Anaheim, CA

Anaheim pet stores must comply with California AB 485, which prohibits retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits unless sourced from public shelters or qualifying nonprofit rescues…

Anaheim follows California state guidance and OC Animal Care policy requiring spay or neuter for adopted shelter animals, with intact-animal permits required for breeding dogs and…

Animal hoarding in Anaheim is addressed through animal keeping limits in the municipal code and nuisance abatement. Exceeding permitted animal numbers or maintaining unsanitary…

Anaheim allows veterinary clinics and animal boarding facilities in commercial and industrial zones only with conditional approval, and Municipal Code Sec. 18.38.270 layers on…

California Fish and Wildlife issues wildlife rehabilitator permits required to possess injured native wildlife in Anaheim, and unpermitted residents must transport injured animals…

Anaheim does not license cats or restrict them from running at large, but feeding feral or stray cats on public property requires registering as a cat caregiver with the Community…

Anaheim has banned killing native insectivorous birds since 1891, decades before state and federal wildlife law caught up. AMC Section 8.12.010 makes it unlawful for anyone within city…

Anaheim does not write its own pet-grooming rules: AMC Chapter 8.24 adopts Orange County's animal-facility ordinances by reference, including the provisions covering grooming parlors…

Anaheim defers to Orange County and California Department of Fish and Wildlife for exotic pet regulations. Keeping wild, exotic, or dangerous animals requires a county license under…

Keeping honey bee hives anywhere in Anaheim's corporate limits is unlawful under Municipal Code Chapter 6.28. The only path around the ban is a Conditional Use Permit on land zoned…

Anaheim does not impose breed-specific restrictions. California state law (Food & Agriculture Code 31683) prohibits breed-specific bans. Dangerous and vicious dogs are regulated based…

Anaheim requires dogs in its public parks to stay on a leash, chain or other restraint no longer than six feet, with narrow carve-outs for the City's designated Dog Parks and for…

Anaheim discourages feeding wildlife in public areas under general nuisance and park regulations. AMC Chapter 13.08 governs conduct in parks. Feeding coyotes or other wildlife that…

Anaheim caps backyard poultry and rabbits at one animal per 1,800 square feet of lot area and bans roosters and peacocks in residential zones. Horses, cattle, sheep, goats and swine…

Anaheim does not permit extended whole-home stays as a workaround to the short-term rental ban; rentals shorter than the state-defined long-term threshold remain regulated under AMC…

Anaheim revokes short-term rental permits on a strike system: Section 4.05.140.030 lets the Planning Director suspend or revoke a permit after just two major violations, such as an…

Anaheim only recognizes 'home share' status among a narrow band of Pre-Moratorium Short-Term Rentals, and Section 4.05.030.O requires the property to be the owner's primary residence…

Every occupied Anaheim short-term rental must have the owner, the owner's agent, or a designated local contact person reachable by phone around the clock. Section 4.05.100.0105(a)…

Booking platforms that list Anaheim short-term rentals share legal exposure with the host. Section 4.05.120 bars a platform from advertising any rental the city hasn't permitted…

Anaheim has not accepted a new short-term rental application since its September 15, 2015 moratorium, and Section 4.05.040.030 bars STRs as an allowable use in every residential zone…

Anaheim short-term rentals are under mandatory 'quiet time' from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m., when outdoor sound equipment is banned outright and outdoor parties, pool or spa use, and drunk or…

Anaheim short-term rentals under AMC Chapter 4.05 must comply with occupancy limits based on the number of bedrooms and fire safety capacity. The 3-night minimum stay helps prevent…

Anaheim STR operators must provide adequate parking for guests and comply with residential parking regulations. Guest parking should not overflow into the neighborhood. Operators must…

Every short-term rental stay in Anaheim carries a 15% transient occupancy tax on the nightly rent, collected under the same Chapter 2.12 rules that apply to hotels. Operating an STR…

California requires hosting platforms to warn hosts to check their lease and insurance before listing (Business and Professions Code 22592), and AB 537 requires short-term lodging…

Anaheim follows California Health and Safety Code 13113.7 and the California Fire Code requiring smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on each floor of dwellings.

Anaheim requires a permit from Anaheim Fire & Rescue before lighting any recreational fire, bonfire, or open burn in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. The rule targets fire pits…

Anaheim bans possessing, selling or discharging any fireworks, including safe and sane fireworks, unless allowed by Municipal Code Chapter 6.40. Safe and sane fireworks may only be…

Anaheim declares any intentional outdoor burning of material, structure, matter or thing a public nuisance unless the Anaheim Fire Marshal specifically authorizes it. There is no…

Anaheim designates the Anaheim Hills area as a Special Protection Area (Wildland-Urban Interface). OCFA provides fire protection in these areas. Fire-resistant construction, fuel…

Anaheim's Fire Code requires new landscaping to be planted to reduce non-fire-resistant vegetation near structures and requires that vegetation be maintained as it matures, following…

In unincorporated Orange County, propane and LP-gas storage follows the 2025 California Fire Code's Chapter 61 exactly: the county adopted it in its entirety with zero local…

