Fontana, CA

Fontana processes electric vehicle charging station system permits through an expedited, nondiscretionary review track adopted under Article XXI (Sec. 5-609 et seq.) to comply with…

Fontana bars commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds GVW, and any trailer used for commercial purposes, from stopping, standing or parking on any public street under Municipal Code Sec…

Fontana's traffic engineer designates loading zones in business districts under Municipal Code Sec. 17-191, marked with yellow "LOADING ONLY" or white "PASSENGER LOADING ONLY" curb…

Fontana generally allows overnight residential-street parking. No citywide overnight ban exists; the main limits are the CVC 22651(k) 72-hour rule and posted street-sweeping schedules.

Fontana caps parking of oversized vehicles, including RVs, campers, trailers and boats, at four consecutive hours on residential streets under Municipal Code Sec. 17-162. Residents can…

Fontana removes abandoned vehicles under CVC 22651(k) on public streets. Inoperable, unregistered, or dismantled vehicles on private property are abated under FMC property-maintenance…

Fontana regulates on-street parking under FMC Title 10 and CVC 22500 and 22651. Cars cannot park at colored curbs, block driveways, or exceed the state 72-hour rule under CVC 22651(k).

Fontana bars parking or storing a vehicle in the space between a home's setback line and the street unless it sits within a paved driveway. The rule sits inside the city's residential…

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…

Fontana outlaws electric fences citywide: it's unlawful to construct or maintain one anywhere in the city, residential or otherwise. Sec. 16-12 defines an electric fence broadly to…

Fontana's building code amendment exempts short fences from a building permit: solid fences up to 3.5 feet and open fences up to 4 feet, with at least 90 percent open surface area…

Fontana exempts short retaining walls from a building permit: Sec. 5-62(b) rewrites California Building Code Section 105.2's Exemption 4 so any wall not over 3 feet tall, measured from…

California Civil Code Section 841, the Good Neighbor Fence Act, controls shared boundary fences in Fontana. Adjoining neighbors share costs equally unless one party can show unequal…

Fences and walls in unincorporated San Bernardino County top out at 4 feet in front and street-side setbacks, 6 feet on interior side and rear lines for most zones, and drop to 30…

Fontana makes it unlawful to keep an animal that habitually barks, whines or otherwise makes loud, excessive or intrusive noise disturbing the neighbors' peace and quiet. Police and…

Fontana bars any steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine, motorboat or motor vehicle from discharging exhaust into the open air without an effective muffler, treating a…

Fontana limits construction, demolition, alteration and repair noise to 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays; work outside those hours needs an…

Fontana bans sound amplifying equipment, from stereos to loudspeakers, that creates loud, excessive or intrusive noise heard 50 feet beyond the property line and disturbs an ordinary…

Fontana has no local ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, but operation is limited by Chapter 18 nuisance rules and by South Coast AQMD air-quality advisories. California AB 1346 phased…

Industrial sources in unincorporated San Bernardino County are capped at 70 dB(A), day and night, measured at the nearest noise-sensitive property line under Development Code §…

Audio equipment, amplified sound, live music, and power tools are banned from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. if audible inside a neighbor's home, and construction equipment must stop at 7 p.m…

California sets statewide airport noise limits under Title 21 CCR, with the state preempting most local aviation noise control because federal FAA authority dominates aircraft…

Backyard fire pits and barbecue pits in Fontana must have their location and type approved by the Fontana Fire Protection District, and a barbecue pit may only burn wood or other clean…

Fontana bans burning weeds, brush, tree trimmings or other yard debris outdoors except in an approved incinerator or under a written open-burning permit from the Fontana Fire…

Fontana foothill parcels must maintain 100 feet of defensible space under PRC 4291. Citywide weed abatement is enforced annually each spring with cost-recovery liens on noncompliant…

Fontana follows state law requiring smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on each floor. CO alarms are required where homes have gas appliances or attached garages.

Northern Fontana foothills are mapped as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone by CAL FIRE. Parcels there need 100 feet defensible space and Chapter 7A building materials for new…

San Bernardino County's Development Code allows a residential propane tank to encroach up to 4 feet into the rear setback only, never the interior side yard, and requires siting per…

California uniformly prohibits possession, sale, and use of dangerous fireworks statewide, while permitting cities to further restrict or ban Safe and Sane fireworks locally.

