Corona, CA

Corona enforces California Vehicle Code §22669 and local provisions to remove abandoned, wrecked, or inoperable vehicles from public streets and private property. Vehicles parked over…

Corona allows on-street parking in residential areas subject to posted restrictions, the 72-hour rule (CVC §22651(k)), and street sweeping schedules. Vehicles must be parked within 18…

Corona treats an unpaved or deteriorated driveway or parking lot as a public nuisance once it develops uneven surfaces, potholes, cracks, drainage problems or another hazardous…

It is unlawful for anyone but the city to paint a street or curb surface in Corona, under Corona Code of Ordinances § 10.12.060. The only carve-out lets a property owner paint curb…

Corona limits how long any vehicle can sit on a public street: no one may park a vehicle on a street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours under Corona Code of Ordinances §…

Corona lets residents and merchants petition for a Preferential Parking District under Chapter 10.22 of the Corona Code of Ordinances, restricting street parking to permit holders. A…

Corona marks freight loading zones with yellow curb paint and passenger loading zones with white curb paint under Corona Code of Ordinances § 10.24.100, and caps every block at no more…

Corona runs a mandatory expedited permitting track for electric vehicle charging stations under Corona Code of Ordinances § 15.66.020. The Community Development Director sets the…

Corona requires an off-street truck parking permit from the Chief of Police before anyone can park a commercial vehicle in a residential zone, under Corona Code of Ordinances §…

Corona bans parking or storing trailers, campers, boats, watercraft and other recreational vehicles in the front yard area of residential property, and further restricts them on paved…

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…

Above-ground pools in Corona need building permits if over 18 inches deep or 2,000 gallons (CRC Appendix V). Pool Safety Act applies; small inflatable kiddie pools under the threshold…

Corona enforces California's Swimming Pool Safety Act (Health & Safety Code §115920+) requiring pool barriers at least 60 inches tall with self-closing, self-latching gates. Two of…

Corona requires a building permit for any retaining wall over two feet in height, measured from the top of the footing, or any wall of any height that supports a surcharge load. Walls…

Corona bars chain link fencing from any front yard setback on single-family or multi-family lots under Corona Code of Ordinances § 17.70.060(F)(1)(e). Commercial zones must use wrought…

A fence over three feet tall in Corona needs a building permit: Corona Code of Ordinances § 15.02.090 exempts only fences three feet or under from the permit requirement, meaning…

Corona caps side and rear yard fences at seven feet under Corona Code of Ordinances § 17.70.060(A), with entry and vehicular gates allowed up to eight feet. Front yards and street-side…

Riverside County's zoning ordinance does not govern cost-sharing for boundary fences. California Civil Code Section 841 (the Good Neighbor Fence Act) controls: adjoining landowners are…

Corona bars hosting platforms like Airbnb or Vrbo from completing bookings or collecting any compensation for short-term rentals inside the city, and requires platforms to report…

A short-term rental owner, agent, or renter tied to a loud or unruly event faces an escalating administrative fine for every police response after the first warning: $100, then $250…

Corona does not issue short-term rental permits: since October 18, 2023, renting any dwelling for 30 days or less is unlawful citywide. Only pre-existing legal nonconforming units may…

Corona STR permits cap overnight occupancy based on bedroom count, typically two persons per bedroom plus two additional, with separate (lower) caps on daytime visitors. The standard…

Unincorporated Riverside County short-term rentals are treated as hotels for transient occupancy tax purposes, and operators must collect and remit TOT plus TBID/TMD assessments to the…

Unincorporated Riverside County short-term rentals must observe 10 p.m.-7 a.m. quiet hours, run an exterior noise monitor, and bar loud or unruly parties.