Anaheim bans commercial use of sound-amplifying equipment in residential zones outright, except on a moving vehicle between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. to announce a business's presence, and…

In Anaheim residential zones and within 200 feet of one, sound-amplifying equipment cannot be used for noncommercial purposes between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day. The…

Anaheim treats incessant barking as a civil citation offense, not just a nuisance complaint. Under AMC Chapter 8.10, a dog that barks, bays, cries or howls for 30 minutes straight or…

California AB 1346 banned the sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers effective January 2024. Existing gas equipment may be used during Anaheim's permitted noise hours…

In unincorporated Orange County, it's a misdemeanor to operate a vehicle in a way reasonably likely to disturb the peace of any neighborhood or person through noise, dust, smoke or…

Orange County bars regularly scheduled commercial flights at John Wayne Airport from departing between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. (8 a.m. Sundays) or arriving between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. (8…

In unincorporated Orange County, noise from any source, including commercial and industrial operations, that hits 55 dB(A) at a neighboring residential property from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m…

Unincorporated Orange County exempts construction, repair, remodeling, and grading noise from the county noise ordinance only between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays…

In Anaheim's Scenic Corridor (SC) Overlay Zone along Santa Ana Canyon, destroying a Specimen Tree, an oak with a trunk 25 inches or more in circumference, or a pepper or sycamore 50…

California's SB 1383 sets the legal floor behind every composting bin and green cart in Anaheim: Health and Safety Code Section 39730.6 locks in a 50 percent cut in statewide…

Anaheim permits artificial turf in residential landscaping under city landscape requirements. Turf must meet quality standards and be maintained in good condition. Artificial turf may…

California's Rainwater Capture Act of 2012 lets Anaheim property owners install rain barrels and cisterns to collect rooftop runoff without a state water-right permit. Water Code…

Anaheim requires pruning of required and specimen trees to comply with ISA standards per AMC 18.46.090 and Chapter 13.12. Street tree maintenance is coordinated by the city. Topping of…

Anaheim's Weed Abatement Program is coordinated by the Life Safety Section of Anaheim Fire & Rescue. Overgrown weeds and vegetation creating fire hazards or blight conditions must be…

Anaheim permanently bans specific water-wasting practices under Municipal Code Section 10.18.130, including hosing down pavement, letting irrigation runoff leave a property, and…

Anaheim's front-setback landscaping standard requires live plant material, including drought-tolerant species, or artificial turf as primary ground cover, with at least 60% live plant…

Anaheim marks no-parking zones with red paint on the curb, one-hour and twenty-minute limits with green paint, and disabled parking with blue paint. Sec. 14.32.370 gives the City…

Anaheim's City Traffic Engineer designates every loading zone, and no vehicle can occupy one longer than the loading and unloading time set elsewhere in the parking code. Under AMC…

Every public residential street in Anaheim is eligible for a residential parking permit district under AMC 14.32.450, but a specific block only becomes permit-only after seventy-five…

Anaheim bans parking a truck tractor, unattached trailer, heavy commercial vehicle of ten thousand pounds or more, or bus on any public street in a residential district. AMC 14.32.205…

Anaheim allows overnight street parking within the 72-hour limit unless restricted by posted signs or permit parking zones. Some neighborhoods have Residential Permit Parking programs…

Anaheim allows street parking for up to 72 hours unless otherwise posted. Vehicles must be operable and registered. Residential Permit Parking zones exist near the Disneyland Resort…

Anaheim's Zoning Code requires every driveway and vehicle parking area, at houses and businesses alike, to be paved in concrete or asphalt; parking on dirt, gravel or grass does not…

Anaheim bans keeping an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private or public property (not highways) for more than ten days. The Police Department enforces it as…

Every electric vehicle charging station in Anaheim needs a Building Official permit before it goes in, and installing or running one without a permit is unlawful. Existing stations are…

In unincorporated Orange County, RVs, trailers, and boats can park freely on the driveway connecting a garage to the street; anywhere else on the lot they need a 6-foot solid screening…

California doesn't ban private-property towing, but Vehicle Code Section 22658 controls how it happens. A posted sign at least 17 by 22 inches must warn drivers before a tow company…

Anaheim exempts accessory dwelling units under 750 square feet from park, water and other agency impact fees under Municipal Code Section 17.08.240. Larger ADUs pay fees prorated to…

Anaheim caps garden sheds, storage sheds, garages and other accessory structures in single-family zones at one story or 16 feet, whichever is less, under Section 18.04.070.030. Sheds…

Anaheim allows one accessory dwelling unit and one junior accessory dwelling unit by right on any single-family lot, on top of the primary home, under Section 18.38.015. A detached…

Anaheim lets homeowners convert an existing garage into livable space as an Accessory Dwelling Unit without meeting lot coverage, setback, height or building separation rules. If the…

Unincorporated Orange County requires the building site's owner to occupy a dwelling unit whenever a junior accessory dwelling unit is built there.

Accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs in unincorporated Orange County may only be rented long-term, for stays of 30 days or more; renting either as a short-term rental under 30 days…

Anaheim caps fences, walls and hedges at 3 feet in any required front yard, and applies that same 3-foot limit to the street side setback of a corner lot. Side and rear yards allow up…

Anaheim caps front-yard fences at 3 feet, but a single-family lot backing a major arterial with alley access can get a 6-foot sound attenuation fence through Administrative Review…

Anaheim caps crib and retaining wall height under Municipal Code Section 18.46.110.120: six feet where the wall is visible from a public right-of-way, trail or street, steppable to…

Anaheim's zoning code bans visible chain link fencing from the public right-of-way, prohibits barbed wire on residential and commercial properties, and limits electric fencing to…

Shared boundary fences in unincorporated Orange County are governed by California Civil Code Section 841, the Good Neighbor Fence Law. Adjoining owners are presumed equally responsible…

Small family daycare (up to 8 children) is permitted in residential zones under California Health and Safety Code 1597.44. Large family daycare (9-14 children) may require a…

Anaheim confines home-based businesses to members of the resident family, bars any outdoor storage or exterior sign of commercial use, and requires registration with the Planning…

Anaheim caps client and delivery traffic to a home-based business at six vehicles and eight people per day; crossing either number is conclusively treated as a significant increase in…

Unincorporated Orange County bans signage entirely for home occupations: the zoning code's home occupation standards allow no signs of any kind, on top of requiring no exterior…

Government Code section 51035 forbids any California city, county, or city and county from prohibiting a cottage food operation in a residential dwelling. The local agency must pick…

California lets home cooks sell meals from their own kitchen under a microenterprise home kitchen operation (MEHKO) permit, capped at 30 meals a day, 90 a week, and $100,000 in annual…

Anaheim requires pool barriers per AMC 6.56 and California Building Code. Minimum 60-inch barriers with self-closing, self-latching gates. All metal within 5 feet of pool water must be…

Anaheim requires building permits for all swimming pools, spas, and hot tubs. Applications must include two sets of plans with plot plans, cross sections, and engineered construction…

Anaheim HOAs follow California Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, which requires open meetings, four-day notice for regular meetings, and strict executive session limits.

Anaheim HOAs must maintain written architectural guidelines and decide owner applications in good faith, consistent with Civil Code 4765 under the Davis-Stirling Act.

Anaheim HOAs enforce CC and Rs through notice, hearings, and fines under Civil Code 5850 through 5865. Enforcement must be uniform, not selective, and members have hearing rights.

Before suing, Anaheim HOA members and associations must offer Internal Dispute Resolution and most disputes require Alternative Dispute Resolution under Civil Code 5900 and following.

Anaheim HOAs collect regular and special assessments under Davis-Stirling. Regular dues increases over 20 percent per year and special assessments over 5 percent of budget need member…

California voids any HOA governing-document clause that effectively bans or unreasonably restricts a clothesline or drying rack in an owner's exclusive-use backyard. Civil Code Section…

Civil Code section 4735 voids any HOA rule that bans low-water plants, turf replacement, or artificial turf, and bars fines for cutting back watering during a declared drought…

Civil Code § 4745 voids any HOA covenant or governing-document rule that prohibits or unreasonably restricts installing an EV charging station in an owner's unit or designated parking…

Civil Code § 4705 bars every California homeowners association from limiting a member's display of the United States flag on their own lot or within their exclusive-use common area…

California law caps homeowners association fines at $100 per violation or the amount listed in the association's published penalty schedule, whichever is less. Civil Code section 5850…

A California homeowners association cannot foreclose on a member’s home over unpaid dues until the delinquent assessments alone reach $1,800, or until the assessments secured by the…

Civil Code § 4741 bars every California homeowners association from adopting or enforcing a rule that prohibits, or unreasonably restricts, renting out a separate interest, and sets a…

Anaheim bans illicit connections and prohibited discharges into its storm drain system citywide under AMC Chapter 10.09, the local National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…

In Anaheim's mapped special flood hazard areas, new construction and substantially improved structures must raise the lowest floor, including any basement, at least one foot above the…

Anaheim's Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, mapped by CAL FIRE under Municipal Code Section 16.40.020, and its Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area east of SR-55 and south of SR-91…

Anaheim requires every cut or fill slope to be protected with an approved erosion control device, planting, jute mesh or straw matting immediately after grading is completed, under…

Anaheim requires a development permit before any construction, grading, fill, or mobile home placement in a mapped area of special flood hazard. New structures must have the lowest…

A written County permit is required to build, extend, or alter any pier, dock, piling, bulkhead, or seawall in a County harbor, issued by the Harbors, Beaches and Parks Director.

