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- 1. CITY OF MADERA, CALIFORNIA CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 2. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 3. CHAPTER 1: ADOPTION OF CODE
- 4. CHAPTER 2: PENALTY PROVISIONS
- 5. CHAPTER 3: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
- 6. CHAPTER 4: APPEALS
- 7. CHAPTER 5: CITATION PROCEDURE
- 8. CHAPTER 6: CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
- 9. CHAPTER 7: JUDICIAL REVIEWS
- 10. CHAPTER 8: ELECTIONS
- 11. CHAPTER 9: ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE
- 12. TITLE II: ADMINISTRATION
- 13. CHAPTER 1: CITY COUNCIL
- 14. CHAPTER 2: OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- 15. CHAPTER 3: CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
- 16. CHAPTER 4: PURCHASING PROCEDURES
- 17. TITLE III: PUBLIC SAFETY
- 18. CHAPTER 1: BICYCLES
- 19. CHAPTER 2: EMERGENCY SERVICES
- 20. CHAPTER 3: FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- 21. CHAPTER 4: SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTIONS
- 22. CHAPTER 5: TRAFFIC
- 23. CHAPTER 6: AIRPORT REGULATIONS
- 24. CHAPTER 7: WEAPONS
- 25. CHAPTER 8: UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
- 26. CHAPTER 9: REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
- 27. CHAPTER 10: REGULATION OF ALARM SYSTEMS
- 28. CHAPTER 11: NOISE CONTROL
- 29. CHAPTER 12: REGULATION OF SECURITY GUARDS, PRIVATE PATROL OPERATORS, ALARM COMPANY SECURITY GUARDS, PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS
- 30. CHAPTER 13: REGULATION OF FIREWORKS IN CITY PARKS
- 31. CHAPTER 13B: FIREWORKS
- 32. CHAPTER 14: SKATEBOARDS, COMMON ROLLER SKATES AND IN-LINE SKATES, USE AND PROHIBITIONS
- 33. CHAPTER 3-15: WEED ABATEMENT REGULATIONS
- 34. CHAPTER 3-16: GRAFFITI
- 35. CHAPTER 17: MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY
- 36. TITLE IV: PUBLIC WELFARE
- 37. CHAPTER 1: ADVERTISING AND DISPLAY
- 38. CHAPTER 2: INTOXICATION
- 39. CHAPTER 3: JEWELRY AUCTION SALES
- 40. CHAPTER 4: LOITERING
- 41. CHAPTER 5: TAXICABS
- 42. CHAPTER 6: STREET TREES
- 43. CHAPTER 7: OPERATION OF AMBULANCES
- 44. CHAPTER 8: REMOVAL OF ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED, OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLES FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY
- 45. CHAPTER 9: PROHIBITION OF OBNOXIOUS CONDUCT
- 46. CHAPTER 10: BINGO GAMES
- 47. CHAPTER 11: PROHIBITED CONDUCT UPON OR NEAR SCHOOL GROUNDS
- 48. CHAPTER 12: DIAL-A-RIDE CONTRACTORS
- 49. CHAPTER 13: DRUG FREE ZONES
- 50. CHAPTER 14: CAMPING
- 51. CHAPTER 15: \[RESERVED\]
- 52. CHAPTER 16: RENTAL HOUSING INSPECTIONS
- 53. TITLE V: SANITATION AND HEALTH
- 54. CHAPTER 1: ANIMALS
- 55. CHAPTER 2: FOOD HANDLING
- 56. CHAPTER 3: GARBAGE, REFUSE AND RECYCLING
- 57. CHAPTER 3A: ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION, RECYCLING, AND SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
- 58. CHAPTER 4: SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- 59. CHAPTER 5: WATER SYSTEM
- 60. CHAPTER 6: WATER CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL
- 61. CHAPTER 7: SMOKING REGULATIONS
- 62. CHAPTER 8: BAN ON SELF SERVICE TOBACCO DISPLAYS
- 63. TITLE VI: BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS, AND TRADES
- 64. CHAPTER 1: BUSINESS LICENSES
- 65. CHAPTER 2: FILMING
- 66. CHAPTER 3: CARD ROOMS
- 67. CHAPTER 4: \[RESERVED\]
- 68. CHAPTER 5: CANNABIS BUSINESSES
- 69. TITLE VII: PUBLIC WORKS
- 70. CHAPTER 1: EXCAVATIONS
- 71. CHAPTER 2: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 72. CHAPTER 3
- 73. CHAPTER 4
- 74. CHAPTER 5
- 75. TITLE VIII: FINANCE, REVENUE, AND TAXATION
- 76. CHAPTER 1: PROPERTY TAXES
- 77. CHAPTER 2: SALES AND USE TAXES
- 78. CHAPTER 3: SPECIAL GAS TAX STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND
- 79. CHAPTER 4: TRANSIENT ROOM TAX
- 80. CHAPTER 5: REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
- 81. CHAPTER 6: TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX (1998)
- 82. CHAPTER 7: MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
- 83. CHAPTER 8: TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX (2016)
- 84. TITLE IX: BUILDING REGULATIONS
- 85. CHAPTER 1: BUILDING REGULATIONS
- 86. CHAPTER 2: MANUFACTURED HOUSING
- 87. CHAPTER 3: TEMPORARY USE OF UTILITIES
- 88. CHAPTER 4: EXPEDITED PERMIT PROCESS FOR SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEMS
- 89. CHAPTER 5: SIGNS
- 90. CHAPTER 6: LOT AND HOUSE NUMBERING
- 91. CHAPTER 7
- 92. CHAPTER 8
- 93. CHAPTER 9: MOVING OF BUILDINGS
- 94. CHAPTER 10: \[Repealed\]
- 95. CHAPTER 11: ABANDONED REAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION
- 96. CHAPTER 12: VACANT BUILDINGS
- 97. TITLE X: PLANNING AND ZONING
- 98. CHAPTER 1: PLANNING COMMISSION
- 99. CHAPTER 2: SUBDIVISIONS
- 100. CHAPTER 3: ZONING
- 101. CHAPTER 4: BUILDING LINE SETBACKS
- 102. CHAPTER 5: AIRPORT APPROACH ZONING
- 103. CHAPTER 6: SIGN REGULATIONS
- 104. CHAPTER 7: ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
- 105. CHAPTER 8: DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES
- 106. CHAPTER 9: WIRELESS FACILITIES
- 107. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 108. TABLE I: TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 109. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 110. REFERENCES TO CALIFORNIA CODES
- 111. REFERENCES TO 1961 CODE
- 112. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES
- 113. REFERENCES TO RESOLUTIONS