Removing a heritage, significant or specimen tree in Fontana requires a removal permit from the community development department before work starts. Sec. 28-64 bars removal without…

Fontana treats overgrown weeds and rubbish as a nuisance. Owners who fail to clear within 30 days of a Notice to Abate face city-contracted removal with costs recorded as a tax lien.

Artificial turf is allowed in Fontana residential yards under Civil Code 4735, which blocks HOA and city bans on water-efficient landscaping. AB 1572 further encourages conversions.

California Civil Code 4735 blocks HOAs and Fontana from banning drought-tolerant plants. Residents can convert lawns to natives without a permit; larger commercial projects meet MWELO.

Fontana allows residential rain barrels under Californias AB 1750 without a permit, but indoor plumbing connections and systems over 5,000 gallons need plumbing and building permits.

Private trees in Fontana are the owners responsibility, but parkway trees belong to the city and need a Public Works permit. Maintain 14 feet over streets and 8 feet over sidewalks.

Fontana Water Company bans irrigation between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. and any runoff onto streets. AB 1572 ends non-functional turf irrigation at commercial and HOA sites by 2027.

SB 1383 requires every California resident and business to separate food scraps and yard waste from trash, with universal collection or on-site composting.

Keeping more than 50 chickens or other birds on one property in Fontana makes it a regulated 'poultry ranch' that needs an annual permit from the public works department's…

Fontana bars dog owners from taking their dog off the property unless it wears a leash no longer than six feet under a competent handler's control, rides secured in a car or cage, or…

Fontana requires every Pit Bull, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier or identifiable mix to be spayed or neutered unless the owner holds AKC or UKC breeding…

Fontana does not restrict dogs by breed. California Food and Agricultural Code Section 31683 preempts cities from banning specific breeds, so Fontana uses behavior-based dangerous and…

California Code of Regulations Title 14 Section 671 bans a long list of exotic species statewide, including ferrets, hedgehogs, and most non-native wildlife. Fontana enforces these…

San Bernardino County residents may not keep injured wildlife without a California Department of Fish and Wildlife rehabilitator permit. SBC Animal Care refers calls to permitted…

Cats need no county license, but strays and pet cats can't roam free: except community cats returned under a TNVR colony program.

San Bernardino County Code § 28.0307(k) bans molesting, injuring or killing any bird or mammal, or disturbing its habitat, inside any County Regional Park. The rule sits among two…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County caps dogs and cats combined per parcel by lot size, from two on lots under 7,200 square feet up to five on lots of 20,000 square feet or more.

The County does not ban retail pet sales; instead every pet shop, grooming parlor, aquarium, game bird farm, petting zoo, or wild-animal facility in the unincorporated area must hold…

Pet grooming parlors in unincorporated San Bernardino County must get a license from the County Health Officer before opening, and comply with zoning and sanitation rules under County…

Veterinary clinics and animal hospitals in unincorporated San Bernardino County may open only in Community Industrial (IC), SD-COM, or SD-IND districts, each requiring a Minor Use…

San Bernardino County requires owners of animals formally declared potentially dangerous or vicious to permanently identify the animal with a registered tattoo or implanted microchip…

Feeding wildlife is illegal in unincorporated San Bernardino County. County Code 32.1301 prohibits leaving food outside for nondomesticated mammalian predators - coyotes, raccoons…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County requires apiaries to sit 100 feet from public roads, 500 feet from houses, and be registered yearly with the Agricultural Commissioner.

Fontana follows California law treating small and large family daycare homes as residential uses. State statutes preempt most local restrictions, but fire clearance and home occupation…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County, Class I home occupations need no permit, while Class II and III require a Special Use Permit renewable every 24 months. All classes must stay…

San Bernardino County limits home occupation customer and delivery traffic to levels normally associated with a residential neighborhood, and caps Class II and III home occupations to…

Home occupations in unincorporated San Bernardino County generally may not use signs or alter the home's residential appearance. Only a Class III home occupation in the Desert Region…

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…

Fontana requires building, plumbing, and electrical permits for all in-ground and above-ground pools and spas over 24 inches deep. Permits ensure code-compliant construction and safety.