Development within the coastal zone of unincorporated Orange County requires a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) under OCCO §7-9-127 and the California Coastal Act. The County has…

Anaheim landlords must give covered tenants written notice of California's AB 1482 rent cap and just-cause eviction protections under Civil Code Section 1946.2, since Anaheim has no…

Anaheim landlords using no-fault grounds under California AB 1482 must owner-move-in, substantially remodel, withdraw the unit, or comply with a government order, and must pay…

California Civil Code Section 1950.5 caps Anaheim residential security deposits and governs itemization, return timelines, and tenant remedies; Anaheim has no local rule that varies…

California Government Code Section 12955 prohibits Anaheim landlords from refusing to rent to tenants because of their lawful source of income, including Section 8 Housing Choice…

The Anaheim Housing Authority administers Housing Choice Vouchers, and California Government Code Section 12955 forbids Anaheim landlords from refusing applicants because they pay rent…

Rental housing in Anaheim must meet California Civil Code 1941.1 habitability standards covering weatherproofing, plumbing, heating, electrical, and sanitation, plus local AMC Title 15…

Anaheim relies on California AB 1482's statewide relocation requirement: tenants displaced by no-fault evictions receive relocation assistance equal to one month of rent or a waiver of…

Anaheim has no local tenant anti-harassment ordinance, so renters rely on California civil code prohibitions against retaliation, illegal lockouts, utility shutoffs, and forcible entry…

Anaheim follows California's Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) for just cause eviction protections. After 12 months of tenancy, landlords must have a valid reason to evict. No local just…

Anaheim has no local rent control ordinance. California AB 1482 caps annual rent increases at 5% plus CPI or 10%, whichever is lower, for most properties built before 2010. A local…

Anaheim does not require a standalone rental property registration program. Landlords must obtain a business license. Short-term rentals have a separate registration under AMC Chapter…

California evictions run through the unlawful detainer process. Under Code of Civil Procedure § 1161, nonpayment requires a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit (excluding weekends and…

California Civil Code § 1954 limits when a landlord may enter a rented home. Except in emergencies, abandonment, or with tenant consent, the landlord must give reasonable written…

California sets no fixed dollar or percentage cap on rent late fees, but a late fee in a residential lease is treated as liquidated damages. Under Civil Code § 1671, such a fee is…

To end a California month-to-month tenancy, a tenant gives 30 days' written notice. A landlord gives 30 days if the tenant has lived there under a year, or 60 days if a year or more…

California requires written notice before raising a month-to-month tenant's rent. Under Civ. Code § 827, increases of 10% or less in 12 months need 30 days' notice; increases above 10%…

California adverse possession requires five years of continuous, open, hostile possession AND payment of all property taxes during that period under Code of Civil Procedure § 325. A…

Every Anaheim food employee who handles unpackaged food must obtain a California Food Handler Card within thirty days of hire, with renewal every three years under California Health…

California Civil Code 1954.603 requires Anaheim landlords to give every new tenant a bed bug information notice and prohibits renting any unit known to have an active infestation until…

California Medical Waste Management Act prohibits placing used syringes in Anaheim trash, recycling, or sewer, requiring residents to use approved sharps containers and drop off at…

Anaheim splits rodent-control duty between tenant and landlord under Chapter 7.49: an occupant may not let rodents, insects or other pests infest the unit when the rest of the building…

Shared dockless scooters and e-bikes operating in Anaheim must hold a city operating agreement, obey speed limits in the Resort district, and follow California Vehicle Code rules…

Anaheim's bicycle network includes Class I trails along the Santa Ana River, Class II striped lanes on major boulevards, and Class IV separated lanes near ARTIC and the Resort, with…

Anaheim regulates every electric bicycle as a "motorized wheeled conveyance" under Municipal Code Chapter 14.72. Riders face a 20 mph street and bike-lane cap, a 10 mph limit on paved…

Anaheim's City Charter flatly bans red-light cameras and any other automated traffic enforcement system. Voters wrote the ban directly into Charter Section 1213 in 2010, and any…

At John Wayne Airport, no driver may pick up or solicit passengers for hire, including rideshare fares, without a contract authorizing the pickup issued by the Board of Supervisors.

A low-speed vehicle in California may not be driven on any roadway with a speed limit above 35 miles per hour. Vehicle Code section 21260 permits it to cross a faster road only where…

California SB 54 (TRUST Act) limits state and local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Anaheim Police comply statewide; the city has not adopted a…

California Labor Code 2814 prohibits cities from mandating E-Verify use by private employers. Anaheim cannot require E-Verify; only federal contractors and certain federal agencies…

California Health and Safety Code 11362.2 lets Anaheim adults twenty-one or older cultivate up to six cannabis plants per residence indoors, but Anaheim follows the state-allowed local…

Even though Anaheim bans local cannabis businesses, California Bureau of Cannabis Control regulations and the Bureau v. Santa Cruz County rulings permit licensed retailers from other…

Anaheim Municipal Code Title 18 prohibits all commercial cannabis activity citywide including retail, cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, testing, and microbusinesses, exercising…

California requires a 600-foot buffer between any cannabis retailer and schools, daycares, and youth centers, but because Anaheim bans all commercial cannabis activity citywide, the…

Anaheim prohibits outdoor cannabis cultivation under AMC 4.100.035. Indoor cultivation of up to six plants is permitted under California Proposition 64 for adults 21+. Plants must not…

