Rainwater collection is legal and encouraged. Under California's Rainwater Capture Act, no state water-rights permit is needed for rooftop rain barrels, and San Diego County has no rainwater-collection ordinance.
California's Rainwater Capture Act of 2012 authorizes residential rooftop rainwater collection for landscape and non-potable use without a state Water Board permit. Home rain barrels and small cisterns collecting roof runoff generally need no building or plumbing permit. San Diego County (which governs unincorporated Bostonia) has no regulations restricting rainwater harvesting for outdoor use, only recommendations for safe collection and storage. Larger or plumbed graywater systems, by contrast, may require a county permit.
No penalties for standard residential rainwater collection. Larger plumbed systems installed without a required graywater permit can face building-code enforcement.
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Unincorporated San Diego County requires humane, sanitary conditions for all animals. County Code Section 62.668 bars keeping animals in ways that create odo...
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Parks serving Bostonia are County of San Diego regional parks governed by County Code Title 4. County parks are open daytime hours (roughly 9:30 a.m. until s...
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Bostonia light-trespass complaints fall under San Diego County's Light Pollution Code, which requires outdoor luminaires installed after Jan. 1, 1985 to be s...
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San Diego County has a real dark-sky ordinance, the Light Pollution Code, to protect the Palomar and Mount Laguna observatories. Bostonia sits in Zone B (out...
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Bostonia garage-sale signs follow San Diego County sign regulations (Sec. 6250 and following). Temporary signs are allowed on private property with the owner...
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Bostonia political signs follow San Diego County Zoning Ordinance sign rules (Sec. 6250 and following). Temporary political signs are allowed on private prop...
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