Riverside County requires every short term rental to provide adequate on-site parking that covers its approved maximum occupancy, and Section 5.84.080(I) squarely bans off-site…

Riverside County requires short-term rental operators to be available around the clock, responding to guest conduct and property complaints within 60 minutes or facing citation and…

Riverside County Ordinance 927 defines short-term rentals as stays of fewer than thirty consecutive days. Bookings of thirty days or longer are treated as ordinary rental tenancies and…

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…

Corona dogs must stay on the owner's property or on a leash no longer than six feet whenever they are on public property, with narrow exceptions for training classes, shows, and…

Corona requires an identifying microchip only for dogs and cats adopted or redeemed from the city animal shelter; other pet owners in the city are encouraged, not required, to…

Corona requires anyone who wants to keep a lion, bear, wolf, monkey, poisonous reptile or other wild or dangerous animal to first obtain a permit from the Animal Control Bureau. Corona…

Corona lets homeowners in single-family zones keep female chickens over six months old on lots of at least 5,000 square feet, with the number allowed scaling up to ten as the lot gets…

Corona does not enforce breed-specific legislation (BSL) banning specific dog breeds. California Food and Agriculture Code §31683 prohibits cities from declaring a dog dangerous solely…

Feeding wildlife in Corona, including coyotes, deer, raccoons, and other native species, is discouraged and may be prohibited under state law (California Fish and Game Code) and local…

Beekeeping in Corona is regulated under California Food and Agricultural Code §29001 et seq. (apiary registration with the County Agricultural Commissioner) plus local zoning. Hives…

Riverside County requires owners of unaltered dogs and cats to spay or neuter the animal, get a veterinarian-signed certificate of sterility, or (for dogs) buy an unaltered dog…

Riverside County's Mixed Use (MU) zone treats veterinary care differently depending on outdoor facilities. Under County Code Section 17.94.020, an animal hospital with no outdoor…

Riverside County makes it unlawful for owners to let unspayed or unaltered cats four months and older roam outdoors in unincorporated areas; cat licensing stays optional, and traps…

Riverside County has no ordinance using the word "hoarding," but Ordinance No. 630's kennel/cattery licensing thresholds, inspection powers, and public-nuisance provisions, combined…

Mobile pet groomers working in unincorporated Riverside County must register annually with the county's business storm water compliance program, paying a $45 initial fee, or face storm…

Running a loudspeaker or amplifying device anywhere on a Corona street takes a permit from the Chief of Police, and even permitted equipment is boxed in by hard limits: operation only…

Corona treats habitual excessive barking as a public nuisance under a two-warning noisy animal process: a first warning gives five to ten days to fix it, a second complaint triggers a…

Corona's noise ordinance sets maximum stationary-source decibel levels by land use and time of day under Municipal Code Section 17.84.040(C). Residential and other sensitive land uses…

Corona bars construction noise between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Sundays and federal holidays, under Municipal Code…

Corona Municipal Code Section 17.84.040(C)(3)(b) bars new sensitive land uses and site-built homes inside the 65 dBA CNEL noise contour around Corona Municipal Airport. Any subdivision…

Corona regulates leaf blowers under its general noise ordinance in Corona Municipal Code Chapter 9.36, restricting use during early morning, evening, and nighttime hours. Gas-powered…

In unincorporated Riverside County, car stereos can't be heard inside another home after 10 p.m. or beyond 100 feet daytime, and off-highway vehicles need spark-arrestor mufflers rated…

In unincorporated Riverside County, power tools, audio equipment and amplified sound can't be heard inside a neighbor's home between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.; first violations carry a…

Corona bars renting a junior accessory dwelling unit, or the primary home paired with one, for stays under 30 days, under Municipal Code Section 17.85.050(C). The same section…

Corona reviews accessory dwelling units ministerially through a building permit plan check, with a 60-day decision deadline. Detached units are capped at 1,200 square feet, up to two…

Corona requires the property owner to live in either the primary home or the junior accessory dwelling unit as a principal residence before a JADU may be built, under Municipal Code…

Corona keeps detached sheds and accessory buildings at least five feet from the primary dwelling and four feet from side or rear lot lines under Corona Code of Ordinances § 17.66.010…

Riverside County calculates accessory dwelling unit impact and connection fees under County Code Section 17.294.070, tied to Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 and County…

