Contents of Chula Vista Municipal Code

Title 1 General Provisions
- Ch. 1.01 Code Adoption
- Ch. 1.04 General Provisions
- Ch. 1.08 City Seal
- Ch. 1.16 Right of Entry for Inspection
- Ch. 1.20 General Penalty
- Ch. 1.24 Arrest Procedure
- Ch. 1.30 Abatement of Public Nuisance
- Ch. 1.34 Claims Requirements and Procedures
- Ch. 1.40 Administrative Procedure and Process
- Ch. 1.41 Administrative Compliance and Enforcement Procedures
- Ch. 1.50 Reasonable Accommodations for Equal Access to Housing
Title 2 Administration and Personnel
- Ch. 2.01 Code of Ethics
- Ch. 2.02 Conflict of Interest
- Ch. 2.03 Department of Mayor and Council
- Ch. 2.04 City Council Meetings
- Ch. 2.05 Personnel and Civil Service Regulations
- Ch. 2.06 City Engineer
- Ch. 2.07 Management and Information Services Department
- Ch. 2.08 Finance Officer (Reserved)
- Ch. 2.09 Police Department
- Ch. 2.10 Fire Department
- Ch. 2.11 Elected City Attorney
- Ch. 2.12 Fire and Police Department Duty to Aid
- Ch. 2.14 Emergency Organization Department
- Ch. 2.15 Library Department
- Ch. 2.16 Recreation Department
- Ch. 2.17 Planning and Building Department
- Ch. 2.18 Community Development Department
- Ch. 2.19 Nature Center Department
- Ch. 2.20 Police Department Training Standards
- Ch. 2.22 Improvement District Administration
- Ch. 2.23 Industrial Development Authority
- Ch. 2.24 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch. 2.25 General Rules for Boards and Commissions
- Ch. 2.26 Board of Appeals and Advisors
- Ch. 2.27 Access Appeals Board
- Ch. 2.28 Board of Ethics
- Ch. 2.29 Charter Review Commission
- Ch. 2.30 Economic Development Commission
- Ch. 2.31 Mobilehome Rent Review Commission
- Ch. 2.32 Sustainability Commission
- Ch. 2.33 Cultural Arts Commission
- Ch. 2.34 Child Care Commission
- Ch. 2.35 Housing Advisory Commission
- Ch. 2.36 Human Relations Commission
- Ch. 2.37 Commission on Aging
- Ch. 2.38 International Friendship Commission
- Ch. 2.39 Veterans Advisory Commission
- Ch. 2.40 Growth Management Oversight Commission
- Ch. 2.41 Parks and Recreation Commission
- Ch. 2.42 Planning Commission
- Ch. 2.43 Civil Service Commission
- Ch. 2.44 Safety Commission
- Ch. 2.45 Board of Library Trustees
- Ch. 2.46 Youth Advisory Commission
- Ch. 2.47 Healthy Chula Vista Advisory Commission
- Ch. 2.48 Community Planning Committee
- Ch. 2.49 Historic Preservation Commission
- Ch. 2.50 Municipal Elections
- Ch. 2.51 Redistricting Commission
- Ch. 2.52 Campaign Contributions
- Ch. 2.53 Appointment Process to Fill Vacancies on the City Council and Specified Commissions
- Ch. 2.54 Employee Benefits
- Ch. 2.55 Chula Vista Redevelopment Corporation
- Ch. 2.56 Purchasing System
- Ch. 2.57 Design-Build Contracts
- Ch. 2.58 Document Fees
- Ch. 2.59 Project Labor Agreements
- Ch. 2.60 Unclaimed Property
- Ch. 2.61 “Measure P” Citizens’ Oversight Committee
- Ch. 2.62 Parks Created
- Ch. 2.63 “Measure A” Citizens’ Oversight Committee
- Ch. 2.64 Golf Course Rules
- Ch. 2.66 Park and Facilities Rules
- Ch. 2.67 Chula Vista Boat Launching and Marina Area – J Street Marina
- Ch. 2.70 Library Property
Title 3 Revenue and Finance
- Ch. 3.04 Capital Outlay Fund
