Highland, CA

In the City of Highland, California, a wood, chain-link, plastic, vinyl or metal fence needs no building permit up to 6 feet tall, and a masonry or concrete fence needs none up to 3…

In the City of Highland, California, a fence or wall in a required front yard is limited to four feet, or a maximum of five feet if the portion above three feet is wrought iron or…

In the City of Highland, California, the hillside development rules in Highland Municipal Code § 16.40.420 cap walls and fences at six feet in height and call for terracing when a…

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…

The City of Highland, California adopts the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code and maps Fire Safety Areas to the Fire Hazard Severity Zones on its Fire Safety Overlay…

In the City of Highland, California, outdoor fires in hazardous fire areas need a permit from the fire code official, and open burning of rubbish, trash and debris containing…

In the City of Highland, California, a fire in a permanent barbecue, portable barbecue, outdoor fireplace, incinerator or grill on inhabited premises needs no outdoor fire permit if it…

In the City of Highland, Highland Municipal Code § 8.58.020 bans possessing, using, selling or transporting any fireworks, including safe and sane fireworks, with two carve-outs…

In the City of Highland, California, a vehicle fueling station can store and display noncommercial propane tanks, along with their racks or shelving, outdoors on an improved surface…

San Bernardino County Land Use Services requires property owners in wildfire-prone unincorporated areas to maintain defensible space by clearing flammable vegetation. The County…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, amplified music cannot be plainly audible at 50 feet between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., or at 25 feet between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Highland…

In the City of Highland, California, sound from a vehicle stereo cannot be plainly audible at 50 feet, or beyond the property line when the vehicle is on private property. Highland…

In the City of Highland, California, noisy activities such as power tools, leaf blowers and compressors are limited to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. in every zone except the industrial zone…

In the City of Highland, gasoline and electric leaf blowers can run only between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in every zone except the industrial (I) zone, where the window opens at 5:00…

In the City of Highland, California, construction activity cannot start before 7:00 a.m. and must end by 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. No construction runs on city or federal…

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 §…

A dog or other animal that habitually barks, howls, crows or makes loud noise causing a neighbor annoyance or discomfort, on any residentially zoned property, violates County Code §…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, an abandoned, dismantled, inoperative, junked or wrecked vehicle kept for more than 72 hours on a residential, commercial or industrial site and…

In the City of Highland, California, it is unlawful to park a truck tractor, motor truck, trailer, semi-trailer or combination over a gross weight of five tons on any public street…

In the City of Highland, California, Highland Municipal Code § 10.12.050 requires on-street blue curb spaces to be indicated by blue paint on a curb edge of the paved portion of the…

In the City of Highland, California, the city traffic engineer decides where no stopping zones and no parking areas go, and Highland Municipal Code § 12.07.010 requires them to be…

In the City of Highland, California, Highland Municipal Code § 12.07.020 bars leaving any vehicle on a publicly maintained street, alley or other place open for vehicular travel for…

In the City of Highland, California, a complete application for an electric vehicle charging station gets a building permit the same day over the counter or within one to three…

In the City of Highland, California, parking a vehicle on dirt, loose gravel, a landscaped area or any other unimproved surface of a parcel is a public nuisance under Highland…

In the City of Highland, California, Table 16.52.040.A sets the minimum off-street loading spaces by type of use and floor area. General retail and eating and drinking facilities need…

In the City of Highland, California, Highland Municipal Code § 16.52.080 allows recreational vehicles, boats, truck campers and trailers on a residential lot only as an accessory use…

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…

In Highland, California city parks and recreation facilities, dogs and cats must be on a leash of not more than six feet, under the full control of a person at least 13 years old…

In the City of Highland, California, a veterinary office or animal hospital with exterior kennels, pens or runs needs a conditional use permit in the General Commercial, Planned…

In the City of Highland, California, exotic animals are allowed only in a single-family residential district, and only after a county veterinarian statement, neighbor notice, and…

