California Code Library
The enacted text of California's local zoning ordinances and state codes, organized by jurisdiction, chapter, and section.
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State building codes (Title 24)
Browse the full, enacted text by chapter and section.
2025 edition
2025 California Administrative Code (Title 24, Part 1)
2025 edition
2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2)
2025 edition
2025 California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5)
2025 edition
2025 California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4)
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2025 California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5)
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2025 California Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6)
2025 edition
2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Title 24, Part 7.5)
2025 edition
2025 California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8)
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2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9)
2025 edition
2025 California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10)
2025 edition
2025 California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11)
2025 edition
2025 California Referenced Standards Code (Title 24, Part 12)
2022 edition
2022 PG&E Greenbook (Gas & Electric Service Requirements)
2025 edition
2025 California ADU Handbook (HCD)
Housing & land-use law
The state statutes, regulations, cases and HCD guidance that set the floor every local ordinance is written against.
Planning, zoning & housing approvals
The Planning and Zoning Law and the statutes layered on top of it — density bonus, streamlining, SB 330, ADUs.
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 65100–65763 — Local Planning, General Plans, Specific Plans, Community Plans (Planning and Zoning Law, Chapter 3, excluding Articles 10.6–10.7)
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 65580–65590.1 — Housing Element Law, Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5), and Coastal-Zone Low/Mod Housing (Mello Act)
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 65800–65912 — Zoning Regulations (Planning and Zoning Law, Chapter 4)
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 65912.100–65912.162 — Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act (AB 2011) and Transit-Oriented Development (SB 79)
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 65913–65914.900, 66200–66210 — Housing Development Approvals (incl. § 65913.4 SB 35/SB 423 streamlined ministerial approval) and Housing Sustainability Districts
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 65915–65918 — State Density Bonus Law
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 65920–65964.5 — Permit Streamlining Act
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 66300–66300.6.5 — Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (SB 330) and Demolition of Housing Units
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 66310–66342 — Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior ADU Law
2026 edition
Government Code, Title 7, Division 1 — General Provisions, State & Regional Planning, Public Hearings, and Miscellaneous Chapters (§§ 65000–65096, 65098, 65919–65993, 66100–66103, 66345)
Environmental & coastal
CEQA, the Coastal Act, and the historical-resources statutes and regulations.
2026 edition
California Register of Historical Resources — listing regulations; State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit procedures
2026 edition
CEQA Statute and Guidelines (2025 consolidated text)
2026 edition
Public Resources Code §§ 21000–21189.91 — California Environmental Quality Act
2026 edition
Public Resources Code §§ 30000–30900 — California Coastal Act of 1976
2026 edition
Public Resources Code §§ 5020–5029.5 — Historical Resources (State Historical Resources Commission, California Register)
2026 edition
State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit procedures (14 CCR § 4859 series, rulemaking text)
Public finance, fees & tax credits
Impact fees, the Subdivision Map Act, CTCAC/CDLAC allocation rules, and redevelopment dissolution.
2026 edition
CDLAC Regulations — Qualified Residential Rental Project Program (tax-exempt bond allocation)
2026 edition
CTCAC Regulations Implementing the Federal and State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Programs
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 53311–53368.3 — Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 53398.50–53398.88 — Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 65970–66025, 66030–66035 — School Facilities Fees and Mitigation Fee Act (Fees for Development Projects)
2026 edition
Government Code §§ 66410–66499.58 — Subdivision Map Act
2026 edition
Health and Safety Code §§ 34161–34191.55 — Redevelopment Agency Dissolution and Successor Agencies (Division 24, Parts 1.8, 1.85, 1.87)
Constitutional authority
HCD guidance & enforcement
Program advisories, technical-assistance letters, and notices of violation issued to specific jurisdictions.
- Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act (AB 2011) — housing-law fact sheet
- California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles
- California Redevelopment Ass'n v. Matosantos
- HCD enforcement — Beverly Hills — Notice of Violation: builder's-remedy applications
- HCD enforcement — Beverly Hills (8844 Burton Way) — Notice of Potential Violation: completeness/appeal denial
- HCD enforcement — Glendale — ADU follow-up Notice of Violation
- HCD enforcement — Huntington Beach — Notice of Potential Violation: SB 35 / housing element
- HCD enforcement — La Cañada Flintridge — Notice of Violation: HAA / builder's remedy
- HCD enforcement — Los Gatos (980 University Ave.) — Notice of Potential Violation: PSA & SDBL
- HCD enforcement — Placer County — Notice of Potential Violation + corrective action: HAA, SDBL, Housing Element Law
- HCD enforcement — San Bernardino — Notice of Violation: HAA
- HCD letter of technical assistance — Baldwin Park — AB 2011 technical assistance
- HCD letter of technical assistance — Berkeley (Berkeley USD site) — HAA technical assistance
- HCD letter of technical assistance — Carlsbad — SDBL implementation
- HCD letter of technical assistance — Carlsbad — SDBL replacement units
- HCD letter of technical assistance — Danville (101–119 Town & Country Dr.) — SDBL base density & concessions
- HCD letter of technical assistance — Los Gatos (North 40 Phase II) — SDBL phased-development concession
- HCD letter of technical assistance — Rancho Cucamonga — SB 330 preliminary-application vesting rights
- HCD letter of technical assistance — Santa Ana — AB 2011 technical assistance
- HCD letter of technical assistance — Santa Ana — HAA technical assistance
- HCD letter of technical assistance — Santa Cruz (Arthaus Ocean) — SDBL
- Housing Accountability Act — HCD program advisory
- Housing Accountability Act Technical Assistance Advisory
- Housing Crisis Act — affected cities list
- Housing Crisis Act — affected counties list
- Housing Crisis Act (SB 330/SB 8) — HCD program advisory
- Housing Element Completeness Checklist
- Housing Element Sites Inventory Guidebook (AB 1397)
- Palmer/Sixth Street Properties, L.P. v. City of Los Angeles
- SB 330 Preliminary Application Form (standardized)
- SB 423 Determination Methodology (SMAP)
- SMAP Determination Methodology (updated 2026-06-30)
- State Density Bonus Law — HCD program advisory
- State Density Bonus Law — sample ordinance template
- Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process (SB 35/SB 423) — HCD program advisory
- Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process Guidelines (final updated)
Rent control & tenant protection statutes
2019 edition
AB 1482 — Tenant Protection Act of 2019
2025 edition
California Civil Code § 1946.2 — Just-Cause Termination
2025 edition
California Civil Code § 1947.12 — Rent Caps
2025 edition
Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act
2025 edition
Ellis Act (Gov. Code §§ 7060–7060.7)
2023 edition
SB 567 — Homelessness Prevention Act (2023)
County codes
Alameda County Alpine County Amador County Butte County Calaveras County Colusa County Contra Costa County Del Norte County El Dorado County Fresno County Glenn County Humboldt County Imperial County Inyo County Kern County Kings County Lake County Lassen County Live Oak, Sutter County Los Angeles County Madera County Marin County Mariposa County Mendocino County Merced County Modoc County Mono County Monterey County Napa County Nevada County Orange County Placer County Plumas County Riverside County Sacramento County San Benito County San Bernardino County San Diego County San Francisco County San Joaquin County San Luis Obispo County San Mateo County Santa Barbara County Santa Clara County Santa Cruz County Shasta County Sierra County Siskiyou County Solano County Sonoma County Stanislaus County Sutter County Tehama County Trinity County Tulare County Tuolumne County Ventura County Yolo County Yuba County
City zoning codes
