Fontana has no city ordinance restricting residential lawn ornaments, statuary, or religious displays on private property. California Civil Code §4710 limits HOA bans on small religious door displays. Fontana property-maintenance provisions apply only to dilapidated or junk-like accumulations. Political signs receive First Amendment protections under the Fontana sign code.
Fontana does not have a city ordinance restricting residential lawn ornaments, statuary, religious displays, or yard decorations on private property. Items may remain year-round. Decorations cannot block sidewalks or encroach into the public right-of-way under FMC Chapter 26 (Streets), and cannot obstruct corner-visibility triangles under FMC Chapter 30 (Zoning) sight-distance rules. The property-maintenance provisions of the Fontana Municipal Code may be cited if decorations become so dilapidated, broken, or numerous as to create a blighted condition. California Civil Code §4710 prohibits HOA bans on religious items affixed to entry doors smaller than 3 inches square (mezuzahs, small crosses), but broader yard displays are subject to HOA covenant authority under Civil Code §5975. Political signs on residential property receive First Amendment protection; Fontana allows non-commercial signs in residential zones under FMC Chapter 30 sign provisions subject only to content-neutral size and duration limits. Master-planned community HOAs in Hunters Ridge, Sierra Lakes, Etiwanda Heights, and northern Fontana subdivisions often impose strict architectural review for visible yard ornaments. North Fontana WUI overlay properties should avoid flammable plastic ornaments under landscaping that ignites easily during Red Flag conditions.
No direct lawn-ornament fines. Right-of-way obstruction or corner-visibility violations carry administrative fines under FMC Chapter 26 and Chapter 30. Property maintenance citations for blighted accumulations start at $100. HOA covenant enforcement is civil and pursued by the association under Civil Code §5975.
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