6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 5 cities in San Bernardino County, California.
Verified from official government sources
The County treats trash receptacles left in public view as a property-maintenance issue in unincorporated areas: receptacles are to be kept out of public view between collections. WM, the County's franchised hauler, directs residents to set 96-gallon carts at the curb the night before or by 6 a.m. on collection day, then return them out of sight.
In unincorporated San Bernardino County, Land Use Services Code Enforcement abates property blight as a public nuisance: accumulated garbage, scrap, junk, old furniture and car parts, abandoned or unsecured buildings, deteriorated paint, broken windows, and graffiti. Owners get written notice and a reasonable time to correct before further enforcement.
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...
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 vegetation and combustible debris removed, and defensible space maintained. The County's seasonal Fire Hazard Abatement Program inspects vacant lots and bills owners who fail to clear them.
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...
San Bernardino County has no countywide snow-clearing ordinance, but mountain communities (Big Bear, Lake Arrowhead, Crestline) customarily expect owners to keep walkways passable.
In unincorporated San Bernardino County, garage sales are an exempt temporary use under Development Code Section 84.25.030: no more than four garage sales per parcel per year, each lasting no more than three consecutive days. Multi-family dwellings are limited to two garage sales per calendar year per legal dwelling unit. No temporary use permit is required for compliant sales.
Unincorporated San Bernardino County requires weeds and grasses to be kept below four inches at all times under the Fire Hazard Abatement Program (County Code 23.0301-23.0319). Owners must also remove dead vegetation and combustible debris and clear flammable vegetation near structures. Non-compliant parcels are abated by the County at the owner's expense.
5 cities in San Bernardino County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
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