In the City of Highland, California, lots smaller than 20,000 square feet can keep up to four adult dogs or four adult cats, or a combination totalling not more than four adult…

In the City of Highland, California, an apiary is listed among the animal uses that need a conditional use permit. Hives and boxes must sit at least 400 feet from any street, road…

In the City of Highland, California, poultry and rabbits need a department review permit in any residential district, with a cap of 20 adult animals on parcels under 10,000 square feet…

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…

San Bernardino County requires every Pit Bull over four months old to be spayed or neutered, with narrow exemptions for AKC/UKC-registered purebreds, working, and medically unfit dogs.

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…

San Bernardino County requires every Pit Bull over four months old to be spayed or neutered under County Code § 32.1501, with narrow exemptions for AKC/UKC-registered dogs, service…

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…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, an accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet is not charged development impact fees. An ADU of 750 square feet or larger is charged fees…

In the City of Highland, California, a detached accessory building in a residential district has a maximum height of 20 feet and a maximum size of 1,000 square feet, must sit at least…

In the City of Highland, California, an accessory dwelling unit is reviewed ministerially, with the city acting within 60 days of a completed application. Highland Municipal Code §…

In the City of Highland, California, an accessory dwelling unit can be rented, but not for short-term stays: Highland Municipal Code § 16.44.180 bars rentals of less than 31…

In the City of Highland, California, converting or demolishing a garage, carport or covered parking structure to create an ADU does not require replacement parking, as long as the ADU…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, Chapter 3.20 of the Municipal Code taxes occupancy of any structure, or portion of one, used for lodging by a transient, meaning a stay of 30…

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.

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…

In the City of Highland, California, a home occupation cannot generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic above what is typical of a residential neighborhood. A cottage food operation may…

In the City of Highland, California, a day care run from a home must meet Highland Municipal Code § 16.44.100: operation from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., outdoor activity from 8:00 a.m. to…

In the City of Highland, California, a home occupation under Highland Municipal Code § 16.44.140(A) can employ only household members, cannot sell goods directly on the premises, is…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, a private swimming pool is an accessory use to a home, and a department review permit is required before construction when the pool is proposed…

Pools in unincorporated San Bernardino County must be surrounded by an enclosure at least 60 inches high with no more than 2 inches of clearance under the barrier, no gaps that pass a…

In the City of Highland, California, HMC § 16.64.040 requires a tree removal permit from the community development director before anyone removes, relocates or destroys a heritage…

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…

San Bernardino County's weed abatement is handled through its Fire Hazard Abatement program under County Code Sections 23.0301 to 23.0319. Owners of unincorporated land must clear…

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…

Day-to-day outdoor watering limits in unincorporated San Bernardino County are set by your local water purveyor and by statewide rules from the State Water Resources Control Board, not…

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

The City of Highland, California adopts the 2025 California Electrical Code (Part 3 of Title 24) by reference, including Article 89, as its electrical code. The building official…

The City of Highland, California adopts the 2025 California Plumbing Code (Part 5 of Title 24), including Chapter 1 Division II and Appendix H, as its plumbing code. The building…

In the City of Highland, California, fire sprinklers are mandatory in all living and garage areas of condominium, townhouse and apartment developments in the R-3 Residential District…

The City of Highland, California adopts the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, also called the CAL-Green Code, as its green building standards code. The building official…

In the City of Highland, California, Section 109.8 of the California Building Code, added by Highland Municipal Code § 15.04.030, lets the city charge a re-inspection fee when…

In the City of Highland, California, building permits follow the 2025 California Building Code as adopted in Chapter 15.04, and § 15.04.030 amends the Section 105.2 list of work exempt…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, a food establishment cannot operate unless its inspection letter grade is posted. Highland Municipal Code § 8.44.050 bars anyone from defacing…

