Palo Alto Municipal Code Title 4 Business Licenses and Regulations\
Palo Alto Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · Palo Alto
Sections in this part
- Chapter 4.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 4.10 — SOLICITORS, PEDDLERS, PAWNBROKERS, SECONDHAND DEALERS, AND OTHER…
- Chapter 4.12 — SIDEWALK VENDORS
- Chapter 4.18 — LICENSE OBTAINED BY APPLICATION TO POUNDMASTER
- Chapter 4.30 — SOLICITING FUNDS
- Chapter 4.32 — SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
- Chapter 4.34 — CLOSING OUT SALES
- Chapter 4.39 — PRIVATE INTRUSION AND FIRE ALARMS
- Chapter 4.42 — TAXICABS AND OTHER FOR-HIRE VEHICLES
- Chapter 4.51 — BINGO GAMES
- Chapter 4.52 — BILLIARD ROOMS, CARDROOMS AND BOWLING ALLEYS
- Chapter 4.54 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 4.55 — ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 4.56 — HOT TUB/SAUNA ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 4.57 — FIREARMS DEALERS
- Chapter 4.58 — NARCOTICS PARAPHERNALIA SALE AND DISPLAY
- Chapter 4.59 — PET SHOPS
- Chapter 4.60 — BUSINESS REGISTRATION PROGRAM
- Chapter 4.62 — CITYWIDE MINIMUM WAGE
- Chapter 4.64 — PERMITS FOR RETAILERS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Cite as: Palo Alto Municipal Code Title 4 · Text as of 2026-10-19
Chapters:
4.04 General Provisions
4.10 Licenses Obtained by Application to Chief of Police
4.12 Sidewalk Vendors
4.18 License Obtained by Application to Poundmaster
4.30 Soliciting Funds
4.32 Soliciting Information for Commercial Purposes
4.34 Closing Out Sales
4.38 Reserved
4.39 Private Intrusion and Fire Alarms
4.42 Taxicabs and Other For-Hire Vehicles
4.46 Reserved
4.48 Reserved
4.51 Bingo Games
4.52 Billiard Rooms, Cardrooms and Bowling Alleys
4.54 Massage Establishments
4.55 Adult Entertainment Establishments
4.56 Hot Tub/Sauna Establishments
4.57 Firearms Dealers
4.58 Narcotics Paraphernalia Sale and Display
4.59 Pet Shops
4.60 Business Registration Program
4.62 Citywide Minimum Wage
4.64 Permits for Retailers of Tobacco Products
* For drive-in restaurants - See Chapter 5.10 of this code. For state law as to authority of cities to license for revenue and regulation purposes - See Gov. C. A. § 37101. As to authority of a city to license in exercise of police power and for purposes of regulation - See Business and Professions Code, § 16000. As to licensing by cities generally - See Business and Professions Code, §§ 16000 to 16003.
Chapter 4.38 — RESERVED¶
* Editor's Note: Section 16 of Ordinance 4453, 1997, renumbered Ch. 4.38 to be Ch. 9.26. Most provisions of former Ch. 4.38 were repealed by Ordinance 4453; provisions still in effect, formerly codified herein, may be referred to in said Ch. 9.26, Private Patrol Services.
Chapter 4.46 — RESERVED¶
* Editor's Note: Chapter 4.46, Public Dances, previously codified herein, was repealed in its entirety by Section 31 of Ordinance No. 4453.
Chapter 4.48 — RESERVED¶
* Editor's Note: Chapter 4.48, Trampoline Centers, previously codified herein, was repealed in its entirety by Section 7 of Ordinance No. 4453.
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