California SB 793 upheld by Proposition 31 bans the sale of all flavored tobacco products in Anaheim including menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars, flavored vape cartridges, and…

California Business and Professions Code 22963 makes it illegal for any Anaheim retailer to sell or furnish tobacco, vape, or nicotine products to anyone under twenty-one, with a…

California SB 54 requires producers to eliminate expanded polystyrene foodware unless a sixty-five percent recycling rate is met, effectively banning foam clamshells and cups at…

California AB 1884 prohibits Anaheim full-service restaurants from automatically providing single-use plastic straws and requires them to be furnished only when a customer specifically…

California AB 1276 requires Anaheim restaurants and food delivery platforms to provide single-use utensils, condiments, stirrers, and napkins only when the customer specifically…

California prohibits grocery stores and large retailers from providing single-use plastic carryout bags under Public Resources Code 42280-42288, enacted by SB 270 (2014) and ratified…

Chapter 18.72 of the Anaheim Municipal Code lets the City Council adopt a specific plan that replaces standard zoning for a defined area, the mechanism behind the Anaheim Resort…

Anaheim implements California's state density bonus law allowing additional units, height, and incentives for projects providing affordable, senior, or moderate-income housing…

Anaheim zones a dedicated Transit Oriented Area (DA-3) inside the Anaheim Canyon Specific Plan, built around the Anaheim Canyon Metrolink Station. It carries an MU-H Mixed-Use High…

Anaheim follows California's statewide minimum wage of $16.50/hour (2026), indexed to inflation. The city has no general local minimum wage, but Resort-area employers must pay the…

Anaheim workers receive at least 5 days (40 hours) of paid sick leave annually under California's Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act. The city has no separate local paid leave…

Measure L (2018) requires Anaheim Resort hospitality employers receiving city subsidies to pay a living wage starting at $15/hour, indexed annually to inflation, now exceeding $20/hour…

Anaheim charges a 15% transient occupancy tax on rent paid by any guest staying under 30 consecutive days in a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, or short-term rental. Operators collect…

Anyone shooting commercial motion pictures or television photography on public or private property in Anaheim must get a film permit from the Director of Public Works under Municipal…

Enrolled students filming non-commercial work on Orange County property still need a film permit, but the County waives the permit fee if they submit a class schedule and a school…

Anaheim does not publish its own list of prohibited plants but enforces California Food and Agriculture Code 7270 noxious weed abatement and Public Resources Code 4291 defensible-space…

Front-yard native and drought-tolerant gardens are expressly protected in Anaheim by California Civil Code 4735, which prevents HOAs or the city from banning low-water landscaping or…

Anaheim adopts the California Building and Residential Codes by reference and then narrows the state permit-exemption list with its own amendments. Most construction, alteration, or…

Anaheim requires every short-term rental to install carbon monoxide devices meeting state fire code standards in its common stairways and hallways before a permit issues or renews…

Anaheim requires an automatic fire sprinkler system in every new building over 5,000 square feet or more than two stories, and in existing buildings that add 33% or more floor area…

Anaheim adopts the 2025 California Plumbing Code, based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code, as the Anaheim Plumbing Code under Municipal Code Section 15.03.010, covering every plumbing…

Anaheim adopts the 2025 California Electrical Code, based on the 2023 National Electrical Code, as the Anaheim Electrical Code under Municipal Code Section 15.03.010, governing every…

Anaheim enforces the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, CALGreen, as the "Anaheim Green Building Standards Code" under Municipal Code Section 15.03.010, applying its…

Any renovation that disturbs paint in an Anaheim home built before 1978 must be performed by a Lead-Safe Certified firm under the federal RRP Rule and must meet California Title 17…

In unincorporated Orange County, child care centers or early education facilities serving more than 14 children need a Use Permit from the Planning Commission before opening, per the…

In unincorporated Orange County, no building or structure can be occupied until the Building Official inspects it, finds no code violations, and issues a Certificate of Occupancy.

Anaheim completed its mandatory unreinforced masonry (URM) retrofit program under California Government Code 8875 and Anaheim Municipal Code Chapter 15.52. Owners of URM buildings had…

California Health and Safety Code 19200 through 19205 and the California Plumbing Code require seismic gas shutoff valves when a building is newly constructed or undergoes a…

Anaheim does not operate a citywide proactive rental inspection program. Rental properties are inspected on a complaint-driven basis by Code Enforcement under AMC Title 15 (Building…

Tenants in Anaheim can file habitability complaints with Code Enforcement at (714) 765-5158 or online through the Anaheim Anytime portal. Retaliatory eviction within 180 days of a…

California is a two-party (all-party) consent state under Penal Code 632. In Anaheim, it is a crime to record any confidential communication without the consent of every participant…

Anaheim allows residential security cameras on private property, but installation must respect neighbor privacy under California Civil Code 1708.8 and Penal Code 647(j). Cameras may…

Anaheim makes it a misdemeanor to urinate, defecate or dispose of human waste in any public place or place open to public view, outside of restrooms and other enclosed facilities. An…

Anaheim makes it a public nuisance to host a party that produces loud and unreasonable noise between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. After a first police warning, a second party at the same…

