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Title 18

Union City Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Union City

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Chapter 18.04 § 18.08.021. Animal, small.
GENERAL PROVISIONS § 18.08.024. Antenna, amateur radio.
§ 18.08.026. Antique store.
§ 18.04.010. Title. § 18.08.030. Apartment.
§ 18.04.020. Purpose. § 18.08.035. Arcade.
§ 18.04.030. Interpretation. § 18.08.036. Arcade, accessory.
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18.04.040.
18.04.050.
18.04.060.
18.04.070.
18.04.080.
Title to constitute minimum
requirements.
Conflicting provisions.
Effect on previously issued
permits or agreements.
Public utility lines.
Service facilities permitted
in any district.
§ 18.08.040.
§ 18.08.045.
§ 18.08.047.
§ 18.08.050.
§ 18.08.060.
§ 18.08.070.
§ 18.08.071.
Auto court.
Automobile rental.
Automobile sales.
Automobile washing.
Reserved.
Awning.
Bakery.
§ 18.04.090. Service § 18.08.072. Balusters.
facilities—Definitions. § 18.08.073. Bank and financial
§ 18.04.100. Location of service facilities institutions.
in public streets. § 18.08.074. Bar.
§ 18.04.110. Location of service facilities § 18.08.075. Bed and breakfast
not within public streets. establishment.
§ 18.04.120. Procedure when facilities § 18.08.076. Bicycle parking facility.
both within and outside § 18.08.077. Bingo games.
streets. § 18.08.078. Biotechnology.
§ 18.04.130. Certain service facilities § 18.08.080. Block.
excepted. § 18.08.085. Boardinghouse.
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18.04.140.
18.04.150.
18.04.160.
18.04.170.
18.04.180.
18.04.200.
18.04.210.
Compliance with other laws
not excused.
Severability.
Scope of regulations.
Zoning of annexed land.
Reserved.
Voidable conveyances.
Permitted, conditional and
prohibited uses.
§ 18.08.088.
§ 18.08.090.
§ 18.08.100.
§ 18.08.110.
§ 18.08.130.
§ 18.08.140.
§ 18.08.150.
§ 18.08.155.
§ 18.08.156.
Body art.
Breezeway.
Reserved.
Building.
Building frontage.
Building, height.
Building, principal.
Building site.
Business services.
Chapter 18.08
DEFINITIONS
§ 18.08.160.
§ 18.08.164.
Bulk.
Carport.
§ 18.08.166. Car wash.
§ 18.08.010. Generally. § 18.08.167. Cellular phone store.
§ 18.08.016. Adult business. § 18.08.168. Check cashing.
§ 18.08.020. Alley. § 18.08.170. Clearance center.

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§ 18.08.171. Coin-operated amusement § 18.08.261. Food service.
devices. § 18.08.262. Food—Fast food/quick
§ 18.08.172. Comedy club. service restaurant.
§ 18.08.173. Community care facility. § 18.08.263. Food—Full service/sit down
§ 18.08.174. Company vehicle. restaurant.
§ 18.08.175. Conditioned space. § 18.08.264. Food—Retail and carry out.
§ 18.08.176. Conference center. § 18.08.265. Food store.
§ 18.08.177. Construction equipment § 18.08.266. Food truck.
sales and rental. § 18.08.267. Gas station marketeer.
§ 18.08.178. Contractor services. § 18.08.270. Grade.
§ 18.08.179. Convenience market. § 18.08.280. Home occupation.
§ 18.08.180. Cornice. § 18.08.282. Hookah bar/lounge.
§ 18.08.181. Court. § 18.08.285. Hospital.
§ 18.08.185. Cybercafé. § 18.08.290. Hotel.
§ 18.08.188. Depth. § 18.08.291. Incubator space.
§ 18.08.190. Director. § 18.08.293. Landscape.
§ 18.08.191. Discount club. § 18.08.295. Large family day care home.
§ 18.08.192. Dollar store. § 18.08.296. Laundromat.
§ 18.08.193. Drive-in establishment. § 18.08.297. Lintel.
§ 18.08.194. Drive-in restaurant. § 18.08.298. Liquor store.
§ 18.08.200. Dwelling. § 18.08.299. Live/work unit.
§ 18.08.205. Dwelling, accessory. § 18.08.300. Lodging rooming house.
§ 18.08.206. Dwelling, junior accessory. § 18.08.302. Loggia.
§ 18.08.210. Dwelling group. § 18.08.305. Lot.
§ 18.08.220. Dwelling, multifamily. § 18.08.310. Lot, area.
§ 18.08.230. Dwelling, single-family. § 18.08.320. Lot, corner.
§ 18.08.235. Dwelling, single-family, § 18.08.330. Lot, key.
semidetached. § 18.08.340. Lot line, front.
§ 18.08.240. Dwelling unit. § 18.08.350. Lot line, rear.
§ 18.08.241. Eave. § 18.08.360. Lot line, side.
§ 18.08.242. E-cigarette bar/lounge. § 18.08.370. Lot, reversed corner.
§ 18.08.243. Electronic cigarette product. § 18.08.380. Lot, through.
§ 18.08.244. Emergency shelter. § 18.08.390. Lot width.
§ 18.08.245. Engineering and design § 18.08.395. Lot coverage.
services. § 18.08.396. Maker space.
§ 18.08.246. Entertainment, commercial. § 18.08.400. Manufactured home.
§ 18.08.247. Entranceway, building. § 18.08.401. Manufacturing and
§ 18.08.248. Event venue. assembly.
§ 18.08.249. Façade. § 18.08.402. Manufacturing process.
§ 18.08.250. Family. § 18.08.403. Media production studio.
§ 18.08.251. Farmers' market. § 18.08.405. Mobilehome.
§ 18.08.255. Flex space. § 18.08.406. Modular home.
§ 18.08.260. Floor area. § 18.08.410. Motel.

