Inglewood, CA

Inglewood bans operating any motor vehicle whose condition, operation or modification creates noise causing a reasonable person discomfort or annoyance. Section 5-43 covers loud…

Inglewood bars operating any aircraft over the city that produces noise above 90 dB(A), with a federal-law exemption for aircraft flying under FAA regulations and air traffic control…

Inglewood requires a registration statement approved under Section 5-50 before anyone besides police or government staff can operate a loudspeaker or sound-amplifying equipment on a…

An Inglewood animal that barks, cries, or otherwise makes noise loud enough to annoy or disturb a reasonable neighbor is a code violation on its own, separate from any dog-count limit…

California statewide regulations (CARB) ban the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines effective 2024. Inglewood does not appear to have a separate local leaf blower ban beyond…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, construction, drilling, demolition and repair work is banned on weeknights from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and all day on Sundays and holidays whenever it…

The Santa Monica Mountains North Area Community Standards District caps daytime exterior noise at 43 dBA L90 (8 am–8 pm) and nighttime at 38 dBA L90 (8 pm–8 am), measured at the…

Los Angeles County prohibits willfully making loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that disturbs neighborhood peace or causes discomfort to a reasonable person. The ordinance applies…

Inglewood caps ordinary households at two dogs. Municipal Code Section 4-4 makes it unlawful to keep, harbor, or maintain three or more dogs on any lot or premises unless the owner…

Inglewood has no separate homegrown leash statute; instead IMC Sec. 4-13 adopts the Los Angeles County Animal Control Ordinance, Title 10 of the County Code, by reference as the City's…

Veterinary offices are a permitted use in Inglewood's C-3 Heavy Commercial Zone under Section 12-25(11), so a vet clinic can open there without a Special Use Permit. The same line…

Chickens, rabbits, goats, pigeons, ducks, geese, turkeys, and other fowl are banned outright in most of Inglewood outside three named districts. Municipal Code Section 4-16 permits…

Inglewood does not have breed-specific legislation banning particular dog breeds. However, all dogs classified as dangerous or vicious under state law are subject to additional…

Inglewood follows California Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations on exotic animal ownership. Most wild, venomous, and large exotic animals are prohibited. Permits may be…

Feeding a coyote, raccoon, fox, opossum, or any other nondomesticated rodent or mammalian predator anywhere in Inglewood is illegal under Municipal Code Section 4-17, with narrow…

Feeding coyotes, raccoons, foxes, opossums, or ground squirrels is a misdemeanor in unincorporated Los Angeles County, with only narrow exceptions for trapped or injured animals.

In the Santa Monica Mountains North Area of unincorporated LA County, any vegetation removal or construction near nesting habitat requires a biologist nest survey within 30 days of…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, every cat over four months old must be individually licensed within 30 days of acquisition or moving in, and keeping an unlicensed cat is…

In unincorporated LA County, licensed pet-grooming facilities must follow detailed equipment, sanitation, and staffing standards set by County Code, not just general business rules.

In unincorporated LA County (and contract cities where Title 10 applies), dogs and cats four months or older must be spayed or neutered unless the owner holds an unaltered-animal…

All dogs and cats four months of age or older in unincorporated LA County must be implanted with a microchip, and owners must register the chip number with the Department.

Anyone maintaining a beehive (apiary) on premises other than their own residence in unincorporated Los Angeles County must post a sign identifying the owner's name, address, and phone…

Inglewood bans the sale, use and discharge of all fireworks, including "safe and sane" fireworks, under Municipal Code Secs. 6-3.3 and 6-3.4. The Fire Chief may permit exempt fireworks…

When an Inglewood apartment building converts to condominiums, every unit must get a State Fire Marshal-approved, AC-powered smoke detector installed to California Uniform Building…

Properties must maintain defensible space per CA PRC 4291 where applicable. Inglewood is largely urbanized flatland with limited wildfire risk. Weed and waste municipal code…

Inglewood is not located in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. The city is a flat, urbanized community with minimal wildfire risk. Standard fire codes apply but no special wildfire…

In areas served by LA County Fire, unincorporated county territory and dozens of contract cities, a Fire Department operational permit is required for LP-gas storage unless a single…

Recreational and cooking fires on private property in unincorporated LA County are allowed without a permit only if the fuel area does not exceed 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in…