- Ch. 3.08 Departmental Trust Fund
- Ch. 3.12 Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund
- Ch. 3.14 Trunk Sewer Capital Reserve Fund
- Ch. 3.16 Sewer Income Fund
- Ch. 3.18 Sewerage Facilities Replacement Fund
- Ch. 3.20 Sewer Service Revenue Fund
- Ch. 3.21 Storm Drain Revenue Fund
- Ch. 3.22 Recreation Trust Fund
- Ch. 3.24 County Tax Collection
- Ch. 3.28 Real Property Transfer Tax
- Ch. 3.32 Residential Construction Tax
- Ch. 3.33 Chula Vista Temporary $0.005 Sales Tax
- Ch. 3.34 Chula Vista $0.005 Transactions and Use Tax
- Ch. 3.36 Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax
- Ch. 3.40 Transient Occupancy Tax
- Ch. 3.41 Registration of Transients at Hotels and Motels
- Ch. 3.44 Utility Users’ Tax
- Ch. 3.45 Master Fee Schedule
- Ch. 3.48 Financing of Industrial and Commercial Development
- Ch. 3.50 Development Impact Fees to Pay for Various Public Facilities
- Ch. 3.54 Transportation Development Impact Fees
- Ch. 3.55 Western and Bayfront Transportation Development Impact Fees
- Ch. 3.56 Development Impact Fees in Western Chula Vista
- Ch. 3.60 Community Facilities Districts – General
- Ch. 3.61 Bayfront Project Special Tax Financing District Procedural Ordinance
Title 4 (Reserved)
Title 5 Business Licenses, Taxes and Regulations
- Ch. 5.02 Business Licenses Generally
- Ch. 5.04 License Taxes Generally
- Ch. 5.05 Chula Vista Auto Park Business Improvement District
- Ch. 5.06 Downtown Improvement District Assessment Payments
- Ch. 5.07 Master Tax Schedule
- Ch. 5.08 Advertising
- Ch. 5.09 Alcoholic Beverage Licenses
- Ch. 5.10 Ambulances
- Ch. 5.12 Amusement Arcades
- Ch. 5.13 Rental Businesses
- Ch. 5.14 Art Figure Studios
- Ch. 5.15 Automobiles for Hire
- Ch. 5.18 Billiards and Pool Halls
- Ch. 5.19 Commercial Cannabis
- Ch. 5.20 Gambling
- Ch. 5.21 Cannabis Business Tax
- Ch. 5.22 Circuses, Shows, Concerts, and Special Events
- Ch. 5.24 Merchandise Coupons
- Ch. 5.26 Public Dances
- Ch. 5.28 Firearms Sales
- Ch. 5.30 Franchises
- Ch. 5.32 Garage Sales
- Ch. 5.34 Manufacturers
- Ch. 5.35 Bathhouses
- Ch. 5.36 Massage Parlors and Holistic Health Practitioner Businesses
- Ch. 5.37 Narcotic or Drug Paraphernalia Shops
- Ch. 5.38 Pawnbrokers, Secondhand and Junk Store Dealers
- Ch. 5.39 Hotels/Motels
- Ch. 5.40 Peddlers
- Ch. 5.42 Professions
- Ch. 5.44 Race Tracks
- Ch. 5.46 Real Estate SalesPersons
- Ch. 5.48 Closing-Out Sales
- Ch. 5.50 Trailer Parks
- Ch. 5.52 Cable, Video, and Telecommunications Service Providers
- Ch. 5.53 State Video Franchises
- Ch. 5.54 Taxicabs and Other For-Hire Vehicles
- Ch. 5.56 Tobacco Retailer
- Ch. 5.58 Tow Trucks
- Ch. 5.60 Vending, Weighing, Music, Amusement, and Video Machines and Newsracks
- Ch. 5.61 Pool and Billiard Tables
- Ch. 5.62 Vending Vehicles – Nonfood Goods
- Ch. 5.63 Off-Site, Multiuser Hazardous Waste Facilities
- Ch. 5.64 Consumer Commodities Price Marking
- Ch. 5.65 Out-of-City Delivery Vehicles
- Ch. 5.66 Commercial Marijuana Activity
- Ch. 5.67 Shared Micro-Mobility Device Pilot Program
- Ch. 5.68 Short-Term Rentals
Title 6 Animals
- Ch. 6.01 Definitions
- Ch. 6.02 Keeping Animals – Regulations Generally
