La Habra, CA

In the City of La Habra, anyone who wants to cut down, trim, prune, remove or otherwise interfere with a tree growing along a city street or on other city property must first make a…

Municipal Code § 12.20.040 requires trees along La Habra city streets to be pruned to keep at least twelve feet of clearance over sidewalks and sixteen feet over streets, as the tree's…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code § 8.20.040 makes it unlawful for any owner, agent or person in control of a lot to let weeds, rubble, refuse, dirt or other earth and materials…

The City of La Habra lets single-family households manage food scraps and yard trimmings themselves. Municipal Code § 8.04.270(A) allows a generator to reduce waste, compost on-site…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 13.40.070 permanently bans landscape watering between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., irrigating within 48 hours of measurable rainfall, and…

In the City of La Habra, artificial turf is allowed in every zone, but Municipal Code § 18.16.060.C sets manufacturing and installation standards: cut-pile polyethylene or…

In the City of La Habra, a new or remodeled landscape project under two thousand five hundred square feet that meets its entire estimated water use with on-site rainwater capture or…

AB-1572 prohibits using potable water to irrigate non-functional turf at commercial, institutional, and HOA-common areas, accelerating native and low-water landscape conversions…

Municipal Code § 12.28.100 bars anyone from using electric or other sound amplifying equipment in a La Habra city park without a permit. Even with a permit, the equipment cannot be…

La Habra caps residential noise at fifty-five dB(A) from seven a.m. to ten p.m., dropping to fifty dB(A) exterior and forty-five dB(A) interior overnight. La Habra Municipal Code §§…

In the City of La Habra, construction, repair, remodeling and grading noise is exempt from the city's decibel limits only between seven a.m. and eight p.m. on weekdays and Saturday. La…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 6.20.150 makes it unlawful to keep a barking dog under one's control anywhere in the city. A dog qualifies as a barking dog once it…

In unincorporated Orange County, it's a misdemeanor to operate a vehicle in a way reasonably likely to disturb the peace of any neighborhood or person through noise, dust, smoke or…

Orange County bars regularly scheduled commercial flights at John Wayne Airport from departing between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. (8 a.m. Sundays) or arriving between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. (8…

Unincorporated Orange County caps residential exterior noise at 50 dB(A) from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., down from the 55 dB(A) daytime limit.

Unincorporated Orange County has no separate leaf-blower ordinance. Leaf blowers fall under the County noise code's property-maintenance hours (Sec. 4-6-7(i)), and statewide California…

Municipal Code § 8.04.080 makes it unlawful in the City of La Habra to burn solid waste, recyclable material or organic materials anywhere in the city, except as expressly allowed…

Section 9.22.020 of the La Habra Municipal Code makes it unlawful and a public nuisance to use, discharge, possess, store or sell fireworks on public or private property without a…

In the City of La Habra, Section 15.04.020 amends CBC Table 1505.1 and Section 1505.1.2 to require at least a Class B fire-retardant roof covering citywide on every new roof and on any…

In the City of La Habra, a stand-alone fireplace, fire pit structure or BBQ built as a detached accessory structure needs no building permit under Section 15.04.020 if it stays at or…

In unincorporated Orange County, propane and LP-gas storage follows the 2025 California Fire Code's Chapter 61 exactly: the county adopted it in its entirety with zero local…

In wildfire-prone unincorporated Orange County, owners must maintain defensible space around structures. California Public Resources Code 4291 requires clearance up to 100 feet around…

In the City of La Habra, La Habra Municipal Code § 6.22.310 caps outdoor bird keeping outside the agricultural or open-space zone at twenty mature birds per property, requires…

In the City of La Habra, La Habra Municipal Code § 6.22.400 bars keeping any hive of bees outside the agricultural zone or a declared open space area. Even there, a property is limited…

In the City of La Habra, anyone who owns or operates a pet shop, boarding kennel or grooming parlor must locate the business in a facility zoned for it under Title 18 and secure a…

