Note as to version of these Ordinances
Chapter 1 - Definitions
Chapter 2 - Rules of Construction
TITLE II - ADMINISTRATION
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Division 1 - Board of Supervisors
Chapter 1 - Regular meetings of the Board of Supervisors
Chapter 2 - Supervisorial Districts
Chapter 3 - Compensation
Division 2 - Boards, Commissions and Committees
Chapter 1 - Humboldt County Forestry Committee
Chapter 2 - Humboldt County Parks and Recreation Commission
Chapter 3 - Humboldt County Tourism Development Advisory Board
Chapter 4 - Humboldt County Fish and Game Advisory Committee
Chapter 5 - Humboldt County Animal Control Advisory Committee
Chapter 6 - Humboldt County Delinquency Prevention Commission
Chapter 7 - The Commission on the Status of Women of the County of Humboldt
Chapter 8 - Humboldt County Commission on Human Rights
Chapter 9 - Humboldt County Citizens' Welfare Advisory Commission
Chapter 10 - Emergency Organization and Functions of Humboldt County Disaster Council
Chapter 11 - Humboldt County Historical Records' Commission
Division 3 - Districts
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Chapter 1 - Boundaries of Judicial Districts and Locations of Justice courts
Division 4 - County Departments and Offices
Chapter 1 - Department of County Administrative Officer of Humboldt County
Chapter 2 - Consolidation of the Offices of Public Administrator and Coroner of Humboldt County
Chapter 3 - Separation of the Offices of Auditor and Recorder of Humboldt County
Chapter 4 - Consolidation of the Offices of Tax Collector and Treasurer of Humboldt County
Chapter 5 - The Department of Purchasing and the Office of Purchasing Agent of Humboldt County
Chapter 6 - The Department of Public Works and the Office of the Director of Public Works of Humboldt County
Chapter 7 - The Building Department of Humboldt County
Chapter 8 - The Department of Buildings and Grounds of Humboldt County
Chapter 9 - The Department of Agriculture of Humboldt County
Chapter 10 - The Office of Public Defender of Humboldt County
Chapter 11 - The Office of Public Guardian of Humboldt County
Chapter 12 - The Department of Public Welfare of Humboldt County
Chapter 13 - County Employment and Training Assistance Department and Office of Director
Chapter 14 - Office of Director of the Humboldt Medical Center - Hoopa
Division 5 - Officers and Employees
Chapter 1 - Limited Civil Service System for Employees of the County of Humboldt
Chapter 2 - Requirements of a Physical Examination of Certain Applicants for County Employment
Chapter 3 - County Adherence to Standards Established by Commission on Peace officer Standards and Training for Recruitment and Training of Peace Officers
Chapter 4 - Travel Expenses
Chapter 5 - Retirement System
Division 6 - Buildings and Property
Chapter 1 - Regulation of Parking in the Basement of the Humboldt County Courthouse and in County Parking Lots
Chapter 2 - Regulation of the Use of the County Courthouse for Meetings
Chapter 3 - Prohibition of the Removal of Logs, Trees, Lumber and Other Merchantable Forest Products from County Beaches
Chapter 4 - Prohibition of the Discharge of Firearms On, Into or Across County Property
Chapter 5 - The Regulation of Vehicular Traffic on Airports Owned or operated by the County of Humboldt
Division 7 - County Facilities
Chapter 1 - Regulation of Conduct in the County Park System
Chapter 2 - juvenile Hall school
Chapter 3 - County Jail School
Chapter 4 - Humboldt County Law Library and Law Library Fund
Chapter 5 - Humboldt medical Center - Hoopa
Division 8 Sales
Chapter 1 - Provisions for the Disposal of Unclaimed Property by the Sheriff
TITLE III - LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT
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(Divisions 1-7 not copied)
Division 8 - Environmental Protection Chapter 1 - Enforcement Provisions
TITLE IV - STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
Division 1 - Protection and Control of County Roads
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Chapter 1 - Encroachment Permit Regulations for the Protection of County Highways
Chapter 2 - Closure or Restriction of County Highways and Roads for Celebrations, Parades and Local Special Events
Chapter 3 - Prohibition of Protuberances on Tires and Tracks of Vehicles Used on County Highways
Chapter 4 - Length and Width Restrictions
Chapter 5 - Private Roads Held Open for Public Purposes
Division 2 -Traffic and Safety Rules
Chapter 1 - Boulevard Stops
Chapter 2 - Speed Limits
Division 3 - Parking zones, Bus zones and Weight Limits
Chapter 1 - Parking Zones
Chapter 2 - Bus loading Zones
Chapter 3 - Weight Limits
Chapter 4 - Use Restrictions on County Roads and Bridges
Division 4 - Street and Highway Planning
Chapter 1 - Streets and Highways Plan
Chapter 2 - Street Names and Building Numbers
TITLE V - HEALTH AND SAFETY
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Division 1 - Food Processing and Establishments
Chapter 1 - Permits for Food Establishments
Chapter 2 - Regulation of the Sale of Dairy Products
Division 2 - Garbage