- Ch. 6.04 Keeping Pets, Livestock, Birds and Bees
- Ch. 6.08 Keeping Commercial Cats, Dogs, Poultry and Rabbits
- Ch. 6.12 Grazing and Impoundment
- Ch. 6.16 Dead Animals
- Ch. 6.20 Dog Licenses
- Ch. 6.22 Mandatory Spay/Neutering
- Ch. 6.24 Restraining Dogs
- Ch. 6.26 Animals in Vehicles
- Ch. 6.28 Rabies Control
- Ch. 6.30 Animal Sales
- Ch. 6.32 Microchipping
- Ch. 6.33 Generally
Title 7 (Reserved)
Title 8 Health and Sanitation
- Ch. 8.04 Food Handling Law Generally
- Ch. 8.08 Food Handlers’ Permits
- Ch. 8.12 Food Handlers’ Registration Cards
- Ch. 8.16 Food Handling Regulations
- Ch. 8.18 Food Caterers and Catering Equipment Rentals
- Ch. 8.20 Food Vendors
- Ch. 8.21 Wholesale Food Warehouses
- Ch. 8.22 Regulation of Smoking in Public Places, Affordable Housing Projects and Places of Employment
- Ch. 8.23 Solid Waste and Recycling Contract or Franchise
- Ch. 8.24 Solid Waste and Litter
- Ch. 8.25 Recycling
- Ch. 8.26 Alcoholic Beverage Warning Signs
- Ch. 8.27 Training in Responsible Alcoholic Beverage Service Required for On-Sale Licensees and Employees
- Ch. 8.28 Mosquito and Fly Breeding Places
- Ch. 8.32 Weed Abatement
- Ch. 8.34 Regulation of Hazardous Materials
- Ch. 8.36 Medical Wastes
Title 9 Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
- Title 9 Div. I Offenses by or Against Government
- Title 9 Div. II Offenses Against Persons
- Title 9 Div. III Offenses Against Decency
- Title 9 Div. IV Disorderly Conduct
- Title 9 Div. V Offenses Against Property
- Title 9 Div. VI Consumer Protection
- Title 9 Div. VII
- Title 9 Div. VIII Weapons
- Title 9 Div. IX Mobilehome Park Residence Protection
- Title 9 Div. X Environmental Protection and Conservation
- Title 9 Div. XI Sexual Offenses
Title 10 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch. 10.04 General Provisions
- Ch. 10.08 Definitions
- Ch. 10.12 Traffic Administration
- Ch. 10.16 Enforcement of Traffic Laws
- Ch. 10.20 Accident Reports
- Ch. 10.24 Traffic Control Devices
- Ch. 10.28 Driving Rules
- Ch. 10.30 Speed Contests
- Ch. 10.32 Through Streets and Stop Intersections
- Ch. 10.36 Yield Right-of-Way Streets
- Ch. 10.40 Turning Movements
- Ch. 10.44 One-Way Streets and Alleys
- Ch. 10.48 Speed Regulations
- Ch. 10.52 Stopping, Standing and Parking
- Ch. 10.56 Parking Meters, Parking Meter Zones and Permit Parking
- Ch. 10.60 Loading Zones
- Ch. 10.62 Parking Violations and Enforcement
- Ch. 10.64 Truck Routes
- Ch. 10.68 Car Sharing Program and Permit
- Ch. 10.72 Bicycles
- Ch. 10.76 Pedestrians
- Ch. 10.80 Abandoned Vehicles
- Ch. 10.84 Parking Restricted on Private Property
- Ch. 10.86 Permit Parking in Residential Zones
- Ch. 10.87 Residential Permit Parking Districts
Title 11 (Reserved)
Title 12 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch. 12.04 General Provisions
- Ch. 12.08 Street Overloads
- Ch. 12.12 Street Obstructions
- Ch. 12.16 Excavations
- Ch. 12.20 Construction of Street Improvements
- Ch. 12.24 Dedications
- Ch. 12.28 Encroachments
- Ch. 12.30 Streets – Newsracks
- Ch. 12.32 Street Plantings
- Ch. 12.36 Street Furniture
- Ch. 12.40 Street Vacations
- Ch. 12.44 Street Names
- Ch. 12.48 Street Numbers