In the City of La Habra, no household can keep more than four dogs over four months old at one address, and only one can be an unspayed female without a breeding permit obtained under…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 6.20.100 requires every dog on a public street, sidewalk, park, school ground or unenclosed lot to be held on a leash by an able-bodied…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 6.22.200 requires a permit from the animal control officer before anyone owns or possesses an exotic animal or a wild animal, on top of…

The City of La Habra does not restrict dogs by breed. Instead, Municipal Code Section 6.20.200 lets the animal control officer or a police officer petition the chief of police for a…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 6.22.010 caps ownership at four cats over four months old per street address, with only one allowed to be an unspayed female. Cat…

In the City of La Habra, keeping livestock or fowl anywhere in the city requires a permit from the animal control officer under Sections 6.22.100 and 6.22.300, unless the animals are…

In the City of La Habra, an animal hospital or veterinary clinic must provide off-street parking under Municipal Code § 18.14.060 at a rate of 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross…

OC Animal Care won't sell or give away an unredeemed female dog unless she's already neutered or the adopter pays a neutering deposit: there's no general spay/neuter mandate for pet…

In unincorporated Orange County, pet shops must get a license from the County Health Officer before selling live animals commercially: operating without one is a misdemeanor under the…

Orange County's Title 4 animal ordinances do not set a general countywide ban on feeding wildlife, so the controlling rules come from California state law. Title 14 CCR 251.3 prohibits…

In the City of La Habra, nobody may paint a street or curb surface unless the city has authorized it. La Habra Municipal Code § 10.12.140 carves out only one exception: painting…

In the City of La Habra, stopping, standing or parking in a private driveway, blocking a driveway approach, or facing the wrong way against traffic on a one-way street is unlawful at…

La Habra Municipal Code Chapter 15.67 sets an expedited permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations, required under state Assembly Bill 1236. The building and safety…

In the City of La Habra, house trailers, travel trailers, boats, campers and airplanes cannot be left on any public street between one a.m. and six a.m., or on public property at all…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 8.16.040(I) caps front-yard vehicle parking pavement at forty percent of the front yard for residential properties; paving or…

In the City of La Habra, commercial trucks, tractors and trailers rated 10,000 pounds or more cannot park on residential streets except while actively making deliveries or hauling…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 8.16.050(A)(5) declares it a public nuisance to leave an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle or its parts on private…

In the City of La Habra, the traffic commission sets loading zones in the central traffic district, business districts and in front of business entrances or assembly halls, but no more…

In the City of La Habra, the city council may designate any residential street a permit parking zone when nonresident vehicles are crowding out the adjacent homes' curb parking…

In the City of La Habra, it is unlawful to leave any vehicle standing on a public street for more than thirty minutes between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless the chief of police has…

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 the City of La Habra, Section 15.04.020's amendment to CBC Section 105.2 exempts a wood, steel, vinyl or iron fence up to 24 inches high, a masonry wall or fence up to 3 feet high…

In the City of La Habra, Section 18.12.080 requires a solid masonry wall, sized by the grade difference between properties, wherever land next to a higher-intensity use (multi-family…

In the City of La Habra, residential fences, walls and hedges are capped at six feet in the rear and side yards and three feet in the required front yard under Municipal Code §…

In the City of La Habra, barbed wire is banned outright from residential fences, walls and hedges under Municipal Code § 18.12.070(D). The prohibition covers the front, side and rear…

Shared boundary fences in unincorporated Orange County are governed by California Civil Code Section 841, the Good Neighbor Fence Law. Adjoining owners are presumed equally responsible…

In the City of La Habra, accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs are governed by Municipal Code § 18.12.150, which requires the city to ministerially approve or deny a complete…

In the City of La Habra, detached accessory buildings and storage sheds in residential zones are capped at two stories or thirty-five feet under Municipal Code § 18.12.030. They must…

In the City of La Habra, accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs cannot be rented out as transient lodging: Municipal Code § 18.12.150(H) bars renting either unit for a period of less…

In the City of La Habra, no impact fee applies to an accessory dwelling unit under seven hundred fifty square feet under Municipal Code § 18.12.150(D)(2). Larger ADUs are charged…

Unincorporated Orange County requires the building site's owner to occupy a dwelling unit whenever a junior accessory dwelling unit is built there.