Riverside County allows tiny homes and residential shipping containers as a use by right in the R-7 and MU zones and in any zone that permits one-family dwellings or ADUs, under County…

California ADU law, Government Code 66310 et seq. (formerly 65852.2), expressly authorizes converting an existing garage into an ADU, with no replacement parking allowed and…

Corona bans the sale, use, discharge, or possession of fireworks anywhere in the city at any time under Corona Code of Ordinances § 9.33.020, and the ban covers even "safe and sane"…

Corona bans burning any solid waste within city limits under Corona Code of Ordinances § 8.20.100, unless the burning is expressly allowed by Chapter 15.12 of the municipal code and…

California Health and Safety Code §13113.7 requires working smoke alarms in every dwelling unit, with hardwired interconnected alarms in new construction and battery alarms acceptable…

Portions of Corona including the Skyline Drive ridgeline, Sierra Del Oro hillsides, and parcels adjacent to Cleveland National Forest and Santiago Peak foothills are mapped as Very…

Corona property owners must maintain 100 feet of defensible space around structures under California Public Resources Code §4291, enforced locally by Riverside County Fire…

Corona Municipal Code § 15.12.110 lets homeowners run a gas-fueled outdoor fireplace or fire pit with Building Division approval, keeping combustibles three feet back at single-family…

Storing or using liquefied petroleum gas anywhere in unincorporated Riverside County requires a Fire Department operational permit under the county's Wildland-Urban Interface Code…

Corona allows home occupations only if the business is clearly incidental to residential use, run entirely inside the dwelling or a permitted accessory structure, and licensed. Chapter…

Corona caps home occupation visitors at five customers or patrons per day under Section 17.80.020(D). Instruction-based home occupations like music, academic, or religious teaching get…

Corona home occupations cannot post any sign or advertising structure beyond what Chapter 17.74 already permits in the residential zone. Section 17.80.020(G) leaves no separate…

Corona permits large family day care homes as a home occupation under Section 17.80.010(G) but regulates them with dedicated conditions in Section 17.80.020(N): state-law play area…

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…

Corona's code regulates composting only at the 'community composting' scale defined in § 8.20.020: any site handling green waste, agricultural material, food material, or vegetative…

Corona restricts lawn and landscape irrigation to the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. every day under the city's baseline Water Conservation Stage 1, which is in effect at all times…

Civil Code 4735 and 714.1 protect Corona homeowners installing native and drought-tolerant landscaping. New landscapes over 500 sq ft must comply with the state MWELO under CCR Title…

Corona Fire runs an annual Weed Abatement Program (CMC 9.04 and 8.20) requiring weeds cut to 4 inches and 30 ft defensible space. Failure leads to contractor abatement billed plus…

California Civil Code 4735 and 714.1 protect artificial turf in Corona; HOAs cannot ban it. Most residential installs need no permit but must meet drainage and lead-free standards.

CMC Chapter 12.40 makes property owners maintain parkway street trees with 8 ft sidewalk and 14 ft street clearance. A free Public Works permit is required to remove or heavily prune…

Removing a living native tree from land over half an acre above 5,000 feet elevation in unincorporated Riverside County requires a planning department permit, with narrow exemptions…

Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in unincorporated Riverside County. Under California's Rainwater Capture Act of 2012, no state water-right permit is needed to collect…

Posted 'No Soliciting' or 'No Knock' signs at a Corona residence are legally enforceable; commercial solicitors who ignore them face citations and trespassing exposure. California…

Corona requires anyone who solicits door-to-door, whether selling goods, seeking donations, or offering services, to hold a solicitor's permit before knocking on a single door. The…

California Civil Code Section 714 (Solar Rights Act) protects homeowners' right to install solar energy systems despite HOA rules. HOAs in Corona may impose only reasonable aesthetic…

Corona requires the Community Development Director to run a streamlined, expedited permit process for small residential rooftop solar systems up to 10 kilowatts AC (or 30 kilowatts…

Riverside County reviews home and business solar panel installations as administrative, nondiscretionary permits issued by the building and safety director, not discretionary land-use…

