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Hayward, California Municipal Code
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Hayward CA ordinances
3509 published ordinances from the Hayward Municipal Code (Supp. No. 28, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 26-08, adopted August 18, 2026). View the full index →
- 1-1.00 — TITLE.
- 1-1.01 — CITING IN PROSECUTIONS.
- 1-1.02 — AMENDATORY ORDINANCES.
- 1-1.03 — FORMER ORDINANCES.
- 1-1.04 — PRIOR ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS.
- 1-1.05 — LICENSES AND PENALTIES.
- 1-1.06 — BONDS AND DEPOSITS.
- 1-1.07 — MATTERS OF RECORD.
- 1-1.08 — SAVING CLAUSE.
- 1-1.09 — ORDINANCES REPEALED.
- 1-1.10 — CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.
- 1-1.11 — HEADINGS.
- 1-1.12 — NOTICE. HOW GIVEN.
- 1-2.00 — WORDS AND PHRASES.
- 1-2.01 — CERTAIN WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED.
- 1-2.02 — CITY.
- 1-2.03 — COUNCIL.
- 1-2.04 — CITY MANAGER.
- 1-2.05 — PERSON.
- 1-2.06 — OATH.
Starting a business
Who needs a city business license or tax registration, how the fee is figured and when it renews, summarized from and linked to the code: business license rules in Hayward →
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Hayward Municipal Code (Supp. No. 28, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 26-08, adopted August 18, 2026): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com).
Charter of the City of Hayward, California (Supp. No. 1): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com). Machine-readable campaign JSON · Canonical page