Open outdoor fires are generally prohibited in unincorporated LA County except for specific permitted exceptions. Small recreational and cooking fires on private property (maximum 3…

Inglewood caps every short-term rental at four people per room, no more than two of them adult guests, under Municipal Code § 8-139(8). Hosts must post the unit's maximum overnight…

Renting out an entire Inglewood home while the host is away is capped at 90 nights per calendar year, in blocks of 30 consecutive days or less, under Municipal Code Section 8-139(4)…

Inglewood's vacation rental category lets a host rent a second, vacant unit near their primary residence, but only after 10 years of city residency, 5 years owning the primary home…

Inglewood makes short-term rental hosting platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo legally responsible for collecting and remitting transient occupancy tax as an agent of the host, removing…

Anyone hosting a short-term rental in Inglewood, defined as a stay of thirty days or less, must first obtain a City short-term rental permit under Municipal Code § 8-138. Renting…

Inglewood only issues a short-term rental permit to an owner who has lived at the property as their primary residence for the prior 365 consecutive days, verified with two forms of…

Inglewood requires every short-term rental host to carry at least $500,000 in liability insurance covering the rental activity, or to book exclusively through a hosting platform…

Inglewood bans "party house" rentals outright and requires every short-term rental host to comply with the City's noise regulations, abate nuisance activity within one hour, and warn…

Every Inglewood short-term rental host must collect and remit the City's transient occupancy tax under Chapter 9, Article 8, plus a non-refundable permit application and renewal fee…

Inglewood lets a short-term rental host rent a room for unlimited nights per year only if the host stays in the unit during the guest's stay. Move out during the booking and the rental…

Inglewood STR guests must comply with all local parking regulations. Hosts are expected to inform guests about street parking restrictions, permit requirements, and driveway usage to…

A property whose Inglewood short-term rental permit was revoked in the previous twelve months cannot get a new permit, unless the property changed hands and the new owner proves the…

Inglewood creates residential Permit Parking Districts under Municipal Code §§ 3-75 and 3-76 to protect neighborhoods near major venues like SoFi Stadium and the Kia Forum from event…

Inglewood Municipal Code Sec. 3-49 caps loading zone use at twenty minutes for materials or three minutes for passengers, while Sec. 3-47 lets the Public Works Director designate…

Only the Public Works Director may install, remove, or alter curb color markings on Inglewood streets and alleys, and each color carries a fixed legal meaning: red bars stopping at any…

Inglewood requires every residential driveway to be paved with Portland cement concrete, not gravel, dirt, or turf, and it must lead directly to a garage or enclosed parking facility…

California Vehicle Code § 22651(n) is the state authority Inglewood cites to tow vehicles left overnight in violation of its own no-parking ordinances, including its residential Permit…

Inglewood bans parking any recreational vehicle or house car on a public street anywhere in the City under Municipal Code § 3-65.4, not just in residential zones. The only way to park…

Inglewood enforces street parking regulations including time limits, permit zones, and overnight restrictions. Street sweeping schedules require vehicles to be moved on designated…

Inglewood bans parking any commercial vehicle, including buses, taxis, tow trucks, and any truck or pickup wider or taller than seven feet, on public streets in residential districts…

Inglewood enforces the 72-hour parking rule per California Vehicle Code on public streets. The city's Code Enforcement Division and Parking Citations office handle abandoned vehicle…

Inglewood runs a mandatory expedited, ministerial permitting track for electric vehicle charging stations under Article 18, adopted to implement Government Code Section 65850.7. A…

Los Angeles County regulates non-consent towing only in its unincorporated territory, not in the 88 incorporated cities, and its Title 15 traffic ordinance is about when a vehicle may…

Inglewood requires the single-family lot hosting a junior accessory dwelling unit to be owner-occupied, with the owner living in either the main house or the JADU itself, per Municipal…

Inglewood bars renting an accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU for less than thirty days and prohibits advertising or using either as a short-term rental, plus a recorded covenant…

Inglewood bans converting a garage or required parking space into a bedroom, office, storage room, or any other habitable use. IMC § 12-40.1 requires every garage and required parking…

Inglewood allows one accessory dwelling unit and one junior ADU per single-family lot, and internal or attached ADUs equal to 25 percent of unit count on multifamily lots, under…

