Earlier editions: 2026-09
Municipal code
Walnut Creek Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Walnut Creek, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Contents
- 17 titles · 1,862 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Walnut Creek
Contents
- Chapter AO — Adopting Ordinance
▸Title 1 — General Provisions
Overview- Chapter 1-1 — Adoption of Code
- Chapter 1-2 — Penalty Provisions
- Chapter 1-3 — Rules of Construction
- Chapter 1-4 — Appeals
- Chapter 1-5 — Citation Procedure
▸Chapter 1-6 — Nuisances
Overview- Article 1 — GENERAL
- Article 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Article 3 — DECLARATION OF NUISANCES
- Article 4 — ENFORCEMENT
- Article 5 — ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES BY CITY; SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- Article 6 — CITATION PROCEDURE
- Article 7 — ABATEMENT OF CERTAIN VEHICLES
- Article 8 — EMERGENCY ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS BUILDINGS
- Article 9 — SUMMARY ABATEMENT OF VECTOR SITES
- Chapter 1-7 — Administrative Citations and Fines
▸Title 2 — Administration
▸Title 3 — Public Safety
Overview- Chapter 3-2 — Civil Defense
▸Chapter 3-5 — Traffic
Overview- Article 1 — WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED
- Article 2 — TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION
- Article 3 — ENFORCEMENT AND OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- Article 4 — TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
- Article 5 — TURNING MOVEMENTS
- Article 6 — ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
- Article 7 — STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS
- Article 8 — MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RULES
- Article 9 — PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS
- Article 10 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES OR IN CERTAIN PLACES
- Article 11 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN STREETS
- Article 12 — STOPPING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING
- Article 13 — RESTRICTED USE OF CERTAIN STREETS
- Article 14 — PARKING METER ZONES
- Article 15 — SPECIAL SPEED ZONES
- Article 16 — BICYCLES
- Article 17 — OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY AT INTERSECTIONS
- Article 18 — MUNICIPAL OFF-STREET PARKING
- Article 19 — VACATION TRAILERS AND MOTOR COACHES
- Article 20 — CRUISING
- Article 21 — INTERSTATE TRUCKS
- Article 22 — PREFERENTIAL RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING
- Article 23 — OBSTRUCTIONS TO SIDEWALKS/PUBLIC AREAS
▸Chapter 3-6 — Weapons
- Chapter 3-7 — Abandoned, Wrecked, Dismantled or Inoperative Vehicles or Parts Thereof
- Chapter 3-8 — Preservation of Trees on Private Property
- Chapter 3-9 — Premises Security Alarm Systems
- Chapter 3-10 — Towing Services
- Chapter 3-11 — Commercial Use of City Hall
▸Title 4 — Public Welfare, Morals and Conduct
Overview- Chapter 4-2 — False Reports
- Chapter 4-3 — Intoxication
▸Chapter 4 — , 5500 through 5507, as amended by Ord. 688, eff. November 15, 1963, and by Ord. 9…
▸Chapter 4-5 — Moral Conduct
- Chapter 4-7 — Gambling
- Chapter 4-8 — Sidewalk and Street Obstructions
- Chapter 4-10 — Special Events: Police and Firemen
- Chapter 4-11 — Public Dance Permits
- Chapter 4-12 — Regulation of Conduct by Waiters, Waitresses, Entertainers, and Other Public Pe…
- Chapter 4-13 — Bingo Games
- Chapter 4-15 — Sales of Flavored Tobacco Products and Sales of Electronic Smoking Devices Proh…
- Chapter 4-16 — Access to Reproductive Health Care Facilities
▸Title 5 — Sanitation and Health
Overview- Chapter 5-1 — Animals
▸Chapter 5-2 — Food Handling
▸Chapter 5-4 — Regulation of Tobacco-Related Products and Distribution
- Chapter 5-5 — Portable Toilets
- Chapter 5-6 — Carryout Bags
- Chapter 5-7 — Polystyrene-Based Disposable Food Service Ware
- Chapter 5-8 — Single-Use Foodware Accessories and Condiments
- Chapter 5-9 — Gasoline Powered Leaf Blowers
▸Title 6 — Business, Professions and Trades
Overview- Chapter 6-1 — Transportation Systems Management
▸Chapter 6-2 — Auctions, Closing-Out Sales and Sales of Second-Hand Goods
- Chapter 6-4 — Patrol Services
- Chapter 6-5 — Solicitors and Itinerant Merchants
- Chapter 6-6 — Taxicabs and Convenience Vehicles
▸Chapter 6-7 — Cable Television Franchise Ordinance
- Chapter 6-8 — Helicopters, Heliports and Helistops
- Chapter 6-9 — Adult Business Permits
- Chapter 6-10 — Private Parking Facilities
- Chapter 6-11 — Massage Services
- Chapter 6-12 — Sidewalk Vendors
- Chapter 6-13 — Outdoor Dining
▸Title 7 — Public Works
▸Title 8 — Finance, Revenue and Taxation
▸Title 9 — Building Regulations
Overview- Chapter 9-1 — Building Code
- Chapter 9-2 — Building Moving and Demolition
- Chapter 9-4 — Plumbing Code
- Chapter 9-5 — Housing Code
- Chapter 9-6 — Mechanical Code
- Chapter 9-7 — Dangerous Buildings Code
- Chapter 9-8 — Swimming Pool and Spa Code
▸Chapter 9-9 — Site Development
- Chapter 9-10 — Solar Utility
▸Chapter 9-12 — Floodplain Management
Overview▸Part I — SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
Overview- Article 1 — General Provisions
- Article 2 — Applicability
- Article 3 — Definitions
- Article 4 — Duties And Powers Of The Floodplain Administrator