Converting a required garage parking space into living area in unincorporated Orange County is allowed only under a new-construction permit, and the owner must replace the removed…

La Habra allows no signage for a home-based business beyond what the zone district's own sign rules already permit for that residential lot. La Habra Municipal Code § 18.60.040(B) bars…

Running a business from a house in the City of La Habra requires a home occupation permit approved by the director of planning under La Habra Municipal Code § 18.60.040. The permit…

La Habra caps the traffic a home-based business can create at whatever a residential neighborhood would normally see anyway. La Habra Municipal Code § 18.60.040(F) bars any home…

In the City of La Habra, a family daycare home is defined at Municipal Code § 18.04.030 as a state-licensed facility caring for 14 or fewer children in the provider's own home. It is…

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 La Habra, a new or remodeled swimming pool or spa at a private single-family home must have an isolation enclosure plus at least one more drowning-prevention feature…

Unincorporated Orange County requires a building permit before construction of a private swimming pool, spa, or hot tub begins, under the county's adopted Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa…

Two strikes and a short-term rental in unincorporated Orange County goes dark for up to a year. Section 7-9-93(e)(3) ties the county's Short-term Rental Permit to good standing: a…

Orange County does not impose a separate extended home-share category for partial-unit rentals exceeding hosted-only night caps. All short-term rentals in unincorporated areas operate…

Renting out a home for less than 30 days in unincorporated Orange County requires a Short-term Rental Permit from the Director before the first guest checks in. Codified Ordinances…

Short-term rental guests in unincorporated Orange County must observe the same exterior noise limits as any other resident: 55 decibels from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and 50 decibels…

Zoning Code Section 7-9-93 requires unincorporated Orange County short-term rentals to provide at least two off-street parking spaces (garage and/or driveway) at all times. Vehicles…

Under Zoning Code Section 7-9-93, overnight occupancy of an unincorporated Orange County short-term rental is capped at two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons. The…

Short-term rental operators in unincorporated Orange County must collect a 10 percent Transient Occupancy Tax on rent, register with the Tax Administrator within 30 days, and file…

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 La Habra, Municipal Code § 12.20.030 puts the parkway maintenance division foreman in charge of where street trees go, and it sets minimum spacing of fifty feet from…

California provides statewide protections for native oak woodlands and heritage trees through CEQA review, Public Resources Code, and Forest Practice Rules that apply uniformly.

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code § 12.04.030 bans placing any obstruction on a public street, sidewalk or public place unless a city employee or an authorized permit holder does…

Anyone in the City of La Habra who wants to build, rebuild or cut a sidewalk, curb return, gutter, pavement or driveway in a public street, alley or public place must first file a…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code §§ 12.06.030 and 12.06.040 make it unlawful to camp, occupy camp facilities or store personal property, including tents and sleeping bags, in…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code § 12.28.010 makes it unlawful to willfully enter or stay in any city-owned park or recreation facility between ten p.m. and six a.m., unless the…

In the City of La Habra, minors under eighteen may not be in any public place or on the premises of a business during curfew hours: ten p.m. to six a.m., every night of the week. La…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code § 8.26.030 makes it unlawful to engage in sidewalk vendor activities, whether food or merchandise, without first obtaining a permit from the…

Section 8.26.060(B) of the La Habra Municipal Code lists eighteen specific places where a permitted sidewalk vendor still cannot set up, from within 12 inches of a curb to within 500…

In the City of La Habra, every food vending vehicle needs its own city business license plus any required health or food-handling permit, both displayed in plain view on the vehicle…

Section 9.08.030 of the La Habra Municipal Code declares it unlawful and a nuisance to drink or partake of intoxicating liquor on any sidewalk, street, alley or public thoroughfare in…

Section 9.12.030 of the La Habra Municipal Code makes it unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate in a public place, or any place open to the public or exposed to public view…

In the City of La Habra, smoking and vaping are banned outright inside every city park and city park parking lot, plus a 20-foot buffer around both and a 25-foot buffer around any…

In the City of La Habra, skateboarding, roller skating and in-line skating are formally regulated through the city's skate park chapter, Municipal Code Chapter 12.29. Anyone entering a…

