Yucca Valley, California, CA Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

Current through : Ord. 332, passed 11-11-2025 | Development Code current through: Ord. 327, passed 2-4-2025. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/yuccavalleyca/latest/overview

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1. TOWN CODE of YUCCA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
2. PREFACE
3. ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
4. ORDINANCE NO. 119
5. CHAPTER 1.01 YUCCA VALLEY TOWN CODE
6. CHAPTER 1.02 GENERAL PENALTY AND CITATIONS
7. CHAPTER 1.04 ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION PROCEDURES
8. CHAPTER 1.06 TOWN SEAL
9. CHAPTER 2.05 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
10. CHAPTER 2.08 TOWN MANAGER
11. CHAPTER 2.10 TOWN CLERK
12. CHAPTER 2.12 FINANCE DIRECTOR
13. CHAPTER 2.15 TOWN TREASURER
14. CHAPTER 2.16 TOWN ATTORNEY
15. CHAPTER 2.40 EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION
16. CHAPTER 2.44 POLICE OFFICER TRAINING STANDARDS
17. CHAPTER 2.50 ADMINISTRATIVE MANDAMUS; STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
18. CHAPTER 2.55 TOWN HOLIDAYS
19. CHAPTER 3.10 INVESTMENT AND COLLECTION OF TOWN MONIES
20. CHAPTER 3.12 PURCHASES
21. CHAPTER 3.16 DEMANDS AND CLAIMS
22. CHAPTER 3.18 SPECIAL GAS TAX STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND
23. CHAPTER 3.20 TRANSFER OF TAX FUNCTIONS
24. CHAPTER 3.22 REAL PROPERTY DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAX
25. CHAPTER 3.24 TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
26. CHAPTER 3.26 TEMPORARY TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
27. CHAPTER 3.28 SEWER IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT ASSISTANCE TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
28. CHAPTER 3.30 PRIVATE LAND DEVELOPMENT REIMBURSEMENTS
29. CHAPTER 3.40 DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES
30. CHAPTER 4.02 BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS
31. CHAPTER 4.04 PLANNING COMMISSION
32. CHAPTER 4.10 PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL COMMISSION
33. CHAPTER 4.11 PUBLIC ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
34. CHAPTER 4.12 YOUTH COMMISSION
35. CHAPTER 4.14 REVENUE MEASURE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
36. CHAPTER 5.10 MASSAGE SERVICES AND ESTABLISHMENTS
37. CHAPTER 5.12 \[RESERVED\]
38. CHAPTER 5.14 TEMPORARY SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT1
39. CHAPTER 5.20 BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
40. CHAPTER 5.30 BINGO
41. CHAPTER 5.40 TEMPORARY SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL PERMIT
42. CHAPTER 6.02 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
43. CHAPTER 6.04 ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC NUISANCES
44. CHAPTER 6.06 FOOD AND BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
45. CHAPTER 6.08 MAINTENANCE OF ABANDONED PROPERTIES
46. CHAPTER 6.10 SOCIAL HOSTING; CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND/OR ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES BY MINORS
47. TITLE 7 RESERVED
48. CHAPTER 8.02 BUILDING CODES
49. CHAPTER 8.03 CONSTRUCTION SITE MAINTENANCE AND TRASH CONTAINMENT
50. CHAPTER 8.04 FLOOD CONTROL
51. CHAPTER 8.10 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS
52. CHAPTER 8.15 SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
53. CHAPTER 8.50 EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE REPAIRS
54. CHAPTER 8.70 OUTDOOR LIGHTING
55. CHAPTER 8.90 UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS
56. TITLE 9 DEVELOPMENT CODE
57. PREFACE
58. CHAPTER 9.01 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
59. CHAPTER 9.02 GENERAL PROVISIONS
60. CHAPTER 9.03 NONCONFORMING LOTS, STRUCTURES, AND USES
61. CHAPTER 9.05 ZONING DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAP
62. CHAPTER 9.06 LAND USE STANDARDS AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
63. CHAPTER 9.07 RESIDENTIAL AND HILLSIDE RESERVE DISTRICTS
64. CHAPTER 9.08 STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC USES IN RESIDENTIAL AND HILLSIDE RESERVE DISTRICTS
65. CHAPTER 9.09 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
66. CHAPTER 9.10 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
67. CHAPTER 9.11 MIXED USE DISTRICTS
68. CHAPTER 9.12 PUBLIC/QUASI-PUBLIC AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS
69. CHAPTER 9.13 SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICTS
70. CHAPTER 9.14 STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC USES IN NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
71. CHAPTER 9.15 OVERLAY DISTRICTS
72. CHAPTER 9.16 AIRPORT SAFETY OVERLAY DISTRICT
