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Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Pasadena Municipal Code Ch. 1.20 Election Districts

Pasadena Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Pasadena

Cite as: Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter 1.20 · Text as of 2026-10-04

1.20.010 - Districts established.

A. The city is redistricted into 7 districts. The districts shall be used for all elections of members of the board of directors hereafter until such time as new districts are established as provided by the Charter of the city. The 7 districts shall be numbered and constituted as follows in Sections 1.20.020 through 1.20.080.

B. All lines as used herein proceed along the center line of the improved portion of the roadway or freeway, unless otherwise described.

(Ord. 5127 § 1(part), 1973)

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1.20.020 - District No. 1.

District No. 1 shall be as follows:

All that portion of the city lying within the boundaries of the following described line: The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of city boundary and Oak Grove Dr., and proceeding southerly along city boundary to N. Lake Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Lake Ave. to E. Howard St., and proceeding westerly along E. Howard St. to El Molino Ave., and proceeding southerly along El Molino Ave. to E. Ladera St., and proceeding westerly along E. Ladera St. to N. Los Robles Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Los Robles Ave. to E. Washington Blvd., and proceeding westerly along E. Washington Blvd. to W. Washington Blvd., and proceeding westerly along W. Washington Blvd. to I-210 freeway, and proceeding southerly along I-210 freeway to W. Colorado Blvd., and proceeding westerly along W. Colorado Blvd. to I-210 freeway Orange Grove Blvd. off-ramp, and proceeding westerly along said off-ramp to State Rte. 134, and proceeding westerly along State Rte. 134 to Arroyo Seco Wash, and proceeding northerly along Arroyo Seco Wash and the northerly prolongation of the Arroyo Seco Wash to Oak Grove Dr., and proceeding westerly along Oak Grove Dr. to the point of beginning.

(Ord. No. 7219, § 1, 5-7-2012; Ord. No. 7383, § 1, 12-13-2021)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 7219, §§ 1—7, adopted May 7, 2012, repealed former §§ 1.20.020—1.20.080, and enacted new §§ 1.20.020—1.20.080 as set out herein. The former sections pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. 5127 § 1, 1973; Ord. 5191 § 1(a), 1974; Ord. 5403 § 1, 1978; Ord. 5566 § 1, 1982; Ord. 6497 § 1, 1992; Ord. 6898 § 1, 2002.

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1.20.030 - District No. 2.

District No. 2 shall be as follows:

All that portion of the city lying within the boundaries of the following described line: Beginning at the point of intersection of city boundary and N. Lake Ave., and proceeding easterly along city boundary to N. Martelo Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Martelo Ave. to Casa Grande St., and proceeding westerly along Casa Grande St. to N. Craig Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Craig Ave. to Nelson Alley, and proceeding westerly along Nelson Alley to Palo Verde Ave., and proceeding southerly along Palo Verde Ave. to E. Villa St., and proceeding easterly along E. Villa St. to Vista Ave., and proceeding southerly along Vista Ave. and in a direct line across I-210 freeway to Vista Ave., and proceeding southerly along Vista Ave. to N. Sierra Madre Blvd., and proceeding southerly along N. Sierra Madre Blvd. to E. Colorado Blvd., and proceeding westerly along E. Colorado Blvd. to S. Roosevelt Ave., and proceeding southerly to E. Del Mar Blvd., and proceeding easterly along E. Del Mar Blvd. to S. Sierra Madre Blvd., and proceeding southerly along S. Sierra Madre Blvd. to the City Boundary, and proceeding westerly along the City Boundary to S. Craig Ave., and proceeding northerly along S. Craig Ave. to E. Del Mar Blvd., and proceeding westerly along E. Del Mar Blvd. to S. Oak Ave., and proceeding northerly along S. Oak Ave., to E. Colorado Blvd., and proceeding westerly along E. Colorado Blvd. to N. Chester Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Chester Ave. and in a direct line across I-210 freeway to N. Chester Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Chester Ave. to E. Orange Grove Blvd., and proceeding westerly along E. Orange Grove Blvd. to N. Michigan Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Michigan Ave. to E. Mountain St., and proceeding westerly along E. Mountain St. to N. Mentor Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Mentor Ave. to E. Bell St., and proceeding westerly along E. Bell St. to N. Lake Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Lake Ave. to the point of beginning.