Chapter 1 - Regulation of the Keeping, Collection and Disposal of Garbage
Chapter 2 - Littering
Chapter 3 - Regulation of the Use of County Dumps
Division 3 - Pollution
Reserved
Division 4 -Plants and Animals
Chapter 1 - Regulating and Licensing Dogs
Chapter 2 - Compulsory Rabies Vacc ination
Chapter 3 - Prohibiting Abuse of Trained Police Dogs
Chapter 4 - Enforcement
Division 5 - Emergency Medical Services System
Chapter 1 - Establishment of Emergency Medical Services System and Regulation of Ambulance Service
TITLE VI - WATER AND SEWAGE
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Division 1 - Sewage Disposal
Chapter 1 - General Requirements
Chapter 2 - Regulations and Administration
Chapter 3 - Prohibitions
Chapter 4 - Moratoria
Division 2 - Sewage and Cesspool Cleaning
Chapter 1 - Regulation of the Business of Cleaning Cesspools, Septic Tanks, Privies and Vaults
Division 3 - Wells
Chapter 1 - Purpose and Definitions
Chapter 2 - Permit Procedure
Chapter 3 - Standards and Enforcement
Division 4 Water Pollution
Chapter 1 - Pollution of Rivers and Stream
Division 5 - Regulation of sewage in County Service Area No. 3
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 2 - Use of Public Severs Required
Chapter 3 - Building Sewers, Lateral Severs and Connections
Chapter 4 - Public Sewer Construction
Chapter 5 - Main Line Extensions
Chapter 6 - Regulation of the Use of Public Sewers
Chapter 7 - Permits and Fees
Chapter 8 - Service Charges
Chapter 9 - Enforcement
Division 6 - Water Distribution System for Improvement Area No. 1 of County Service Area-No. 3 (King Salmon)
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Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 2 - Application for Regular Water Service
Chapter 3 - Main Line Extension
Chapter 4 - Subdivisions
Chapter 5 - Public and Private Fire Protection Service
Chapter 6 - Temporary Service
Chapter 7 - General Use Regulation
Chapter 8 - Meters
Chapter 9 - Billing and Discontinuance of Service
Chapter 10 - Fee Rate Schedule
TITLE VII - FINANCE, REVENUE AND TAXATION
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Division 1 - Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 1 - Sales and Use Tax
Chapter 2 - Transient Room Tax
Chapter 3 - Documentary Transfer Tax
Division 2 -Finance
Chapter 1 - Accumulative Capital Outlay Fund
Chapter 2 - Loss of Warrants
Division 3 - Regulation of Bidding on Public Projects
Chapter 1 - Providing Regulations for Bidding on Public Projects
TITLE VIII - BUSINESS LICENSES AND FRANCHISES
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Division 1 - Business Licenses
(index only right now - no ordinance texts)
Chapter 1 - Business Licenses
Chapter 2 - Regulation of Reduction Plants
Chapter 3 - Regulation of Wood Products
Chapter 4 - Regulation of Peddlers
Chapter 5 - Regulation of Junk Dealers
Chapter 6 - Licensing of Astrologers, Fortune Tellers and Spiritualists
Division 2 - Registration Fees
Chapter 1 - Registration Fee for Agricultural Pest Control Advisors
Division 3 - Gas and Electrical Franchises
Chapter 1 - Franchises
TITLE IX - PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND WELFARE
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Division 1 - Public order
Chapter 1 - Bingo Games for Charitable Purposes
Chapter 2 - Public Dances
Chapter 3 - Public Card Rooms
Division 2 - Offenses By or Against Minors
Chapter 1 - Minor's Curfew
Division 3 - Programs Benefiting the County
Chapter 1 - Work Furlough Program
Chapter 2 - Working Prisoners
Division 4 - Protection of Public and Private Property
Chapter 1 - Prohibition of use of Motorized Boats on National Forest Lands
Chapter 2 - Protection of Plants
Division 5 - Fire Safety
Chapter 1 - Prevention and Control of Fire
Chapter 2 - Restriction of the Sale or Use of Vaporizing Liquid Type Fire Extinguishers
Division 6 - Consumer Protection
Reserved
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 21101 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California, the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to temporarily close or restrict any portion of any of the County highways or roads located within the County for celebrations, parades, local special events, and other purposes in accordance with the policies and guidelines set forth in Section 412-2 of this chapter. (Ord. 978 § 1, 4/9/74)
(a) The Director of Public Works is authorized to close or restrict any portion of any County road or highway as set forth in Section 412-1 above when, in his opinion, such closing is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the County road or highway during the temporary closing, when the person or organization desiring the restriction or closure of said road or highway has complied with the following provisions:
(b) The person or organization desiring to conduct the celebration, parade, local special event or other activity requiring the closure or restriction of a portion of any County highway or road shall apply for a permit at least fourteen (14) days in advance of the proposed activity. Said request shall include the following information:
412-3. PENALTY.
