Property Maintenance in San Bernardino County, CA (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 8 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.

Property Blight

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.

San Bernardino County Property Blight

Some 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

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.

San Bernardino County Vacant Lot Maintenance

Light 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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