In the City of Highland, California, any building or structure that is a breeding place for rodents or vermin is a public nuisance under Highland Municipal Code Section 8.32.020(A)(2)…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, a motor vehicle burglar alarm that sounds outdoors must be shut off within 15 minutes of activation. Highland Municipal Code § 8.50.030 makes it…

In the City of Highland, California, an officer does not need a decibel meter or a song title to cite bass noise. Highland Municipal Code § 8.50.020 defines plainly audible sound to…

In the City of Highland, California, loading or unloading vehicles with impulsive or raucous noise within 1,000 feet of a residence is limited to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Trucks over…

In all residential districts of the City of Highland, California, air conditioners, heating, cooling and ventilating equipment must be operated so they do not disturb the peace, quiet…

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…

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 the City of Highland, California, the city manager or designee issues permits for exclusive temporary use of specified recreational areas by groups, under rules and standards…

In the City of Highland, California, the community development director approves special event permits, but any event expected to draw 2,500 or more people at one time needs a public…

In the City of Highland, California, a sidewalk cafe must run as an accessory use to a legally established restaurant or other eating and drinking establishment. Furnishings are…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, it is unlawful to drink or attempt to drink alcohol in any public park, street, alley, highway or other public place unless the law expressly…

In the City of Highland, a loud, unruly or disorderly party on private property draws a first response notice, and any second response within 12 hours of that notice can bring a second…

In the City of Highland, California, Highland Municipal Code § 12.08.020 makes it unlawful and a public nuisance to ride a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or a similar…

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…

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…

San Bernardino County bans school-age minors from loitering in public places countywide during school hours, unless they have a valid excuse like an emergency errand or a medical…

In the City of Highland, California, city parks are open to the public between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless the City Council adopts alternate hours by resolution or agreement…

In the City of Highland, curfew hours for minors under 18 run from 10:00 p.m. on any day until 6:00 a.m. the next day. Highland Municipal Code § 9.16.020 makes it an offense for a…

In the City of Highland, California, storing personal property, including camp facilities and camp paraphernalia, in a park or on public property is unlawful. The city can impound it…

In the City of Highland, California, no one can stand, sit, linger, idle, loiter or lie down on a street, sidewalk, park or other public property in a way that obstructs free passage…

Every transient who occupies a hotel in the City of Highland, California pays a tax of seven percent of the rent charged by the operator. The tax is a debt the guest owes the City…

In the City of Highland, California, every owner and every occupant of developed property, whether residential, commercial or industrial, must arrange regular refuse collection with…

In the City of Highland, California, tree trimmings and brush must be cut into four-foot lengths and tied into bundles no larger than 24 inches in diameter, and any yard waste must go…

In the City of Highland, California, the person in charge of any property that produces refuse must keep containers in a suitable place, big enough to hold everything that accumulates…

In the City of Highland, California, refuse must be removed from residential property at least once a week and from commercial food preparation establishments at least twice a week…

In the City of Highland, California, trash containers cannot go to the street more than 24 hours before the normal collection time and must come back within 12 hours after collection…

In the City of Highland, California, bulky waste cannot be set out at the street without prior approval and arrangements with the collector. Special collections of furniture, white…

In the City of Highland, California, recyclables become the property of the authorized recycling contractor once placed for collection, and from 6:00 p.m. the evening before collection…

In the City of Highland, California, it is unlawful to place, deposit or dump solid waste of any kind on any property in the city without a conditional use permit. The director of…

In the City of Highland, California, every single-family household must subscribe to the city's three-container organic waste collection service. Food waste goes in the green…

In the City of Highland, California, recyclables must go out in the standard containers or bins the city designates, set at the curb no more than 24 hours before collection and taken…

In the City of Highland, California, no one can work as a solicitor without a license issued under HMC § 5.04.350. The applicant files a sworn application and pays an investigation…

In the City of Highland, California, a solicitor who goes onto a private residence after the owner or occupant has posted a plainly visible sign saying the practice is not wanted…

