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Ripon Municipal Code

A Codification of General Ordinances
of the City of Ripon

Preface

The Ripon Municipal Code Book is updated two or three times a year,
while an ordinance may be adopted by City Council at any time during the year.
Therefore, this on-line publication is for general reference only. 

Last update: October  2007
Covering Ordinance No. 752-758

If you have any question about an ordinance,
you may contact the City Clerks office at 
259 N. Wilma Avenue (209) 599-2108.

E-mail for the Deputy City Clerk: CouncilSecretary@cityofripon.org.

To view City Council agendas or minutes, click here.
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Table of Contents  
 

Go to Title 1Title 1, General Provisions

Go to Title 2Title 2, Administration and Personnel

Go to Title 3Title 3, Revenue and Finance

Title 4 (Reserved)Title 4 (Reserved)

Go to Title 5Title 5, Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations

Go to Title 6Title 6, Animals

Title 7 (Reserved)Title 7 (Reserved)

Go to Title 9Title 8, Health and Safety

Go to Title 9Title 9, Public Peace, Morals and Welfare

Go to Title 10Title 10, Vehicles and Traffic

Title 11 (Reserved)Title 11 (Reserved)

Go to Title 12Title 12, Street, Sidewalks and Public Places

Go to Title 13Title 13, Public Services

Title 14 (Reserved)Title 14 (Reserved)

