The following is a chronological listing of legislation of Bell, California. Each entry in this table contains a reference intended to give the user of the code the current disposition (location) of the content of each particular ordinance and indicating its inclusion or exclusion in the Code. [Enabling legislation which is not general and permanent in nature is considered to be non-Code material (Special).]
A complete listing, including disposition, of all legislation reviewed in conjunction with the original publication of the Code is on file in the office of the Clerk.
1. 
"Special" ordinances, such as specific agreements and contracts, rezones of land, or other enactments not of a permanent or long-term nature, are usually not codified. They may, however, still be in effect. A user of the Code wishing to review such an ordinance should consult with the office of the Clerk for additional information.
2. 
A disposition such as 2.08 refers to a chapter of this Code, and indicates that some or all of the content of a particular ordinance is still in effect, and may be found in the section(s) of that chapter.
3. 
A disposition such as 2.08.010 [2.08.030] indicates that the ordinance mislabeled the amending chapter/section and the number in brackets is the correct one.
Ord. No.
Disposition
1089
Amends prior code Art. IV, Ch. 2, part J, §§ 4220—4277.2, card clubs (5.28)
1090
Amends prior code § 3600, intoxication in public areas (9.04)
1091
Amends prior code Art. IV, Ch. 2, part J, §§ 4220— X:\bell_ca\pub\municipal_code4277.2, card clubs (5.28)
1092
Repeals prior code § 4716(b), utility users' tax (Superseded by 1103)
1093
Adds prior code § 2000.1, municipal election (2.04)
1094
Adds prior code § 9265(6); renumbers existing subsections 9265(6), (6a) and (7); repeals § 9396.1(1)(b), zoning (17.40, 17.96)
1095
Amends prior code §§ 4224 and 4224.5, annual taxes (5.28)
1096
Amends prior code § 9265.5, alcoholic beverages (17.96)
1097
Amends prior code Art. III, Ch. 9, integrated waste management (8.24)
1098
Sets limits on the redevelopment plan for the merged redevelopment project area (Special)
1099
Adds prior code § 9211(F)(5)(b), fortunetelling (17.04, 17.96)
1100
Amends prior code Art. II, Ch. 4, part G, Appx. A, housing commission (2.36)
1101
Approved lease of mobilehome park facilities from the Bell community housing authority (Special)
1102
Grants franchise to ARCO Pipe Line Company (Special)
1103
Amends prior code Art. IV, Ch. 7, utility users' tax (3.28)
1104
Amends prior code §§ 9265.6a, 9265.37a and 9265.46a(1), conditional use permits (17.96)
1105
Adds prior code § 1106, Art. III, Chs. 14 and 15, minors (1.16, 9.16)
1106
(Number not used)
1107
Amends prior code Art. III, Ch. 7, part A, park permits (12.36)
1108
Amends prior code § 3020, automobile self-service fuel dispensing stations (8.12)
1109
Adds prior code Art. VII, Ch. 2, subdivisions (16.08)
1110
Adds prior code § 3951(g), swimming pools (8.48)
1111
Adds new chapter to prior code Art. III, stormwater and urban runoff pollution prevention systems (13.08)
1112
Adds prior code §§ 9300.5 and 9300.6 and amends prior code § 9265.5, alcohol sales (17.96, 17.100)
1113
Amends Ord. 1075, trip reduction and travel demand measures (Expired)
1113
Amends Ord. 1075, trip reduction and travel demand measures (Expired)
1114
Amends Ord. 1075, trip reduction and travel demand measures (10.52)
1115
(Number not used)
1116
