Chino, CA

Chino runs an expedited, administrative permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under Government Code § 65850.7, with set review timelines and a rule reducing required…

Chino declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on public or private property a public nuisance, citing blight, fire hazard and rodent harborage, and can abate…

Chino's public works director paints curbs red, yellow, white or green to mark no-parking, loading and time-limited zones under Chino Municipal Code § 10.28.040, and stopping, standing…

Chino bars leaving any vehicle parked or unattended on a public street, alley, or right-of-way for more than 72 consecutive hours in any calendar month. A peace officer or code…

Chino bans storing commercial vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers on private residential property beyond three hours in any 30-day period, with a narrow local-business/curb-weight…

Chino requires dedicated off-street loading spaces sized to fixed minimums for hospitals, schools, and commercial or industrial buildings, keeping trucks off public streets and away…

Chino lets residents store RVs on single-family lots only under strict screening, setback, and ownership rules, with a 72-hour cap for unscreened front-yard or driveway parking.

Chino prohibits parking or leaving a vehicle unattended on any public street, alley, or right-of-way for more than a consecutive 72 hours within any calendar month.

Chino requires recreational vehicles parked in a driveway or front yard to sit on a paved surface, limits front-yard RV parking to 72 hours, and bars storage in front setbacks.

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…

Chino requires the property owner to live on-site at any single-family home with a junior accessory dwelling unit, with an exemption for government agencies, land trusts, or housing…

Chino caps small nonhabitable structures like sheds at 14 feet and bars them from the front yard or front setback, with larger structures capped at 1,200 square feet and two stories.

Chino's zoning code allows accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs on residential lots, capping size, height, and setbacks, though state ADU law can override any conflicting local…

Chino allows an ADU or JADU to be rented separately from the main house, but Municipal Code Section 20.11.020(B)(7) bars renting either unit for less than thirty-one consecutive days…

Chino exempts garage-to-ADU conversions from new setback requirements as long as the existing structure's dimensions don't change, and doesn't require replacing the lost parking.

Chino waives its citywide development impact fee entirely for accessory dwelling units of 750 square feet or less; larger ADUs pay a reduced cost-per-square-foot fee instead of the…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County allows a permitted "Tiny Home" on single-family residential parcels if it meets California Residential Code or manufactured-home construction…

Chino makes property owners responsible for clearing noxious weeds, vegetation, and dry grass from the sidewalks and parkways fronting their land, backed by a notice-and-lien abatement…

Chino requires the Director of Community Development's written approval before removing a mature tree, oak trees over 8 inches, other trees over 10 inches, or multi-trunk trees with…

Chino requires new and rehabilitated landscape projects over the MWELO threshold to work compost into the soil at a minimum rate of four cubic yards per 1,000 square feet before…

Chino allows artificial turf in landscaped yards, but caps it at 30% of required landscape coverage and demands lifelike blades, proper drainage, and city plan-check review.

In Chino, no one may remove, trim, prune, or cut a tree standing on a public street or planting strip without written permission from the city service department, which then supervises…

New and rehabilitated Chino landscape projects must build in stormwater practices that hold twenty-four hours of runoff on site, boosting infiltration and water quality under the…

Chino permanently bans automated irrigation from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and caps non-drip sprinkler runtime at fifteen minutes per station per day, citywide.

For existing single-family front yards, Chino encourages, but does not mandate, landscaping built primarily around native or climate-appropriate plants that need less water in warm…

Chino's amended Fire Code requires owners to clear hazardous vegetation from their property, full clearance on parcels of 5 acres or less, and a 100-foot perimeter buffer on larger…

Chino allows up to 500 gallons of propane stored outdoors incidental to a business, provided it sits at least 250 feet from any residential structure; larger or closer tanks need a…

Chino bans discharging, possessing or storing any fireworks that are not state-classified "Safe and Sane," and even Safe and Sane fireworks may not be lit within ten feet of a…

San Bernardino County Code § 23.0205 requires a State Fire Marshal-listed smoke detector in every existing single-family dwelling, manufactured home and mobilehome in the…

Much of unincorporated San Bernardino County (San Bernardino Mountains, foothills, and wildland areas) lies in Moderate, High, or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The Board of…

San Bernardino County bans solid fuel burning outdoor fireplaces, chimineas, barbeques and fire pits at short-term rentals in the Mountain Region under County Code § 84.28.070(j)(1)…

California requires permits for most outdoor burning, with statewide CAL FIRE and Air Resources Board rules that uniformly apply alongside local air district restrictions.