Anaheim makes it a misdemeanor to loiter, stand or sit so as to block a public street, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk, or to obstruct the entrance to a church, hall, theater or public…

Anaheim bans drinking or carrying an open alcohol container on streets, sidewalks, alleys and public parking lots, and on private lots open to the public. The rule also reaches…

Anaheim bars asking, begging or soliciting alms in an aggressive manner anywhere open to the public, including sidewalks, streets, parking lots and building entrances. "Aggressive…

Smoking is unlawful in any public park in Anaheim and in public restrooms in any public or private building under Municipal Code Section 6.30.070. The city also bans smoking within 25…

Anaheim bans skateboarding, coasting, and non-motorized scootering on any roadway citywide, and separately bans it on sidewalks inside posted business districts. AMC 14.28.040 makes…

Anaheim's gross receipts business tax sorts every business into six rate classes under Municipal Code Chapter 3.08: manufacturing/wholesaling, retailing, dwelling/hotel/motel/transient…

Anaheim requires a City permit before any company can tow illegally parked vehicles off private property. Chapter 4.75 sets a $500 application fee, mandates warning signs at every…

Anaheim pawnbrokers pay a $300 annual license tax under Sec. 3.32.160.020 and must separately report every item pawned, purchased or taken in trade to the Chief of Police by noon the…

Anaheim regulates tattoo shops through zoning, not a standalone trade license. Municipal Code § 18.36.040.160 classifies tattoo parlors under the "Personal Services-General" use class…

No one may operate a massage establishment in Anaheim without an operator's permit issued by the Planning Director under Municipal Code Section 18.16.070, following a Police Chief…

Anaheim secondhand dealers, junk dealers, auto wreckers and recyclers pay a $250 annual license tax under Sec. 3.32.160.010, with each location needing its own recycler license…

Anaheim requires anyone operating a sex-oriented business to first obtain a sex-oriented business permit from the Planning Director in addition to a standard business license. The use…

Anaheim requires every tobacco and e-cigarette retailer to hold a City-issued tobacco retail permit from the Planning Director before selling any product, and bars new retailers within…

Unincorporated Orange County confines home occupations to the dwelling's enclosed living area and bars offensive noise, dust, smoke or smell: standards that make a home-based auto…

Anaheim bans flying a drone or model aircraft inside the controlled airspace of any airport without the airport control tower's prior express authorization. The same section caps…

Anaheim requires anyone flying a Civil UAS for commercial purposes in the city to first obtain a City business license for that commercial flight operation. Flying commercially without…

Anaheim caps hobbyist drone flights at 400 feet above ground, daylight hours only, and within the operator's unaided visual line of sight. Flying over moving vehicles, within 100 feet…

Anaheim bans flying a drone within 1,000 feet of Angel Stadium, the Honda Center, the Anaheim Convention Center, Disneyland or California Adventure, or any venue where more than 1,000…

Anaheim requires delivery trucks serving convenience stores and commercial centers next to residential zones to shut off their engines outside the authorized 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m…

Bars, nightclubs, and other venues holding an Anaheim entertainment permit cannot play or reproduce music, or allow dancing, between 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. any day. The permit also…

In unincorporated Orange County, portable and standby generators are classified as fixed noise sources under Division 6 and must meet the 55/50 dB(A) exterior noise limits set for…

In unincorporated Orange County, air conditioners and other equipment noise sources must stay within the county's Noise Zone 1 limits: 55 dB(A) daytime and 50 dB(A) nighttime on…

Anaheim requires every single-family household to subscribe to the city franchisee's Three-Container System and place food scraps and other organic material only in the Organic…

Anaheim requires yard trimmings to go in the green Organic Materials Container, but only if they are cut down to size: Municipal Code Section 10.10.060.050 caps grass clippings…

Anaheim treats commercial dumpsters and roll-off boxes as regulated equipment, not free-standing street furniture. Chapter 10.11 bars anyone but the City, or a licensed contractor…

Single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and small apartment buildings of four units or fewer in Anaheim get one Discarded Materials pickup a week for solid waste, recyclables and…

Dumping solid waste, medical waste or household hazardous waste on someone else's property, on a public street, or anywhere it can rot into a nuisance is a misdemeanor in Anaheim under…

Anaheim requires every single-family and multi-family generator to subscribe to the Franchisee's Three-Container System, sorting Recyclable Materials, Organic Materials and Solid Waste…

Anaheim requires residential recycling through the three-cart system per California SB 1383 and AB 341. Organic waste diversion is mandatory. The blue cart accepts standard recyclables…

Anaheim residents must set out Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials and Organics carts at the curb, parkway or alley only between 4:00 p.m. the day before collection and 7:00 a.m. on…

Anaheim tells residents exactly when carts can hit the curb: Municipal Code Section 10.10.070 allows Discarded Materials to be set out starting at 4:00 p.m. the day before collection…

In unincorporated Orange County, your franchised trash hauler isn't required to take furniture, appliances or anything over 50 pounds or 4 feet long unless your franchise agreement…

