Property Maintenance in San Bernardino County, CA (2026)

4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 5 cities in San Bernardino County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply — see the city list below.

Trash Bin Storage

Trash and recycling carts in unincorporated San Bernardino County must be stored out of public view between collection days. Visible carts on non-collection days trigger citations.

San Bernardino County Trash Bin Storage Standards

Some Restrictions

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Property Blight

San Bernardino County Code Title 3 defines blight as debris, overgrown vegetation, inoperable vehicles, graffiti, or deterioration. Code Enforcement can abate with owner billed.

San Bernardino County Property Blight Rules

Heavy Restrictions

Cal. Vehicle Code Sec. 22660 (Local Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Authority)

22660. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal, as public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof from private or public property, and for the recovery, pursuant to Section 25845 or 38773.5 of the Government Code, or assumption by the...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

Vacant-lot owners in unincorporated San Bernardino County must control weeds, debris, and fire hazards. Fire District requires annual weed abatement in high-fire-severity zones.

San Bernardino County Vacant Lot Maintenance

Some Restrictions

California Public Resources Code Section 4291 (Defensible Space)

4291. (a) A person who owns, leases, controls, operates, or maintains a building or structure in the state responsibility area shall at all times do all of the following: (1) (A) Maintain defensible space of 100 feet from each side and from the front and rear of the structure, but not beyond the property line, except as provided in subparagraph (B). The amount of fuel modification necessary sha...

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Snow & Sidewalk Clearing

San Bernardino County has no countywide snow-clearing ordinance, but mountain communities (Big Bear, Lake Arrowhead, Crestline) customarily expect owners to keep walkways passable.