Pomona, CA

Pomona does not have breed-specific legislation. CA Food & Agricultural Code Section 31683 generally preempts local breed bans. Dangerous dog laws focus on individual animal behavior…

Pomona requires any cat over six months old that is allowed outdoors to be spayed or neutered, under City Code Sec. 6-49(2). The rule sits in the same section that caps most households…

Pomona does not ban retail pet sales; instead City Code §§ 6-111 to 6-113 define and regulate pet shops directly, requiring humane care standards and a posted 24-hour contact notice…

Pomona requires every cat over four months old, or kept in the city more than 30 days, to be licensed within 30 days under City Code Sec. 6-42. Households keeping more than four cats…

Pomona requires every dog off its owner's property to be on a chain or leash no longer than six feet and under the control of a competent person, under City Code Sec. 6-46. The rule…

Pomona caps household pets at three adult dogs or four adult cats, and no more than five animals total, under City Code Sec. 6-41. Puppies and kittens under eight weeks old do not…

A small pet-grooming shop is "Personal Services - General" in Pomona, permitted by right subject to standards wherever that use is allowed, so long as any on-site boarding stays under…

Pomona's Zoning and Development Code sets numeric limits for backyard chickens, rabbits, pigs, goats, and sheep under its Domestic Animal, Small standards, plus separate rules for…

Pomona classifies a veterinary clinic as "Veterinary Care," a General Commercial use the Zoning and Development Code permits by right, subject to standards, in the CX1 through CX5…

Pomona allows backyard beekeeping under the Zoning and Development Code's Urban Agricultural Uses standards. Residents may keep up to 2 hives per lot, each set back at least 5 feet…

Pomona does not have a specific wildlife feeding ordinance. Nuisance conditions from wildlife attractants may be enforced under general nuisance provisions of the municipal code…

Exotic pet ownership in Pomona is governed by California Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations (Title 14, Section 671) and Pomona City Code Chapter 6. Most exotic animals…

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…

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.

Pomona enforces vegetation clearance under CA PRC Section 4291. Properties in fire hazard severity zones must maintain 100 ft of defensible space. Zone 1 (0-30 ft) lean/clean/green…

Pomona bans discharging any fireworks, including safe-and-sane items, anywhere in the city. Firing a rocket, firecracker, squib or similar device is a misdemeanor under City Code Sec…

Every work/live unit created under Pomona's Downtown specific plan conversion rules must have hardwired smoke detectors with battery backup, mounted on the ceiling in the residential…

New construction or building expansion inside Pomona's Very High Fire Hazard Safety Zone must meet Chapter 7A of the California Building Code, effective since July 1, 2008. The city…

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…

Pomona is served by multiple water providers following MWELO requirements. New landscapes over 500 sq ft must meet Maximum Applied Water Allowance calculations. CA Gov Code Section…

Pomona's solid waste code lets residents manage organic waste on site or through a community composting operation instead of curbside collection, but caps what counts as "community…

Pomona code enforcement designates overgrown, dead, or hazardous weeds and vegetation a public nuisance under City Code Sec. 18-222(9)-(10), with no fixed height trigger. The rule…

Pomona's Zoning and Development Code requires every landscape permit to emphasize drought-tolerant and native plant species. Front and street-facing yards must use native…

Pomona requires a Major Oak Tree Permit before anyone relocates or removes an Oak tree over 8 inches in diameter on public or private property outside historic districts. The Planning…

Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in California. No Pomona-specific restrictions exist. CA law allows residential rainwater collection without a permit for non-potable uses.

Pomona regulates tree trimming under its Tree Preservation Program and Street Tree Policy Manual. Trees in historic districts require a Certificate of Appropriateness before trimming…

Artificial turf is permitted in Pomona as a water-saving alternative. CA law prohibits cities from requiring natural grass. MWELO encourages low-water landscaping options including…

Swimming pool construction in Pomona requires a building permit from Building and Safety. Plans must comply with 2022 California Building Codes. Inspections are required at multiple…

Per CA Swimming Pool Safety Act (H&S Code 115920-115929), pools require 60-inch barriers with self-closing/self-latching gates. At least one additional safety feature required: pool…

A Pomona dog that barks, whines, howls or cries "in a continuous or untimely fashion" is a declared public nuisance under City Code Sec. 6-6. The city only issues a written abatement…

Leaf blowers in Pomona fall under the general construction/maintenance noise exemption. Permitted 7 AM-8 PM weekdays and Saturdays; prohibited Sundays and federal holidays. CA AB 1346…

Los Angeles County requires new residential construction, additions, and repairs in unincorporated areas within the 65 dB CNEL noise zone around LAX to meet Title 26 sound-insulation…

Sound vehicles (trucks or other vehicles equipped with loudspeakers or sound-amplifying devices for advertising) in unincorporated LA County cannot operate on public highways between…

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…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, any outdoor music, dance, or rock festival expected to draw more than 500 people must get a Business License Commission permit before it can…