California H&S Code 115922 requires residential pools to have an enclosure at least 60 inches tall with self-closing, self-latching gates. Fontana enforces state barrier standards plus…

STR guests in Fontana must park on-site within the driveway or garage where possible. Overflow street parking must comply with posted restrictions and cannot block neighbors.

Fontana applies occupancy limits based on the Uniform Housing Code and local safety requirements. STR operators set maximum guest counts tied to bedrooms and square footage.

Loud or disturbing noise from a short-term rental in unincorporated San Bernardino County is unlawful under a reasonable-person standard, not a decibel limit.

Bookings of thirty-one consecutive days or longer fall outside the SBC short-term rental program and are treated as standard residential tenancies subject to AB 1482 statewide rent and…

A San Bernardino County short-term rental permit can be revoked outright once it has been suspended twice within a rolling 24-month period, under County Code § 84.28.100(a)(4). The…

Airbnb, Vrbo and similar hosting platforms must collect and remit transient occupancy tax, disclose listing data to the County on request, and display the STR permit number for every…

STR owners in unincorporated San Bernardino County must answer complaint calls within 30 minutes and reach the property in person within one hour, 24 hours a day.

Unincorporated San Bernardino County requires a current STR permit before any dwelling can be rented short-term, capped at one or two per parcel.

Short-term rental renters in unincorporated San Bernardino County must pay the county's 7% Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax on top of STR permit application and annual renewal fees set…

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…

San Bernardino County lets accessory dwelling units be rented long-term anywhere, but short-term rentals under 30 days are allowed only in the Mountain and Desert Regions, under the…

San Bernardino County does not require owner occupancy for a standalone accessory dwelling unit (ADU) under County Code § 84.36.060(b). A junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU), created…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County allows a permitted "Tiny Home" on single-family residential parcels if it meets California Residential Code or manufactured-home construction…

San Bernardino County caps attached ADUs at 1,200 square feet, limits floor area to 50% of the primary home, and sets 4-foot side and rear setbacks under Development Code Chapter 84.36.

One pre-manufactured storage shed per lot is exempt from a Building Permit and a planning permit, but parcels one acre or smaller get only one detached shed over 120 square feet, and…

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…

Fontana bars anyone from grading, paving, or building curbs, gutters, driveways, sidewalks, sewers, drains, manholes, or catch basins in any city street, alley, or dedicated…

Fontana bars anyone from remaining on a sidewalk or public thoroughfare in a way that blocks pedestrian or vehicle traffic once a peace officer asks them to move, under Sec. 25-1. The…

Under CA Streets and Highways Code 5610, adjacent property owners in unincorporated San Bernardino County are responsible for maintaining and repairing sidewalks fronting their…

Every mobile home park in Fontana must file an initial registration statement with the city and then renew it every year by January 31. The statement discloses the rent charged for…

Fontana adopts the 1997 Uniform Housing Code and the state's Title 25 Housing Law as its local housing code under Sec. 14-26, setting the habitability floor every dwelling in the city…

Fontana has no local rent control but is subject to California AB 1482. The state law caps rent increases at 5 percent plus CPI (10 percent max) and requires just cause for long-term…

Fontana follows California AB 1482 (Civil Code 1946.2) just-cause eviction protections. No separate local ordinance adds to state rules. Landlords must state at-fault or no-fault cause…

For covered units in unincorporated San Bernardino County, no-fault evictions are limited to AB 1482's enumerated reasons: owner or family move-in, substantial remodel, government…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County has not adopted a local relocation-assistance ordinance for displaced tenants. Only the relocation payment required by California AB 1482 for…

San Bernardino County rentals follow California Civil Code 1950.5, which limits security deposits to one month's rent for both furnished and unfurnished units and requires return…

California requires landlords to include or attach an AB 1482 disclosure in every covered lease and lease renewal, informing tenants of the rent cap and just-cause protections in plain…

The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino administers Housing Choice Vouchers across SBC, inspecting units for HUD habitability standards and paying the subsidy portion…

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 requires written notice before raising a month-to-month tenant's rent. Under Civ. Code § 827, increases of 10% or less in 12 months need 30 days' notice; increases above 10%…

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…

Fontana limits yard and garage sales to four city council-designated weekends per calendar year, running Friday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Each dwelling unit may hold a sale…