Chino Municipal Code §§ 9.40.030 and 9.40.040 split the city into three noise zones and set numeric decibel caps at residential property lines: 55 dBA daytime / 50 dBA nighttime for…

Chino Municipal Code Chapter 6.20 declares a dog that barks continuously, day or night, to the annoyance of the neighborhood a nuisance and lays out a formal abatement process: sworn…

Chino limits construction, repair, remodeling and grading noise to the permitted construction hours in § 15.44.030 and caps it at 65 dBA plus the standard's allowance, under §…

Land near Chino Airport is restricted by an airport overlay district that marks residential use "Clearly Unacceptable" in the two innermost safety zones and requires recorded noise and…

Playing a radio, tape player, or TV outdoors on Chino public property or in city parks is unlawful if the sound carries 100 feet: an infraction with fines that climb on repeat…

Chino bars operating motorcycles, dune buggies, trail bikes, and similar motor vehicles off-street in a way that disturbs a neighborhood with noise, dust, smoke, or fumes.

Chino restricts noise from routine property maintenance, mowers, blowers and similar equipment, to 7 a.m.–8 p.m. on weekdays and Saturday, and 9 a.m.–8 p.m. on Sunday, under §…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County has no ordinance banning or specifically restricting leaf blowers. Their use is governed by the general noise rules: the Development Code…

Chino allows in-home child day care as a by-right residential use for up to fourteen children under Municipal Code § 20.21.090, but the operator must hold a state license, keep the…

Chino flatly bans any sign identifying a home occupation, listed among prohibited sign types in the citywide sign code at Section 16.05.050(F)(22). The zoning code's home occupation…

Chino confines home occupations to residential zoning districts, bars a lengthy list of trades outright, and limits the business to 10% of the dwelling's floor area in one enclosed…

Chino requires every permitted home occupation to avoid generating vehicle or foot traffic, or commercial delivery frequency, beyond what a residential neighborhood would normally see.

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…

Chino allows horses, goats, sheep, and other livestock only in the RD-1 and RD-2 zoning districts, at set animal-per-lot-area ratios, with minimum lot size, fencing, and…

Chino bans dogs from running loose on streets or other people's property, requiring restraint by a chain or leash no longer than six feet whenever a dog leaves its owner's premises.

Chino bars beekeeping from operating as a home occupation, listing it by name among the business types expressly prohibited from being run out of a residence.

Chino caps noncommercial pet keeping at 4 dogs or cats per single-family dwelling and 2 per multi-family dwelling under Table 20.21-1 of the zoning code. The cap sits alongside a…

Chino does not regulate dogs by breed. Instead, Municipal Code Section 6.08.080 bans harboring or keeping a "vicious dog," defined purely by conduct: a dog that has bitten a person or…

Chino bars veterinary clinics from its neighborhood-commercial and office zones outright and requires a conditional use permit everywhere else they're allowed, with all animals housed…

Chino allows most exotic pets, llamas, alpacas, emus, only with an administrative approval in the RD 1 and RD 2 districts, one animal per lot, while excessively large, ferocious, wild…

San Bernardino County residents may not keep injured wildlife without a California Department of Fish and Wildlife rehabilitator permit. SBC Animal Care refers calls to permitted…

San Bernardino County requires every Pit Bull over four months old to be spayed or neutered, with narrow exemptions for AKC/UKC-registered purebreds, working, and medically unfit dogs.

Cats need no county license, but strays and pet cats can't roam free: except community cats returned under a TNVR colony program.

San Bernardino County Code § 28.0307(k) bans molesting, injuring or killing any bird or mammal, or disturbing its habitat, inside any County Regional Park. The rule sits among two…

The County does not ban retail pet sales; instead every pet shop, grooming parlor, aquarium, game bird farm, petting zoo, or wild-animal facility in the unincorporated area must hold…

Pet grooming parlors in unincorporated San Bernardino County must get a license from the County Health Officer before opening, and comply with zoning and sanitation rules under County…

San Bernardino County requires owners of animals formally declared potentially dangerous or vicious to permanently identify the animal with a registered tattoo or implanted microchip…

Feeding wildlife is illegal in unincorporated San Bernardino County. County Code 32.1301 prohibits leaving food outside for nondomesticated mammalian predators - coyotes, raccoons…

Chino exempts retaining walls under eighteen inches from a building permit under Municipal Code Section 15.04.180, but a retaining wall built as part of a required perimeter wall…

Chino lets neighbors build a wall or fence right on a shared side or rear property line for division or security, with a setback rule on corner lots.