(Ord. No. 7219, § 2, 5-7-2012; Ord. No. 7383, § 2, 12-13-2021)

Note— See Editor's Note, § 1.20.020.

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1.20.040 - District No. 3.

District No. 3 shall be as follows:

All that portion of the city lying within the boundaries of the following described line: Beginning at the point of intersection of El Molino Ave. and E. Ladera St., and proceeding southerly along El Molino Ave. to E. Jackson St., and proceeding westerly along E. Jackson St. to N. Los Robles Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Los Robles Ave. to E. Mountain St., and proceeding westerly along E. Mountain St. to N. Marengo Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Marengo Ave. to E. Orange Grove Blvd., and proceeding westerly along E. Orange Grove Blvd. to N. Fair Oaks Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Fair Oaks Ave. to I-210 freeway, and proceeding easterly along I-210 freeway to N. Los Robles Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Los Robles Ave. to E. Orange Grove Blvd., and proceeding easterly along E. Orange Grove Blvd. to El Molino Ave., and proceeding southerly along El Molino Ave. to E. Corson St., and proceeding easterly along E. Corson St. to N. Hudson Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Hudson Ave. to E. Walnut St., and proceeding easterly along E. Walnut St. to N. Lake Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Lake Ave. to E. Colorado Blvd., and proceeding westerly along E. Colorado Blvd. to W. Colorado Blvd., and proceeding westerly along W. Colorado Blvd. to I-210 freeway, and proceeding northerly along I-210 freeway to W. Washington Blvd., and proceeding easterly along W. Washington Blvd. to E. Washington Blvd., and proceeding easterly along E. Washington Blvd. to N. Los Robles Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Los Robles Ave. to E. Ladera St., and proceeding easterly along E. Ladera St. to the point of beginning.

(Ord. No. 7219, § 3, 5-7-2012; Ord. No. 7383, § 3, 12-13-2021)

Note— See Editor's Note, § 1.20.020.

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1.20.050 - District No. 4.

District No. 4 shall be as follows:

All that portion of the city lying within the boundaries of the following described line: Beginning at the point of intersection of city boundary and N. Martelo Ave., and proceeding northerly along city boundary to S. Sierra Madre Blvd., and proceeding northerly along S. Sierra Madre Blvd. to E. Del Mar Blvd., and proceeding westerly along E. Del Mar Blvd. to S. Roosevelt Ave., and proceeding northerly along S. Roosevelt Ave. to E. Colorado Blvd., and proceeding easterly along E. Colorado Blvd. to N. Sierra Madre Blvd., and proceeding northerly along N. Sierra Madre Blvd. to Vista Ave., and proceeding westerly along Vista Ave. and a direct line across I-210 freeway to Vista Ave., and proceeding northerly along Vista Ave. to E. Villa St., and proceeding westerly along E. Villa St. to Palo Verde Ave., and proceeding northerly along Palo Verde Ave. to Nelson Alley, and proceeding easterly along Nelson Alley to N. Craig Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Craig Ave. to Casa Grande St., and proceeding easterly along Casa Grande St. to N. Martelo Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Martelo Ave. to the point of beginning.

(Ord. No. 7219, § 4, 5-7-2012; Ord. No. 7383, § 4, 12-13-2021)

Note— See Editor's Note, § 1.20.020.

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1.20.060 - District No. 5.

District No. 5 shall be as follows:

All that portion of the city lying within the boundaries of the following described line: Beginning at the point of intersection of N. Lake Ave. and E. Howard St., and proceeding southerly along N. Lake Ave. to E. Bell St., and proceeding easterly along E. Bell St. to N. Mentor Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Mentor Ave. to E. Mountain St., and proceeding easterly along E. Mountain St. to N. Michigan Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Michigan Ave. to E. Orange Grove Blvd., and proceeding easterly along E. Orange Grove Blvd. to N. Chester Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Chester Ave. and a direct line across I-210 freeway to N. Chester Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Chester Ave. to E. Colorado Blvd., and proceeding westerly along E. Colorado Blvd. to N. Lake Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Lake Ave. to E. Walnut St., and proceeding westerly along E. Walnut St. to N. Hudson Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Hudson Ave. to E. Corson St., and proceeding westerly along E. Corson St. to El Molino Ave., and proceeding northerly along El Molino Ave. to E. Orange Grove Blvd., and proceeding westerly along E. Orange Grove Blvd. to N. Los Robles Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Los Robles Ave. to I-210 freeway, and proceeding westerly along I-210 freeway to N. Fair Oaks Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Fair Oaks Ave. to E. Orange Grove Blvd., and proceeding easterly along E. Orange Grove Blvd. to N. Marengo Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Marengo Ave. to E. Mountain St., and proceeding easterly along E. Mountain St. to N. Los Robles Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Los Robles Ave. to E. Jackson St., and proceeding easterly along E. Jackson St. to El Molino Ave., and proceeding northerly along El Molino Ave. to E. Howard St., and proceeding easterly along E. Howard St. to the point of beginning.

(Ord. No. 7219, § 5, 5-7-2012; Ord. No. 7383, § 5, 12-13-2021)

Note— See Editor's Note, § 1.20.020.

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1.20.070 - District No. 6.

District No. 6 shall be as follows:

All that portion of the city lying within the boundaries of the following described line: Beginning at the point of intersection of Oak Grove Dr. and city boundary, and proceeding easterly along Oak Grove Dr. to the northerly prolongation of the Arroyo Seco Wash, and proceeding southerly along the northerly prolongation of the Arroyo Seco Wash to Arroyo Seco Wash, and proceeding southerly along Arroyo Seco Wash to State Rte. 134, and proceeding easterly along State Rte. 134 to Orange Grove Blvd. freeway off-ramp, and proceeding southerly along said freeway off-ramp to W. Colorado Blvd., and proceeding easterly along W. Colorado Blvd. to E. Colorado Blvd., and proceeding easterly along E. Colorado Blvd. to S. Los Robles Ave., and proceeding southerly along S. Los Robles Ave. to E. California Blvd., and proceeding westerly along E. California Blvd. to S. Marengo Ave., and proceeding southerly along S. Marengo Ave. to Fillmore St., and proceeding westerly along Fillmore St. to S. Arroyo Parkway, and proceeding southerly along S. Arroyo Parkway to State Rte. 110 Pasadena Freeway, and proceeding southerly along Pasadena Freeway to city boundary, and proceeding northerly along city boundary to the point of beginning.

(Ord. No. 7219, § 6, 5-7-2012; Ord. No. 7383, § 6, 12-13-2021)

Note— See Editor's Note, § 1.20.020.

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1.20.080 - District No. 7.

District No. 7 shall be as follows:

All that portion of the city lying within the boundaries of the following described line: Beginning at the point of intersection of S. Oak Ave. and E. Colorado Blvd., and proceeding southerly along S. Oak Ave. to E. Del Mar Blvd., and proceeding easterly along E. Del Mar Blvd. to S. Craig Ave., and proceeding southerly along S. Craig Ave. to city boundary, and proceeding westerly along city boundary to State Rte. 110 Pasadena Freeway, and proceeding northerly along Pasadena Freeway to S. Arroyo Parkway, and proceeding northerly along S. Arroyo Parkway to Fillmore St., and proceeding easterly along Fillmore St. to S. Marengo Ave., and proceeding northerly along S. Marengo Ave. to E. California Blvd., and proceeding easterly along E. California Blvd. to S. Los Robles Ave., and proceeding northerly along S. Los Robles Ave. to E. Colorado Blvd., and proceeding easterly along E. Colorado Blvd. to the point of beginning.

(Ord. No. 7219, § 7, 5-7-2012; Ord. No. 7383, § 7, 12-13-2021)

Note— See Editor's Note, § 1.20.020.

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1.20.090 - Map on file.

The boundaries of each of said districts are shown on a map entitled "City of Pasadena Election District Map", a copy of which is on file in the office of the city clerk.

(Ord. 6898 § 1 (part), 2002: Ord. 6497 § 1(part), 1992; Ord. 5566 § 1 (part), 1982: Ord. 5403 § 4, 1978; Ord. 5191 § 2, 1974: Ord. 5127 § 2, 1973)

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