Corona has no local just-cause eviction ordinance, but California AB 1482 (Civil Code Section 1946.2) applies statewide to most rental units, requiring landlords to state a 'just…

Corona bars mobilehome park owners from even sending a homeowner a rent-increase notice until the city's Housing Supervisor has certified or approved the increase. The Mobilehome Park…

When Corona's Building Official finds a residential building substandard, Corona Code of Ordinances § 15.06.060 requires a written notice and order to the owner, with a copy to…

Corona has no local rent control ordinance, but California's statewide AB 1482 (Tenant Protection Act of 2019) applies to most rental units in the city. AB 1482 caps annual rent…

Corona does not have a general rental registration program for long-term residential rentals. However, all rental property businesses must obtain a city business license, and…

California SB 329 amended FEHA to prohibit Riverside County landlords from refusing to rent to applicants who use Section 8 housing choice vouchers or other government rental…

California AB 12, effective July 2024, caps residential security deposits at one month of rent for most Riverside County landlords. Small landlords owning two or fewer properties may…

California Civil Code 1940.2 prohibits Riverside County landlords from using force, threats, fraud, or repeated unreasonable entries to push tenants out. Violations can result in civil…

California Civil Code section 1946.2 requires landlords of covered Riverside County rentals to include a specific just-cause and rent-cap disclosure in every lease and in a separate…

AB 1482 requires one month of relocation assistance for no-fault evictions in Riverside County. Additional relocation may be triggered when a county code enforcement order forces…

The Housing Authority of the County of Riverside administers federal Housing Choice Vouchers across unincorporated areas and most cities. Landlords accepting vouchers sign a HAP…

Under AB 1482, Riverside County landlords removing covered tenants for no-fault reasons such as owner move-in, withdrawal from the rental market, or substantial remodel must provide…

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 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…

California Civil Code Sections 5900-5965 require Corona HOAs to provide Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) at no cost to members and offer Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) before…

Corona HOAs operate under California's Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (Civil Code Section 4000 et seq.), which mandates open board meetings, member notice requirements…

Corona HOA assessments are governed by Davis-Stirling (Civil Code 5600+), which limits regular assessment increases to 20% per year and special assessments to 5% of budgeted gross…

Corona HOAs enforce CC&Rs through written notices, fines per a published schedule, hearings before the board, and ultimately civil litigation. Davis-Stirling requires due process…

Corona HOA architectural review committees operate under Civil Code Section 4765, which requires fair, consistent procedures, written decisions within established timeframes, and an…

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…

Corona bars any towing company from performing non-consensual tows in the city unless it has signed a towing service agreement with the city under Chapter 5.52. The Police Chief runs a…

Corona requires anyone operating a massage establishment to obtain a permit from the Chief of Police under Corona Code of Ordinances § 5.28.030, on top of a standard business license…

Corona pawnbrokers must hold a permit for each separate location, file a daily transaction report with the Police Department before 10:00 a.m., hold pledged articles at least 15 days…

Corona confines adult businesses to the M-3 zone and requires an adult use planning permit plus a city adult business license. Sec. 17.41.140 bars locating within 500 feet of homes…

Corona zones tattoo and body piercing salons as a supplemental use under Municipal Code Sec. 17.33.140, banning body-art displays on storefront windows, requiring privacy screening for…

Corona requires every tobacco retailer, including vape and e-cigarette sellers, to hold a tobacco retailer's license from the Chief of Police for each location before making a single…

Corona requires every secondhand dealer and pawnbroker to hold a city license before buying, selling or trading used property, under Corona Code of Ordinances § 5.42.020(A). Dealers…

Corona flatly prohibits running an auto repair, auto detailing, or large equipment repair business out of a residential home. Section 17.80.020(C) bars regular or permanent display or…

Corona requires a sidewalk vendor permit before selling food or merchandise from a sidewalk, capping receptacles at 50 square feet and 6 feet tall, banning operation from 7 p.m. to 8…