Anaheim bans camping in any public area, including streets, parks, sidewalks and parking lots, without written permission from the Police Chief, the Community Services Director, or a…

Anaheim bars sitting, lying, sleeping or storing personal property in the public right-of-way within ten feet of driveways, doorways, fire hydrants, ATMs, charging stations and…

In Anaheim's Santa Ana Canyon Scenic Corridor (SC) Overlay Zone, a City permit is required before destroying a 'Specimen Tree,' defined as any oak 25 inches or more in trunk…

Anaheim requires the adjacent property owner to landscape and maintain the parkway strip between sidewalk and curb under Municipal Code Sec. 18.46.150, limiting materials to lawn…

The Anaheim City Council can designate any tree on public property as a 'landmark tree' based on its age, size, species or historical value, and once designated, a landmark tree cannot…

Anaheim's Public Utilities Department treats Recycled Water as the default supply for nonpotable needs whenever it is available and cost-effective, under Anaheim Municipal Code…

Anaheim limits freeway-facing signs to one per parcel, caps freestanding height at thirty feet, and requires a conditional use permit before anything goes up under Sec. 18.44.100…

Anaheim's Zoning Code outlaws billboards outright, and the ban is written to be technology-neutral: any off-premises advertising sign, electronic or static, that touts something not…

Anaheim gives residents 45 calendar days after a holiday to take down holiday decorations, including string lights, inflatables, projecting light devices and ground-mounted displays…

Anaheim caps window signage at 20% of a window's transparent area under Municipal Code Sec. 18.44.110.070. Permanent and temporary signs inside commercial or industrial windows may not…

Anaheim allows temporary political campaign signs up to 35 sq ft without a building permit under AMC 4.04. Signs must be removed within 30 days after the election. Signs in the public…

Garage sale signs in Anaheim must stay on the sale property itself, cannot go up more than one hour before the sale starts, and are capped at one 3-square-foot sign in the front yard…

Anaheim caps how bright any lighted sign, including freeway billboards, may shine: no more than 250 foot-lamberts of illumination under Sec. 18.44.150, with indirect lighting held to…

Anaheim caps how much light a multi-family or mixed-use project can throw onto neighboring property: outdoor service, loading and storage-area lighting cannot spill more than 0.5…

Anaheim must administratively approve small residential rooftop solar systems under a streamlined checklist process, not the standard discretionary review. The Building Official…

Anaheim requires a building permit before installing, altering, or replacing any solar energy system, issued through Municipal Code Chapter 15.04's nondiscretionary review. Small…

California's Solar Rights Act (Civil Code §714) provides strong protections for homeowners installing solar panels in unincorporated Orange County. HOAs cannot prohibit solar…

Anaheim requires a police-issued permit before any parade of twenty or more people, animals, or vehicles can use city streets. Applicants must apply to the Chief of Police at least…

Anaheim's local answer to a street-fair ordinance is the Festival Permit, but it only reaches huge events: gatherings expected to draw 35,000-plus people to two or more of the Arena…

Filming inside Anaheim's Arena, Convention Center or Stadium Festival Districts during a qualifying festival doesn't escape the City's separate film permit: Section 18.38.135 folds…

Anaheim requires a permit from the Parks, Recreation and the Arts Department to use any scheduled recreational facility in a city park or joint-use school site. Under AMC 13.08.045…

Anaheim lets restaurants add outdoor dining or seating as an accessory use wherever restaurants are allowed, but Municipal Code Section 18.38.220 caps furnishings, bars encroachment…

Anaheim residents can close a street for a block party without a full right-of-way construction permit, but the closure must first be approved by the City's Traffic and Transportation…

Anyone peddling goods door-to-door or soliciting sales, opinions or endorsements in Anaheim needs a license under Municipal Code Section 3.32.060 before starting. Independent peddlers…

Anaheim regulates door-to-door soliciting under AMC Chapter 4.52. No-solicitation signs must be respected. Solicitors who ignore posted no-solicitation signs may be cited for…

Excavating, building or placing any structure in an Anaheim street, alley, sidewalk or utility easement requires a right-of-way construction permit from Public Works, with fees, a…

When a property owner's tree causes an adjacent City-owned sidewalk to crack, lift or sink, Anaheim's code puts the repair cost, and if necessary the tree's removal, on that property…

Anyone wanting to encroach on an Anaheim public street or utility easement needs a written permit from the Public Works Director, terminable on no more than 90 days notice unless the…

Anaheim's Zoning Code has no data-center use class. Because the Industrial (I) zone's Table 10-A doesn't list them and unlisted uses are prohibited, the Planning & Building Director…

Anaheim caps sound from any premises at 60 dBA on the A-scale, measured at any point on the property line for noise radiated over extended periods. A data center's cooling equipment…

Anaheim regulates sidewalk vendors under the framework created by California Senate Bill 946, the Safe Sidewalk Vending Act. All sidewalk vendors, whether stationary or roaming, must…

Anaheim regulates street and sidewalk vending locations under AMC Chapter 4.52. The city may designate restricted vending zones near the Anaheim Resort, Angel Stadium, and Honda Center…