Fontana allows one double-faced onsite garage sale sign up to four square feet per side, plus two directional signs of the same size on private property with the owner's written…

Political signs are allowed on private property in Fontana with size and setback limits. City code cannot restrict content. Signs in the public right-of-way are prohibited and may be…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County, holiday lighting is exempt from the county's outdoor lighting rules only if it goes up no more than 30 days before a holiday and comes down…

County Code § 83.13.090(h) caps window display signs at 25 percent of the window area on which they're placed, one flat rule for every zoning district in the unincorporated county…

Freeway oriented off-site signs need a Conditional Use Permit, must sit in an established commercial or industrial business area, and must be spaced 750 feet apart under the…

Fontana pawnbrokers need a city permit before opening and must report every item they buy, pawn, or take on consignment to the police chief by noon the day after acquiring it. The…

Fontana secondhand stores and antique dealers must obtain a permit before getting a business license and report every item purchased, traded, or taken on consignment to the police…

Fontana requires a city business license before anyone practices massage or operates a massage establishment within city limits, plus valid CAMTC certification for every technician on…

Fontana bans adult oriented businesses within 1,000 feet of any residential district, park, religious institution, child care facility or school, and within 600 feet of another adult…

Fontana lets homeowners do minor car maintenance in a residential zone, but real repair work or storage is capped at two hours outside a garage or a six-foot solid enclosure. Auto…

Fontana does not license individual tow operators to work police rotation calls; it grants non-exclusive franchises under Chapter 29, Article VII. A franchisee must hold at least 250…

San Bernardino County requires every tattoo, piercing and permanent-makeup studio to register annually with the Department of Public Health under Code Section 16.0213B(h) and pay set…

San Bernardino County bans self-service tobacco and e-cigarette displays and outlaws tobacco vending machines outright in the unincorporated area under County Code § 31.0308. Every…

Fontana bans "aggressively" begging in any public place under the same pedestrian interference statute that governs sidewalk obstruction. The ordinance targets intimidation, not asking…

Fontana bans lingering, loitering, sitting, or standing on commercial or private property against the owner's expressed wishes. Sec. 16-11 doesn't create a general public loitering…

Fontana declares a loud or unruly gathering that substantially disturbs the peace, through noise, fights, vandalism, or crowds spilling into the street, a public nuisance. Hosts and…

Drinking alcohol on Fontana streets, sidewalks, parks, or in a city-owned building is an infraction, and so is carrying an opened container in those places. Off-sale liquor stores must…

Fontana bans urinating, defecating, or dumping fecal matter anywhere exposed to public view, on public or private property alike, unless it's in a restroom or facility built for that…

Fontana bans skateboards and roller skates from sidewalks in business districts and bars them from business-district streets entirely under Municipal Code Sec. 17-4. Riding is…

Fontana requires pedestrians to use a marked crosswalk when crossing a roadway in a business district under Municipal Code Sec. 17-227. Outside business districts, crossing anywhere…

Smoking, including cannabis, is prohibited and unlawful in every city-owned and operated park in Fontana under Sec. 13-64, and Sec. 13-65 extends the ban to enclosed public places like…

Smoking is banned in unenclosed sports complex seating areas, transit depot waiting areas, and all public transit throughout unincorporated San Bernardino County, with fines up to $500…

Fontana requires every public pool or billiard hall to hold a city council permit, and the permit application must state the operator will not allow any gambling or card games of any…

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…

Fontana requires all electrical work to meet the 2025 California Electrical Code, based on the 2023 National Electrical Code, adopted under Sec. 5-111. Sec. 5-112 layers on two local…

Fontana enforces building permits under the 2025 California Building Code, adopted by Sec. 5-61 as the city's building code. Every permit issued expires if the authorized work isn't…

Fontana adopts the 2025 California Plumbing Code, Title 24 Part 5 of the California Code of Regulations, as its plumbing code under Sec. 5-86, with no local amendments per Sec. 5-87…

San Bernardino County adopts the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code by reference, applying its energy, water, and waste rules to new construction in the unincorporated area.