Adds prior code §§ 9800—9830, Cheli Air Base Specific Plan 96-1 (Not codified)
1117
Development agreement (Special)
1118
Adds prior code §§ 2350, 2355 and 2360, personnel classification of unrepresented employees (2.84)
1119
(Number not used)
1120
(Number not used)
1121
(Number not used)
1122
(Number not used)
1123
Amends prior code §§ 4700—4718, utility users' tax (3.28)
1124
Adds Ch. 9 to Art. II of prior code, petition circulation (2.96)
1125
Amends prior code § 2412, planning commission (2.52)
1126
(Not included)
1127
Adds prior code §§ 2460—2463, environmental commission; §§ 2470— 2473, public safety commission; §§ 2480—2483, historical commission; §§ 2900—2905, claims and demands against the city; §§ 2910—2912, judicial review of administrative decisions; and §§ 4504.1—4504.4, real property transfer tax; amends prior code §§ 1100 and 1102, general penalty; § 2001, city council; §§ 2430—2433, community services commission; §§ 2700 and 2702, unclaimed property; §§ 2803 and 2807, purchasing system; §§ 3178 and 3181, vehicles and traffic; §§ 3601 and 3602, public peace and welfare; § 3617, model studios; § 3957, health and safety; §§ 4034, business licenses; § 4170(a), (b), and (f), fireworks; §§ 4180(c), and 4190(a) and (g), taxicabs; § 4291(a), dances; § 4504, real property transfer tax; and § 5701, underground utility districts; repeals §§ 2408, 2450, 2451, 3603, 3604, 3628(f), 3953—3956, 4041(c), (d), and (e), 4182(g), 4192, 4311, 4312(c), 4312(d) and 4313 (1.12, 1.16, 2.04, 2.40, 2.44, 2.48, 2.56, 2.80, 2.88, 2.92, 3.12, 5.04, 5.44, 5.52, 8.08, 13.12)
1128
Amends prior code §§ 6000, 6001, 6002, 6100, 6102, 6300, 6301, 6400 and 6401, buildings and construction (Repealed by 1253)
1129
Adds §§ 9211(A)(6)(a), (C)(1a), 9322—9322.3, 9335.3, 9342a, 9352a, 9361a, 9361b, 9386a, 9396a and 9400a to prior code; amends prior code § 9211(A)(8), (C)(1), (D)(5) and (8), (F)(2) and (5)(b), (H)(4) [(M)(4)], (N)(4), (P)(2), (R)(2) and (S)(3)(a); amends code §§ 9240, 9254, 9255, 9265, 9266, 9267, 9267.5, 9270, 9271, 9271a, 9271b, 9272, 9273, 9274, 9275, 9276, 9277, 9285, 9291, 9300.5, 9300.6, 9303.4—9303.8, 9307.5, 9311.19, 9315.2, 9329.7(b), 9336, 9336.3(A), 9336.4 (D) and (G), 9341.1(c) and (e)(vi), 9343.2, 9343.3, 9343.4(c), 9353.3, 9364.6, 9364.8, 9364.11, 9364.12, 9387.1(f), 9390, 9390a, 9391, 9393, 9394, 9395, 9396.1(a), 9410, 9411, 9412, 9421, 9451.4, 9604.3, 9701, 9704, 9753.2, 9753.3, and 9753.4; renumbers prior code § 9211(F)(3a) to be 9211(F)(4a); repeals and replaces prior code §§ 9342 and 9352; repeals prior code §§ 9211(D)(4), (H)(5), (O)(2), (3) and (4), 9290, 9308, 9329(3), 9330, 9334, 9335, 9335.1, 9335.2, 9362, 9365(5), 9370—9375, 9380—9385, 9387(1)(eee), (fff), (ggg), (hhh) and (jjj), 9387(2)(c), 9387(4), 9389(F), 9396(3)(F), 9403(F) and 9421(6) (17.08, 17.12, 17.16, 17.20, 17.24, 17.28, 17.32, 17.36, 17.40, 17.44, 17.52, 17.56, 17.60, 17.64, 17.72, 17.76, 17.80, 17.84, 17.96, 17.100, 17.104, 17.108)
1130
Amends prior code § 3000, health code (8.04)
1131
Code adoption (1.01)
1132
Amends Ch. 5.52, taxicabs (5.52)
1133
Adds § 17.96.030(55) and renumbers 17.96.030(55)—(82) to be 17.96.030(56)—(83); amends § 10.28.200, parking of commercial vehicles (10.28, 17.96)
1134
Amends Ch. 8.36, property maintenance and nuisance abatement (8.36)
1135
Amends contract between city council and Board of Administration, California Public Employees' Retirement System (Special)
1136
Adds Ch. 8.50, vector control and management (8.50)
1137