Inglewood waives development impact fees for any accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet, and reviews complete ADU or JADU applications within sixty days, under the Article 35…

Inglewood exempts small detached tool and storage sheds from building permits under an amended Building Code Section 105.2, but only if the structure stays under 120 square feet, tops…

Running a business from an Inglewood home requires Planning and Building Department authorization under Section 12-17.3, and the activity must fit inside one hundred square feet of a…

Inglewood limits every home-based business to the traffic level of an ordinary house: no more vehicles or foot traffic than a residential use would generate, no extra on-site parking…

Inglewood bars a home business from listing its residential address in any phone directory, newspaper, magazine, radio or TV ad. Section 12-17.4(m) limits client visits to a prior…

Inglewood treats in-home child care above six children as excluded from the by-right home occupation rules unless it qualifies under one of two paths. A small family day care may keep…

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…

Property owners in Inglewood can capture rooftop rainwater in a rain barrel or larger rainwater capture system without ever needing a state water right permit. California's Rainwater…

No one may cut, disfigure, relocate or remove a protected tree in Inglewood without a Tree Removal and Cutting Permit from the Parks, Recreation and Library Services Department, filed…

CA Gov Code 65595 prohibits cities from banning drought-tolerant landscaping. Inglewood encourages water-efficient landscaping through its conservation program. MWELO applies to new…

Artificial turf is permitted as a water-efficient landscape option. AB 1572 (2024) bans irrigating non-functional turf with potable water for commercial properties. MWELO supports turf…

Inglewood requires property owners to maintain trees so they do not obstruct sidewalks, streets, or traffic signs. Trees must provide at least 8 feet of clearance over sidewalks and 14…

Inglewood follows state water conservation mandates and local watering schedules. Outdoor watering is typically limited to specific days and times. Runoff onto sidewalks and streets is…

Inglewood enforces weed and waste municipal code requirements through the Property Maintenance Division. Property owners must keep lots free of weeds, debris, and refuse. Violations…

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

Barbed wire and sharp or protruding fence materials are banned outright on residential fences and walls in Inglewood. Nonresidential properties can only add barbed wire with an…

Any wall or fence over 4 feet tall in Inglewood needs a fence permit before construction, backed by a site plan and materials description plus a fee from the Master Fee Schedule…

Inglewood caps residential front-yard fences at 4 feet, rising to 5 feet if the open portion above 2 feet is ornamental metal, and rear and side yard fences behind the front building…

Inglewood follows California Civil Code regarding shared boundary fences. Adjoining property owners share equal responsibility for maintaining boundary fences. The finished side of a…

Retaining walls in required yards may not exceed 6 feet, and when a fill-retaining wall is topped with a fence the wall and fence heights are counted together toward the permitted…

Building permits are required for pool construction in Inglewood. Plans must show pool location, dimensions, distances from property lines, electrical, plumbing, and structural…

Inglewood requires all swimming pools to be enclosed by a fence or barrier at least 5 feet high with self-closing, self-latching gates. Pool barriers must comply with California…

Inglewood requires written permission from the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director for any organized meeting, assembly or parade of more than 25 people in a city park…

Any Inglewood business that wants to serve customers outdoors needs a discretionary Outdoor Restaurant permit from the Permits and Licenses Committee under § 8-72, with a $250 fee and…

Anyone who wants to hold a parade, dance, exhibition, or any other event that uses an Inglewood street for something besides ordinary street traffic must get a written permit from the…

Sidewalk vendors cannot set up within one thousand feet of a place of public assemblage like SoFi Stadium or the Kia Forum for two hours before and two hours after any event there, and…

Inglewood requires adult cabarets and adult live entertainment theaters to hold three separate approvals before opening: a business license from the Finance Department, a Special Use…

Massage establishments in Inglewood need a business license, Special Use Permit, and Building Permit under § 8-69, and every individual masseur or masseuse must separately hold a…

Inglewood pawnbrokers must file a daily 'Buy-Form' with the Chief of Police for every transaction within three hours of closing, hold pledged merchandise through mandatory waiting…

Inglewood caps police-referral towing permits at three vendors citywide; operators need a 36-month permit from the City Council after a public hearing, must respond within fifteen…

Inglewood requires every retailer of cigarettes, vape products, hookah tobacco or paraphernalia to hold a City tobacco retailer's license under Municipal Code § 8-111, with a separate…

