Municipal code
Vista Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Vista, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-02
- Contents
- 1,268 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Vista
Contents
- 2.12 — City Council
- 2.16 — City Council Elections
- 2.20 — City Manager
- 2.50 — Environmental Commission
- 2.54 — Homelessness Commission
- 2.62 — Community Safety Commission
- 3.08 — Purchasing System
- 3.56 — Tobacco Retail License
▸Title 4 — RESERVED
Overview- 5.04 — Business Licenses Generally
- 5.24 — Establishments Offering Live Entertainment
- 5.56 — Massage Establishments and Massage Therapists
- 5.97 — Commercial Cannabis Cultivation
- 6.10 — Retail Sales ofDogs and Cats
- 7.10 — Cannabis Business Tax
- 8.12 — Smoking in Public Places
- 8.24 — Food Vending Vehicles
- 8.34 — Short- Term Rental Permit
- 8.36 — Property Maintenance and Nuisance Abatement
- Chapter 8.62 — VEGETATION MANAGEMENT AND DEFENSIBLE SPACE
▸Title 3.60.010 — DOGS
Overview- § 12.14
- § 14.10
- § 1.08
- § 14.12
- § 8.04
- § 5.84
- § 5.44
▸5.48 — 040, and until such register has been made to show correctly the year, month,
- § 5.76
- Chapter 16.08 — CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 16.10 — CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 16.14 — CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 16.22 — CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE
- Chapter 16.24 — CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE
- Chapter 16.26 — CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 16.28 — CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC CODE
- Chapter 16.30 — CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
- Chapter 16.32 — CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE
- Chapter 16.34 — CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE
▸Chapter 16.40 — FIRE CODE
Overview- § 104.2
- Sec. 104.12 Cost recovery. The purpose of this Section is to establish authority to obtain
- § 105.3
- § 105.5
- § 304.1
- § 307.4
- Sec. 324.1 General. A newly constructed mid-rise building or a mid-rise building which
- § 501.3
- Sec. 503.1 General. Fire apparatus access roads shall be provided and maintained in
- § 503.2
- Sec. 503.3 Marking. When required by the fire code official, approved signs or other
- Sec. 503.4 Obstruction of fire apparatus access roads. Fire apparatus access roads
- Sec. 503.5 Required gates or barricades. The fire code official is authorized to require
- Sec. 505.2 Street or road signs. Streets and roads shall be identified with approved
- § 506.1
- Sec. 507.2 Type of water supply. A water supply may consist of reservoirs, pressure
- § 507.5
- § 605.3
- § 605.7
- § 901.4
- § 901.8
- § 903.4
- Sec. 1205.5 Ground-mounted photovoltaic arrays. Ground- mounted photovoltaic array
- Sec. 2808.7 Firefighting water supplies and storage. Firefighting water supplies shall
- Sec. 2808.10 Operational and emergency plans. The following operational and
- 5607.16 — EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS- APPLICABILITY.
- Sec. 5608.1 General. Outdoor fireworks displays, use of pyrotechnics before a proximate
- § 5705.2
- § 5706.2
- Chapter 16.42 — WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE
▸Part 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Overview- § 104.8
- Sec. 104.12 Cost recovery. The purpose of this section is to establish authority to obtain
- § 109.3
▸Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
Overview- § 401.3
- § 404.4
- Sec. 404.5 Type of water supply. A water supply may consist of reservoirs, pressure
- Sec. 504.3 Protection of enclosed eaves. The exposed underside of enclosed roof
- Sec. 504.5 Exterior walls. Shall be constructed as per 2025 California Building Code
- Sec. 504.7 Projections. Unenclosed accessory structures attached to buildings with
- § 504.10
- Sec. 602.1 General. The code official is authorized to require the owner or owner' s
- Sec. 603.3 Landscape plans. Landscape plans shall be provided to the FAHJ or a
- Sec. 603.4 Vegetation. All new vegetation shall be drought tolerant and fire-smart
- Sec. 604.12 Building Ignition Zones:
- § 608.2
- 18.02 — Purpose, Interpretation and Definitions
- 18.04 — General Requirements
- 18.08 — E-1 Estates Zone
- 18.10 — A-1 Agricultural Zone
- Chapter 18.20 — SP Specific Plan Implementation Zone
- Chapter 18.22 — PC Planned Community Overlay Zone
- 18.28 — R-1 Residence Zone
- 18.31 — Accessory Dwelling Units
- 18.33 — Small Lot Residential Development Requirements
- 18.34 — R-M Multi-Residential Zone
- 18.35 — M-U Mixed Use Zone
- 18.36 — O-P Office-Professional Zone
- 18.38 — C-1 Commercial Zone
- 18.40 — C-2 Commercial Zone
- 18.42 — C-3 Commercial Zone
- 18.44 — M-1 Light Manufacturing Zone
- Chapter 18.46 — IP Industrial Park Zone
- 18.52 — Signs on Private Property
- 18.54 — Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
- 18.76 — Temporary Use Permits
- 18.98 — By Right Approval
- § 18.66
- § 18.60
- § 18.47
- § 18.88
- § 18.68
- § 18.58
- § 18.80