CITATIONS
- Chapter 315 — WORKING OF PRISONERS CONFINED IN COUNTY JAIL
- Chapter 316 — JUVENILE CAMP
- Chapter 320 — WORK FURLOUGH REHABILITATION LAW
- Chapter 330 — SHERIFF'S RESERVE UNITS
- Chapter 340 — DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED BICYCLES AND TOYS
- Chapter 350 — OPERATION OF SECTION 1203.1b of the CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE
- Chapter 360 — PROHIBITION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AT SUTTER COUNTY JAIL
- Chapter 406 — CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PARAPHERNALIA
- Chapter 410 — MARIJUANA CULTIVATION
▸Chapter 412 — INDUSTRIAL HEMP CULTIVATION AND PROCESSING
- Chapter 415 — CLOSING HOURS—BUSINESS
- Chapter 420 — REGULATION OF PUBLIC SPACES; PERMIT REQUIREMENT FOR PARADES AND SPECIAL
- Chapter 421 — PROHIBITED TRESPASS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Chapter 423 — DAYTIME LOITERING AND TRUANCY OF JUVENILES
- Chapter 425 — DANGEROUS OR DEADLY WEAPONS
- Chapter 430 — TRAFFIC SIGNS—DESTRUCTION
- Chapter 435 — SEDITIOUS, INDECENT AND OPPROBRIOUS LANGUAGE, ETC.
- Chapter 440 — MAKING FALSE REPORTS
- Chapter 450 — INDECENT EXPOSURE
- Chapter 460 — TOPLESS WAITRESSES
- Chapter 465 — REGULATION OF ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES
- Chapter 467 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND MASSAGE PRACTITIONERS
- Chapter 470 — REGULATIONS FOR USE OF COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
- Chapter 475 — RESERVED
- Chapter 480 — DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS PROHIBITED
- Chapter 485 — DANGEROUS FIREWORKS
- Chapter 490 — WALNUT THEFT PREVENTION
- Chapter 495 — BAN ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
- Chapter 500 — EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS
▸Chapter 600 — FIRE PREVENTION AND REGULATION
- Chapter 610 — OVERHEAD STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
- Chapter 620 — FIRE COST RECOVERY
- Chapter 700 — ON-SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
- Chapter 710 — SANITARY DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, TRASH AND RUBBISH
- Chapter 715 — PERMIT REQUIREMENT FOR LAND APPLICATION OF BIOSOLIDS; PROHIBITION ON
- Chapter 720 — CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Chapter 730 — SANITARY REGULATIONS
- Chapter 731 — REGULATING SMOKING IN DESIGNATED PUBLIC PLACES
- Chapter 732 — SANITARY REGULATIONS—PUBLIC ROADS
- Chapter 751 — APPLE MAGGOT PREVENTION PROGRAM
- Chapter 760 — FEES FOR PERMITS ISSUED AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL
- Chapter 761 — RETAIL FOOD FACILITY PLACARDS
- Chapter 765 — WATER WELLS
- Chapter 770 — REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM AGENCY
- Chapter 780 — REGULATION OF THE LOCATION OF DOMESTIC WELLS IN OR ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL
- Chapter 790 — FEE FOR HOOK UP TO THE STONEGATE VILLAGE SEWER-TREATMENT PLANT
- Chapter 791 — CAMPING AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
- Chapter 800 — REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS
- Chapter 805 — PROTECTION OF SHERIFF CANINE UNITS
- Chapter 911 — INTERSTATE TRUCK ROUTES
- Chapter 916 — PROTECTION OF WATERWAYS, COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES
- Chapter 920 — LOADING AND UNLOADING TRUCKS ON COUNTY ROADS
- Chapter 925 — DEPOSIT OF MATERIALS ON COUNTY ROADS AND LOADING AND UNLOADING OF
- Chapter 935 — OBSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS BY TRAINS
- Chapter 945 — SELLING PUBLICLY ON COUNTY ROADS
- Chapter 950 — CLOSING ROADS FOR REPAIR OR CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 955 — REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VEHICLES FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Chapter 960 — ESTABLISHMENT OF FACILITIES IN UNDERGROUND UTILITIES DISTRICTS
- Chapter 970 — BICYCLE LICENSES
- Chapter 980 — MOTORCYCLES AND OFF-THE-ROAD VEHICLES
- Chapter 1000 — PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Chapter 1010 — SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
- Chapter 1020 — PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Chapter 1030 — PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Chapter 1040 — PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Chapter 1050 — PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Chapter 1060 — CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS
- Chapter 1070 — COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM
▸Chapter 1100 — PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
- Chapter 1112 — STOP SIGNS
- Chapter 1120 — VEHICLE PARKING