Inglewood requires a Committee-issued permit before anyone opens a pawn shop or secondhand goods business, at a $100 Category 3 fee, and a separate $25 Category 1 permit for junk and…

Inglewood bans vehicle servicing, repair, washing or storage as a home occupation outright. Section 12-17.1(a) of the Municipal Code names cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles and bicycles…

Tattoo parlors, including body piercing shops, may only operate in Inglewood's C-1 Limited Commercial Zone with a Special Use Permit under Section 12-23.0(A)(22); the same use is…

Inglewood restricts what trees residents may plant in the parkway strip between the sidewalk and curb to species approved on the City's Official Planting Plan. Section 5-57 requires…

Thirteen named native species, from coast live oak to California sycamore, become protected in Inglewood once their trunk reaches just four inches in diameter, half the eight-inch…

Inglewood protects memorial trees dedicated by a City-recognized entity and specimen trees that define a neighborhood at any size, without the eight-inch trunk threshold that applies…

Inglewood's Stormwater Management and Discharge Control Ordinance bans dumping refuse, rubbish, garbage or animal feces on any street, alley, storm drain or private lot under Municipal…

Inglewood requires refuse to be collected from every place or premises at least once each calendar week under Municipal Code Sec. 7-19(2). The City's contract agent sets the actual…

Inglewood Municipal Code Sec. 3-41(4)(b) lifts the street sweeping and refuse collection parking prohibition whenever the posted collection day falls on one of seven named City…

Inglewood residents and businesses must set refuse containers at the curb or alley along their collection route, never in the public highway except on pickup day. Carts cannot go out…

Only the City's licensed refuse franchisee may place a dumpster, bin, box or roll-off for hire in Inglewood; anyone who hires an outside hauler risks having the container posted…

Inglewood runs recycling through one City-franchised hauler that must route source-separated recyclables to a facility that actually recovers them; no other person may collect…

Every single-family home in Inglewood must subscribe to the franchisee's three-container weekly service and sort food and yard waste into the green organic container, recyclables into…

Tree and bush trimmings set out for Inglewood's weekly collection must be bundled to a strict size, four feet long, eighteen inches around, sixty pounds, or boxed loose in an…

Every Inglewood single-family home must subscribe to weekly three-container collection and sort food scraps and yard trimmings into the green organics cart under the City's SB 1383…

Every Inglewood home and apartment building must subscribe to the City's franchised blue-container recycling service and keep source-separated recyclables out of the black refuse cart…

Waste collectors in unincorporated LA County must collect large items that cannot fit in standard bins, such as stoves, refrigerators, and furniture, though they may require advance…

Inglewood requires certified food handlers at every food establishment by adopting Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 97-0071 in full under Municipal Code Sec. 7-1.1, effective since…

In unincorporated LA County, rental properties with two or more units must have landlords treat every adjacent unit for bed bugs once an infestation is confirmed, under the county's…

LA County Health Officer assigns letter grades A, B, or C to food facilities based on a 100-point inspection score, and may immediately close any facility that scores below 70 percent…

Infestation of insects, vermin, or rodents in a building is a substandard condition under Los Angeles County Code, making any affected dwelling or structure a public nuisance subject…

Inglewood bans urinating or defecating in any street, sidewalk, parkway, playground, public place, or any place open to the public or exposed to public view, under Municipal Code Sec…

Inglewood Municipal Code Sec. 3-22 bars riding a skateboard, bicycle, or any electric or motorized device on a sidewalk, parkway, or other pedestrian-only right-of-way, except while…

Inglewood Municipal Code Sec. 3-31 makes it unlawful for a pedestrian to cross a roadway in a business district anywhere other than a marked crosswalk. The rule is narrower than a…

Inglewood Municipal Code Section 5-18 makes it a crime to drink beer, wine or liquor above one-half of one percent alcohol on any street, sidewalk, parkway, playground, or other public…

Inglewood bans smoking, including tobacco, weed, or any other combustible substance, at any public outdoor City event under Municipal Code Section 5-21.1. The rule covers City-owned…

Inglewood's short-term rental law flatly bans 'party house' operations: no unit permitted for short-term or vacation rental may be leased for hotel-ballroom-style parties or events, or…