Adelanto Agoura Hills Alameda Albany Alhambra Aliso Viejo Alturas Amador City American Canyon Anaheim Anderson Angels Camp Antioch Apple Valley Arcadia Arcata Arroyo Grande Artesia Arvin Atascadero Atherton Atwater Auburn Avalon Avenal Azusa Bakersfield Baldwin Park Banning Barstow Beaumont Bell Bell Gardens Bellflower Belmont Belvedere Benicia Berkeley Beverly Hills Big Bear Lake Biggs Bishop Blue Lake Blythe Bradbury Brawley Brea Brentwood Brisbane Buellton Buena Park Burbank Burlingame Calabasas Calexico California City Calimesa Calistoga Camarillo Campbell Canyon Lake Capitola Carlsbad Carmel-by-the-Sea Carpinteria Carson Cathedral City Ceres Cerritos Chico Chino Chino Hills Chowchilla Chula Vista Citrus Heights City of Industry Claremont Clayton Clearlake Cloverdale Clovis Coachella Coalinga Colfax Colma Colton Colusa Commerce Compton Concord Corcoran Corning Corona Coronado Corte Madera Costa Mesa Cotati Covina Crescent City Cudahy Culver City Cupertino Cypress Daly City Dana Point Danville Davis Del Mar Del Rey Oaks Delano Desert Hot Springs Diamond Bar Dinuba Dixon Dorris Dos Palos Downey Duarte Dublin Dunsmuir East Palo Alto Eastvale El Cajon El Centro El Cerrito El Monte El Segundo Elk Grove Emeryville Encinitas Escalon Escondido Etna Eureka Exeter Fairfax Fairfield Farmersville Ferndale Fillmore Firebaugh Folsom Fontana Fort Bragg Fort Jones Fortuna Foster City Fountain Valley Fowler Fremont Fresno Fullerton Galt Garden Grove Gardena Gilroy Glendale Glendora Goleta Gonzales Grand Terrace Grass Valley Greenfield Gridley Grover Beach Guadalupe Gustine Half Moon Bay Hanford Hawaiian Gardens Hawthorne Hayward Healdsburg Hemet Hercules Hermosa Beach Hesperia Hidden Hills Highland Hillsborough Hollister Holtville Hughson Huntington Beach Huntington Park Huron Idyllwild Imperial Imperial Beach Indian Wells Indio Inglewood Ione Irvine Irwindale Isleton Jackson Jurupa Valley Kerman King City Kingsburg La Cañada Flintridge La Habra La Habra Heights La Mesa La Mirada La Palma La Puente La Quinta La Verne Lafayette Laguna Beach Laguna Hills Laguna Niguel Laguna Woods Lake Elsinore Lake Forest Lakeport Lakewood Lancaster Larkspur Lathrop Lawndale Lemon Grove Lemoore Lincoln Lindsay Livermore Livingston Lodi Loma Linda Lomita Lompoc Long Beach Loomis Los Alamitos Los Altos Los Altos Hills Los Angeles Los Banos Los Gatos Loyalton Lynwood Madera Malibu Mammoth Lakes Manhattan Beach Manteca Maricopa Marina Martinez Marysville Maywood McFarland Mendota Menifee Menlo Park Merced Mill Valley Millbrae Milpitas Mission Viejo Modesto Monrovia Montague Montclair Monte Sereno Montebello Monterey Monterey Park Moorpark Moraga Moreno Valley Morgan Hill Morro Bay Mount Shasta Mountain House Mountain View Murrieta Napa National City Needles Nevada City Newark Newman Newport Beach Norco Norwalk Novato Oakdale Oakland Oakley Oceanside Ojai Ontario Orange Orange Cove Orinda Orland Oroville Oxnard Pacific Grove Pacifica Palm Desert Palm Springs Palmdale Palo Alto Palos Verdes Estates Paradise Paramount Parlier Pasadena Paso Robles Patterson Perris Petaluma Pico Rivera Piedmont Pinole Pismo Beach Pittsburg Placentia Placerville Pleasant Hill Pleasanton Plymouth Point Arena Pomona Port Hueneme Porterville Portola Portola Valley Poway Rancho Cordova Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Mirage Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Santa Margarita Red Bluff Redding Redlands Redondo Beach Redwood City Reedley Rialto Richmond Ridgecrest Rio Dell Rio Vista Ripon Riverbank Riverside Rocklin Rohnert Park Rolling Hills Rolling Hills Estates Rosemead Roseville Ross Sacramento Salinas San Anselmo San Bernardino San Bruno San Carlos San Clemente San Diego San Dimas San Fernando San Francisco San Gabriel San Jacinto San Joaquin San Jose San Juan Bautista San Juan Capistrano San Leandro San Luis Obispo San Marcos San Marino San Mateo San Pablo San Rafael San Ramon Sand City Sanger Santa Ana Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Clarita Santa Cruz Santa Fe Springs Santa Maria Santa Monica Santa Paula Santa Rosa Santee Saratoga Sausalito Scotts Valley Seal Beach Seaside Sebastopol Selma Shafter Shasta Lake Sierra Madre Signal Hill Simi Valley Solana Beach Soledad Solvang Sonoma Sonora South El Monte South Gate South Lake Tahoe South Pasadena South San Francisco St. Helena Stanton Stockton Suisun City Sunnyvale Susanville Sutter Creek Taft Tehachapi Tehama Temecula Temple City Thousand Oaks Tiburon Torrance Tracy Trinidad Truckee Tulare Tulelake Turlock Tustin Twentynine Palms Ukiah Union City Upland Vacaville Vallejo Ventura Vernon Victorville Villa Park Visalia Walnut Walnut Creek Wasco Waterford Watsonville Weed West Covina West Hollywood West Sacramento Westlake Village Westminster Westmorland Wheatland Whittier Wildomar Williams Willits Willows Windsor Winters Woodlake Woodland Woodside Yorba Linda Yountville Yreka Yuba City Yucaipa Yucca Valley
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