Every building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permit requires Building Official approval at each consecutive inspection step before work continues, unless the contractor holds…

San Bernardino County does not require fire sprinklers in an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit if the primary dwelling on the same lot does not have them, under…

California Labor Code 7300-7323 and Title 8 CCR 3000+ require annual elevator inspections by Cal/OSHA in San Bernardino County, with permits to operate and licensed elevator…

Fontana runs a nondiscretionary expedited permit track for small residential rooftop solar systems up to 10kW AC, required under Article XX (Sec. 5-602 et seq.) to comply with the…

Fontana issues residential solar permits through SolarAPP+ expedited online tool under AB 2188 and AB 1414. Title 24 Part 6 requires solar on most new homes. State-capped permit fees…

California Civil Code 714 (Solar Rights Act) preempts HOA solar bans in Fontana. HOAs cannot increase cost over $1,000 or cut performance over 10 percent, and must decide applications…

Fontana controls construction-related soil erosion by wind through Article III of Chapter 9, which adopts San Bernardino County's blowing sand and soil erosion code wholesale and…

Fontana caps diesel truck idling at large warehouse facilities to three minutes under Sec. 9-72(c), part of the Industrial Commerce Centers Sustainability Standards. Anti-idling signs…

New and substantially improved homes in Fontana's mapped flood zones must have the lowest floor, including any basement, built at or above the base flood elevation shown on the FEMA…

Any construction or development within a FEMA-mapped special flood hazard area in Fontana needs a flood zone permit before work begins, under Chapter 12, Article II. The city's…

Fontana bans discharging anything but stormwater into its municipal storm drain system. Sec. 23-510 lists prohibited discharges, from wash water and pool backwash to pet waste and…

California Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards mandate cool-roof reflectance values for new and re-roofed buildings in San Bernardino County climate zones 10, 14, 15, and 16…

Properties in San Bernardino Mountain WUI zones must clear 100 feet of defensible space around structures. SBCFPD inspects annually before fire season; failure to comply triggers…

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…

Fontana charges an 8 percent transient occupancy tax on rent paid by anyone occupying a hotel room, or comparable short-term lodging, for 30 consecutive days or less, under Sec…

Fontana's pedestrian interference ordinance makes it unlawful to walk, stand, sit, lie, or place an object in a public place so that it blocks another person or vehicle's passage, or…

Camping on Fontana public property, streets, sidewalks, or parks is banned as a public nuisance, and camping that creates unsanitary conditions loses even the narrow exceptions the…

Fontana requires every sidewalk vendor, whether roaming or stationary, to obtain a sidewalk vending permit from the business license department before setting up on a public sidewalk…

Fontana bans stationary sidewalk vending in every residential zone city-wide, from R-E through R-PC and any specific-plan zone that allows housing. In non-residential and mixed-use…

Fontana food trucks need a San Bernardino County Mobile Food Facility permit and a city business license. FMC Title 17 zoning restricts where trucks may operate and for how long.

Fontana bars anyone under 18 from being in a public place or business establishment between 10 p.m. and sunrise, unless a listed exception applies, such as being on a parent-directed…

Fontana parks close to the public between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Sec. 19-5; anyone who enters, loiters or remains during those hours is violating the code unless they're taking…

Fontana requires a permit for any public meeting, assembly, rally, demonstration or parade of 50 or more people under Municipal Code Sec. 17-5. Applications go to the city manager at…

Fontana requires a special permit from the community services director to reserve any park field, court, pool or picnic facility, and any picnic, parade or gathering of 100 or more…

San Bernardino County requires a Temporary Special Event Permit under County Code § 85.16.030 before anyone can advertise, conduct, or operate a street fair, festival, or similar event…

Closing an unincorporated county street for a block party requires a Highway Permit from the Road Commissioner under Public Works' Highway Permit Code, plus a $732 road closure fee…

Fontana requires wet refuse to be stored in a way that prevents vector breeding under Municipal Code Sec. 24-13, since insects and rodents can transmit disease from unsanitary solid…

Fontana adopts San Bernardino County's letter-grade inspection program for every place that sells or serves food, with the county's environmental health division doing the inspecting…

San Bernardino County requires every food handler to carry an unexpired food handler card or state food safety certificate before working, under County Code § 33.0409(b). A new…

California Civil Code 1954.603 requires landlords to disclose bed bug information and prohibits renting units with known infestations; San Bernardino County enforces habitability…

Fontana's landscape water conservation ordinance requires irrigation systems be built to accommodate recycled water use now and in the future. Sec. 28-108 treats any landscape actually…