Food trucks operating in Corona must hold a Riverside County Department of Environmental Health Mobile Food Facility (MFF) permit, a City of Corona Business License, and California…

Corona regulates where mobile food and merchandise vendors may operate through Municipal Code provisions and zoning standards, balanced with the requirements of California SB 946 and…

Corona designates Heritage trees on city or private property through the Urban Forest Management Plan, and once designated a Heritage tree can only be permanently removed after the…

Corona splits parkway tree and landscaping duties between property owners and the city under Corona Code of Ordinances § 12.22.050. Owners must remove overgrown trees, shrubs, and…

Removing a living native tree above 5,000 feet elevation on a parcel over half an acre requires a planning director permit in unincorporated Riverside County: cutting, poisoning, or…

Corona caps garage sales at three permits per residence each calendar year and limits each sale to three consecutive daylight days or two consecutive weekends. A permit from the city…

Corona permits storefront and non-storefront cannabis retailers, manufacturing, distribution, testing labs and microbusinesses under a capped city permit system, but bans all cannabis…

Corona bars storefront cannabis retailers from locating within 1,000 feet of schools, day care centers, parks or residential zones, and bars manufacturers, distributors, testing labs…

State law allows licensed cannabis delivery into any California jurisdiction, including unincorporated Riverside County, even where the county has not authorized retail storefronts at…

Riverside County permits up to six cannabis plants per residence indoors for personal use, mirroring state Proposition 64 minimums while restricting outdoor cultivation in…

California Proposition 64 allows adults 21+ to cultivate up to 6 cannabis plants per residence for personal use. Riverside County Ord. 348.4903 restricts personal cultivation in…

Corona charges a 10% transient occupancy tax on the rent paid by any guest staying 30 consecutive days or less at a hotel, motel, or similar lodging. Operators collect the tax with the…

Corona requires anyone operating, advertising, or selling tickets for an outdoor music or dance festival to first get a special use permit under Chapter 17.94 and a separate license…

Corona requires a filed Application for Permit for Use of Recreation Facilities to reserve any city park, recreation building, amenity or equipment, with reservations mandatory for…

Anyone who wants to hold a parade, march, or public assembly on Corona's streets, sidewalks or parks needs a permit from the Chief of Police first. Chapter 9.20 calls it a 'special…

Block parties and other events held solely in Riverside County's public right-of-way skip the standard Temporary Event Permit, but organizers still need encroachment, road-closure and…

Anyone filming, video taping, or producing motion pictures for public exhibition or television anywhere in Corona, other than at an established studio or entirely inside an enclosed…

Corona film permits let the Board of Zoning Adjustment limit filming that produces unusual noise, gunfire, sirens, PA systems, or bull horns, to mitigate its effect on the area under §…

A production that needs to close a Corona road must file its film permit application at least ten working days ahead under § 17.97.030. Equipment or vehicles parked in no-parking zones…

Riverside County's filming ordinance names student films among the productions it regulates, requiring a free permit from the CEO's office before shooting on public or private property…

Corona bans aggressive soliciting: coming within three feet of someone who hasn't consented, blocking their path, repeating a request after they object, following them, threatening or…

Corona bans skateboard riding on business-district sidewalks, in city parking lots and structures, and anywhere between sunset and sunrise. Riders must yield the right-of-way to…

Corona requires pedestrians crossing between signal-controlled intersections to use a marked crosswalk, and even where crossing is allowed outside an intersection, the crossing must…

Corona bans smoking tobacco, cannabis or any other lighted weed or plant inside, or near the entrances of, any building the city owns, leases or occupies, and inside every city-owned…

Corona bans loitering or standing at the entrance of a business, public building, house of worship, theater or similar public-facing facility once it unreasonably blocks the entrance…

Corona's Chapter 9.29 turns a loud, unruly party into a billable 'event' the moment police respond to a Municipal Code or Penal Code §407, 415, or 416 violation there. Any owner…

Corona bans both drinking in public and carrying an open alcohol container there. Section 9.22.020 makes it unlawful to sell or consume alcohol on any public street, sidewalk, alley or…