In the City of La Habra, a gathering of four or more people where alcohol reaches an underage guest and loud or unruly conduct occurs, such as excessive noise, traffic obstruction or…

In the City of La Habra, pedestrians in the central traffic district or in any business district must cross the roadway only at a marked crosswalk; Municipal Code § 10.44.020 makes any…

Chapter 9.16 of the La Habra Municipal Code bans every form of gambling in the city: § 9.16.020 makes it unlawful to play, conduct, allow or bet on any game, device or contrivance used…

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…

In the City of La Habra, La Habra Municipal Code § 8.04.030 defines yard waste as part of 'green waste,' covering shrubbery, tree trimmings, grass, weeds, leaves and other garden…

In the City of La Habra, La Habra Municipal Code § 8.04.090 makes it unlawful for anyone but the property owner to take separated recyclables, green waste or other salvageable material…

In the City of La Habra, La Habra Municipal Code § 8.04.040 makes it unlawful to dump, place or bury refuse, recyclable material, organic waste, green waste or any other solid waste on…

In the City of La Habra, La Habra Municipal Code § 8.04.120 bars putting residential waste containers at the curb, alley or right-of-way before four p.m. on the day before scheduled…

In the City of La Habra, La Habra Municipal Code § 8.04.130 bars solid waste collection before six a.m. or later than thirty minutes after sundown, and § 8.04.140 requires every hauler…

Every single-family household in the City of La Habra must sort waste into three curbside containers under Municipal Code § 8.04.270(C): green for organic and food waste, blue for…

In the City of La Habra, only the exclusive solid waste franchisee may collect refuse, green waste or recyclable materials from any premises. Municipal Code § 8.04.140 bars unlicensed…

In the City of La Habra, leaving trash cans, dumpsters or roll-off bins visible from the street outside pickup hours is a declared public nuisance under Municipal Code § 8.16.040(L)…

Every single-family and commercial generator in the City of La Habra must participate in the city's organic waste collection program under Municipal Code § 8.04.270(B) and §…

In the City of La Habra, refuse collection continues on holidays under Municipal Code Section 5.44.170, and skips only when the county dump itself is closed. Sunday pickup is barred…

In unincorporated Orange County, your franchised trash hauler isn't required to take furniture, appliances or anything over 50 pounds or 4 feet long unless your franchise agreement…

In the City of La Habra, shared mobility devices like dockless rental e-scooters are banned outright. Municipal Code Chapter 12.44 makes it unlawful to park, operate, or even offer a…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code § 10.46.020 adopts the state's three-class e-bike system: Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes cut off motor assistance at 20 miles per hour, while Class…

In the City of La Habra, large employment developments subject to the city's Transportation Demand Management ordinance must build a dedicated rideshare vehicle loading area under…

Unincorporated Orange County bars installation of any automated traffic enforcement system, including red-light cameras, on county streets or for traffic enforcement in unincorporated…

In unincorporated Orange County, parking or leaving a vehicle standing in a signed on-road bicycle lane along the county arterial highway system violates Codified Ordinances Section…

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 La Habra, generators are named among the fixed noise sources that must stay within Chapter 9.32's decibel limits, but a generator connected with emergency machinery…

In unincorporated Orange County, air conditioners and other equipment noise sources must stay within the county's Noise Zone 1 limits: 55 dB(A) daytime and 50 dB(A) nighttime on…

La Habra sorts every business into one of five license tax classes under Municipal Code Chapter 5.04, and the director of finance decides which class applies. A business that thinks…

In the City of La Habra, flying a drone within four hundred feet of a special event like a concert, festival or farmers market is banned under Municipal Code § 8.12.030(A)(2) unless…

The City of La Habra does not ban recreational drone flying outright. Municipal Code § 8.12.010 states Chapter 8.12 is not meant to preempt FAA rules or restrict operators who comply…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Chapter 8.12 bars flying a drone within 400 feet of a special event, including festivals and gatherings held in city parks, without the…

Anyone canvassing or soliciting house-to-house in La Habra without a fixed place of business must register with the police department before knocking on a single door. Section 5.04.100…

