Earlier editions: 2026-07
Municipal code
Ojai Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Ojai, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Contents
- 15 titles · 2,151 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Ojai
Contents
- Title SHT — Supplement History Table
- Chapter AO — Adopting Ordinance
▸Title 1 — General Provisions
▸Title 2 — Administration
Overview▸Chapter 2 — FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 3 — CITY MANAGER
▸Chapter 4 — DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION
▸Chapter 5 — FINANCE DIRECTOR
▸Title 3 — Public Safety
Overview- Chapter 1 — EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION
▸Chapter 2 — TRAFFIC
Overview- Article 1 — General Provisions
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — Administration
- Article 4 — General Traffic Regulations
- Article 5 — Speed Limits
- Article 6 — Traffic Control Devices
- Article 7 — Turning Movements
- Article 8 — One-Way Streets and Alleys
- Article 9 — Stop Signs
- Article 10 — Vehicles on Private Property
- Article 11 — Stopping, Standing, and Parking
- Article 12 — Curb Markings to Indicate No Stopping and Parking Regulations
- Article 13 — Abandoned Vehicles
- Article 14 — Displaying Vehicles for Sale
- Article 15 — Bicycle Licenses
- Article 16 — Operation of Bicycles
- Article 17 — Pedestrians, Bicycles, Scooters, Coasters, Toy Vehicles, Skateboards, Roller Skat…
- Article 18 — Vehicle Removal—Administrative Fee
- Article 19 — Stopping, Standing, and Parking of Tour Buses
- Chapter 3 — POLICE DEPARTMENT
▸Chapter 4 — FIRE PREVENTION
- Chapter 6 — MOVING OF BUILDINGS
- Chapter 7 — SKATEBOARD PARK FACILITIES
- Chapter 8 — FILM PERMITS
- Chapter 9 — PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
▸Title 4 — Public Welfare, Morals, and Conduct
Overview- Chapter 1 — ADVERTISING MATERIALS
- Chapter 2 — TAXICABS
- Chapter 4 — DANGEROUS WEAPONS
- Chapter 5 — CURFEW
- Chapter 6 — REMOVAL OF ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED, OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLES FROM PRIVATE OR…
- Chapter 7 — AMBULANCES
- Chapter 8 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW
- Chapter 9 — HISTORIC LANDMARK PROPERTY AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 10 — BINGO GAMES
- Chapter 11 — PRESERVATION, CUTTING, AND REMOVAL OF OAK, SYCAMORE, HERITAGE AND OTHER DESIGNATE…
- Chapter 12 — ARCADES AND AMUSEMENT MACHINES
- Chapter 13 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Chapter 14 — DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
- Chapter 15 — ABATEMENT OF CLOSED, VACANT, AND INOPERATIVE AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS
▸Chapter 16 — PUBLIC ARTS
▸Chapter 17 — OUTDOOR GATHERINGS
▸Chapter 18 — GRAFFITI
Overview- Article 1 — Declaration of Policy
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — Prohibition of Graffiti
- Article 4 — Furnishing Graffiti Implements to Minors
- Article 5 — Wrongful Display for Sale
- Article 6 — Wrongful Storage
- Article 7 — Civil Responsibility for Damages for Wrongful Display or Storage
- Article 8 — Possession by Minors
- Article 9 — Signs Required
- Article 10 — Removal
- Article 11 — Non-Liability for Consensual Removal
- Article 12 — Nuisance
- Article 13 — Reporting Graffiti
- Article 14 — Criminal Action
- Article 15 — Abatement Procedures
- Article 16 — Administrative Fee
- Article 17 — Severability
- Chapter 19 — PARADES
- Chapter 20 — CONDUCT ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Chapter 21 — SOLICITATION
- Chapter 22 — SLEEPING AND CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Chapter 24 — PROHIBITION ON UNLAWFUL SHORT-TERM, TRANSIENT, AND VACATION RENTALS AND FRACTIONA…
- Chapter 25 — BEEKEEPING
- Chapter 26 — CANNABIS USE AND CULTIVATION
- Chapter 27 — SHARED ON-DEMAND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS
▸Title 5 — Sanitation and Health
Overview- Chapter 1 — INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 2 — MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS
▸Chapter 4 — ANIMALS
Overview- Article 1 — Animal Control Director
- Article 2 — License Tags
- Article 3 — Animal Shelter
- Article 4 — Rabies Control
- Article 5 — Animal Control
- Article 6 — Potentially Dangerous and Vicious Dogs
- Article 7 — Wild Animal Control
- Article 8 — Mandatory Sterilization of Dogs and Cats
- Article 9 — General
- Article 10 — Right to Bodily Liberty for Elephants
- Article 11 — Companion Animal Protection
- Chapter 5 — NORDHOFF CEMETERY
- Chapter 6 — ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES
- Chapter 7 — GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION
- Chapter 8 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
- Chapter 9 — PUBLIC HEALTH PERMITS AND ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 10 — SMOKING REGULATED OR PROHIBITED
- Chapter 11 — NOISE STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
- Chapter 12 — STORM WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 13 — SINGLE-USE CARRYOUT BAGS
- Chapter 14 — ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE PACKAGING MATERIALS
- Chapter 15 — SMALL ENGINE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 16 — USE AND SALE OF GLUE TRAPS
- Chapter 17 — RIGHTS OF NATURE ORDINANCE
▸Title 6 — Businesses, Professions, and Trades
Overview▸Chapter 1 — BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
- Chapter 2 — PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS
- Chapter 3 — PEDDLERS AND CANVASSERS OR SOLICITORS
- Chapter 4 — POOL AND BILLIARD ROOMS
- Chapter 5 — CARD ROOMS
- Chapter 6 — RECREATION HALLS
- Chapter 7 — AMUSEMENT MACHINES AND ARCADES
- Chapter 8 — RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT RENT DISCLOSURE ORDINANCE