Amends § 2.84.030(B), personnel administration (2.84)
1138
Adds § 13.08.085, stormwater mitigation (Repealed by 1197)
1139
Establishes salaries for city council (Special)
1140
Adds § 12.36.130, use of bicycles, skateboards, skates, etc. (12.36)
1141
Amends § 5.08.010, business license taxes (5.08)
1142
Amends §§ 8.24.150 and 8.24.340, unauthorized scavenging (8.24)
1143
(Number not used)
1144
(Number not used)
1145
(Number not used)
1146
Amends § 10.28.190, overnight parking (10.28)
1147
Repeals and replaces Ch. 6.08, potentially dangerous and vicious dogs (Repealed by 1193)
1148
(Number not used)
1149
Amends §§ 13.08.020 and 13.08.085, stormwater and urban runoff control (13.08)
1150
Amends § 10.16.010, speed limits (10.16)
1151
Amends §§ 13.08.080, 13.08.085, 13.08.090, 13.08.110 and 13.08.120, stormwater and urban runoff control (13.08)
1152
Repeals and replaces Ch. 5.40, handbill and advertising posting and distribution; repeals Ch. 9.08, offenses against property (5.40)
1153
Adds Ch. 12.38, public skate park facilities (12.38)
1154
Ballot measure—Community service facilities authorization (Special)
1155
Extends time limits for Bell Redevelopment Agency Plan (Special)
1156
Amends § 17.16.040(D), height limitation (17.16)
1157
Amends Art. VII of Ch. 8.24, waste management plan for construction and demolition waste (8.24)
1158
City council salaries (Not codified)
1159
Missing
1160
Establishes solid waste and recycling authority (Special)
1161
Adds §§ 5.04.065, 5.04.095, 5.04.155; amends §§ 2.88.030 and 5.04.090, business license taxes (2.88, 5.04)
1162
Amends contract with Board of Administration of California Public Employees' Retirement System (Special)
1163
Missing
1164
Missing
1165
Missing
1166
Eliminates debt incurrence deadline for Bell Redevelopment Plan (Special)
1167
Amends contract with Board of Administration of California Public Employees' Retirement System (Special)
1168
Missing
1169
Approves development agreement (Special)
1170
Urgency ordinance adding Ch. 9.14, sex offender residency restrictions (Repealed by 1171)
1171
Adds Ch. 9.14, sex offender residency restrictions (Repealed by 1252)
1172
Adds § 3.12.130; amends §§ 3.12.060 and 3.12.090, purchasing (3.12)
1173
Adds Ch. 15.38, pre-sale inspection of buildings and property (15.38)
1174
Missing
1175
Adds Ch. 1.20, code enforcement administrative citations (Repealed by 1201)
1176
Extends time limits for Bell Redevelopment Agency Plan (Special)
1177
Amends §§ 5.04.070, 5.04.210 and 5.04.310, medical marijuana dispensaries business licenses (5.04)
1178
Moratorium on building permits for certain property (Special)
1179
Extends moratorium adopted by Ord. 1178 (Special)
1180
Amends Ch. 5.53, alarms (5.53)
1181
Urgency ordinance approving participation in voluntary redevelopment program (Special)
1182
Approves participation in voluntary redevelopment program (Special)
1183
Urgency ordinance establishing a moratorium on recycling facilities (Special)
1184
Urgency ordinance extending moratorium on recycling facilities established by Ord. 1183 (Special)
1185
Urgency ordinance imposing temporary moratorium on medical marijuana cultivation and dispensaries (Special)
1186
Amends §§ 17.16.030(E), 17.20.030(E) and 17.24.030(E), restrictions and permit requirements for garage and yard sales (17.16, 17.20, 17.24)
1187
Adds § 12.36.015, city park hours (12.36)
1188
Urgency ordinance extending temporary moratorium on medical marijuana cultivation and dispensaries (Special)