La Habra lets residents opt out of doorstep solicitation with a sign. Municipal Code Section 5.12.040 makes it unlawful to distribute, deposit, place, throw, scatter or cast a…

La Habra Municipal Code Chapter 15.69 sets the permit process for small residential rooftop solar energy systems. Applicants submit the application and checklist to the building…

La Habra limits eligible small residential rooftop solar systems to one inspection under Municipal Code Section 15.69.040. Systems up to ten kilowatts AC or thirty kilowatts thermal on…

California's Solar Rights Act (Civil Code §714) provides strong protections for homeowners installing solar panels in unincorporated Orange County. HOAs cannot prohibit solar…

La Habra requires anyone running a massage establishment to hold an operator's permit before opening. Municipal Code Section 5.28.030 makes it unlawful to engage in, conduct or carry…

In the City of La Habra, no person may operate a non-consent tow service without a permit from the La Habra Police Department under Municipal Code Section 5.40.020. The chief of police…

In the City of La Habra, anyone in the pawnbroking business, receiving goods in pledge as security for a loan, needs a police-approved permit under Municipal Code Section 5.46.020…

In the City of La Habra, secondhand dealers, anyone buying, selling, trading, pawning or auctioning used tangible property, need a police-approved permit under Municipal Code Section…

In the City of La Habra, adult businesses may only locate in the C-2, C-2S, C-3, PCI, and M-1 commercial and industrial zones, and even there must sit 275 feet from any residential…

Body art facilities in unincorporated Orange County, tattoo, piercing, and permanent-cosmetics studios, must hold an OC Health Care Agency permit, keep procedure rooms separate from…

Unincorporated Orange County confines home occupations to the dwelling's enclosed living area and bars offensive noise, dust, smoke or smell: standards that make a home-based auto…

California requires statewide licensing of tobacco and vape retailers under the STAKE Act and the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act. Business and Professions Code 22970…

In the City of La Habra, new multi-unit residential and mixed-use development must use dark-sky-compliant exterior lighting. La Habra Municipal Code Section 18.09.040(J) requires…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 8.16.040(Q) makes it a public nuisance to run exterior lighting that is not focused, directed and arranged to avoid glare and direct…

Billboards, defined in the code as off-site or off-premises advertising signs, are not allowed anywhere in the City of La Habra. La Habra Municipal Code Section 18.23.030's Sign Matrix…

La Habra regulates construction in FEMA-mapped special flood hazard areas under La Habra Municipal Code Chapter 15.64. The city's floodplain administrator, the director of building and…

La Habra Municipal Code Section 15.64.240 sets the elevation standard for new construction and substantial improvements within Special Flood Hazard Areas. Residential structures must…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Chapter 13.24 bans any illicit connection to the storm drain system and any discharge of pollutants into gutters, channels or the storm water…

In the City of La Habra, builders and property owners must control erosion and stormwater pollution on construction sites under Municipal Code § 13.24.030, the city's Water Quality…

A written County permit is required to build, extend, or alter any pier, dock, piling, bulkhead, or seawall in a County harbor, issued by the Harbors, Beaches and Parks Director.

Development within the coastal zone of unincorporated Orange County requires a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) under OCCO §7-9-127 and the California Coastal Act. The County has…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 13.40.070(G) requires every water user to fix any leak, break or malfunction in their plumbing, irrigation or distribution system in a…

In the City of La Habra, any property that uses reclaimed or recycled water must install city-approved backflow protection so it never mixes with the drinking water supply. Municipal…

In the City of La Habra, commercial filming, shooting on one location for more than six days out of ninety, needs a permit from the community services director under Municipal Code…

In the City of La Habra, student filmmakers still need a filming permit under Municipal Code Section 5.54.040, but the same section waives every fee the chapter would otherwise charge…

In the City of La Habra, a film permit under Municipal Code Section 5.54.060 lets a production restrict traffic to one twelve-foot lane or stop it intermittently, but never during peak…

In the City of La Habra, a filming permit under Municipal Code Section 5.54.060 limits all production activity to the hours of six a.m. to ten p.m. and bars any noise disturbance…