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It shall be unlawful and an infraction for any person to temporarily close or restrict a portion of any County road or highway for celebrations, parades, local special events and other purposes unless they have complied with the provisions of Section 412-2 of this chapter. It shall also be unlawful and an infraction for any unauthorized person to enter upon a road or highway that is closed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or to violate or fail to comply with any restriction imposed by the Director of Public Works on the use of such a road or highway. Every person convicted of any such infraction shall be punished upon a f irst conviction by a f ine of not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00), for a second conviction within a period of one (1) year by a fine of not exceeding One' Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and for a third or any subsequent conviction within said period of one (1) year by a fine of not exceeding Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00). (Ord. 978, Sec 3, 4/9/74; Amended by Ord. 1695, Sec. 3, 6/28/85)
Rev. 6/28/85
811-1. Required Approval Prior to Issuance of Licenses.
811-11. Licenses Required.
811-12. License Tax Collector.
811-13. Duties of License Tax Collector.
811-14. Auctioneers.
811-15. Bankers and Financiers.
811-16. Theaters and Other Places of Amusement.
811-17. Carnivals, Caravans, Menageries Etc.
811-18. Exceptions.
811-19. Retail and Wholesale Establishments.
811-20. Public Lodging Accommodations.
811-21. Traveling Merchants, Hawkers and Peddlers.
811-22. Animals Used for Stud Purposes.
811-23. Horses and Carriages for Hire.
811-24. Ferries.
811-25. Wharves.
811-26. Violations and Penalties.
811-27. Pleading Prior Recovery on Action.
Chapter 2 Regulation of Reduction Plants
812-1. Definitions.
812-2. License Requirement.
812-3. Application for License.
812-4. Inspection by Health Officer; Issuance by Tax Collector.
812-5. Prohibition of Offensive and obnoxious odors.
812-6. Inspection of Plants by Health Officer.
812-7. Required Procedures for operating Reduction Plants.
812-8. Prohibition of Reduction of Decomposed Material.
812-9. Sanitation Requirements.
812-10. Revocation or Suspension of License; Abatement of Nuisance.
812-11. Penalty.
812-12. Nonexclusive Remedies.
Chapter 3 - Regulation of Wood Products
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813-1. Applicability.
813-2. Permit Requirement.
813-3. Application for Permit.
813-4. Copies.
813-5. Fee.
813-6. Issuance of Permit.
813-7. Effect of Permit.
813-8. Suspension of Permit.
813-9. Revocation of suspension.
813-10. Renewal of Permit.
813-11. Display of Permit
813-12. Portable Sawmills.
813-13. Penalty.
813-14. Enforcement.
Chapter 4 - Regulation of Peddlers
814-1. Definitions.
814-2. License Requirement.
814-3. Duties of Tax Collector Regarding collection of Fees.
814-4. Issuance of Licenses.
814-5. Transferability of Licenses.
814-6. Payment of License Fees.
814-7. Amount of Fees.
814-8. Display of License.
814-9. Requirement of Bond or Insurance.
814-10. Entry for Inspection.
814-11. Exemption for Growers and Producers.
814-12. Exemption for Commercial Salesmen and Businesses Engaged Exclusively in Hauling or Trucking.
814-13. License Period.
814-14. Revocation of License.
814-21. Penalty.
814-22. Civil Liability.
814-23. No Bar to Further Action.
Chapter 5 - Regulation of Junk Dealers
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815-1. Definitions.
815-2. License Requirements.
815-3. Application.
815-4. Sheriff's Report.
815-5. Issuance of License.
815-6. License Fee.
815-7. License Period.
815-8. Expiration of License.
815-9. Display of License.
815-10. Transferability.
815-11. Revocation.
815-12. Reinstatement.
815-21. Reports to Sheriff.
815-22. Inspection of Reports.
815-23. Records Required.
815-24. Transporting Junk Fran County.
815-25. Sheriff's Records.
815-26. Holding Property Before Disposition.
815-27. Alterations.
815-28. Dealing with Minors.
815-29. Exemptions.
815-30. Closing Hours.
815-31. Separate Licenses.
815-32. Charitable Organizations
815-41. Penalty.
Chapter 6 - Licensing of Astrologers, Fortune Tellers and Spiritualists
816-1. License Requirement.
816-2. Penalty.
Version
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The County keeps a copy of its ordinances at the County Law Library, which is on the ground floor rear of the County Courthouse in Eureka. These selections were made in May 1998 and presumably were current to that date.
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ED Denson
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