Los Angeles County bans loitering on any County-operated beach, including Venice, Zuma, and Dockweiler, between midnight and 6 a.m., regardless of whether the beach sits in…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, Code Section 11.64.030 bans smoking or vaping cannabis in public beaches, elevators, buses, museums, libraries, public meeting rooms, and near…

Los Angeles County bans aggressive solicitation in every County-owned or -operated park, whether the park sits in incorporated or unincorporated territory: covering blocking…

Inglewood Municipal Code Sec. 3-35 makes it unlawful to loiter or stand on any sidewalk in a way that blocks pedestrians, harasses passersby, or blocks access to a business or public…

Property owners who build or remodel a building in Inglewood must also construct, maintain, and repair the curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and street pavement along their street frontage to…

Placing materials, a rubbish bin, construction equipment, or any improvement in an Inglewood public right-of-way requires a permit from the Public Works Director first. Wireless…

Inglewood Municipal Code Sec. 3-36 makes it unlawful for any person to lie or sleep on any street, sidewalk, or public right-of-way anywhere in the city, not just in designated…

Unincorporated Los Angeles County bans camping on any accepted county road or highway under Los Angeles County Code § 16.86.020, with fines escalating from $100 to $500 for repeat…

Inglewood bars anyone under 18 from public streets, parks and businesses between 10 p.m. and sunrise on school nights, and between 11 p.m. and sunrise on Friday and Saturday, under…

Inglewood parks close overnight: Section 5-67(k) bars entering, remaining or loitering in any public park between 11:00 p.m. and one hour before sunrise. Siminski Park has its own…

Any Inglewood bar, nightclub, or dance hall approved through a Special Use Permit must insulate its live entertainment or amplified music, including jukeboxes, so it cannot be heard…

Inglewood's tailgating ordinance bans generators over 600 watts from every licensed routine tailgate site near SoFi Stadium, the Kia Forum and other major venues. Section…

Inglewood caps machinery and air-conditioning noise at five decibels above the ambient noise base level measured at the property line. Section 5-39 of the Municipal Code covers fans…

Unincorporated Los Angeles County requires any sounding motor-vehicle burglar alarm to shut off within 15 minutes of activation, treating a longer-running alarm itself as a noise-code…

Inglewood taxes most businesses on gross receipts under a lettered classification system, § 8-23 et seq., that runs A through L. A wholesale/auto seller pays a $20 minimum plus $1 per…

Any lender, trustee, or property owner whose Inglewood real estate sits vacant, abandoned, or in foreclosure must register it with the City within 10 days and pay an annual fee of $150…

Inglewood taxes the rent paid to occupy a space in any parking station in the City at ten percent, collected by the lot operator at the time of payment and remitted monthly to the…

Anyone shooting commercial motion pictures, television, or still photography on public or private property, or at a residence, in Inglewood must get a film permit first. The…

In unincorporated LA County, verified student film productions skip the Fire Code permit fee for filming and still-photography permits on the initial issuance.

Filming that uses the public road right-of-way in unincorporated Los Angeles County, including lane or street closures, needs a Public Works highway permit; the county charges a $468…

Unlike almost every other noise source in unincorporated Los Angeles County, motion picture production and related activities are entirely exempt from Chapter 12.08's noise chapter: no…

Inglewood authorizes card clubs only under a City Council license, per Article 7 of Chapter 8, with a $25,000 annual license fee plus a monthly gross-revenue fee that scales up to 14%…

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…

Inglewood law makes it a public nuisance to maintain a rental or owner-occupied dwelling that is unsanitary or unfit for human habitation because of dilapidation, decay, or faulty…

Inglewood has a local rent control ordinance (IMC Chapter 8, Articles 9 and 10). Covered multi-unit buildings: increases limited to greater of 3% or CPI in 12 months. Properties with 4…

All Inglewood property owners with rental units (including single-family, condos, townhomes, duplexes) must register annually with the city. Registration includes a fee and updated…

After 12 months of continuous occupancy, landlords can only terminate covered tenancies for just cause under IMC Article 8-9. No-fault evictions require relocation assistance of 3x…

California Civil Code §1950.5, amended by AB-12 effective July 2024, caps residential security deposits at one month's rent statewide. Los Angeles County does not add a local cap…