Relieving yourself anywhere the public can see is an infraction in Corona. Section 9.25.010 bans urinating or defecating in any public park, street, alley, highway, meeting place or…

Corona bans smoking, tobacco product use and electronic smoking device use anywhere inside a public park or recreation area, plus on sidewalks and off-street parking lots next to one…

Overgrown vegetation that is likely to harbor rats, vermin or other vectors is a declared public nuisance on any Corona property. Corona Code of Ordinances § 8.32.030(B)(1)(a) puts the…

Corona requires anyone who handles food, drink or the dishes used to serve them for pay to hold a Food Worker's Certificate within 14 days of starting the job. Corona Code of…

California Civil Code 1954.603 requires landlords to provide bed bug disclosures to tenants, and Riverside County Environmental Health responds to complaints involving habitability and…

Every permanent food facility in unincorporated Riverside County must post an A, B or C grade card where patrons can see it, based on a Department of Environmental Health inspection…

Corona limits garage sale signs to two on-site signs of four square feet or less and two off-site signs of two square feet or less with landowner permission. Signs can go up only two…

Corona lets businesses within a freeway viewshed apply for bigger and taller signs than the base code allows, but only through a discretionary Zoning Administrator approval, not by…

Corona lets storefronts hang window signs without a permit, but the Municipal Code caps how much glass they can cover and how long temporary signs can stay up. Under Code of Ordinances…

Political signs on private property in Corona are protected First Amendment speech and may not be subject to content-based restrictions. Corona Municipal Code Title 17 sign regulations…

Riverside County bans flashing, intermittent, or moving-light electronic message boards on outdoor advertising displays in the unincorporated area, except time-and-temperature displays…

Inside the Bermuda Dunes Neighborhood Preservation Overlay in unincorporated Riverside County, a holiday display such as Christmas lights or Halloween decorations can stay up for a…

Corona bars anyone under 18 from being in any public place or on the premises of a business within the city between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under Corona Code of Ordinances § 9.42.020…

Corona's public parks, recreation buildings and amenities are open from 5:00 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. daily unless the City Manager posts different hours, and staying past closing without…

In Corona's R-1-7.2 Single-Family Residential Zone, a two-story house tops out at 30 feet and a single-story house at 25 feet. Corona Municipal Code Sec. 17.18.090 sets the cap, with…

In Corona's R-1-7.2 zone, single-story homes can cover up to 45% of the lot, but that ceiling drops to 35% for any lot with a two-story building, under Municipal Code Sec. 17.18.120…

Corona's R-1-7.2 zone requires a 20-foot minimum front yard (averaging 23 feet along the street), side yards of 10 and 5 feet without alley access, and a 10-foot rear yard, 15 feet…

Corona bars anyone, after a police warning, from blocking a sidewalk, crosswalk, doorway or public passage. Corona Code of Ordinances Sec. 10.56.060 targets loitering, standing…

Anyone digging, excavating, or placing an obstruction in a Corona street, alley, or other public place needs a written encroachment permit from the City Engineer first. Corona Code of…

Under California Streets and Highways Code Section 5610, abutting property owners are responsible for sidewalk maintenance and repair in Corona. The city may issue notices to repair…

Corona requires residential garbage, recycling and green-waste carts to stay off the curb, alley or right-of-way until 4:00 p.m. the day before pickup and to come back in by noon the…

Only Corona's exclusive solid waste franchisee may place a dumpster, bin, cart, or rolloff box in the city under Corona Code of Ordinances § 8.20.120. If an unauthorized hauler's…

Corona bans dumping, placing, or burying any solid waste on public or private land, or in any water or waterway, under Corona Code of Ordinances § 8.20.040. The code treats every…

Corona bars its solid waste franchisee from collecting trash before 7:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. anywhere in the city, unless the franchise agreement says otherwise. Corona Code of…

Every single-family household in Corona must subscribe to the franchisee's solid waste service and sort waste into the correct container: recyclables in the blue bin, organics in the…