In the City of La Habra, a restaurant adding a permanent outdoor dining area on private property needs an administrative adjustment if the space is half or less of the restaurant's…

Anyone organizing a parade, race, or other special event in the City of La Habra needs a special event permit under La Habra Municipal Code § 18.65.020 before closing streets or…

In the City of La Habra, groups that want exclusive use of a city park facility, or that plan to run amplified sound or camp overnight in a park, need a permit under Municipal Code §§…

In the City of La Habra, anyone who wants to hold a block party that closes a public street must first obtain a special event permit under Municipal Code § 18.65.020. The permit…

In the City of La Habra, a street fair, festival or carnival is a 'special event' under Municipal Code § 18.04.030 and needs a special event permit before any vendor can sell food or…

Orange County requires a film permit before any commercial motion picture, television production, or still photography shoot on county-owned property or facilities in unincorporated…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 8.16.030 declares a damaged, dilapidated or structurally unsafe building a public nuisance, whether or not adequate egress exists or the…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 8.16.060 requires an owner of a vacant, abandoned or un-leased lot to maintain it within sixty days of becoming vacant, and lets the…

Orange County, California does not experience snowfall in its unincorporated communities and has no snow removal or sidewalk snow-clearing ordinance. Coastal and inland Southern…

In the City of La Habra, a reported property violation under Municipal Code Chapter 8.16 starts with a notice of violation from code enforcement identifying the problem and a deadline…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 8.16.030(K) makes it a public nuisance to let overgrown, dead or dying vegetation, weeds and debris accumulate on a property in a way…

In the City of La Habra, holiday decorative signs painted on storefront windows within the La Habra Boulevard Specific Plan zone are exempt from the area's sign-permit rules, but only…

Campaign signs in the City of La Habra need no permit, but Municipal Code Section 18.23.090 caps them at 4 square feet in area and 5 feet in height, bans illumination, requires the…

Window signs in the City of La Habra need no permit, but Municipal Code Section 18.23.090 caps coverage: they must sit on the interior of the window and can never obscure more than 33%…

Yard and garage sale signs in the City of La Habra cannot go on telephone poles, streetlights or traffic signs in the public right-of-way, can only go on someone else's property with…

In the City of La Habra, the Sign Matrix in Municipal Code § 18.23.030.A marks billboards, digital display signs and electronic message signs "Not Permitted" in every zoning category…

In unincorporated Orange County, billboards facing highway traffic are allowed only in C1 and C2 commercial districts and need a Use Permit from the Zoning Administrator; permanent…

In the City of La Habra, new construction and renovations along the La Habra Boulevard commercial corridor must follow Section 18.44.060's Early California Spanish Style design…

The City of La Habra implements the state Density Bonus Law locally through Chapter 18.80 of its municipal code. La Habra Municipal Code § 18.80.030 grants density bonuses…

In the City of La Habra, most construction, alteration, or repair work needs a building permit under the 2025 California Building Code, adopted and locally amended by La Habra…

In the City of La Habra, new one- and two-family homes fall under the 2025 California Residential Code, adopted locally at La Habra Municipal Code § 15.05.010 (Ord. CC 2025-12…

In the City of La Habra, a day care center, as distinct from a family daycare home, must provide off-street parking under Municipal Code § 18.14.060 at a rate of 0.20 spaces per person…

In the City of La Habra, every newly constructed building or structure must comply with the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, adopted as the city's green building code…

In the City of La Habra, plumbing work is regulated under the 2025 California Plumbing Code, adopted as the city's plumbing code by La Habra Municipal Code Section 15.12.010, and…

In the City of La Habra, electrical work is governed by the 2025 California Electrical Code, based on the 2023 National Electrical Code, adopted as the city's electrical code under La…

In the City of La Habra, every exterior swinging door on a residential building or attached garage, including the door from the garage into the dwelling, must meet the frame, strike…

In unincorporated Orange County, no building or structure can be occupied until the Building Official inspects it, finds no code violations, and issues a Certificate of Occupancy.