Landlords of rent-stabilized units in unincorporated LA County must give tenants at least 30 days' written notice before any annual rent increase, and register the unit with the…

California Government Code §12955 bans housing discrimination based on a tenant's lawful source of income, including Section 8 vouchers and other rental subsidies. LA County Title 8.42…

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 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…

Inglewood adopts the 2019 California Building Code by reference and locally amends Section 105.1 to make it unlawful to build, alter, move, or demolish any structure, or install…

Inglewood adopts the 2019 California Plumbing Code by reference under Section 11-11 and locally amends the permit and plan review fee sections, requiring every residential building to…

Every Inglewood short-term rental must have working carbon monoxide detectors, disclosed on the floor plan filed with the permit application and posted for guests in an evacuation…

New construction, additions and multifamily projects permitted in Inglewood must set aside accessible space for blue-container and organics-container storage under CALGreen, the…

Inglewood adopts the 2019 California Electrical Code, based on the 2017 National Electrical Code, by reference under Section 11-15, with no local amendments to the technical code, and…

Automatic fire sprinkler systems are required throughout all new Group R (residential) buildings in unincorporated LA County, including mobile and manufactured homes. Additional…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, swinging entry doors on dwellings and single-tenant areas must carry a keyed deadbolt meeting Title 26 Chapter 67's forced-entry standards. A…

In unincorporated LA County, child care centers must supply 1 parking space per staff member, 1 per business vehicle, and 1 per 20 licensed children, plus a dedicated on-site drop-off…

In unincorporated LA County, Title 26 requires written Building Official approval at each construction stage before work continues, foundation, framing, energy efficiency, plus a…

In Chapman Woods, unincorporated LA County caps new houses at 40% of lot area (max 3,500 sq ft) on lots under 13,000 sq ft, dropping to 20% (max 8,000 sq ft) on lots over 40,000 sq ft…

Inglewood lets monument signs, wall signs, and billboards carry external spotlights, but pole and projecting signs must be lit internally only, and any spotlight has to stay minimally…

The Santa Monica Mountains North Area CSD requires all outdoor lighting to be fully shielded and directed downward, turned off from 10 pm to sunrise, with prohibited lighting types…

In the unincorporated Rural Outdoor Lighting District, County Code bans outdoor lighting that causes "unacceptable light trespass" onto neighboring parcels and requires every fixture…

Inglewood's Municipal Code bars permanent barbecue grills from any yard that separates a house from the street unless that yard sits behind a wall or opaque fence at least five feet…

On County-run Los Angeles County beaches like Dockweiler and Marina del Rey, open fires and barbecues are banned except in specific County-installed fire pits, RV Park barbecues, and…

Drones are barred outright from every licensed tailgating lot in Inglewood, in both routine 'Tailgating' and City-approved 'Tailgating Events' near SoFi Stadium, the Kia Forum and…

Any construction, grading, or land alteration within an area of special flood hazard in Inglewood requires a City development permit before work begins. The Public Works Director…

Inglewood bans illicit connections and illicit discharges to its municipal storm drain system under Article 16 of the Municipal Code. Dumping landscape debris, pet waste, wash water…

Construction sites in Inglewood under one acre must use erosion and sediment control best management practices under Section 10-207(D) of the Stormwater Management and Discharge…

Not applicable to Inglewood. The city is an inland community approximately 3 miles from the coast. California Coastal Commission jurisdiction does not extend to Inglewood.

In the unincorporated Santa Monica Mountains Coastal Zone, new residential construction in FEMA A, AE, or AH flood zones must have its lowest floor built at least one foot above the…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, marinas, docks, piers, and boat launches need a Conditional Use Permit in the Open Space (O-S) zone and are barred outright in the A-1, A-2, R-R…

Los Angeles County's defensible space rules require specific vegetation management within 100 feet of structures on or adjacent to brushland. Dead vegetation must be removed…

Inglewood's R-1 One-Family Zone requires a front yard equal to 25% of lot depth, capped at 25 feet, a side yard of at least 10% of lot width (never less than 3 feet, never more than 5…

Inglewood's R-1 One-Family Zone caps building height at two and one-half stories and thirty-five feet under Section 12-18.1, the baseline height limit for the city's standard…

In Inglewood's R-M Residential and Medical Zone, Section 12-22.26 caps total lot coverage by main and accessory buildings at sixty percent when the tallest building on site is six…