Corona requires every commercial business, multi-family property of five or more units, and self-hauler to separate food scraps, food-soiled paper, and other organic waste into the…

Every single-family home in Corona must sort source separated recyclable materials into the blue container under Corona Code of Ordinances § 8.20.320(B), keeping recyclables out of the…

Corona limits solid waste pickup to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. citywide under Corona Code of Ordinances § 8.20.230, unless the franchise agreement sets different hours…

Riverside County requires unincorporated residents to place lawn trimmings, green material and other yard waste in the county's green container as part of the mandatory three-container…

Corona's Fire Chief can order weeds, dry grasses, dead shrubs, dead trees and rubbish cleared from any vacant or unimproved lot once the growth creates a fire hazard. Corona Code of…

A residence or commercial building left vacant more than 90 days is a declared public nuisance in Corona unless it's under active repair, ready and listed for sale or lease, or being…

Unincorporated Riverside County has no ordinance requiring property owners to clear snow from sidewalks. Most of the county is low-desert and inland valley where measurable snow is…

Corona bans dumping pollutants into streets, gutters, catch basins and storm drains, and prohibits illicit connections or discharges to the storm drain system, under Municipal Code…

Corona lets owners of homes in a high or very-high Fire Hazard Severity Zone request a Fire Department defensible-space compliance inspection before selling, as required by Civil Code…

Corona requires an approved Erosion Control Plan for any grading-permit work under Municipal Code § 15.36.060, and bars grading activity between October 1 and May 31 without one. The…

Corona requires a development permit before any construction or land alteration begins inside an area of special flood hazard shown on the city's Flood Insurance Rate Map. The City…

Corona requires new and substantially improved residential structures in a mapped flood hazard area to have their lowest floor, including any basement, built to or above the base flood…

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…

Corona law makes failing to repair a water leak an unlawful "unreasonable use of water" at all times, alongside letting irrigation or leak runoff drain onto streets and neighboring…

Corona runs a dedicated reclaimed water program under Municipal Code Chapter 13.28, requiring a citywide Reclaimed Water Master Plan and allowing the city to condition new development…

Corona lets residents rip out parkway turf for water-efficient landscaping without an encroachment permit, under Corona Code of Ordinances § 12.08.010(B), as long as digging stays…

Corona's Building Code amendments spell out specific inspection points for framing and finish work, add a reinspection fee when a job fails, and hold a certificate of occupancy until…

Corona locally amends NFPA 13D, the standard for sprinkler systems in one- and two-family dwellings, under Corona Code of Ordinances § 15.04.155. The added rules require homeowners to…

Corona enforces electrical work under the 2025 California Electrical Code, adopted by Municipal Code § 15.28.020 with its Tables and Annexes except Annexes E through K excluded…

Corona requires a valid building permit before any construction, alteration, or demolition work under Corona Code of Ordinances § 15.02.070 (California Building Code § 105.1.3). The…

Corona adopts the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24 Part 11, Chapters 1 through 8, as its local Green Building Code under Corona Code of Ordinances § 15.05.020…

Corona enforces plumbing work under the 2025 California Plumbing Code as locally adopted by Municipal Code § 15.20.020, keeping Appendices B, D, H and I in force while dropping the…

Corona grants density bonuses above zoning and General Plan limits for housing developments that reserve units for low, very low, or moderate income households under Municipal Code…

Corona lists cultural monuments, statuary, murals and memorials as "landmarks" on the Corona Register under Code of Ordinances § 17.63.050. The City Council must find the site meets…

Corona bars loitering, standing, sitting, lying, kneeling or sleeping on sidewalks, streets, plazas, parks and other public ways when it unreasonably blocks pedestrian passage, but…

Corona bans sleeping, pitching a tent, or storing personal property on any public property citywide. Section 9.26.010 defines 'camp' as sleeping between 10:30 p.m. and 8:30 a.m., or…

Corona's A Agricultural Zone sets a five-acre minimum lot size for farms and ranches, caps building height at two stories or 30 feet, and limits lot coverage to 30 percent. The zone…

Commercial farms in unincorporated Riverside County can't be sued as a nuisance once they've run three years without complaint, even if houses later move in next door.

