Hesperia, CA

Hesperia bans cattle, hogs and general small livestock on Single-Family Residence (R1) lots, allowing them back only via an educational animal permit or on parcels of five acres or…

Hesperia allows exotic animals only in single-family or agricultural zones with a special use permit good for 36 months, capped at two animals per property unless a zoo or menagerie…

Hesperia has no breed-specific dog ban -- instead it declares individual dogs 'potentially dangerous' or 'vicious' after a hearing based on documented bites or aggressive incidents…

Hesperia bars any animal from running at large in public and requires dogs taken off their own property to be restrained on a leash no longer than six feet.

Apiaries are banned citywide in Hesperia; only agriculturally zoned, owner-occupied parcels may keep up to three hives, set back 300 feet from streets, schools, parks and neighboring…

Dogs impounded by Hesperia animal control face mandatory spaying or neutering: unlicensed dogs on the first violation, licensed dogs on the second, all at the owner's expense under…

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…

Hesperia requires any pool, spa, or hot tub deeper than 18 inches to be enclosed by a 60-inch barrier meeting California Building Code and ISPSC gate and construction standards.

Hesperia's pool-safety code defines 'swimming pool' to include above-ground and portable pools holding more than 18 inches of water, pulling them into the same barrier and safety…

Hesperia treats small family day care homes (12 or fewer children) as a by-right accessory use, while large family day care homes need only a Site Plan Review, not a conditional use…

Hesperia bans all signage for home-based businesses: no exterior sign of any kind and no advertising that uses the home address, whether the ad runs on-site or off.

Hesperia requires anyone running a home-based business to get a business license plus a written home occupation application, and the city mails notice of the application to every…

Hesperia's home occupation rules flatly bar customers or clients from visiting a home-based business at the dwelling, allowing only narrow exceptions like music lessons or approved…

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…

Hesperia requires driveways serving one or two homes to be at least 12 feet wide and paved with a minimum 2 inches of asphalt or 3.5 inches of concrete.

Hesperia gives EV charging station installations expedited administrative permit review and bars denial of a complete application unless it poses a specific, unmitigable adverse safety…

Hesperia bars stopping or parking within 20 feet of a marked crosswalk or driveway entrance and near fire hydrants, and prohibits leaving any vehicle on a street or alley for more than…

In Hesperia's small-lot single-family subdivisions, parking a vehicle overnight within the street yard setback is barred between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.: vehicles must instead use the…

Hesperia bars parking any commercial vehicle rated 26,000 pounds GVWR or more on public streets citywide, with only narrow exceptions for active loading, delivery, or a 24-hour…

Hesperia treats any abandoned, wrecked, junked, or inoperative vehicle kept more than 72 hours on a residential, commercial, or industrial lot, and visible from outside the parcel, as…

Hesperia marks loading zones with color-coded curbs, capping commercial-vehicle material loading at 20 minutes and passenger loading at 3 minutes, with separate white passenger-only…

Hesperia requires front-yard recreational vehicle and trailer parking areas to be surfaced with concrete, asphalt, gravel, or crushed rock, and bars storing an RV in the public…

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…

Hesperia limits accessory buildings on residential and agricultural lots to a 1,000-square-foot aggregate footprint, or up to 7.5% of net lot area, except in the A-2 agricultural zone…

Hesperia issues accessory dwelling unit permits ministerially under its Development Code, which sets a four-foot side and rear yard setback, size caps, and height limits implementing…

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…

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…

Hesperia exempts construction, repair, and demolition noise from its decibel limits only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., never on Sundays or federal holidays.

Hesperia declares habitually barking, crowing, or noisy animals on residentially zoned property a nuisance whenever the noise interferes with a neighbor's reasonable enjoyment of their…

Hesperia caps outdoor noise reaching neighboring property at 55-60 dB(A) in residential zones, 65 dB(A) in commercial zones, and 70 dB(A) in industrial zones, with stricter nighttime…

Hesperia caps outdoor noise reaching residential property at 55 dB(A) between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., rising to 60 dB(A) during daytime hours, under the development code's noise…

Hesperia bans operating a motor vehicle whose noise exceeds the state Vehicle Code limit and requires every vehicle used in the city to carry a working muffler and spark arrester.

Unincorporated San Bernardino County has no ordinance banning or specifically restricting leaf blowers. Their use is governed by the general noise rules: the Development Code…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County, live music and amplified sound equipment must go silent by 10 p.m. if it's plainly audible inside a neighbor's home, and can't resume until 7…

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…

Hesperia's code treats dry grass over four inches tall, along with poison oak, poison ivy and tumbleweeds, as a public-nuisance 'weed' subject to a 30-day removal notice.