In the City of Highland, California, sidewalk vending requires a 12-month sidewalk vending permit from the community development director. Vendors stay 15 feet from intersections, 10…

In the City of Highland, California, a food truck operator or event organizer must obtain a special event permit under HMC § 16.08.130, hold a city of Highland business license, and…

In the City of Highland, California, food trucks operate only through a special event permit at one stationary location in a nonresidential district. They must sit at an established…

Highland Municipal Code § 8.60.020 sets the riding rules for bicycles and e-bikes in the City of Highland: electric mobility devices are barred from sidewalks, parks, trails and any…

In the City of Highland, Highland Municipal Code § 8.60.010 defines an e-bike by reference to California Vehicle Code Section 312.5: fully operable pedals and an electric motor not…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, a household needs a permit for each yard, garage, patio or rummage sale and is limited to three sales per 12-month period. Each sale runs three…

In the City of Highland, California, Highland Municipal Code § 16.40.390(E)(1)(d) tells landscape designers to minimize the use of turf: turf areas must serve functional needs and…

In the City of Highland, California, Highland Municipal Code § 16.40.390(J) requires dual distribution irrigation systems that allow current and future use of recycled water, and…

In the City of Highland, California, nobody can run a massage establishment without a license under Chapter 5.16 of the Highland Municipal Code. Owners also need a city business…

In the City of Highland, California, a sexually oriented business is permitted only in the CG, PC, BP and I zones, and it cannot be located within 750 feet of a residential use or…

In the City of Highland, California, Highland Municipal Code § 16.40.340 bars storage, repair work, dismantling and service of any motor vehicle in a required front setback or street…

Secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers in unincorporated San Bernardino County must register with the Sheriff and report transactions through the California Department of Justice CAPSS…

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…

The Sheriff's Department charges $35.00 to process a State pawnbroker permit for anyone opening a pawnshop in unincorporated San Bernardino County, per County Code § 16.0226(w)(2).

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…

In the City of Highland, California, commercial motion picture, television and video filming needs an approved permit from the film permit coordinator before it starts. The permit must…

In the City of Highland, California, a film permit application that involves road closures must be filed twelve full working days before the desired date of filming, compared with five…

In the City of Highland, California, the film permit coordinator can condition a filming permit to reduce loud or unusual noise such as gunfire, sirens, public address systems, bull…

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

In the City of Highland, California, an outdoor fire in a hazardous fire area needs a permit from the fire code official. Barbecues, outdoor fireplaces, incinerators and grills on…

In the City of Highland, California, the Residential Rental Enhancement Program requires each rental owner to submit a signed self-certification checklist. The city then photographs…

In the City of Highland, California, an owner or occupant of a covered rental unit can ask the city for an interior and exterior inspection at any time. The city can also inspect…

In the City of Highland, California, no one can occupy or let a residential rental unit until a completed application is filed with the code enforcement division. The application is…

In the City of Highland, California, it is a public nuisance to occupy, allow to be occupied or maintain a rental unit that fails state and local housing standards, property…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, new residential construction and substantial improvements in a special flood hazard area must have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated…

In the City of Highland, California, Chapter 13.04 of the Highland Municipal Code bans discharging anything other than stormwater into the city storm drain system, or into any street…

In the City of Highland, California, land clearing and grading need an approved soil erosion and sediment control plan before building or grading permits issue. Runoff controls must…

In the City of Highland, California, a permanent fuel modification area at least 100 feet wide, measured from the development perimeter, is required around development projects…

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…

San Bernardino County caps off-road diesel equipment idling at five minutes on unincorporated land use project sites, with exceptions for queuing, safety checks, servicing, and…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County regulates construction in FEMA flood hazard zones through an FP Overlay, requiring elevation certificates and minimum first-floor heights before…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, projects in the Mixed Use District, which includes the Town Center, are reviewed against the design guidelines in Highland Municipal Code §…