- Ch. 12.50 Temporary Placement of Signs in Designated Portions of the Public Rights-of-Way
Title 13 Sewers
- Ch. 13.02 Purpose, Scope and Policy
- Ch. 13.04 Definitions
- Ch. 13.06 General Provisions
- Ch. 13.08 Permits, Plans, Construction, Inspection and Use of Wastewater Facilities
- Ch. 13.10 Industrial Wastewater
- Ch. 13.12 Unlawful Discharges to the Wastewater System
- Ch. 13.14 Fees
Title 14 Watercourses
- Ch. 14.04 General Provisions
- Ch. 14.06 Definitions
- Ch. 14.08 Permits Required
- Ch. 14.10 Appeal
- Ch. 14.14 Enforcement
- Ch. 14.16 Storm Drain Fee
- Ch. 14.18 Floodplain Regulations
- Ch. 14.20 Storm Water Management and Discharge Control
Title 15 Buildings and Construction
- Ch. 15.04 Excavation, Grading, Clearing, Grubbing and Fills
- Ch. 15.06 Administrative Provisions for the Technical Building Codes
- Ch. 15.08 Building Code
- Ch. 15.09 Residential Code
- Ch. 15.10 Referenced Standards Code
- Ch. 15.12 Green Building Standards
- Ch. 15.14 Existing Building Code
- Ch. 15.16 Mechanical Code
- Ch. 15.18 Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Code
- Ch. 15.20 Housing Code
- Ch. 15.24 Electrical Code and Regulations
- Ch. 15.26 Energy Code
- Ch. 15.28 Plumbing Code
- Ch. 15.29 Expedited Permit Processing
- Ch. 15.32 Undergrounding of Utilities
- Ch. 15.34 Fire Zones
- Ch. 15.36 Fire Code
- Ch. 15.38 Urban-Wildland Interface Code
- Ch. 15.44 Moving, Relocating and Demolishing Buildings
- Ch. 15.48 Swimming Pools
- Ch. 15.50 Reimbursement Requirements and Procedures for Construction of Public Improvements
- Ch. 15.51 Fees for Installation of Traffic Signals
- Ch. 15.52 Sign Code
- Ch. 15.54 Assessment and Collection of Bridge and Thoroughfare Fees
- Ch. 15.56 Conversion of Dwelling Units to Independent Ownership
- Ch. 15.58 Safety Assessment Placards
- Ch. 15.60 Abandoned Residential Property Registration
Title 16 (Reserved)
Title 17 Environmental Quality
- Ch. 17.02 Environmental Review
- Ch. 17.04 Outdoor Advertising
- Ch. 17.06 Regulation of Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities
- Ch. 17.07 Open Space Districts
- Ch. 17.08 Open Space District Encroachments
- Ch. 17.10 Parklands and Public Facilities
- Ch. 17.11 School Facilities Land Dedication and Fees
- Ch. 17.11A Mitigation of the Impact of Legislative Actions on School Districts
- Ch. 17.12 Solid Waste Disposal
- Ch. 17.16 Wells
- Ch. 17.24 Noisy and Disorderly Conduct
- Ch. 17.28 Unnecessary Lights
- Ch. 17.30 Otay Ranch Grazing
- Ch. 17.35 Habitat Loss and Incidental Take
Title 18 Subdivisions
- Ch. 18.04 Subdivision Policy and Procedure
- Ch. 18.08 Definitions
- Ch. 18.12 Tentative Maps
- Ch. 18.13 Vesting Tentative Maps
- Ch. 18.16 Final Maps
- Ch. 18.17 Construction of Improvements
- Ch. 18.18 Tentative Parcel Maps
- Ch. 18.19 Vesting Tentative Parcel Maps
- Ch. 18.20 Parcel Maps
- Ch. 18.24 Adjustment Plats
- Ch. 18.28 Deposits and Fees
- Ch. 18.32 Design Requirements
- Ch. 18.36 Improvements
- Ch. 18.40 Dedications
- Ch. 18.44 Covenants, Planned Unit Developments and Condominium Subdivisions
- Ch. 18.48 Violations and Remedies
- Ch. 18.52 Appeals
- Ch. 18.54 Floodplain Regulations