1189
Urgency ordinance extending moratorium on recycling facilities established by Ord. 1183 (Special)
1190
Adds Ch. 5.54; amends §§ 5.56.020(A) and 5.56.0305.56.070, special events and temporary use permits (5.54, 5.56)
1191
Amends § 15.04.030, plan checking and building permit fees (Repealed by 1253)
1192
Amends Ch. 3.12, purchasing system (3.12)
1193
Amends § 6.04.010(A); deletes Ch. 6.08 and § 6.04.030, animal control (6.04)
1194
Urgency ordinance extending moratorium on the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries and restrictions on cultivation of medical marijuana (Special)
1195
Adopts development agreement (Special)
1196
Amends §§ 17.28.040(B), 17.32.040(B) and 17.36.040(B), setback requirements (17.28, 17.32, 17.36)
1197
Repeals and replaces § 13.08.085, low impact development plan (LID)— development projects (13.08)
1198
Adds § 12.12.030; amends §§ 5.40.100(B) and 12.36.070, street banners and signs (5.40, 12.12, 12.36)
1199
Amends §§ 17.80.03017.80.090, 17.80.110 and 17.96.030(67), recycling facilities (17.80, 17.96)
1200
Amends § 3.12.130(C), design-build contracts for capital improvements (3.12)
1201
Repeals and replaces Ch. 1.20, municipal code violations (1.20)
1202
Adds Ch. 3.38, economic development (3.38)
1203
(Number not used)
1204
Urgency ordinance prohibiting the establishment of marijuana dispensaries and cultivation of marijuana (Not codified)
1205
Adds Ch. 17.58, marijuana dispensaries and cultivation (Repealed by 1226)
1206
Cancels assumption of enforcement responsibility for Mobile Home Parks Act and Special Occupancy Parks Act and returns enforcement to the department of housing and community development (Special)
1207
(Number not used)
1208
Adds § 15.04.080, expedited permitting procedures for small residential rooftop solar systems (Repealed by 1253)
1209
Adds § 8.24.082, rate adjustments subject to Proposition 218—delinquent fees established as liens after public hearing and collected property taxes (8.24)
1210U
Urgency ordinance adding § 8.24.082, rate adjustments subject to Proposition 218—delinquent fees established as liens after public hearing and collected property taxes (8.24)
1211
Amends §§ 17.16.030(E)(4), 17.20.030(E)(4) and 17.24.030(E)(4), garage and yard sale permit rain checks (17.16, 17.20, 17.24)
1212
Amends §§ 8.16.010, 15.04.010, 15.04.020, 15.08.010, 15.08.020, 15.12.01015.12.030 and 15.16.010—15.16.030 [15.16.025], buildings and construction (8.16)
1213
Rezone (Special)
1214
Amends §§ 17.08.010, 17.16.020(A)(5), 17.48.070, 17.48.080, 17.48.110, 17.48.120, 17.64.050, 17.64.060, 17.64.180, 17.64.270—17.64.310, 17.64.330, 17.72.030, 17.72.050, 17.72.060, 17.76.020(19), 17.80.100, 17.96.030(2), 17.96.110, 17.96.120, 17.96.170(B), 17.100.060, 17.104.040—17.104.060 and 17.108.010; repeals and replaces § 17.96.140; repeals § 17.96.150, zoning (17.08, 17.16, 17.48, 17.64, 17.72, 17.76, 17.80, 17.96, 17.100, 17.104, 17.108)
1215
Adds Ch. 2.100, appeals (2.100)
1216
Adds §§ 2.52.0502.52.090; amends §§ 2.52.0102.52.040, planning commission (2.52)
1217
Amends § 1.16.010, violations—misdemeanor and infractions—penalty (1.16)
1218
Amends § 3.24.030; repeals and replaces § 3.24.160, transient occupancy tax (3.24)
1219
Adds §§  8.16.050 [8.16.070], 15.04.090, 15.08.050, 15.12.050 and 15.16.050; amends §§ 8.16.010, 15.04.01015.04.030, 15.08.010, 15.12.010 and 15.16.010, buildings and construction (8.16)
1220
