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Palo Alto Municipal Code Title 4 Business Licenses and Regulations\

Palo Alto Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · Palo Alto

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 Most provisions of former Ch. 4.38 were repealed by Ordinance 4453; provisions still in effect, formerly codified herein, may be referred to in said Ch. 9.26, Private Patrol Services.

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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* Editor's Note: Chapter 4.46, Public Dances, previously codified herein, was repealed in its entirety by Section 31 of Ordinance No. 4453.

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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* Editor's Note: Chapter 4.48, Trampoline Centers, previously codified herein, was repealed in its entirety by Section 7 of Ordinance No. 4453.

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