Chino bans barbed wire, razor wire, and visible chain-link fencing on residential property unless the Director finds it necessary for safety.

Chino exempts block walls and fences under three feet from a building permit; a fence that reaches three feet or taller requires a full permit under the city's amended Building Code.

Chino limits front-yard fences to 3 feet (4 feet if light-permeable) and bans sight-blocking walls or landscaping over 3 feet near street corners.

Building a residential swimming pool in Chino requires a city building permit under Chino Municipal Code § 15.06.030, the local amendment to California Residential Code Section R105.2…

Chino's Building Code amendment sets detailed pool-barrier specs, a 60-inch minimum height and openings that block a 4-inch sphere, that must be installed and approved before a pool is…

Loud or disturbing noise from a short-term rental in unincorporated San Bernardino County is unlawful under a reasonable-person standard, not a decibel limit.

Bookings of thirty-one consecutive days or longer fall outside the SBC short-term rental program and are treated as standard residential tenancies subject to AB 1482 statewide rent and…

Development Code Section 84.28.060(d) requires all renter vehicles to park on the STR property at a ratio of at least one space per four renters. On-street and right-of-way parking is…

Under Development Code Section 84.28.060, sleeping occupancy is set by room size (70 sq ft for one person, +50 sq ft per additional person), then capped by unit size and parcel acreage…

A San Bernardino County short-term rental permit can be revoked outright once it has been suspended twice within a rolling 24-month period, under County Code § 84.28.100(a)(4). The…

Airbnb, Vrbo and similar hosting platforms must collect and remit transient occupancy tax, disclose listing data to the County on request, and display the STR permit number for every…

STR owners in unincorporated San Bernardino County must answer complaint calls within 30 minutes and reach the property in person within one hour, 24 hours a day.

Unincorporated San Bernardino County requires a current STR permit before any dwelling can be rented short-term, capped at one or two per parcel.

Short-term rental renters in unincorporated San Bernardino County must pay the county's 7% Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax on top of STR permit application and annual renewal fees set…

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…

Chino requires massage establishments to hold both a business license and a special conditional use permit, and bars any new establishment from operating within 500 feet of another one…

Chino confines adult-oriented businesses to its SC service-commercial zone and requires them to sit at least 1,000 feet from homes, schools, parks and churches, 2,000 feet from any…

Chino confines tattooing, body piercing and body art to specific commercial zones, and treats most such businesses as adult-oriented, triggering extra land-use requirements.

Chino residents may work on their own vehicles at home, but § 20.04.030(B)(2) confines that repair work to vehicles owned by the property owner or resident and requires it happen…

Chino caps police-initiated, non-consent tow companies at a limited number of permits and bars any tow operator from responding to a police call without one.

Chino zones vape lounges, defined as businesses where patrons smoke and purchase vapor products and e-cigarettes, at least 200 feet from residential zones and 1,000 feet from schools…

Secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers in unincorporated San Bernardino County must register with the Sheriff and report transactions through the California Department of Justice CAPSS…

The Sheriff's Department charges $35.00 to process a State pawnbroker permit for anyone opening a pawnshop in unincorporated San Bernardino County, per County Code § 16.0226(w)(2).

Air conditioners and refrigeration units in Chino count as 'fixed noise sources' under the city's noise ordinance and must meet the same exterior decibel limits as any other equipment…

Chino exempts vehicle and building alarms from its noise chapter only if the alarm shuts off within thirty minutes of activation, under Chino Municipal Code § 9.40.060(C).

Standby and portable generators in unincorporated San Bernardino County must meet Title 8 limits (45 dBA night residential). PSPS and emergency use is exempt. SCAQMD Rule 1470 permits…

San Bernardino County Code § 24.0706(b) bars sound amplifying equipment or live music from being plainly audible inside an occupied dwelling between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., a standard that…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County, a car stereo or speaker's rhythmic bass alone is enough to prove a plainly-audible noise violation: no decibel meter needed.