A Hesperia property owner convicted of illegally removing a protected native tree or desert plant must hire an expert to design and carry out a replacement program, plus post a bond…

Hesperia Water District can cap landscape irrigation to set hours and days once it declares a water shortage stage. Stage 3 limits watering to three days a week between 10 p.m. and 5…

Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in unincorporated San Bernardino County. California's Rainwater Capture Act lets residents install rain barrels for outdoor, non-potable…

San Bernardino County's Development Code requires native and drought-tolerant plants in new and rehabilitated landscaping, and Chapter 88.01 protects native trees and desert plants…

Trees inside a clear sight triangle at any intersection or driveway must be trimmed to eight feet above the adjoining curb, exempting them from the county's 30-inch obstruction limit…

San Bernardino County's Development Code does not ban artificial turf and actively directs that natural turf be minimized to save water. Synthetic turf is an accepted water-saving…

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

Hesperia limits front-yard fences to 36 inches when view-obscuring, though non-view-obscuring ornamental metal-and-masonry estate fences may reach six feet. Chain link with slats…

Hesperia's grading permit does not cover retaining walls: anyone building one in Hesperia, San Bernardino County, needs a separate building permit from the Building Official.

The San Bernardino County Development Code sets fence height, materials, and placement, but does not allocate the cost of a shared boundary fence between neighbors. Cost-sharing for…

San Bernardino County Code § 83.06.070 bans permanent chain-link, barbed wire, razor wire, tarp, and electrified fencing across most residential zoning districts in the unincorporated…

San Bernardino County's Building and Safety Division charges $113 for a residential chain-link, wood, or wrought-iron fencing permit and $189 for all other fencing, plus separate fees…

Burning solid waste anywhere in Hesperia is illegal without a special permit from the city council or fire protection agency, and it must meet air-quality rules, per Municipal Code §…

Hesperia requires owners near hazardous fire areas to clear a 30-foot firebreak around structures, widening to 30-100 feet in high fire hazard severity zones, enforced through the…

Hesperia requires a 30-foot firebreak of cleared, thinned or treated vegetation around buildings, extending to 30-100 feet in high fire-hazard severity zones, enforced by the fire…

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…

San Bernardino County Code § 23.0205 requires a State Fire Marshal-listed smoke detector in every existing single-family dwelling, manufactured home and mobilehome in the…

San Bernardino County bans solid fuel burning outdoor fireplaces, chimineas, barbeques and fire pits at short-term rentals in the Mountain Region under County Code § 84.28.070(j)(1)…

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

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…

Development Code Section 84.28.060(d) requires all renter vehicles to park on the STR property at a ratio of at least one space per four renters. On-street and right-of-way parking is…

Under Development Code Section 84.28.060, sleeping occupancy is set by room size (70 sq ft for one person, +50 sq ft per additional person), then capped by unit size and parcel acreage…

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…

New home and commercial landscaping in Hesperia caps turf at 20% of front and side yards, and bans it outright on small-lot subdivision frontages, under the city's water-efficient…

Once Hesperia Water District declares Stage 3 or higher of its water shortage plan, customers must fix leaking pipes or faulty sprinklers fast: seven days at Stage 3, three days at…

New irrigation systems and decorative water features in Hesperia must use recycled water instead of potable supply, unless the city grants a written exemption for unavailability.

Hesperia residents may set trash carts at the curb no earlier than sunset the night before pickup and must remove them by 8:00 p.m. on collection day, wheels toward the gutter.

Hesperia requires construction and demolition roll-off bins to go on site once work generates waste, no later than the slab grade inspection, and bars placing them where they block a…

Hesperia's code defines yard waste as leaves, grass clippings, brush and branches, but branches or stumps over three inches thick or three feet long don't qualify unless chipped down…

Every Hesperia property owner must subscribe to the city's franchised trash hauler for residential collection, whether the home is owner-occupied, tenant-occupied, or vacant, and…

Hesperia multi-family complexes of five or more units must source-separate recyclables or use comparable mixed-waste processing, complying with the state Mandatory Commercial Recycling…

Dumping trash or debris on public property or someone else's private property is a declared public nuisance in Hesperia, punishable as a misdemeanor under Municipal Code §§ 8.32.010(A)…

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…

Hesperia adopts the 2025 California Building Code and its companion codes by reference as the city's Building Regulations, so work covered by those state codes needs a permit through…

Plumbing construction and sizing in Hesperia must meet the California Plumbing Code, which the city uses to set its own permit and sizing standards, including for private sewage…

Electrical work in Hesperia runs on the locally adopted 2025 California Electrical Code, and the city layers on its own rule for EV charging systems, which must meet Electrical Code…

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…

Hesperia allows mobile food vending from parking lots and plazas only in commercial, mixed-use, business park, and industrial zones; in residential zones, vending is limited to a…