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§ 18.08.415. Nightclub. § 18.08.537. Site plan review.
§ 18.08.420. Nonconforming building. § 18.08.540. Story.
§ 18.08.430. Nonconforming use. § 18.08.542. Story, half.
§ 18.08.440. Nursing home. § 18.08.545. Street, private.
§ 18.08.450. Off-street loading facilities. § 18.08.550. Street, public.
§ 18.08.460. Off-street parking facilities. § 18.08.560. Structural alteration.
§ 18.08.470. Outdoor advertising sign. § 18.08.570. Structure.
§ 18.08.480. Outdoor advertising § 18.08.571. Structure, accessory.
structure. § 18.08.572. Superstore.
§ 18.08.481. Outdoor dining patio. § 18.08.573. Supportive housing.
§ 18.08.482. Parapet. § 18.08.574. Thrift store.
§ 18.08.483. Parapet return. § 18.08.575. Tobacco product.
§ 18.08.484. Parcel. § 18.08.576. Tobacco store, retail.
§ 18.08.485. Paseo. § 18.08.580. Trailer park or court.
§ 18.08.486. Passageway. § 18.08.582. Transitional housing.
§ 18.08.487. Patio. § 18.08.585. Truck terminal.
§ 18.08.488. Pawn shop. § 18.08.590. Use.
§ 18.08.489. Payday loan facility. § 18.08.600. Reserved.
§ 18.08.490. Personal services. § 18.08.610. Use, accessory.
§ 18.08.491. Planned unit development. § 18.08.612. Vapor bar/lounge.
§ 18.08.492. Pool room/hall. § 18.08.615. Window, bay.
§ 18.08.494. Pre-school. § 18.08.620. Yard.
§ 18.08.495. Private sidewalk café. § 18.08.630. Yard, front.
§ 18.08.496. Private residence. § 18.08.640. Yard, rear.
§ 18.08.497. Promoter, third-party. § 18.08.650. Yard, side.
§ 18.08.500. Public open space. § 18.08.651. Yard, side exterior.
§ 18.08.502. Publicly accessible sidewalk. § 18.08.652. Yard, side interior.
§ 18.08.505. Recreation facility, § 18.08.655. Youth-oriented
commercial. establishment.
§ 18.08.506. Recreation facility, private. § 18.08.700. Zone.
§ 18.08.508. Research and development § 18.08.702. Zoning Administrator.
services.
§ 18.08.510. Rest home. Chapter 18.12
§ 18.08.520. Reserved. DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION
§ 18.08.523. Sanitarium.
§ 18.08.525. Second hand store. § 18.12.010. Districts established.
§ 18.08.530. Senior housing. § 18.12.020. Zoning map.
§ 18.08.531. Sensitive use. § 18.12.030. District boundaries.
§ 18.08.532. Setback. § 18.12.040. Vacation of public street or
§ 18.08.533. Sexually oriented. alley.
§ 18.08.534. Sidewalk café.
§ 18.08.535. Site.
§ 18.08.536. Site-built home.

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