Chino bars driving a motor vehicle in a marked bicycle lane, except to cross at a driveway, park where parking is permitted, handle a disabled vehicle, or prepare to turn at an…

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…

Chino requires a city-approved Water Quality Management Plan before grading or building permits issue on qualifying development and redevelopment projects that add significant…

Any construction, alteration or encroachment within a Chino special flood hazard area needs prior planning commission approval under the city's floodplain management chapter.

Chino's Fire Code requires new wildland-urban-interface development to maintain a minimum 100-foot fuel modification zone and keeps firewood and combustible storage at least 20 feet…

New construction in Chino's mapped flood hazard areas must have its lowest floor built at least one foot above the base flood elevation, with certification required.

Any Chino grading, demolition, or soil-disturbing project moving more than fifty cubic yards needs a city engineer-approved dust control plan before permits issue, backed by required…

California Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards mandate cool-roof reflectance values for new and re-roofed buildings in San Bernardino County climate zones 10, 14, 15, and 16…

San Bernardino County caps off-road diesel equipment idling at five minutes on unincorporated land use project sites, with exceptions for queuing, safety checks, servicing, and…

The California Coastal Act, Public Resources Code sections 30000 through 30900, requires Coastal Development Permits for nearly all work in the coastal zone and gives the Coastal…

Chino requires automatic fire sprinklers in new buildings of 5,000 square feet or more, but its local amendment expressly excludes one- and two-family homes and their accessory…

Chino has adopted the 2022 California Electrical Code, incorporating the 2020 National Electrical Code, to regulate wiring and electrical installations citywide, with permit fees set…

Chino requires child day care centers to fence pools at five feet non-climbable, fence outside play areas at five feet, and keep play areas ten feet from public rights-of-way.

New residential buildings in Chino must use solid-core exterior doors with one-inch deadbolt locks equipped with steel inserts and free-turning cylinder guards, under the city's…

Chino has adopted the 2022 California Plumbing Code, incorporating the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code, to govern plumbing installation, maintenance, and repair citywide, with permit fees…

Chino's building official posts color-coded safety assessment placards after inspecting damaged buildings: green for lawful occupancy, yellow for restricted use, and red barring entry…

Chino requires a building permit for construction and alteration work unless the work falls into a specific, narrow list of exemptions set out in the city's amended Building Code.

San Bernardino County adopts the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code by reference, applying its energy, water, and waste rules to new construction in the unincorporated area.

California Labor Code 7300-7323 and Title 8 CCR 3000+ require annual elevator inspections by Cal/OSHA in San Bernardino County, with permits to operate and licensed elevator…

Chino must administratively approve small residential rooftop solar systems (≤38.4 kW) that meet its checklist, using only one building inspection plus a separate fire inspection, or…

Chino's zoning code requires a zoning clearance for roof-mounted solar panels and administrative approval for ground-mounted panels, with height and setback limits set in Chino…

California Civil Code 714 (Solar Rights Act) prohibits HOAs in San Bernardino County from banning solar panels, limiting restrictions to reasonable placement that does not…

Chino requires garden trimmings too large for a container to be tied into size- and weight-limited bundles for pickup.

Multi-family and nonresidential properties in Chino that use shared dumpsters must enclose them in a six-foot decorative masonry wall with solid, self-closing gates, under Municipal…

Every single-family household in Chino must subscribe to the city's three-container collection service: a gray container for solid waste, a green container for organic waste, and a…

Every single-family household in Chino must subscribe to a three-container collection service, a blue container for recyclables, a green container for organics and a gray container for…

Chino requires households and businesses to sort food waste and other organic material into the green container, separate from the blue recyclables container and gray trash container…

Chino requires refuse and recycling bins to be screened from public view and limits when carts may sit at the curb.

Chino bans throwing, dumping or burying solid waste on someone else's private property or on any street, sidewalk, gutter, creek or public place, with a narrow exception for land the…

Chino residents may set solid waste and recycling containers at the curb no earlier than noon the day before pickup and must pull them in by noon the day after collection.

San Bernardino County bars residents from setting bulky wastes like appliances, furniture, tree limbs, and stumps out for pickup without first arranging collection with their permitted…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County requires any business generating four or more cubic yards of solid waste per week, or any multifamily complex of five or more units, to arrange…

Chino caps window signs at 25% of the window area per building face and requires them to sit on the interior side of the glass. Holiday displays are the one exception allowed on the…

Chino bans off-site billboards citywide, including digital ones, and allows electronic message boards only for specific large-scale uses like auto malls, big parks, and the…

Chino's sign code allows holiday displays on the outside of a window, the one exception to the interior-only rule, but requires their removal within 10 days after the holiday.