Amends § 17.28.020(A)(1), C-3R zone (17.28)
1221
Amends §§ 2.52.080(C), 17.28.050, 17.32.050, 17.36.050, 17.40.050 and 17.92.040; repeals Ch. 2.64 and §§ 17.92.050—17.92.070 and 17.92.090, site plan review (2.52, 17.28, 17.32, 17.36, 17.40, 17.92)
1222
Amends § 10.16.010, speed limits (10.16)
1223
Adds § 3.24.035, rate established by city council (3.24)
1224
Amends § 17.96.030(2)(e), microbrewery conditional use permit (17.96)
1225
Amends §§ 2.04.020 and 2.04.030, council elections (2.04)
1226
Urgency ordinance adding Chs. 5.88, 8.54 and 9.28; amending §§ 17.08.010, 17.36.020, 17.40.020 and 17.96.030; repealing and replacing Ch. 17.58; repealing § 9.04.050, cannabis and secondhand smoking regulations (5.88, 8.54, 9.28, 17.08, 17.36, 17.40, 17.58, 17.96)
1227
Adds Chs. 5.88, 8.54 and 9.28; repeals § 9.04.050, cannabis and secondhand smoking regulations (5.88, 8.54, 9.28)
1228
Adds Ch. 17.54; amends §§ 17.16.020(A), 17.16.030(B), 17.16.040(D), 17.20.020(B), 17.20.040(C), 17.24.020(B), 17.24.050(E) and Ch. 17.92, accessory dwelling units and residential zoning (17.16, 17.20, 17.24, 17.54, 17.92)
1229
(Not approved)
1230
Adds Ch. 5.86; repeals Ch. 5.84, state video service franchises (5.86)
1231
Adds §§ 8.20.130 and 8.20.140, use of safe and sane fireworks by minors (Repealed by 1289)
1232
Amends §§ 17.08.010, 17.16.030—17.16.050, 17.20.030—17.20.050, 17.24.030, 17.24.050 and 17.24.060; repeals § 17.52.060, zoning (17.08, 17.16, 17.20, 17.24)
1233
Rezone (Special)
1234
(Not approved)
1235
(Not approved)
1236
Amends §§ 17.28.040(I) and (J), 17.32.040(I) and (J), storefront security bars and/or gates (17.28, 17.32)
1237
Adds § 3.12.160, federal awards (3.12)
1238
Amends Ch. 2.40, community services commission (2.40)
1239
Amends § 17.08.010 and Ch. 17.84, signs (17.08, 17.84)
1240
Temporarily prohibiting the sales and use of all fireworks within the city, effective through January 1, 2020 (Special)
1241
Adds Ch. 12.18; amends §§ 5.04.030, 5.04.210, 5.08.010 and 10.44.030, sidewalk vending (5.04, 5.08, 10.44, 12.18)
1242
Urgency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on the operation of motorized scooter programs within city limits (Special)
1243
Amends § 3.12.080(D), cooperative purchasing (3.12)
1244
Urgency ordinance adding Ch.12.40, wireless telecommunications facilities in the public right-of-way (12.40)
1245
Adds Ch. 12.40, wireless telecommunications facilities in the public right-ofway (12.40)
1246
Amends §§ 17.16.040, 17.20.040 and 17.24.050, accessory structure development standards (17.16, 17.20, 17.24)
1247
Amends §§ 17.08.010, 17.32.020 and 17.96.030, live entertainment regulations (17.08, 17.32, 17.96)
1248
Urgency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on the establishment or expansion of automobile and truck washes within city limits (Special)
1249
Urgency ordinance extending ordinance No. 1248, establishing a temporary moratorium on the establishment or expansion of automobile and truck washes within city limits (Special)
1250
(Not adopted)
1251
(Not adopted)
1252
Repeals Ch. 9.14, sex offender residency requirements (Repealer)
1253
Adds Ch. 15.18; repeals and replaces Chs. 15.0415.16, buildings and construction (15.04, 15.06, 15.08, 15.10, 15.12, 15.14, 15.16, 15.18)
1254
Adds Ch. 17.49, mixed-use overlay zone (17.49)
1255
Extends prohibition on sale and use of fireworks (Special)
1256
Urgency ordinance declaring a temporary outdoor dining program (Special)
1257