Under Fontana's prescriptive compliance option, turf cannot exceed 25 percent of the landscape area on residential projects and is banned outright on non-residential projects. Sec…

Fontana confines commercial cannabis retail and delivery to a specific list of zones under Sec. 33-28: the C-1 and C-2 commercial districts, five named form-based code districts, and…

No commercial cannabis business in Fontana can locate within 600 feet of a school, day care center, park, youth or recreation center, or the boundary with an adjacent city, under Sec…

Fontana allows adults 21 and older to grow up to 6 cannabis plants indoors per residence under Proposition 64. Outdoor cultivation is prohibited and indoor grows must meet city safety…

Adults 21 and older may grow up to six cannabis plants per private residence in San Bernardino County, but unincorporated areas require indoor cultivation inside a fully enclosed…

Fontana designates heritage, significant and specimen trees under Article III of Municipal Code Chapter 28. A tree qualifies as heritage if it carries local historical significance…

Joshua trees, mesquites, desert ironwood, palo verde and other listed desert native plants can't be removed on unincorporated land without a county Tree or Plant Removal Permit.

Fontana requires apartment buildings of five or more units and commercial accounts to use city-approved dumpster or roll-off containers under Sec. 24-14(b), and lets commercial…

Fontana picks up solid waste on every scheduled day except Sundays and six named holidays, under Sec. 24-37. Collection runs 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, for…

Fontana runs a mandatory three-container system: green for organics and food waste, blue for recyclables, black for trash, under Sec. 24-61(1)a. Every developed residential property…

Fontana makes it unlawful to dump, deposit, place or bury refuse on any lot, land, public place or waterway, and any vehicle used to do the dumping is declared a nuisance subject to…

Fontana limits when residential trash, recycling and organics carts can sit at the curb: no earlier than 24 hours before your scheduled pickup and pulled back in within 12 hours after…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County requires solid-waste collection service through the County's franchise system. The Solid Waste Management Division runs 20 Franchise Areas and a…

Every single-family household in unincorporated San Bernardino County must subscribe to the County's organic waste collection service under Code § 46.1302, sorting food scraps and yard…

San Bernardino County bars residents from setting bulky wastes like appliances, furniture, tree limbs, and stumps out for pickup without first arranging collection with their permitted…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County requires any business generating four or more cubic yards of solid waste per week, or any multifamily complex of five or more units, to arrange…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County homes must subscribe to organic waste collection and sort green waste like grass and branches into the green container.

Fontana HOAs enforce CC&Rs through written notice, hearings, and fines under Davis-Stirling. Civil Code 5850+ limits fines and requires due process; some CC&R restrictions are…

Fontana HOA disputes must go through Internal Dispute Resolution (Civil Code 5900+) and Alternative Dispute Resolution before court. Members have rights to meet, mediate, and receive…

Fontana HOAs must follow Davis-Stirling architectural review rules (Civil Code 4765) requiring written procedures, fair decisions, appeal rights, and respect for state law exemptions…

California Civil Code 5600-5740 governs HOA assessments in San Bernardino County, requiring annual budget disclosure, limits on increases without member vote, and specific collection…

California's Davis-Stirling Act gives every HOA member the right to inspect and copy association records under Civil Code § 5205. Boards must produce current-year records within 10…

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…

Fontana treats light trespass as a zoning violation under FMC Title 17 and a nuisance under Civil Code 3479. Property-line levels facing residential parcels are capped; neighbors can…

Outdoor lighting in San Bernardino County's Mountain and Desert regions must be fully shielded and shut off by 11:00 p.m., with narrow exceptions for entry lighting and motion-sensor…

Off-site sign (billboard) illumination in unincorporated San Bernardino County must comply with the county's outdoor lighting chapter, including mountain/desert dark-sky curfews where…

Fontana residents can opt out of door-to-door solicitation by posting a clearly visible No Soliciting sign. Ignoring a posted sign is a citable offense in addition to any permit…

Fontana requires anyone going door-to-door taking orders for goods to obtain a solicitor's license from the license collector before starting business. Fees scale with gross receipts…

Fontana does not experience accumulating snow, so no snow-removal ordinance applies. Owners must keep sidewalks free of debris, obstructions, and hazards adjacent to their property.