Inglewood bans commercial cannabis activity, including dispensaries, in every zone citywide and issues no permit or license for it, carving out only inpatient medical cannabis…

Inglewood bans all outdoor cannabis growing citywide and caps indoor personal cultivation at six plants inside a private residence, with tenants needing the landlord's written…

Adults 21 and older in unincorporated LA County may cultivate up to six living cannabis plants per private residence under California Proposition 64, with plants kept indoors or in a…

Inglewood grants a density bonus of up to 20 percent, rising to 35 percent, plus development incentives, to housing projects that set aside units for very low, low, or moderate-income…

Inglewood Municipal Code Section 12-23.5 sets special architectural standards for C-1 zoned parcels inside the downtown core, bounded by Florence Avenue, Kelso Street, La Brea Avenue…

Inglewood defines a digital or tri-vision sign as any billboard where light changes intensity, color, or motion, including rotating and flashing displays. Under Municipal Code Section…

Inglewood allows large freeway-facing informational signs only to direct motorists to sports and entertainment venues seating 10,000 or more, such as SoFi Stadium, the Kia Forum, and…

Inglewood limits garage sale signs to one per sale, no larger than 15 by 20 inches, placed only in the front or side yard of the sale address. Section 5-83.4 bars posting on public…

Inglewood's Section 12-77.4(F) caps permanent window signage at twenty percent of a business's total street-facing window area across ten commercial and mixed-use zones, including C-2…

California law bars homeowner associations from stopping members from posting noncommercial signs, including political signs, up to 9 square feet and flags or banners up to 15 square…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, holiday decorations are exempt from the sign ordinance's ban on attention-getting devices like banners and balloons, but only if displayed in…

Vending from a vehicle on an Inglewood street is legal only if the truck is lawfully parked, does not block a sidewalk or force pedestrians into the street, and stays off the sidewalk…

Inglewood bans stationary sidewalk food vendors from exclusively residential zones outright and caps roaming vendors there to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mixed-residential zones allow vending 9…

Selling food from a truck, cart, or trailer on an Inglewood street requires a business tax certificate and a separate vehicle vendor permit before a single sale, per Municipal Code…

Inglewood requires new and rehabilitated landscape projects to install dual-distribution recycled water irrigation systems under Municipal Code Section 5-113.3(f), and the city's…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, County Code § 11.38.640 makes leak repair a legal duty, not a suggestion: anyone who owns or rents premises with accessible indoor plumbing or…

The City of Inglewood has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers locate in the M-1 Light Manufacturing and M-2 Heavy Manufacturing zones by right…

Inglewood caps sound at the property line using base ambient levels: residential 45 dB(A) overnight and 55 dB(A) daytime, commercial 65 dB(A), and industrial 75 dB(A). Municipal Code…

Inglewood Municipal Code Section 11-169 sets the technical standards every rooftop solar installation must satisfy before the Building Official issues a permit: State Fire, Plumbing…

Inglewood's Building Official issues small residential rooftop solar permits through a mandatory expedited checklist track for systems up to 10 kilowatts AC or 30 kilowatts thermal…

California Civil Code Section 714 voids any HOA covenant, deed restriction, or governing document clause in Inglewood that effectively prohibits or restricts a residential solar energy…

Inglewood requires a Finance Director permit for any garage sale and caps households to two permits per calendar year under Section 5-82.3. A $5 processing fee applies, sales must run…

Inglewood repealed its local peddler and solicitor permit ordinance (former §§ 8-78 through 8-81.2) by Ordinance 23-17 on September 12, 2023. Door-to-door solicitation is now policed…

Residents may post No Soliciting signs. Violating a posted No Soliciting sign may constitute trespassing under CA Penal Code 602. Inglewood PD handles enforcement on complaint.