Extends Ord. 1249, temporary moratorium on automobile and truck washes (Special)
1258
Adds Ch. 17.25, exterior building colors of nonresidential buildings in the C-3R, C-3, C-M and M zones (17.25)
1259
Amends Ord. 1256, temporary outdoor dining program (Special)
1260
Urgency ordinance declaring a temporary outdoor barber shop and hair salon program (Special)
1261
Amends §§ 8.36.010, 8.36.030, 17.08.010, 17.16.040(C)(4)(e), 17.20.040(B)(4)(e) and 17.24.050(F)(4)(f), outdoor play equipment (8.36, 17.08, 17.16, 17.20, 17.24)
1262
Adds § 17.76.120, expedited permitting procedures for electric vehicle charging stations and direct current fast chargers (17.76)
1263
Urgency ordinance declaring a temporary outdoor business area (Special)
1264
(Number not used)
1265
Amends § 17.96.030, CUP requirements eliminated on corner lots in the C-3 and C-3R zones (17.96)
1266
Adds Ch.17.62; amends Ch. 17.54 and §§ 7.08.010, 17.16.020(B), 17.20.020(B), 17.24.020(B), 17.24.050(C), (E), (H), (N), 17.28.020(A)(1), (B), 17.28.040(B), (F) and 17.92.060(B), accessory dwelling units and residential density bonuses (17.08, 17.16, 17.20, 17.24, 17.28, 17.54, 17.62, 17.92)
1267
Interim urgency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on the establishment or expansion of tobacco sales, gun smiths, gun sales and motorcycle repair shops (Special)
1268
Urgency ordinance extending the interim urgency ordinance No. 1267 (Special)
1269
Amends §§ 17.08.010, 17.28.020, 17.32.020, 17.40.020 and 17.96.030, zoning for schools and conditional use permits (17.08, 17.28, 17.32, 17.40, 17.96)
1270
Amends Ch. 17.08 and § 17.96.030, automobile and truck washes, updates to definitions (17.08, 17.96)
1271
Amends § 2.04.020, general municipal elections (2.04)
1272
Adds Ch. 8.26, specific regulations for organic waste disposal reduction, recycling and solid waste collection (8.26)
1273
Adds Ch. 5.91, mobile automobile and truck wash facilities (5.91)
1273(a)
Interim urgency ordinance prohibiting the establishment or relocation of new medical and dental clinics in the C-3 zone (Special)
1274
Repeals and replaces §§ 15.04.010, 15.04.020, 15.06.010, 15.06.020, 15.08.010, 15.10.010, 15.12.010 and 15.14.010, building codes (15.04, 15.06, 15.08, 15.10, 15.12, 15.14)
1275
Amends §§ 15.38.010, 15.38.030, 15.38.050, 15.38.08015.38.100, pre-sale inspection of buildings and property (15.38)
1276
Adds Ch. 15.40, expedited electric vehicle charging station permitting (15.40)
1277
Urgency ordinance extending Ord. 1273(a) prohibiting the establishment or relocation of new medical and dental clinics in the C-3 zone (Special)
1278
Adds §§ 17.08.070, 17.08.214 and 17.84.064, digital billboards (17.08, 17.84)
1279
Adopts a military equipment use policy (Special)
1280
Amends §§ 17.16.040(C)(4) and 17.20.040(B)(4), setback requirements (17.16, 17.20)
1281
Urgency ordinance extending Ord. 1277 prohibiting the establishment or relocation of new medical and dental clinics in the C-3 zone (Special)
1282
Amends § 17.84.070, authority (17.84)
Ord. No.
Adoption Date
Subject
Disposition
Supp. No.
1283
11/8/2023
Amends Title 17 Zoning: Definitions; Signs; Variances and Conditional Use Permits
Ch. 17.08; Ch. 17.84; Ch. 17.96
1284
12/13/2023
Development Agreement
Special
1285
12/13/2023
Development Agreement
Special
1286
12/13/2023
Development Agreement
Special
1287
12/13/2023
Development Agreement
Special
1289
4/24/2024
Amends Health and Safety: Fireworks
Ch. 8.20