Corona bans card rooms and cash poker outright. Section 9.12.010 makes it unlawful for anyone to run or allow draw poker or any other gambling game for money or anything of value, with…

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…

Corona bans off-premise outdoor advertising signs, including electronically lit billboards, everywhere in the city. Code of Ordinances § 17.74.160 prohibits new billboards outright…

Corona Municipal Code Section 17.76.090(B) requires all outdoor lighting in parking areas to be designed and arranged, with City Engineer approval, to restrict stray light spilling…

Corona Municipal Code Section 17.84.070 requires all exterior lighting to be designed to direct light downward, with minimal spillover onto adjacent residences, sensitive land uses and…

A Corona business owner who thinks the Tax Collector put their business in the wrong license-tax classification can ask for a reclassification under Corona Code of Ordinances Section…

Corona caps stationary-source noise at the receiving property line: 55 dBA daytime and 50 dBA nighttime at homes, 65/60 dBA at commercial, and 75/70 dBA on industrial land. Municipal…

Corona has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers site in the M-1, M-2, M-3, and M-4 manufacturing zones as electronics manufacturing or warehouse and…

California Senate Bill 54, the California Values Act, restricts state and local law enforcement from using resources to investigate, detain, or arrest persons for federal immigration…

Labor Code section 2814 prohibits California state and local governments from requiring private employers to use the federal E-Verify system except where federal law mandates it…

California Labor Code section 246 requires employers to provide 40 hours or five days of paid sick leave annually after 30 days of employment. Riverside County follows the statewide…

California sets a statewide minimum wage of $16.50 per hour effective 2026 under Labor Code section 1182.12. Riverside County does not set a separate county-wide wage floor for…

In unincorporated Riverside County, a generator can't be audible inside a neighbor's home between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., or heard from more than 100 feet away at any other hour, under the…

Bars and venues in unincorporated Riverside County must silence sound-amplifying equipment and live music by 10 p.m. and keep it under 200 feet audible otherwise.

Riverside County's noise ordinance exempts safety, warning and alarm devices, including house and car alarms, from every decibel limit and daytime/nighttime standard in Chapter 9.52…

Riverside County's noise ordinance exempts heating and air conditioning equipment outright from the decibel limits and nighttime curfews in Chapter 9.52. Section 9.52.020(L) lists…

Class 1 and 2 electric bicycles may use Riverside County sidewalks and trails with restrictions, but Class 3 e-bikes, mopeds and motor-driven cycles are banned from sidewalks and…

Riverside Transit Agency and county active-transportation plans expand bike lanes, multi-use trails, and Class IV protected lanes, with state laws requiring bicyclists to follow the…

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…

Unincorporated Riverside County inspects short-term rental properties before certification and again anytime code enforcement requests, checking the required sign, on-site parking, and…

California Assembly Bill 1276 requires food facilities, including those in Riverside County, to provide single-use foodware accessories and condiments only on customer request or at…

Under California Assembly Bill 1884, dine-in restaurants in Riverside County may not automatically provide single-use plastic straws; customers must request one. Fast-food and takeout…

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…

California Senate Bill 7 raised the minimum sales age for tobacco and vape products to 21, ahead of federal Tobacco 21, and Riverside County retailers must verify identification and…

California Senate Bill 793, upheld by Proposition 31 in 2022, bans the sale of flavored tobacco products statewide, including in Riverside County retailers, with limited exemptions for…

California is a strict two-party (all-party) consent state under Penal Code §632. Recording any confidential conversation, in person, by phone, or electronically, without the consent…

Security cameras are legal on private property in unincorporated Riverside County, but California is a two-party consent state for audio recording (Penal Code §632). Video-only…

Any development in unincorporated Riverside County that needs an approved landscaping plan, including qualifying plot plans, conditional use permits and subdivisions, must avoid…

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…