- Article 5 — Permits For Floodplain Development
- Article 6 — Site Plans And Construction Documents
- Article 7 — Inspections
- Article 8 — Variances
- Article 9 — Violations
▸Part II — FLOOD RESISTANT DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 9-14 — Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Buildings
- Chapter 9-15 — Relocation Assistance
- Chapter 9-16 — Storm Water Management and Discharge Control
- Chapter 9-17 — Energy Code
- Chapter 9-18 — Historical Building Code
- Chapter 9-19 — Fire Code
▸Chapter 9-20 — Residential Code
- Chapter 9-21 — Green Building Code
- Chapter 9-22 — Existing Building Code
- Chapter 9-23 — Wildland-Urban Interface Code
▸Title 10 — Planning and Zoning
Overview▸Chapter 10-1 — Subdivisions
Overview- Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 2 — DEFINITIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Article 3 — MAPS REQUIRED
- Article 4 — SUBDIVISION OF FIVE OR MORE PARCELS
- Article 5 — SUBDIVISION OF FOUR OR FEWER PARCELS (MINOR SUBDIVISIONS)
- Article 6 — DEDICATIONS AND RESERVATIONS
- Article 7 — COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENT (CONDOMINIUM) CONVERSION
- Article 8 — SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS
- Article 9 — REVERSIONS TO ACREAGE
- Article 10 — PARCEL MERGERS
- Article 11 — CORRECTION AND AMENDMENTS OF MAPS
- Article 12 — VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
- Article 13 — ENFORCEMENT OF ARTICLE PROVISIONS
- Article 14 — QUALIFIED SENATE BILL 9 SUBDIVISIONS
▸Chapter 2 — amended in its entirety by §2, Ord. 1877, eff. 1/16/96
Overview▸Part II — BASE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Overview- Article 1 — Single-Family Residential District (R)
- Article 2 — Duplex Residential District (D-3)
- Article 3 — Multiple Family Residential Districts (M)
- Article 4 — High Density Residential Planned Development District (M-H-D)
- Article 5 — Hillside Planned Development District (H-P-D)
- Article 6 — Pedestrian Retail District (P-R)
- Article 7 — Central Retail District (C-R)
- Article 8 — Office Commercial District (O-C)
- Article 9 — Mixed Use Planned Development District (M-U)
- Article 10 — Automobile Sales/Service and Custom Manufacturing District (AS-CM)
- Article 11 — Service Commercial District (S-C)
- Article 12 — Business Park District (B-P)
- Article 13 — Community Commercial District (C-C)
- Article 14 — Open Space/Recreation District (O-S-R)
- Article 15 — Community Facility District (C-F)
- Article 16 — Hospital Planned Development District (HO P-D)
- Article 17 — Planned Development District (P-D)
- Article 18 — Overlay District (O)
- Article 19 — Summary of Use Regulations
- Article 20 — Single-Family High-Planned Development District 1 (SFH-PD1)
- Article 21 — Commercial Mixed Use District (MU-C)
- Article 22 — Residential Mixed Use District (MU-R)
- Article 23 — Downtown Mixed Use District (MU-D)
▸Part III — REGULATIONS APPLYING IN ALL OR SEVERAL DISTRICTS
Overview- Article 1 — Site Regulations
- Article 2 — Off-Street Parking, Loading, and Transportation Demand Management Regulations
- Article 3 — Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- Article 4 — Hillside Performance Standards
- Article 5 — Accessory Dwelling Units
- Article 6 — Child Day Care Facilities
- Article 7 — Recycling Facilities
- Article 8 — Concurrent Sales of Gasoline and Alcoholic Beverages
- Article 9 — Inclusionary Housing
- Article 10 — Density Bonus Ordinance
- Article 11 — Water Efficient Landscaping
- Article 12 — Alcoholic Beverage Sales
- Article 13 — Reasonable Accommodation for Residential Uses
- Article 14 — Personal and Commercial Cannabis Activities
- Article 15 — Qualified Senate Bill 9 Properties
- Article 16 — Objective Standards for Emergency Shelters and Navigation Centers
- Article 17 — Ministerial Reviews Pursuant to State Law
▸Part IV — ADMINISTRATION
Overview- Article 1 — Planning Agency
- Article 2 — Applications
- Article 3 — Notices and Hearings
- Article 4 — Decisions and Permit Review, Modification and Revocation
- Article 5 — Appeals
- Article 6 — Conditional Use Permits
- Article 7 — Special Use Permits
- Article 8 — Minor Use Permits
- Article 9 — Variances
- Article 10 — Planned Development (P-D) Permits
- Article 11 — Hillside Planned Development (H-P-D) Permit
- Article 12 — Design Review
- Article 13 — Amendments (Rezoning)
- Article 14 — Development Agreements
- Article 15 — Enforcement
- Article 16 — Reasonable Accommodation Application
- Article 17 — Community Benefit Agreements
▸Chapter 10-3 — Street Names and Addresses
▸Chapter 10-5 — Traffic Impact Fee
- Chapter 10-6 — Water Supply Systems
- Chapter 10-7 — Sewer Systems
- Chapter 10-8 — Sign Regulations
- Chapter 10-9 — General Plan and Specific Plans
- Chapter 10-10 — Public Art
- Chapter 10-11 — Public Improvement Reimbursements
- Chapter 10-12 — Dedications for Park Purposes
- Chapter 10-13 — Fee on Commercial Development for Affordable Housing
▸Title 11 — Parks and Recreation
- Chapter SR — Statutory References for California Cities
- Chapter TL — Table of Distribution of Former Code Sections
- Chapter OL — Ordinance List and Disposition Table
- Chapter ZM — Zoning Maps