Chino's sign code lets commercial properties near freeways erect tall pylon signs, up to 20 FT (40 FT near an elevated freeway) for a single business, and up to 45 FT (60 FT) for…

Chino allows unlimited political signs on private property, but caps each at 16 square feet, permits display only in the 45 days before an election, and requires removal within 5 days…

Chino limits yard sale signage to one on-site sign plus two off-site directional signs, each capped at 6 square feet per sign face, with directional signs confined to private property.

Chino closes every city park overnight: remaining in a park between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following morning is a misdemeanor under Municipal Code § 12.20.040. The only exception…

Chino Municipal Code § 9.80.040 bars minors under 18 from loitering or wandering in public streets or places between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise, with ten specific exceptions covering…

Chino Municipal Code §§ 9.26.020 and 9.26.030 make it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere in the city except in a restroom, defined as a fully enclosed room with a flush toilet so…

Chino declares loud or unruly private gatherings a public nuisance and fines the host up to $750 for repeat police responses within 48 hours.

Loitering without a legal purpose on or around any Chino-owned public building, including grounds, parking lots and entrances, is unlawful under the city's conduct-in-public-buildings…

Chino Municipal Code § 9.24.030 makes drinking or consuming any intoxicating beverage in a public place a misdemeanor, and § 9.24.035 separately makes mere possession of an open…

Chino can post signs barring pedestrians and bicyclists from crossing the roadway at specific spots the council finds create traffic complications; crossing where such a sign is posted…

Chino bars skateboarding and roller-skating on any public ground, lot, or structure, and on private business-district property, wherever the owner has posted a compliant no-riding sign.

Chino bans smoking, expressly including marijuana, inside any city-owned or leased public building and within twenty feet of its entrances, exits, or operable windows, under Municipal…

Smoking is banned in unenclosed sports complex seating areas, transit depot waiting areas, and all public transit throughout unincorporated San Bernardino County, with fines up to $500…

Chino bars permit-holding parade and special-event solicitors from approaching any home posting a 'No Solicitations' or 'Do Not Disturb' sign, under Municipal Code section…

Chino bans soliciting employment, business or money from anyone traveling in a vehicle while standing in the public right-of-way, including streets, sidewalks and driveways, under…

Chino shields pre-existing animal keeping and agricultural operations from nuisance claims triggered by new neighbors, so long as the farm follows accepted local practices and wasn't…

Chino's right-to-farm rule reaches every legal animal-keeping and farming operation in the city, plus land annexed from the county, letting agriculture continue until it fully converts…

Chino caps single-family lot coverage at 25 percent in the low-density RD 1 and RD 2 districts and 60 percent in the RD 4.5 and RD 8 districts, set out in Table 20.04-3 of Municipal…

Chino's single-family zones require front yard setbacks of 20 to 25 feet, rear setbacks of 10 to 25 feet, and side setbacks of 5 to 15 feet depending on the specific RD zone.

Chino caps single-family homes at two and a half stories and 35 feet in the RD 1 through RD 8 districts, and multifamily buildings at the same 35-foot limit through RD 14, but allows…

Chino limits permanent open-air retail displays outside a store front to plant material, garden tools and patio furniture, capping display area at 25 percent of building frontage and…

Anyone wanting to hold a picnic, celebration, parade, service, or any organized gathering in a Chino public park must first get a written permit from the city service department.

Any vendor, booth operator, or performer at a Chino street fair, festival or other city-permitted special event must obtain a separate special event vendor permit, filed at least…

Chino requires a permit for any large residential-property gathering, a ceremony, show, or similar event expected to draw 100 or more people that may need city resources, filed 60 days…

Chino requires a city permit before any parade, march, or similar procession on a public street or right-of-way, granted only if it won't disrupt traffic, overtax police, or pose a…

Chino caps yard and garage sales at two per year per seller, household, or address, each running no more than three consecutive days, eight a.m. to eight p.m. Sales must stay behind…

Chino bans commercial cannabis businesses, cultivation, processing, delivery, and dispensaries, in every zoning district and specific plan area citywide, and the city issues no permits…