- Chapter 1137 — USE RESTRICTIONS ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
- Chapter 1140 — RESTRICTING TRAVEL ON LEVEES
- Chapter 1145 — RESTRICTED TRAVEL ON HOUSING AUTHORITY PROPERTY
- Chapter 1150 — TEMPORARY STREET CLOSINGS
- Chapter 1160 — TRIP REDUCTION ORDINANCE
- Chapter 1200 — AIRPORT—REGULATIONS
- Chapter 1250 — AIRPORT ZONING
▸Chapter 1300 — BUILDING SAFETY CODES
Overview- Section 103.1 - Creation of Enforcement Agency. There is hereby established in this jurisdicti…
- Section 103.2 - Appointment. The Building Official shall be appointed by the Development Servi…
- 105.5 - Expiration. Every permit issued shall become invalid unless work on the site authorize…
- 109.2 - Schedule of Permit Fees. Fees shall be assessed in accordance with the fee schedule se…
- 114.2 - Permit Fees. The fee for each permit shall be set forth as established by resolution o…
- § 103.3
- 103.4 - Fees. The fee for each permit shall be as set forth as established by resolution of th…
- 201.1 - Authority. The Building Official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all the …
- Chapter 1320 — PROPERTY NUISANCE
- Chapter 1325 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION EXPEDITED PERMITTING PROCESS
- Chapter 1330 — AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS DISCLOSURE
▸Chapter 1350 — DANGEROUS BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 1360 — THE SUTTER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE
- Chapter 1370 — THE NATOMAS BASIN HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN MITIGATION FEE
- Chapter 1380 — THE SUTTER BUTTE BASIN REGIONAL LEVEE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
- Chapter 1383 — CALGreen Building Standards and Water Efficient Landscape
- Chapter 1400 — REGULATIONS FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF LAND
▸Part 1 — Enactment, Rules and Use Classification
Overview- Article 1 — Zoning Code Enactment
▸Article 2 — Interpretations and Rules
▸Article 3 — Use Classifications
- Article 4 — Establishment of Zoning Districts
- Article 5 — Agricultural, Recreation and Public Districts
- Article 6 — Residential Districts
- Article 7 — Commercial and Employment Districts
- Article 8 — Overlay and Combining Districts
- Article 9 — Special Purpose Districts
- Article 10 — Accessory Uses, Structures, Dwelling Units
- Article 11 — Cold Weather and Emergency Shelters
- Article 12 — Home Occupations
- Article 13 — Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- Article 14 — Recycling Collection Facilities
- Article 15 — Storage of Inoperable Vehicles
- Article 16 — Temporary Uses
- Article 17 — Wind Energy Facilities
- Article 18 — Wireless Telecommunication Facilities
- Article 19 — Agricultural Buffers
▸Article 20 — Parking, Loading and Improvements
- Article 21 — Signs
- Article 21.5 — Noise Control
- Article 22 — Permit Application and Completeness
- Article 23 — Review, Actions and Appeals
- Article 24 — Post Action Procedures
▸Article 25 — Permit Types and Findings
- Article 26 — Enforcement
- Article 27 — Terms and Definitions
- Chapter 1600 — SUTTER COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
- Chapter 1610 — SUTTER COUNTY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM
- Chapter 1701 — GENERAL WATER RESOURCE ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 1710 — UTILITY SERVICES
- Chapter 1740 — WASTEWATER CONNECTIONS
- Chapter 1750 — USE OF THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
- Chapter 1760 — STORMWATER CONNECTIONS
- Chapter 1770 — LAND GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL
- Chapter 1780 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 1790 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE CONTROL
- Chapter 1795 — INVENTORY OF COUNTY PROPERTY
- Chapter 5 — Supervisorial Districts)
- Chapter 925 — Deposit of Materials on County Roads and Loading & Unloading of Vehicles
- Chapter 307 — Standards and Training of Deputy Sheriffs)
- Chapter 1300 — Uniform Code (Amends section 1300-044)
- Chapter 1515 — Specific Plan Ordinance (Adds subsection 1515-016(c))
- Chapter 700 — Water Flush Disposal of Sewage (Amends subsections 700-040 C(1), 700-040
- Chapter 410 — Disorderly Conduct, Chapter 445 - Drunk in Public; Chapter 520 - Air Raid
- Chapter 760 — Fees for Permits Issued and Services Provided by the Environmental Health
- Chapter 700 — Water Flush Disposal of Sewage Amends Chapter 700 in its entirety and
- Chapter 710 — Sanitary Disposal of Garbage, Trash and Rubbish Repeals sections 710-030
- Chapter 610 — Overhead Storage of Flammable Liquids (Amends Chapter 610 in its entirety)