Inglewood Municipal Code Section 11-70.2 lists eighteen specific conditions that make a property a public nuisance, from abandoned and boarded-up buildings to structurally dangerous…

Snow is extremely rare in Inglewood due to its Southern California coastal plain climate. No snow removal ordinance exists. Property owners are responsible for keeping sidewalks clear…

In Inglewood's R-1Z zero-lot-line zone, Section 12-18.19 makes clear that the city's zoning standards are a floor, not a ceiling: a homeowners association or its architectural review…

HOAs in LA County are governed by the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (Civil Code §4000–6150). Board meetings require advance notice, open sessions, and recorded…

HOAs in LA County may require architectural approval for exterior modifications under their CC&Rs, but California law limits restrictions on solar panels, drought-tolerant landscaping…

The Davis-Stirling Act regulates HOA assessments in LA County. Regular assessments may increase up to 20% annually without member vote. Special assessments exceeding 5% of budget…

The Davis-Stirling Act requires HOAs to offer internal dispute resolution (IDR) and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) before litigation. Members may request IDR meetings with the…

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…

Inglewood charges hotel guests a transient occupancy tax of 15.5 percent of the rent charged by the operator, collected at the time rent is paid and owed as a debt to the City until…

Hotel and janitorial employers in unincorporated LA County must offer available positions in writing to laid-off workers who qualify, prioritized by seniority, giving them at least 10…

Hotel employers in unincorporated LA County must pay room attendants double their regular rate for every hour worked on any day their cleaning workload exceeds 3,500 square feet (for…

Los Angeles County prohibits tobacco retailers from selling any flavored tobacco product, including menthol, mint, fruit, chocolate, vanilla, and candy flavors, as well as electronic…

Federal Tobacco 21 (Public Law 116-94) and California Business and Professions Code section 22963 bar LA County retailers from selling cigarettes, cigars, vapes, or any tobacco product…

Section 8.53.105.B commits the County Housing Program Chief to a routine habitability inspection of every covered rental property in unincorporated Los Angeles County once every four…

Tenants in unincorporated Los Angeles County rental properties with two or more units can file a habitability complaint with the County Housing Program Chief, who must schedule the…

Unincorporated LA County zones farmland A-1 Light Agricultural or A-2 Heavy Agricultural under Title 22 Chapter 22.16, permitting crops, livestock, and low-density homes through…

California Civil Code §3482.5 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance suits after three years of consistent activity. LA County applies the state rule, particularly…

On county highways in unincorporated Los Angeles County, drivers must not drive in a marked bicycle lane except to cross at a driveway or to park where parking is legal or the vehicle…

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 unincorporated LA County, altering the exterior or character-defining features of a designated Landmark or historic district property requires a Certificate of Appropriateness from…

Properties within LA County's Historic District overlays must comply with special development standards, and in the Historic Highlands Historic District (Altadena, established July…

California Penal Code section 25400 prohibits carrying a concealed firearm without a CCW. The LA County Sheriff issues permits to county residents under shall-issue rules following…

California Penal Code section 26350 bans open carry of unloaded handguns in incorporated areas, and section 26400 bans openly carried unloaded long guns. Most LA County cities are…

California Penal Code sections 25400 and 25610 require firearms transported by vehicle in LA County to be unloaded, with handguns inside a locked container or trunk. Long guns must be…

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 AB-1276 prohibits restaurants and food vendors from automatically providing single-use foodware accessories. Utensils, straws, condiments, and stirrers must only be supplied…

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…

California Public Resources Code 42270-42273, enacted by AB 1884 (2018), prohibits full-service restaurants from providing single-use plastic straws unless requested by the customer…

California AB-1236 (Labor Code §2814) prohibits LA County and any city or county from requiring private employers to use E-Verify. Federal mandates apply only to federal contractors…

LA County has no general predictive-scheduling ordinance for unincorporated areas. California AB-1228 governs fast-food workers via the statewide Fast Food Council, and statewide…

California sets a statewide minimum wage floor under Labor Code 1182.12, $16.90 per hour for all employers as of January 2026. Local governments are not preempted and may set higher…

California's Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act under Labor Code 245-249 mandates paid sick leave for nearly all employees statewide. SB 616 (2023) raised the minimum to 40 hours…

The LA County Agricultural Commissioner maintains a list of noxious weeds and invasive plant species. California's noxious weed list (Food & Agriculture Code §5004) applies countywide…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, violating any Title 22 zoning provision, permit, or approval is a misdemeanor by default under County Code § 22.242.030, with each day of the…

Security cameras on private residential property are legal in unincorporated LA County. California is a two-party consent state for audio recording (Penal Code §632), so cameras…

California is a two-party (all-party) consent state for recording confidential communications. Under Penal Code §632, recording private conversations without consent from all parties…

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…