California Business and Professions Code 26054 requires licensed cannabis businesses to sit at least 600 feet from schools, daycares, and youth centers; San Bernardino cities often…

Adults 21 and older may grow up to six cannabis plants per private residence in San Bernardino County, but unincorporated areas require indoor cultivation inside a fully enclosed…

Health and Safety Code section 11362.2 grants every adult 21 or older the statewide right to cultivate up to six cannabis plants indoors, and bars local governments from completely…

Chino Municipal Code § 8.50.040 declares a lengthy list of property conditions a public nuisance, from overgrown vegetation and bare dirt over six square feet to inoperable vehicles…

Owners of vacant lots in unincorporated San Bernardino County must abate fire hazards under County Code Sections 23.0301-23.0319: weeds and grasses kept below four inches, dead…

Chino requires filming permit applicants to disclose expected impacts on streets and alleys and to reimburse the city for any police, fire, or public works personnel used for traffic…

Chino waives the filming permit business fee for classroom and educational video projects, but a permit application and a school letterhead letter are still required.

Chino requires a location permit from the city manager before anyone shoots commercial motion pictures, television programs or commercial still photography on public or private…

Chino calculates each business's annual license tax two ways: by gross receipts for retail and service businesses, or by number of employees, with renewal verification required each…

Chino requires a discretionary special business permit, reviewed by a city special permit committee, for any food truck or other retail sales made from a vehicle, truck or trailer…

Chino limits vending carts and kiosks to defined plaza areas in commercial or mixed-use developments and caps them at five feet wide, nine feet long and six feet tall.

Chino bars stationary sidewalk food and merchandise carts from residential zones outright, and limits all sidewalk vending there to between 8 a.m. and 30 minutes before sunset.

Chino caps outdoor lighting under Municipal Code Section 20.10.090: no light on private property may spill more than one foot-candle onto a residential lot, freestanding fixtures top…

Chino requires outdoor lighting to minimize spillage onto neighboring properties, use energy-efficient fixtures, and avoid blinking or unusually intense lamps under its zoning code's…

Off-site sign (billboard) illumination in unincorporated San Bernardino County must comply with the county's outdoor lighting chapter, including mountain/desert dark-sky curfews where…

Chino requires developers seeking a state-law density bonus to file an application with the development services department, with concessions reviewed by the planning commission or…

Nonresidential buildings in Chino's downtown overlay district must build to within 10 feet of the front property line, glaze at least half the ground floor, and keep parking off the…

Chino does not regulate apartment or house rents, but its 1978 voter-adopted Chapter 2.68 caps space rent increases in mobilehome parks: formula increases are limited to 66% of the CPI…

For covered units in unincorporated San Bernardino County, no-fault evictions are limited to AB 1482's enumerated reasons: owner or family move-in, substantial remodel, government…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County has not adopted a local relocation-assistance ordinance for displaced tenants. Only the relocation payment required by California AB 1482 for…

San Bernardino County rentals follow California Civil Code 1950.5, which limits security deposits to one month's rent for both furnished and unfurnished units and requires return…

California requires landlords to include or attach an AB 1482 disclosure in every covered lease and lease renewal, informing tenants of the rent cap and just-cause protections in plain…

Licensed rental dwelling units in unincorporated San Bernardino County must meet Fire and Building Code standards, stay nuisance-free, and allow county inspection or risk losing their…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County does not require general rental-property registration. However, short-term rentals require county permits and Transient Occupancy Tax registration.

The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino administers Housing Choice Vouchers across SBC, inspecting units for HUD habitability standards and paying the subsidy portion…

San Bernardino County tenants who have occupied 12+ months are protected by CA AB 1482 just-cause eviction rules. Landlords must state a valid reason and pay relocation for no-fault…

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…

Chino limits planting strips along its streets to a service department-approved list of ground covers and plants, and bans asphalt, gravel, or other surfacing materials there.

Joshua trees, mesquites, desert ironwood, palo verde and other listed desert native plants can't be removed on unincorporated land without a county Tree or Plant Removal Permit.

San Bernardino County classifies three or more palm trees planted in a linear windrow or parkway row 50 feet or longer as heritage trees, requiring a Tree or Plant Removal Permit…

Existing single-family front yards in Chino may cover only up to 25% of the required landscape area with real turf and up to 30% with artificial turf when modifying or rehabilitating…

Chino requires a city permit for recycled water service and makes recycled water the required primary supply for commercial and industrial users wherever feasible.

