Landscaping Rules in San Bernardino County, CA (2026)

San Bernardino County Code § 83.02.030(a)

Adequate visibility for vehicular and pedestrian traffic shall be provided at clear sight triangles at all 90 degree angle intersections of public rights-of-way and private driveways.       (1)   Prohibited. The following shall be prohibited within a clear sight triangle:          (A)   Monument signs.          (B)   Hedges or shrubbery.       (2)   Maximum Height Requirements. The following sh...

San Bernardino County Code § 88.01.070(b)

(b) Regulated Trees. The following trees shall only be removed with an approved Tree or Plant Removal Permit issued in compliance with § 88.01.050 (Tree or Plant Removal Permits): (1) Native Trees. A living, native tree with a six inch or greater stem diameter or 19 inches in circumference measured four and one-half feet above natural grade level.

Cal. Food & Agricultural Code Sec. 5004 (Noxious Weed — Definition)

5004. "Noxious weed" means any species of plant that is, or is liable to be, troublesome, aggressive, intrusive, detrimental, or destructive to agriculture, silviculture, or important native species, and difficult to control or eradicate, which the director, by regulation, designates to be a noxious weed. In determining whether or not a species shall be designated a noxious weed for the purpose...

CA DWR Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) — Local Adoption Required

Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO). The MWELO is also referenced by Title 24, Part 11, Chapters 4 and 5 CalGreen Building Code. All local agencies must adopt, implement, and enforce the MWELO or a local Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO) that is at least as effective as the MWELO. Usually, local agencies that adopt WELOs create a more stringent ordinance than MWELO. The p...

California Water Code Sections 10570-10574 (Rainwater Capture Act of 2012, AB 1750)

PART 2.4. Rainwater Capture Act of 2012 10570. This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Rainwater Capture Act of 2012. 10571. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) As California has grown and developed, the amount of stormwater flowing off buildings, parking lots, roads, and other impervious surfaces into surface water streams, flood channels, and storm sewers h...

California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO)

About 40% of the water Californians use at home is used outdoors. Large water savings can be gained by efficient landscape design, installation, management, and maintenance. This is accomplished by choosing climate adapted plants, improving soil conditions, using, and maintaining high efficiency irrigation equipment and managing the irrigation schedule to fit the plants water needs as they are ...

Cal. Civil Code Sec. 4735 (HOA May Not Prohibit Artificial Turf or Low-Water Plants)

4735. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a provision of the governing documents or architectural or landscaping guidelines or policies shall be void and unenforceable if it does any of the following: (1) Prohibits, or includes conditions that have the effect of prohibiting, the use of low water-using plants as a group or as a replacement of existing turf. (2) Prohibits, or includes conditions t...