Fontana declares dangerous, substandard and dilapidated buildings a public nuisance under Municipal Code Sec. 18-2, alongside junk, overgrown vegetation and other blight conditions…

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…

Fontana sets no numeric dBA property-line limit. Its noise ordinance, FMC Sections 18-62 and 18-63, bans loud, excessive, impulsive or intrusive sound audible 50 feet from the source…

Fontana has no data-center use category. A data center locates in the M-1 Light Industrial or M-2 Heavy Industrial zone, classified by Planning into the nearest Table 30-530 use - a…

Standby and portable generators in unincorporated San Bernardino County must meet Title 8 limits (45 dBA night residential). PSPS and emergency use is exempt. SCAQMD Rule 1470 permits…

Rooftop and ground-mounted air conditioners, heat pumps and ventilation equipment in unincorporated San Bernardino County must stay under 55 dB(A) daytime and 45 dB(A) at night at the…

San Bernardino County Code § 24.0706(b) bars sound amplifying equipment or live music from being plainly audible inside an occupied dwelling between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., a standard that…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County, a car stereo or speaker's rhythmic bass alone is enough to prove a plainly-audible noise violation: no decibel meter needed.

California SB 54, the California Values Act, limits how San Bernardino County Sheriff and other local agencies may cooperate with federal immigration authorities in unincorporated…

California SB 793, upheld by Proposition 31 in 2022, bans the retail sale of most flavored tobacco products and flavor enhancers across San Bernardino County, including menthol…

California prohibits sale of tobacco and vapor products to anyone under 21 statewide under Business and Professions Code 22958, enacted by SBX2-7 in 2016. The Tobacco 21 standard…

San Bernardino County does not set a local minimum wage, so the California statewide rate of 16.50 dollars per hour applies in 2026 to most employers in unincorporated areas, with…

California requires most employers, including warehouse and logistics operators in the Inland Empire portion of San Bernardino County, to provide at least 40 hours of paid sick leave…

San Bernardino County protects known and likely archaeological and historic sites through the Cultural Resources Preservation (CP) Overlay, County Code Chapter 82.12. Land is mapped…

California AB 1276 prohibits restaurants and food delivery platforms in San Bernardino County from automatically including plastic utensils, condiments, and napkins; items must be…

California AB 1884 bars full-service restaurants in San Bernardino County and statewide from automatically providing plastic straws; customers must specifically request them at…

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…

San Bernardino County requires a business license and charges a 7.75% admission tax on permanent open-air amphitheaters seating 1,000 or more in the unincorporated area.

San Bernardino County bans solid fuel burning outdoor fireplaces, chimineas, barbeques, and fire pits at short-term rentals in the Mountain Region, a fire-safety rule enforced through…

Closing or temporarily using a County road for filming requires a separate, non-refundable road encroachment permit from the Transportation and Flood Control Department, arranged…

Student filmmakers in unincorporated San Bernardino County still need a filming permit but skip the processing fee with a school letter.

Commercial filming anywhere in unincorporated San Bernardino County, or on any County-controlled facility, requires a filming permit issued through the County Film Office.

Unincorporated San Bernardino County requires a 25-foot front setback and 15-foot rear setback for RL, RS, and RM residential zones under the Development Code's Valley Region standards…

Unincorporated homes cap out at 35 feet in RL and RS zones and 45 feet in RM zones, measured from the highest adjoining grade to the roofline.

In the Valley Region of unincorporated San Bernardino County, RL lots cap structure and impervious coverage at 20 percent, RS lots at up to 40 percent, and RM lots at 60 percent.

County Environmental Health Services inspects every apartment house, hotel, and motel in unincorporated San Bernardino County before issuing the Certificate of Occupancy required to…

San Bernardino County requires a minimum 100-acre parcel to establish the AG Agricultural zoning district under the Development Code, with crop production, livestock and community…

The California Right to Farm Act under Civil Code 3482.5 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits brought by neighbors who moved in after farming began. The…

California Density Bonus Law lets developers exceed San Bernardino County zoning density by up to 50 percent in exchange for affordable units. Recent updates under SB 1287 and AB 1287…

California is an all-party consent state for audio recording. All parties to a confidential conversation must consent to being recorded under Penal Code §632. Video recording in public…

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…

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…

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…