Anyone operating a mobile food preparation unit in Anaheim must first apply for and receive a food vending permit from the Orange County Health Care Agency, acting as the city's Health…

Anaheim closes every public park from 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Remaining, staying, or loitering inside a park during those hours is unlawful under the Municipal Code's park-conduct…

Anaheim bars anyone under 17 from public places, vacant lots or business establishments between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Police may stop and question a minor to check age and activity…

Anaheim sets minimum yard setbacks by single-family zone under Section 18.04.100 and Table 4-I, ranging from a 10-foot front yard in RS-4 to a 30-foot front yard in RS-1. Side and rear…

Anaheim caps single-family home height by zone: 35 feet/2-1/2 stories in RS-2, 30 feet/2 stories in RS-3, and just 25 feet/2 stories in the hillside RH-1, RH-2 and RH-3 zones…

Anaheim caps lot coverage in single-family zones at 40 percent in RH-3, RS-1, RS-2 and RS-3, and 50 percent in RS-4, under Section 18.04.090 and Table 4-H. RH-1 and RH-2 hillside lots…

Anaheim residents may hold a garage sale only on the first full weekend of March, June, September and December, and only between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Selling outside that quarterly…

Anaheim treats an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle left on private or public property, outside a highway, as a public nuisance under Municipal Code Chapter 6.80…

Unincorporated Orange County requires every vacant lot to stay clear of rubbish, litter, and weeds, and empowers code enforcement to fence and secure the property if it becomes a…

Orange County, California does not experience snowfall in its unincorporated communities and has no snow removal or sidewalk snow-clearing ordinance. Coastal and inland Southern…

Unincorporated Orange County's Fire Code adds permit and clearance rules for outdoor fireplaces and fire pits at apartments and other Group R buildings, but portable barbecues and…

Orange County's Fire Code exempts backyard grills, smokers and other cooking-only devices from the setback rules that govern fire pits and fireplaces, but it still bans any outdoor…

Unincorporated Orange County's A1 General Agricultural District permits farming, ranching and crop sales as by-right uses on a 4-acre minimum site.

The California Right to Farm Act under Civil Code 3482.5 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits brought by neighbors who moved in after farming began. The…

California regulates concealed carry weapons licenses statewide under Penal Code 26150 through 26225. Senate Bill 2 (2023) imposes uniform sensitive-place restrictions and applicant…

California preempts most local firearm regulation under Government Code 53071 and Penal Code 25605, reserving licensing, registration, and manufacture authority to the state. However…

California broadly prohibits open carry of firearms statewide under Penal Code 25850 (loaded firearms in public) and Penal Code 26350 (open carry of unloaded handguns). The prohibition…

California prohibits carrying loaded firearms in vehicles statewide under Penal Code 25400 and 25850. Unloaded handguns transported in private vehicles must be in a locked container or…

California's Gambling Control Act bars any city or county from issuing a gambling license to a cardroom unless a local ordinance authorizes it first: one adopted by voters after…

California Penal Code § 326.5 lets only tax-exempt nonprofits, mobilehome park associations, senior groups, and school-affiliated charities run bingo, and only under a local city or…

California law exempts private home card games from gambling regulation entirely. Penal Code § 337j(e)(2)(D) excludes any card game played in a private home or residence from the…

California has no legal sports betting, in stores or online. Penal Code section 337a criminalizes bookmaking, pool-selling, and placing or accepting any bet on the result of a sporting…

Sobriety checkpoints are lawful in California and stopping at one is a statutory obligation, not a courtesy. Vehicle Code § 2814.2(a) requires a driver to stop and submit to a sobriety…

California is one of the few states that answers this by statute rather than by case law alone. Penal Code § 148(g) says that photographing or making an audio or video recording of a…

California has no general stop-and-identify statute. The old Penal Code § 647(e), which required a person lawfully detained to give "credible and reliable" identification, was held…

California has no statute that requires you to consent to a search of your car, and none that requires an officer to warn you that you may refuse. What the Legislature and the voters…

California works from a closed list: Vehicle Code section 24003 says no vehicle may carry any lamp or illuminating device not required or permitted by the code, so an accessory light…

California measures dash cam placement in square inches. Vehicle Code section 26708(b)(13) lets a video event recorder occupy a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield…

Lane splitting is lawful in California. Vehicle Code section 21658.1, added by AB 51 in 2016, defines it as driving a motorcycle with two wheels in contact with the ground between rows…

California does not let you put a cover over your license plate. Vehicle Code section 5201(c) allows exactly two things: a full car cover on a lawfully parked vehicle, and a license…

No section of the California Vehicle Code makes it an offense for a private motorist to own, carry or use a radar detector. The prohibition in Vehicle Code section 28150 reaches only…

California permits metal studded tires only between November 1 and April 30, and only where the studs are tungsten carbide or another suitable material and the metal touching the road…

California never publishes a "legal VLT" for front side windows because it does not permit aftermarket darkening there at all. Vehicle Code section 26708(d) allows only clear…