Every hotel, motel, or short-stay lodging operator in Chino must collect a transient occupancy tax from guests staying 30 days or less, at a rate the city council sets by resolution…

Chino bans camping and storing personal property on streets, sidewalks, parks and other public areas, with a notice-and-impound process for unlawfully stored belongings.

County Code Section 28.0903 bars sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing personal property on unincorporated San Bernardino County streets, sidewalks, alleyways, trails, and county…

New and rehabilitated landscaping in Chino may not include invasive plant species listed by the California Invasive Plant Council. The ban sits inside Chapter 20.19's water-efficient…

Chino requires anyone building, installing, or placing something in the public right-of-way to first obtain an encroachment permit from the Director of Public Works, per Municipal Code…

Chino bars property owners from letting hedges, trees, shrubs, or plants encroach over the sidewalk, parkway, curb, or street in ways that block traffic, drainage, or maintenance…

Under CA Streets and Highways Code 5610, adjacent property owners in unincorporated San Bernardino County are responsible for maintaining and repairing sidewalks fronting their…

California Civil Code 5600-5740 governs HOA assessments in San Bernardino County, requiring annual budget disclosure, limits on increases without member vote, and specific collection…

California Civil Code 5900-5965 requires HOAs in San Bernardino County to offer internal dispute resolution (IDR) and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) before filing litigation over…

California's Davis-Stirling Act gives every HOA member the right to inspect and copy association records under Civil Code § 5205. Boards must produce current-year records within 10…

California overrides HOA governing documents on several owner protections. The Davis-Stirling Act and related Civil Code sections bar HOAs from prohibiting solar systems, U.S. flag…

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…

California SB 54, the California Values Act, limits how San Bernardino County Sheriff and other local agencies may cooperate with federal immigration authorities in unincorporated…

California SB 793, upheld by Proposition 31 in 2022, bans the retail sale of most flavored tobacco products and flavor enhancers across San Bernardino County, including menthol…

California prohibits sale of tobacco and vapor products to anyone under 21 statewide under Business and Professions Code 22958, enacted by SBX2-7 in 2016. The Tobacco 21 standard…

San Bernardino County does not set a local minimum wage, so the California statewide rate of 16.50 dollars per hour applies in 2026 to most employers in unincorporated areas, with…

California requires most employers, including warehouse and logistics operators in the Inland Empire portion of San Bernardino County, to provide at least 40 hours of paid sick leave…

Structural pest control in San Bernardino County requires licensing by the CA Structural Pest Control Board, with specific rules for termite fumigation, rodent control, and tenant…

After every routine inspection, the county Health Official posts a letter grade card (A, B, or C) at the food facility. Operating without the card posted, or defacing or removing it…

San Bernardino County requires every food handler to carry an unexpired food handler card or state food safety certificate before working, under County Code § 33.0409(b). A new…

California Civil Code 1954.603 requires landlords to disclose bed bug information and prohibits renting units with known infestations; San Bernardino County enforces habitability…

San Bernardino County protects known and likely archaeological and historic sites through the Cultural Resources Preservation (CP) Overlay, County Code Chapter 82.12. Land is mapped…

California AB 1276 prohibits restaurants and food delivery platforms in San Bernardino County from automatically including plastic utensils, condiments, and napkins; items must be…

California AB 1884 bars full-service restaurants in San Bernardino County and statewide from automatically providing plastic straws; customers must specifically request them at…

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…

California restricts expanded polystyrene food containers statewide through SB 54 (2022) packaging requirements under Public Resources Code 42040-42081. The law mandates that…

San Bernardino County bans solid fuel burning outdoor fireplaces, chimineas, barbeques, and fire pits at short-term rentals in the Mountain Region, a fire-safety rule enforced through…

San Bernardino County Code § 26.0101 makes it unlawful, in the unincorporated area, to keep, maintain, conduct, control, have charge of, or even be present at or visit any house, room…

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…

County Environmental Health Services inspects every apartment house, hotel, and motel in unincorporated San Bernardino County before issuing the Certificate of Occupancy required to…

The county Development Code sets stationary-source noise limits, measured at the nearest noise-sensitive property line. A data center next to homes cannot exceed 55 dB(A) daytime or 45…

California is an all-party consent state for audio recording. All parties to a confidential conversation must consent to being recorded under Penal Code §632. Video recording in public…

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…

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…