▸Title 7 — Public Works
Overview▸Chapter 1 — ENCROACHMENTS
Overview- Article 1 — Definitions, Permits and Insurance
- Article 2 — General Provisions
- Article 3 — Special Provisions for Construction Permits
- Article 4 — Special Provisions for Excavation and Encroachment Permits
- Article 5 — Provisions for Planting
- Article 6 — Special Provisions for Moving Permits
- Article 7 — Outdoor Dining Permits
- Article 8 — Appeals
- Chapter 2 — STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION
▸Chapter 3 — WATER STANDARDS
- Chapter 4 — INFORMAL BID PROCEDURES
▸Title 8 — Finance, Revenue, and Taxation
▸Title 9 — Building Regulations
Overview▸Chapter 1 — UNIFORM CODES
Overview- Article 1 — State Building Standards Code
- Article 2 — Administrative Provisions
- Article 3 — California Building Code and California Residential Code
- Article 4 — California Mechanical Code
- Article 5 — California Existing Building Code
- Article 6 — California Administrative Code
- Article 7 — California Electrical Code
- Article 8 — California Plumbing Code
- Article 9 — California Fire Code
- Article 10 — California Energy Code
- Article 11 — California Green Building Code
- Article 12 — California Referenced Standards Code
- Article 13 — Severability
- Chapter 2 — PERMITS
- Chapter 3 — FIRE ZONES
- Chapter 4 — ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW (REPEALED)
- Chapter 5 — HOUSE NUMBERING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 7 — STREET IMPROVEMENTS
- Chapter 8 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES
- Chapter 10 — PLANNED DRAINAGE FACILITIES
▸Chapter 11 — HILLSIDE EROSION CONTROL
▸Chapter 13 — TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 14 — TRAFFIC IMPACT MITIGATION FEES FOR MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF CITY STREETS
- Chapter 15 — VACANT PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, SECURITY AND REGISTRATION
- Chapter 16 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
- Chapter 17 — PROHIBITION OF NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW BUILDINGS AND CERTAIN NEW RESIDE…
▸Title 10 — Planning and Zoning
Overview- Chapter 1 — PLANNING COMMISSION
▸Chapter 2 — ZONING REGULATIONS
Overview▸Division 1 — PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF ZONING REGULATIONS
▸Division 2 — ZONING DISTRICTS, ALLOWABLE LAND USES AND ZONE SPECIFIC STANDARDS
▸Division 3 — DEVELOPMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL STANDARDS
Overview- Article 8 — Property Development Standards
- Article 9 — Affordable Housing Requirements and Incentives
- Article 10 — Creekside Development Standards
- Article 11 — Hillside Development Standards
- Article 12 — Landscaping Standards
- Article 13 — Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Parcels
- Article 14 — Parking and Loading Standards
- Article 15 — Recycling Facilities
- Article 16 — Sign Standards
- Article 16.5 — Exterior Lighting Standards
- Article 17 — Standards for Specific Land Uses
▸Division 4 — LAND USE PERMITS AND ADMINISTRATION
Overview- Article 18 — Application Filing and Processing
- Article 19 — Zoning Clearances
- Article 20 — Design Review Permits
- Article 21 — Home Occupation Permits
- Article 22 — Temporary Use Permits
- Article 23 — Planned Development Permits
- Article 24 — Conditional Use Permits
- Article 25 — Minor Variances
- Article 26 — Variances
- Article 27 — Amendments
- Article 28 — Development Agreements
- Article 29 — Public Hearings
- Article 30 — Appeals
- Article 31 — Changes to an Approved Project
- Article 32 — Time Limits and Extensions
- Article 33 — Interpretations
- Article 34 — Revocations and Modifications
- Article 35 — Enforcement
▸Division 5 — ZONING REGULATIONS DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 3 — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (RPD) ZONE
▸Chapter 5 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS
Overview▸Division 1 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS
▸Chapter 6 — RESIDENTIAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN
Overview▸Division 1 — RESIDENTIAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN
Overview- Article 1 — Historical Background
- Article 2 — Plan's Objectives and Purposes
- Article 3 — Findings
- Article 4 — Applicability
- Article 5 — Definitions
- Article 6 — Maximum Number of Residential Allotments for the Construction Year
- Article 7 — Residential Development Allotment Applications
- Article 8 — Director Evaluation
- Article 9 — Appeals to the City Council
- Article 10 — Review of Progress
- Article 11 — Suspension of Allotments—Constitutionality
- Article 12 — Annexations
- Article 13 — Expiration
▸Chapter 7 — TIMESHARE FACILITY REGULATIONS
▸Chapter 8 — SCHOOL FACILITIES FEES AND DEDICATIONS
Overview▸Division 1 — SCHOOL FACILITIES FEES AND DEDICATIONS
▸Chapter 9 — IMPACT FEES
▸Chapter 10 — SPECIFIC PLAN FEES
▸Chapter 11 — COMMERCIAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN
Overview▸Division 1 — COMMERCIAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN
Overview- Article 1 — Applicability
- Article 2 — Number of Allotments for the Construction Year and Reservation of Allotments for F…
- Article 3 — Development Allotment Applications
- Article 4 — Planning Director Evaluation
- Article 5 — Appeals to the City Council
- Article 6 — Exceptions
- Article 7 — Review of Progress
- Article 8 — Suspension/Increase of Allocations
- Article 9 — Annexations
- Chapter 13 — IN LIEU PARKING FACILITIES FEE
- Chapter 14 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
▸Title 11 — Rent Stabilization—Just Cause Eviction—Tenant Protections
- Title SR — Statutory References for California Cities
- Title OL — Ordinance List and Disposition Tables