Hesperia regulates sidewalk vending, selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, or other non-motorized conveyance on a public sidewalk, path, or park, and distinguishes…

Hesperia regulates mobile food and ice cream vending vehicles with special equipment rules, including alternately flashing amber signal lamps visible at 500 feet and a front-mounted…

Hesperia can inspect any residential rental property for code compliance under its Chapter 5.72 rental housing business license program, with a self-certification option for owners…

Hesperia bans retailers from selling any flavored tobacco product, including flavored e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes, with narrow exceptions for premium cigars and loose-leaf pipe…

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…

Hesperia bars anyone required to register as a sex offender under Penal Code § 290 from loitering, as defined by Penal Code § 653b, in or near a school or place where children…

Hesperia bans skateboarding, roller skating, and similar wheeled devices on posted public or commercial/industrial property once prohibition signage is clearly displayed at entrances…

California Proposition 64 and San Bernardino County rules ban smoking, vaping, or eating cannabis in public places, including streets, parks, and county buildings in unincorporated…

San Bernardino County Code § 24.0501 makes it an infraction to carry an open, unsealed or partly emptied alcohol container onto the posted premises, adjacent parking lot, or adjacent…

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…

The Sheriff's Department can bill party hosts for every response after a written warning, with the host and any minor's parents jointly liable for the full cost.

Hesperia bans all new billboards outright; the only way to add or convert one to a digital advertising display is a City Council-approved relocation agreement, and any digital…

Most window signs in Hesperia are exempt from sign permits entirely, but apartment, condominium, and mobile home park communities face one specific limit: window signs on community or…

Garage sale signs in Hesperia are capped at four square feet, limited to two off-site directional signs with owner permission, and must come down at close of sale each day.

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…

Political signs in unincorporated San Bernardino County must come down within 30 days after the election and stay under 8 square feet in residential zones.

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…

Hesperia charges a 10% transient occupancy tax on hotel room rent, collected by the operator from every transient guest and remitted monthly to the city tax collector.

Operating a tattoo, piercing, or other body art studio in Hesperia requires a city business license plus a San Bernardino County health permit for the facility and each practitioner.

Pawnbrokers in Hesperia must hold a city business license and furnish a valid, unexpired state pawnbrokers permit with every application and renewal.

Hesperia requires a city business license to run a massage facility, bars locating within 3,000 feet of another massage business, and limits hours to 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Hesperia requires a zoning permit for adult entertainment businesses and keeps them at least 500 feet from other adult uses, homes, schools, and churches, and 1,000 feet from I-15 or…

Junk dealers, secondhand dealers, and salvage collectors in Hesperia must obtain a business license and furnish a valid state secondhand dealers permit, with CRV-only collectors exempt…

Hesperia bans smoke shops outright as a commercial community enhancement measure: the use is prohibited citywide, including the Main Street and Freeway Corridor Specific Plan area…

County Code § 84.12.050(b) bars motor vehicle repair, including engine, muffler, and drive-train work, upholstery, painting, and vehicle storage, from every home occupation in the…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County it is unlawful to solicit or offer paid motor vehicle repair or towing work on public roads and highways. County Code §§ 41.0601 and 41.0602…

Hesperia requires a permit before holding any garage, yard, estate, or rummage sale, and motor vehicles can never be sold as part of one.

Hesperia declares breeding or harborage places for disease-carrying animals like rodents a public nuisance, and property owners must not create or allow such conditions on real…

Hesperia adopts San Bernardino County's food inspection and grading program citywide, and it's unlawful to operate a food establishment unless the county's letter grade card is posted…

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…

Fairs, concerts, and festivals held outdoors or in temporary enclosures in Hesperia require a special event permit, with county health permits required whenever food or alcohol is sold.

Hesperia requires a special event permit for festivals, fairs, concerts, parades, and similar organized gatherings on public or private property, capping approvals at 21 days and…

Restaurants in Hesperia may extend dining onto the public sidewalk, but only with a city encroachment permit, a required seven-foot clear pedestrian path, and movable barriers that…

Parades and other events in Hesperia's public right-of-way need a special event permit, capped at 21 days or four weekends per 90 days, with $1 million liability insurance.

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…

Hesperia bans virtually all commercial cannabis activity, cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution, and retail, under both non-medical and medical state license types. The…

Hesperia's lone licensed cannabis use, a medical delivery dispensary, must sit at least 600 feet from any residential or agricultural zone, school, park, playground, day care, or place…

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…

Health and Safety Code section 11362.2 grants every adult 21 or older the statewide right to cultivate up to six cannabis plants indoors, and bars local governments from completely…

Hesperia limits how long parked commercial vehicles (26,000+ lb GVWR trucks and trailers) may idle in residential and agricultural zones to five minutes, and bans blowing air horns…

Every construction project in Hesperia, regardless of size, must have a city-approved erosion and sediment control plan before grading or building permits are issued.