Go to Title 15Title 15, Buildings and Construction

Go to Title 16Title 16, Development Title

Go to Title 16Title 17, Development Fees
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Title 1 Title 1, General Provisions  
  §1.01  Code Adoption (.pdf 106k)  
  §1.04  General Provision (.pdf 118k)  
  §1.08  General Penalty (.pdf 39k)  
  §1.10  Code Enforcement (.pdf 315k)  
  §1.12  Administrative Adjudication  (.pdf 242k) ^up^
Title 2 Title 2, Administration and Personnel
§2.03  Consolidating Municipal Election with Statewide General Elections (46k)
§2.04  City Council (.pdf 15k)
§2.08 Administrative Officer (.pdf 199k)
§2.12 City Clerk (.pdf 24k)
§2.15  Commissions (.pdf 17k)
§2.24  Redevelopment Agency (.pdf 33k)
§2.28  Peace Officer Standards and Training (.pdf 29k)
§2.32  Emergency Services (.pdf 175k)
§2.35  Claims Policy (.pdf 28k)
  §2.36  Criminal Conviction as Disqualification for City Employment (.pdf 66k)
§2.40  Employee Pension Plan (.pdf 52k) ^up^
Title 3 Title 3, Revenue and Finance  
§3.04  Transfer of Property Tax Functions (.pdf 96k)
§3.08  Documentary Stamp Tax (.pdf 206k)
§3.12  Sales and Use Tax (.pdf 340k)
§3.16  Transient Occupancy Tax (.pdf 397k)
§3.20  Purchasing System (.pdf 241k)
§3.24  Planning Agency Fees (.pdf 57k)
§3.28  Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund (.pdf 134k) ^up^
Title 5 Title 5, Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations
  §5.04  Business Licenses Generally (.pdf 30k)
§5.08  Bingo (.pdf 157k)
§5.09  Film Permits (.pdf 205k)
§5.12  Mechanical and Electrical Amusement Device (.pdf 81k)
  §5.16  Card Room Regulations (.pdf 71k)
§5.20  Public Dances  (.pdf 187k)
§5.24  Taxicabs (.pdf 509k)
§5.28  Cable Communications (.pdf 77k)
§5.32  Cable Television Installation Requirements (.pdf 157k)
§5.36  Adult Book Stores and Adult Entertainment Centers
§5.40  Licensing and Regulations of Special Events (.pdf 310k)
§5.44  Sidewalk Dining on Public Walkways (.pdf 324k)
Title 6 Title 6, Animals ^up^
§6.04  Animal Control (.pdf 177k)
§6.08  Animal Control Officer (.pdf 140k)
§6.12  Animal Ownership, Care and Treatment Generally (.pdf 198k)
  §6.16  Kennels (.pdf 12k)
§6.17  Dangerous and Wild Animals (.pdf 195k)
§6.18  Potbellied Pigs (.pdf 175k)
  §6.24  Dogs (.pdf 199k)
§6.28  Quarantine of Biting Animals (.pdf 159k)
§6.32  Keeping of Fowl (.pdf 151k)
§6.40  Impoundment (.pdf 175k)
§6.44  Household Pets (.pdf 56k)
§6.48  Killing or Butchering Animals (.pdf 42k)
§6.52  Penalties for Violations of Title 6 (.pdf 102k)
§6.56  Mandatory Spaying and Neutering of Pit Bull Breeds ^up^
Title 8 Title 8, Health and Safety  
§8.01  Flood Damage Prevention (.pdf 733k)
§8.04  Ambulances
§8.05  Smoking Regulations
§8.08  Garbage, Rubbish, and Weed Control
§8.12  Garbage Collection and Disposal
§8.16  Nuisance
§8.20  Graffiti Control
§8.24  Cultivation and Possession of Medical Marijuana ^up^
Title 9 Title 9, Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
§9.04  Alcoholic Beverages
  §9.08  Drug Paraphernalia
  §9.10  Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
§9.12  Gambling
§9.16  Weapons
  §9.20  Curfew  
  §9.23  General Rules for City Parks
§9.24  Rules for Specified City Parks
§9.28  Fireworks
  §9.30  Unclaimed Bicycles or Toys Used in programs to Prevent Delinquency
§9.32  Skateboard Facilities
Title 10 Title 10, Vehicles and Traffic ^up^
§10.04  Definitions
§10.08  Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations
  §10.10  Speed Limits 
§10.12  Traffic Control Devices
§10.16  Turning Movements
§10.20  One-Way Streets and Alleys
§10.24  Special Stops Required
§10.28  Miscellaneous Regulations
§10.32  Pedestrian Regulations
§10.36  Parking Meters
§10.40  Stopping, Standing, Parking 
§10.44  Truck Route and Commercial Vehicles
§10.48  Abandoned and Inoperative Vehicles
§10.52  Bicycles
§10.53  Skating or Skateboarding
§10.56  Restrictions on Recreational Vehicle Parking in Residential Areas
Title 12 Title 12, Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
§12.04  Street Names and Numbers ^up^
§12.08  Street and Sidewalk Obstructions
§12.12  Street Excavations and Encroachments
§12.16  Sidewalk Repair, Maintenance or Replacement
§12.20  Curb and Gutter Grades
§12.24  Advertising Displays Adjacent to Freeways
§12.28  Camping Along the Stanislaus River
Title 13 Title 13, Public Services ^up^
§13.04  Water Service System
§13.05  Nonpotable Water Distribution System
§13.06  Water Efficient Landscape
§13.08  Sewer Connections
§13.09  Cross-Connection Control
§13.12  Sewer System Rates and Charges
§13.13  Public Domestic Sanitary Sewers
  §13.14  Urban Storm Water Quality Management and Discharge Control
§13.16  Water Wells
§13.20  Extension Policy for Off-site Improvements and Facilities
§13.24  Undergrounding of Utility Facilities
Title 15 Title 15, Buildings and Construction
§15.02  Administrative Code ^up^
§15.04  Building Code
§15.08  Housing Code
§15.12  Mechanical Code
  §15.16  Plumbing Code  
  §15.20  Electric Code  
  §15.24  Solar Energy Code  
  §15.28  Fire Code  
  §15.32  Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
  §15.36  Flood Hazard Protection ^up^
Title 16, Development Code Title 16, Development Title 
  § 16.04  General Provisions  
  § 16.06  Procedures  
  § 16.08  Administrative Provisions  
  § 16.12  Use Classification System  
  § 16.16  Residential Districts  
  § 16.20  Office and Commercial Districts   
  § 16.24  Industrial Districts  
  § 16.26  Mixed Use Districts  
  § 16.28  Urban Reserve Districts  
  § 16.32  Public and Semi-Public District
  § 16.36  Planned Development Overlay District
  § 16.42  Study Overlay District ^up^
  § 16.44  Historic Overlay District  
  § 16.46  Resources Conservation District
  § 16.48  Annexations  
  § 16.52  General Plan Amendment  
  § 16.56  Development Code Text Amendment
  § 16.60  Development Agreement  
  § 16.64  Specific Plans  
  § 16.68  District Rezoning  
  § 16.72  Site Plan Permit Review  
  § 16.76  Use Permits  
  § 16.80  Deviations  
  § 16.84  Variances  
  § 16.86  Second Unit Dwellings (24k) ^up^
  § 16.88   Home Occupation Permit  
  § 16.90  Wireless Telecommunications Towers and Antennas
  § 16.92   Mobile Home and Subdivision Construction Trailer Permits
  § 16.94   Fireworks  
  § 16.96   Major Subdivision  
  § 16.100 Minor Subdivision (Parcel Map)
  § 16.104 Voluntary Mergers  
  § 16.108 Lot Line Adjustments  
  § 16.110 Adult-Oriented Business  
  § 16.111 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries  
  § 16.112 Reversion to Acreage  
  § 16.116 Certificate of Compliance  
  § 16.120 Time Extensions  
  § 16.124 Subdivision Regulations: General Provisions
  § 16.128 Final Maps  
  § 16.132 Parcel Maps  
  § 16.136 Notice of Subdivision Violation
  § 16.140 Dimension Regulations  (.pdf 22k)  
  § 16.144 Parking and Loading ^up^
  § 16.148 Landscaping and Irrigation  
  § 16.152 Fencing and Screening  
  § 16.156 Performance Standards  
  § 16.160 Mobile Home Parks  
  § 16.164 Recreational Vehicle Parks  
  § 16.168 Mitigation Monitoring and Reports
  § 16.172 Signs (904k)  
  § 16.176 Enforcement of the Development Code
  § 16.188 School Facilities Dedication for New Development
  § 16.192 Land Reservation for Public Facilities
  § 16.194 Below Marker Rate Housing Program 
  § 16.200 Right to Farm ^up^
  § 16.202 Williamson Act Contracts (15k)
  § 16.204 San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan (SJMSCP) Fees
  §16.210 Oil and Gas Production
  §16.214 Mining and Quarrying
Title 17, Development Fees Title 17, Development Fees 
  §17.01 General Provisions
  §17.04 Fire Protection Facilities Fees
  §17.08 Development Fees for Traffic Signal Installations
  §17.12 San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space (SJMSCP) fees
  §17.16 Real Property Development Fees
  §17.20 County Facilities Fee Program
  §17.24 Regional Transportation Impact Fee (RTIF0
   

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