73. CHAPTER 9.17 FIRE SAFETY OVERLAY DISTRICT
74. CHAPTER 9.18 FLOODPLAIN SAFETY OVERLAY DISTRICT
75. CHAPTER 9.19 GEOLOGIC AND SEISMIC HAZARDS OVERLAY DISTRICT
76. CHAPTER 9.20 HILLSIDE OVERLAY DISTRICT
77. CHAPTER 9.21 LARGE ANIMAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
78. CHAPTER 9.22 SPECIFIC PLAN OVERLAY DISTRICT
79. CHAPTER 9.23 SENIOR MOBILEHOME PARK OVERLAY DISTRICT
80. CHAPTER 9.30 DEDICATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
81. CHAPTER 9.31 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
82. CHAPTER 9.32 LANDSCAPING AND WATER CONSERVATION
83. CHAPTER 9.33 PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
84. CHAPTER 9.34 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
85. CHAPTER 9.35 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
86. CHAPTER 9.36 SIGN REGULATIONS
87. CHAPTER 9.37 SOIL EROSION AND DUST CONTROL
88. CHAPTER 9.38 TEMPORARY SPECIAL EVENTS
89. CHAPTER 9.39 TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES
90. CHAPTER 9.40 SURFACE MINING AND LAND RECLAMATION
91. CHAPTER 9.41 TRIP REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS
92. CHAPTER 9.42 ACCESSORY SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
93. CHAPTER 9.43 ACCESSORY WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS
94. CHAPTER 9.44 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
95. CHAPTER 9.45 CEMETERIES
96. CHAPTER 9.46 RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION FACILITIES
97. CHAPTER 9.47 DENSITY BONUS
98. CHAPTER 9.48 EMERGENCY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY UNITS
99. CHAPTER 9.49 EXOTIC ANIMALS
100. CHAPTER 9.50 HOME OCCUPATION PERMITS
101. CHAPTER 9.51 DEDICATION OF LAND FOR PARK AND RECREATION PURPOSES
102. CHAPTER 9.52 ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS
103. CHAPTER 9.53 MARIJUANA USES PROHIBITED; PERSONAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION REGULATIONS
104. CHAPTER 9.54 SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS
105. CHAPTER 9.55 SIDEWALK VENDING
106. CHAPTER 9.56 REMOVAL OF WESTERN JOSHUA TREES
107. CHAPTER 9.60 PERMIT PROCEDURES; GENERAL PROVISIONS
108. CHAPTER 9.61 APPLICATION PROCESSING PROCEDURES
109. CHAPTER 9.62 AMENDMENTS TO DEVELOPMENT CODE AND ZONE CHANGES
110. CHAPTER 9.63 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
111. CHAPTER 9.64 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
112. CHAPTER 9.65 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
113. CHAPTER 9.66 LAND USE COMPLIANCE REVIEW
114. CHAPTER 9.67 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
115. CHAPTER 9.68 SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW
116. CHAPTER 9.69 SPECIAL USE PERMITS
117. CHAPTER 9.70 SPECIFIC PLANS
118. CHAPTER 9.71 TEMPORARY SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT
119. CHAPTER 9.72 TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
120. CHAPTER 9.73 VARIANCE REVIEW
121. CHAPTER 9.74 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
122. CHAPTER 9.75 RESERVED
123. CHAPTER 9.76 SIGN PERMITS
124. CHAPTER 9.77 NATIVE PLANT PERMITS
125. CHAPTER 9.80 ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL
126. CHAPTER 9.81 APPEALS
127. CHAPTER 9.82 ENFORCEMENT AND VIOLATIONS
128. CHAPTER 9.83 PERMIT AMENDMENTS
129. CHAPTER 9.84 PERMIT REVOCATIONS
130. CHAPTER 9.85 PUBLIC NOTICES AND HEARINGS
131. CHAPTER 9.86 TIME LIMITATIONS AND TIME EXTENSIONS
132. CHAPTER 9.90 GENERAL PROVISIONS
133. CHAPTER 9.91 TENTATIVE MAP FILING AND PROCEDURES
134. CHAPTER 9.92 PARCEL MAPS AND FINAL MAPS
135. CHAPTER 9.93 ADDITIONAL SUBDIVISION PROCEDURES
136. CHAPTER 9.94 DEDICATION AND EXACTIONS
137. CHAPTER 9.95 SUBDIVISION DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS
138. CHAPTER 9.96 IMPROVEMENT PLANS, INSTALLATION, AND SECURITY
139. CHAPTER 9.97 SOILS REPORT
140. CHAPTER 9.99 DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS
141. CHAPTER 10.02 ANIMAL CONTROL
142. CHAPTER 11.10 VEHICLE ABATEMENT
143. CHAPTER 11.20 GRAFFITI ABATEMENT
144. CHAPTER 11.30 DAYTIME LOITERING
145. CHAPTER 11.40 CURFEW REGULATIONS
146. CHAPTER 11.50 COASTING DEVICES
147. CHAPTER 11.60 DUMPING WASTE; NUISANCE VEHICLES
148. CHAPTER 11.70 LITTER AND LITTERING
149. CHAPTER 11.80 USE OF PARK FACILITIES
150. CHAPTER 11.90 \[RESERVED\]
151. CHAPTER 11.100 SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
152. CHAPTER 11.110 ABANDONED SHOPPING CARTS
153. CHAPTER 11.120 PROHIBITION ON THE STORAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
154. CHAPTER 12.20 SPECIAL SPEED LIMITS
155. CHAPTER 12.30 TRUCK ROUTES
156. CHAPTER 12.40 PARKING REGULATIONS
157. CHAPTER 12.50 ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION
158. CHAPTER 12.60 ENCROACHMENTS AND EXCAVATIONS