Residents in the City of La Habra can hold a yard sale only on the second weekend of the month, up to four times per calendar year per residentially zoned parcel, running no more than…

Homes in La Habra's R-1a, R-1b and R-1c single-unit zones are capped at two and one-half stories and thirty-five feet under Municipal Code Section 18.24.040.A, with detached accessory…

In La Habra's R-1a and R-1b zones, homes need a 25-foot front yard; R-1c needs 20 feet. Side yards run at least 5 feet, 10 feet on a corner lot's street side, and rear yards need at…

In unincorporated Orange County, single-family zoning districts AR, E1, RHE, E4, RE and RS cap building site coverage at 35 percent of the lot; R1 carries no numeric maximum under the…

In the City of La Habra, all commercial cannabis activity, medical or adult-use, is prohibited citywide except as expressly allowed by Municipal Code Chapter 18.22. Any permitted…

In the City of La Habra, no commercial cannabis facility may sit within six hundred feet of a K-12 school, day care center, youth center or public park of at least zero point six…

Orange County Ordinance No. 17-011 (codified at OCCO §7-9-146.8 through §7-9-146.14) strictly regulates personal cannabis cultivation in unincorporated areas. Indoor cultivation of up…

In the City of La Habra, rental housing must meet the maintenance and habitability standards of the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code, adopted as the city's property…

California AB 1482 (Tenant Protection Act of 2019) requires landlords countywide in Orange County to provide written notice of statewide rent caps and just-cause eviction protections…

The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) administers Section 8 housing-choice vouchers for most unincorporated areas and many cities. Landlords are required to accept voucher…

Unincorporated Orange County has no local rent control ordinance. Tenants are protected by California's statewide Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482), which caps annual rent increases at…

Unincorporated Orange County has no local just cause eviction ordinance. California's Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482, Civil Code §1946.2) provides statewide just cause eviction…

Unincorporated Orange County does not require rental property registration. There is no countywide rental registry, landlord licensing, or rental inspection program for unincorporated…

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%…

As of July 1, 2024, California landlords may collect no more than one month's rent as a security deposit, regardless of whether the unit is furnished. The deposit, minus any lawful…

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…

Unincorporated Orange County hotels, motels and short-term rentals charge a 10% transient occupancy tax on stays of 30 days or less, collected by the operator and remitted to the…

Unincorporated Orange County's Fire Code adds permit and clearance rules for outdoor fireplaces and fire pits at apartments and other Group R buildings, but portable barbecues and…

Orange County's Fire Code exempts backyard grills, smokers and other cooking-only devices from the setback rules that govern fire pits and fireplaces, but it still bans any outdoor…

Unincorporated Orange County's A1 General Agricultural District permits farming, ranching and crop sales as by-right uses on a 4-acre minimum site.

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

California AB 1884 prohibits OC full-service restaurants from automatically providing single-use plastic straws; customers must explicitly request one. Many OC coastal cities go…

California AB 1276 requires OC food facilities to provide single-use utensils, napkins, stirrers, and condiment packets only when customers request them or affirmatively select 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…

Orange County does not require employers or contractors to use the federal E-Verify system, and California Assembly Bill 1065 prohibits cities and counties from forcing private…

In unincorporated Orange County, data centers are not a listed use in the M1 "Light Industrial" district, so they can proceed only with a discretionary Use Permit approved by the…

Unincorporated Orange County has no data-center-specific noise rule, but its Noise Control Ordinance caps exterior noise reaching any residential property at 55 dB(A) daytime (7…

California's noxious weed list applies in Orange County. The OC Agricultural Commissioner enforces plant quarantines and pest regulations. The county's Water Efficient Landscape…

In unincorporated Orange County, flower, fruit and vegetable gardening is allowed in every residential district, but all growing, harvesting and selling must stay entirely on your own…

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…

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…

California HOAs may levy regular and special assessments, charge late fees and interest, record liens, and ultimately foreclose on delinquent owners under the Davis-Stirling Act. State…

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…

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 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…

California bans retail sale of most flavored tobacco products statewide under Health and Safety Code 104559.5, enacted by SB 793 (2020) and upheld by voters via Proposition 31 in…

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…