New and substantially improved buildings in Hesperia's mapped flood zones must have their lowest floor built at or above the base flood elevation, certified by a licensed engineer or…

Hesperia bans discharging pollutants, illicit non-stormwater or hazardous materials into its storm drain system, and requires new development and construction sites to install BMPs to…

Hesperia requires a floodplain development permit before any construction begins in a mapped special flood hazard area, administered by the city engineer under FEMA's Flood Insurance…

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…

Hesperia sets minimum street setbacks measured from the road centerline: 55 feet where the right-of-way is 60 feet or less, or 25 feet plus half the right-of-way width where it exceeds…

Hesperia's development code caps residential structure height at 35 feet and 2.5 stories citywide, with 45 feet for R3 multi-family and a lower 30-foot limit in small-lot R1…

Hesperia caps the combined footprint of sheds, barns, and other accessory structures at 15 percent of net lot area in residential and agricultural zones: except General Agricultural…

Hesperia caps glare from community or regional industrial activity at 0.5 footcandles as measured on any residential district or lot, protecting neighbors from light spillover.

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…

Hesperia declares any building with structural, fire or safety hazards a dangerous building and public nuisance, giving code enforcement authority to compel repair or abatement.

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…

Hesperia allows roof-mounted solar as an accessory use without discretionary review in residential zones, while ground-mounted panels need a rear-yard siting finding and larger systems…

Small residential rooftop solar systems up to 10 kW AC get a streamlined, nondiscretionary building permit in the unincorporated county: no use permit or hearing unless there's a…

California Civil Code 714 (Solar Rights Act) prohibits HOAs in San Bernardino County from banning solar panels, limiting restrictions to reasonable placement that does not…

Hesperia prohibits placing or piling material, or leaving any obstruction or impediment to travel, on any city facility such as a street or sidewalk without an encroachment permit.

Anyone excavating, building, or placing an encroachment in a Hesperia street, sidewalk, or other city facility needs a written encroachment permit from the city engineer, along with…

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

Hesperia protects specific desert native species, Joshua trees, smoketree, agaves and yuccas, mesquites, and large creosote rings, from removal without a permit citywide.

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.

Hesperia's juvenile curfew makes it a misdemeanor for anyone under 18 to loiter on streets, sidewalks, parks, or public places between 10 p.m. and sunrise unless accompanied by a…

San Bernardino County Code § 28.0301(a) opens every County Regional Park for public use between daybreak and dusk, or as posted, unless the Director restricts hours further or a…

Hesperia protects farming through two agricultural zoning designations, Limited Agricultural (A1) and General Agricultural (A2), created specifically to preserve agricultural uses and…

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…

Hesperia requires every rental property to hold an annual business license, pass city inspection, and meet listed habitability and maintenance standards or face nuisance enforcement.

Anyone renting residential property in Hesperia must register for a rental housing business license within 60 days of acquiring it and renew that registration every year, even if units…

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…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County has no local rent control, but California AB 1482 (Tenant Protection Act of 2019) imposes a statewide cap of CPI plus 5% annually (maximum 10%) on…

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…

San Bernardino County tenants who have occupied 12+ months are protected by CA AB 1482 just-cause eviction rules. Landlords must state a valid reason and pay relocation for no-fault…

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…

Hesperia bars residents from placing solid waste or recycling containers where they block bike lanes, sidewalks, wheelchair access, or vehicular and transit traffic, per Municipal Code…

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…

Door-to-door peddlers and solicitors in Hesperia must hold a city business license, may only work daylight hours, and cannot hawk goods on the street.

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 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 Civil Code 5900-5965 requires HOAs in San Bernardino County to offer internal dispute resolution (IDR) and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) before filing litigation over…

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 overrides HOA governing documents on several owner protections. The Davis-Stirling Act and related Civil Code sections bar HOAs from prohibiting solar systems, U.S. flag…

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…

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…

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.

Camping, sleeping, or storing personal property on county-owned public property is banned outside designated campgrounds, with 72-hour notice before enforcement and immediate abatement…

County Code Section 28.0903 bars sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing personal property on unincorporated San Bernardino County streets, sidewalks, alleyways, trails, and county…

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.

San Bernardino County Code § 26.0101 makes it unlawful, in the unincorporated area, to keep, maintain, conduct, control, have charge of, or even be present at or visit any house, room…

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…

The county Development Code sets stationary-source noise limits, measured at the nearest noise-sensitive property line. A data center next to homes cannot exceed 55 dB(A) daytime or 45…

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…

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…