Every town writes its own rules, and Mountain View's live in its municipal code — 52 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch u1 — MOUNTAIN VIEW - CITY CODErecently amended
- Ch I — THE CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION.
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING*
- Ch 4 — AMBULANCES
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS
- Ch 6 — AUCTIONS AND SALES*
- Ch 7 — RESERVED
- Ch 8 — BUILDINGS
- Ch 9 — CARDROOMS, MASSAGE PARLORS AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES
- Ch u12 — CHARTER INDEX
- Ch 10 — CIGARETTE TAX
- Ch 11 — CIVIL DEFENSE AND DISASTER
- Ch u15 — CHAPTER 12* - BINGO
- Ch 13 — FORTUNE TELLING
- Ch 14 — FIRE PREVENTION
- Ch 15 — FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, RESTAURANTS, AND MOBILE VENDORS
- Ch 16 — GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND WEEDS
- Ch 17 — IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURE CODE*
- Ch 18 — LICENSES
- Ch 19 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC*
- Ch 20 — PRIVATE PATROL SERVICE
- Ch 21 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES AND SMOKING REGULATIONS
- Ch 22 — PARADES, SPECIAL EVENTS AND BANNERS
- Ch 23 — PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS*
- Ch 24 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- Ch 25 — NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION
- Ch 26 — PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 27 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS*
- Ch 28 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 29 — TAXATION*
- Ch 30 — TAXICABS
- Ch 31 — TRAILERS AND TRAILER PARKS
- Ch 32 — TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS*
- Ch 33 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Ch 34 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS
- Ch 35 — WATER, SEWAGE AND OTHER MUNICIPAL SERVICES
- Ch 36 — ZONING
- Ch 37 — VIDEO SERVICES CODErecently amended
- Ch 38 — REGULATING THE USE OF CITY PARKS AND OTHER CITY FACILITIES
- Ch 39 — VEHICLES ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED OR INOPERATIVE
- Ch 40 — BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARMS
- Ch 41 — PARK LAND DEDICATION OR FEES IN LIEU THEREOF
- Ch 42 — WAGES
- Ch 43 — CITYWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE
- Ch 44 — SHORT-TERM RENTAL OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
- Ch 45 — CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX
- Ch 46 — HOUSING
- Ch 47 — IMPACT FEES IN PRECISE PLAN AREAS
- Ch 48 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Ch u52 — CORRELATION TABLErecently amended