The City of Highland, California implements the State Density Bonus Law through Highland Municipal Code § 16.40.090. An applicant files with the Community Development Department…

In the City of Highland, California, a complete application for a small residential rooftop solar energy system gets its building permit the same day at the counter or within one to…

San Bernardino County uses a streamlined, nondiscretionary permit for small residential rooftop solar systems under 10kW AC, though the Building Official can require a discretionary…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, Table 16.16.040.B sets minimum front, interior side, street side, and rear yard setbacks for each residential district. An R-1 lot needs a 25 ft…

In the City of Highland, California, Table 16.16.040.B caps lot coverage at 40% in the R-1 and R-2 districts, 60% in R-3, and 30% in the A/EQ district. Lot coverage is the ratio…

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 City of Highland, California, a building that is dilapidated, dangerous, at risk of collapse, abandoned, boarded up, easy to enter, or unsafe is a public nuisance under Highland…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, the property maintenance chapter names specific yard and property conditions that count as public nuisances: clothes hanging in front yards, trash…

In the City of Highland, California, Highland Municipal Code Section 8.13.130(E) directs the city to receive written complaints about entities that are potentially noncompliant with…

In the City of Highland, California, the building official's nuisance notice must set an abatement period of not less than 10 days under Highland Municipal Code Section 8.32.030. The…

In the City of Highland, California, no person can remove, relocate or destroy a heritage tree on private property without first obtaining a tree removal permit from the community…

In the City of Highland, California, front yard street trees are a required condition of approval for every land division. Trees come from the approved city street tree list, sit at…

In the City of Highland, California, HMC § 16.64.040 protects heritage trees on private property. A tree designated an historic landmark cannot be altered, removed, relocated or…

In the City of Highland, California, a building, natural feature, or site becomes a designated cultural resource only after the Historic and Cultural Preservation Board recommends it…

In the City of Highland, California, exterior lighting must be shielded or recessed so direct glare and reflections stay within the parcel boundary. Required security lights on homes…

In the City of Highland, California, no operation, activity, sign or lighting fixture can create illumination above 0.5 foot candles minimum maintained on any adjacent property…

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…

The City of Highland, California prohibits commercial marijuana uses in all zones and all specific plan areas. No dispensary, cultivation site, manufacturer, distributor or delivery…

California Business and Professions Code 26054 requires licensed cannabis businesses to sit at least 600 feet from schools, daycares, and youth centers; San Bernardino cities often…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, a defined list of businesses must install and maintain a working video monitoring system before the city issues a certificate of occupancy. The…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, the Agricultural Equestrian (A/EQ) District protects a rural atmosphere and lifestyle for low density, large lot single-family homes at a maximum…

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…

In the City of Highland, California, garage and yard sale directional signs need a garage/yard sale permit and are limited by HMC § 16.56.050 to 3 double-faced signs per parcel at 6…

In the City of Highland, California, HMC § 16.56.050 limits temporary political signs to one per candidate per parcel and 32 square feet. Signs go up no more than 45 days before the…

In the City of Highland, California, HMC § 16.56.080 caps window signage at 25 percent of the area of the window in which it is placed, counting noncommercial signs. Accessory window…

In the City of Highland, California, HMC § 16.56.150 lets the Planning Commission approve freeway-oriented community business signs in the CG, PC, PD and MU zoning districts. The base…

In the City of Highland, California, HMC § 16.56.190 confines off-site advertising displays (billboards) to the Industrial (I) Zone and bars electronic message systems on them…

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…

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…

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…

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

Building a driveway, curb, or sidewalk, or placing any structure in the county right-of-way requires an Encroachment Permit from the Road Commissioner in unincorporated San Bernardino…

San Bernardino County bars sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing personal property on sidewalks, streets, alleyways, trails, or county highways in the unincorporated area, with blocking…

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 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 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…