Title 19 Planning and Zoning
- Ch. 19.02 General Provisions
- Ch. 19.04 Definitions
- Ch. 19.06 General Plan
- Ch. 19.07 Specific Plans
- Ch. 19.08 Enforcement
- Ch. 19.09 Growth Management
- Ch. 19.10 Zones Established
- Ch. 19.12 Legislative Zoning Procedure
- Ch. 19.14 Administrative Procedures – Permits – Applications – Hearings – Appeals
- Ch. 19.16 Exceptions and Modifications
- Ch. 19.18 Zoning Map
- Ch. 19.20 Agricultural Zone
- Ch. 19.22 R-E – Residential Estates Zone
- Ch. 19.24 R-1 – Single-Family Residence Zone
- Ch. 19.26 R-2 – One- and Two-Family Residence Zone
- Ch. 19.27 MHP – Exclusive Mobilehome Park Zone
- Ch. 19.28 R-3 – Apartment Residential Zone
- Ch. 19.30 C-O – Administrative and Professional Office Zone
- Ch. 19.32 C-B – Central Business Zone
- Ch. 19.34 C-N – Neighborhood Commercial Zone
- Ch. 19.36 C-C – Central Commercial Zone
- Ch. 19.38 C-V – Visitor Commercial Zone
- Ch. 19.40 C-T – Thoroughfare Commercial Zone
- Ch. 19.42 I-R – Research Industrial Zone
- Ch. 19.44 I-L – Limited Industrial Zone
- Ch. 19.46 I – General Industrial Zone
- Ch. 19.47 P-Q – Public/Quasi-Public Zone
- Ch. 19.48 P-C – Planned Community Zone
- Ch. 19.50 F-1 – Floodway Zone
- Ch. 19.52 T – Tidelands Zone
- Ch. 19.54 Unclassified Uses
- Ch. 19.56 Modifying Districts
- Ch. 19.58 Uses
- Ch. 19.60 Signs
- Ch. 19.62 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- Ch. 19.64 Previously Conforming Uses and Structures
- Ch. 19.66 Performance Standards
- Ch. 19.68 Performance Standards and Noise Control
- Ch. 19.69 Surface Mining Operations
- Ch. 19.70 Zoning Regulations for Montgomery
- Ch. 19.72 Zoning Regulations for Bonita-Sunnyside
- Ch. 19.80 Controlled Residential Development
- Ch. 19.81 Bayfront Specific Plan – Scope and Purpose
- Ch. 19.82 Bayfront Specific Plan – General Provisions
- Ch. 19.83 Bayfront Specific Plan – Coastal Development Permit Procedures
- Ch. 19.84 Bayfront Specific Plan – Land Use Zones
- Ch. 19.85 Bayfront Specific Plan – Development Criteria
- Ch. 19.86 Bayfront Specific Plan – Environmental Management Program
- Ch. 19.87 Bayfront Specific Plan – Infrastructure Financing and Funding Mechanisms
- Ch. 19.89 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch. 19.90 Affordable Housing Incentives
- Ch. 19.100 Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone Program
Title 20 Energy and Water Conservation
- Ch. 20.04 Energy and Water Conservation Regulations
- Ch. 20.08 Municipal Solar Utility
- Ch. 20.12 Landscape Water Conservation
Title 21 Historic Preservation
- Ch. 21.02 General Provisions
- Ch. 21.03 Definitions
- Ch. 21.04 Identification and Designation of Historical Resources
- Ch. 21.05 Delisting of Historical Resources
- Ch. 21.06 Historic Preservation Districts – HPDs
- Ch. 21.07 Alterations to Historical Resources
- Ch. 21.08 Discretionary Projects and Demolition of Historical Resources
- Ch. 21.09 Maintenance and Repair of Historical Resources
- Ch. 21.10 Incentives, Benefits and Exemptions
- Ch. 21.11 Enforcement and Penalties
- Ch. 21.12 Notice, Fees and Appeals
- Ch. 21.13 Severability
Tables
- Statutory References
- State Code Citation Table
- Ordinance Table