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…

A hosting platform can be held directly liable in Pomona: Sec. 30-592(f) orders any person, hosting platform, or STR operator convicted or found liable for violating the STR division…

No one may advertise, list, or operate a short-term rental in Pomona without a city-issued STR permit under Sec. 30-591(a). Only the property's fee owner can hold that permit and run…

Every Pomona short-term rental must collect the city's 10 percent transient occupancy tax on top of the standard business license tax, and both must stay current to renew the annual…

Pomona allows only hosted short-term rentals: Sec. 30-591(c) states plainly that only hosted stays are permitted and un-hosted stays are prohibited. A hosted stay means the host…

Every Pomona short-term rental must be occupied by a qualifying Host as defined in Sec. 30-590, and Sec. 30-591(e) requires that host to have lived there at least 60 days before…

Three violations against a Pomona STR operator within 12 months trigger revocation, suspension, or added conditions on the permit under Sec. 30-592(d). Once revoked, the property…

Pomona STR ordinance limits occupancy and prohibits events or assemblies unrelated to lodging. Pool-only rentals and commercial functions are explicitly banned.

STR guests may only use designated legal on-site parking spaces. The number of vehicles cannot exceed the number of designated parking spaces at the property.

Short-term rentals must not cause nuisance activities including excessive noise, and must not be used to host parties, commercial events, or any gathering advertised on social media.

Un-Hosted Stays are capped at 90 nights per calendar year and must be booked for a minimum of 2 consecutive nights; Hosted Stays have no annual night cap but must be at least 1 night.

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…

Pomona bars short-term rental use of accessory dwelling units outright. City Code Sec. 30-591(d) says no ADU, junior ADU, or dwelling created under Government Code Sections 65852.2 or…

Pomona requires owner-occupancy for junior accessory dwelling units. A natural person holding legal or equitable title must live on the property, in the primary home or the JADU, as a…

Pomona charges no impact fee on an ADU of 749 square feet or smaller. Larger ADUs pay a fee prorated to the primary dwelling's floor area, and utility connection fees follow a separate…

Pomona's Zoning and Development Code allows sheds without a permit in every use module, but caps them at 12 feet in height and 120 square feet in size. Sheds must sit in a rear yard…

Pomona lets homeowners convert an existing garage into an Accessory Dwelling Unit under Sec. 830.A.4.a.1 of the Zoning and Development Code with only a building permit, no…

Pomona regulates ADUs and JADUs under Sec. 830.A of the Zoning and Development Code, approving compliant units ministerially within 60 days without a hearing. Detached ADUs on lots…

Pomona caps how many customers can visit a home-based business under Sec. 550.C.6.d and Sec. 550.C.8.d of the Zoning and Development Code. A home occupation allows only 1 customer…

Pomona permits a home occupation as an accessory use in every dwelling unit, but Sec. 550.C.6 confines it to General Office activity only, requires a resident of the home to run it…

Small family daycare homes (up to 8 children) are allowed by right in residential zones under CA Health & Safety Code Section 1597.45. Large family daycare (9-14 children) requires a…

No signage of any kind advertising a home-based occupation is permitted in unincorporated LA County, not on the lawn, in windows, on the mailbox, or anywhere on the property.

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…

Pomona City Code Secs. 58-201 and 58-202 let the city traffic engineer designate loading zones and passenger loading zones, marked by yellow and white curb paint. Yellow zones cap…

Pomona City Code Sec. 18-222(25) declares it a public nuisance to park or store any commercial vehicle over 25 feet long, eight feet tall or 80 inches wide, along with construction…

Pomona City Code Sec. 58-5 makes it unlawful for anyone except the city traffic engineer, or someone the engineer authorizes, to paint any street or curb surface. The only carve-out is…

Pomona City Code Sec. 58-239 lets residential blocks petition for a preferential parking district administered by the public works department. A 75% resident petition triggers a…

Pomona City Code Sec. 58-301 defines RVs, campers, trailers and boats as "large vehicles," and Sec. 58-302 bars parking any of them on a public street, alley or right-of-way for more…

Pomona City Code Sec. 58-234 bans parking on dirt, grass, gravel or any other pervious surface on private property: vehicles must sit on asphaltic concrete, concrete, or another…

Pomona City Code Sec. 58-302(b) bars parking any "large vehicle," RVs, campers, trailers, boats, buses and trucks over 19 feet long, on any public street, alley or right-of-way between…

Pomona enforces general street parking rules under Chapter 58. Vehicles may not remain parked in one location for more than 72 hours per California Vehicle Code. Large vehicles face a…

Pomona runs an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations under City Code Chapter 75, adopted to comply with Government Code section 65850.7. The…

Pomona City Code prohibits the open storage of junk, abandoned, or inoperable vehicles on private and public property. Vehicles left on public streets for extended periods are subject…

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…

Pomona bans several fence and wall materials outright under Zoning and Development Code Sec. 620.E.3.c.1.ii, including chain link, barbed wire, razor wire, concertina wire and electric…

No retaining wall in Pomona may exceed 10 feet in height under Zoning and Development Code Sec. 620.G, and any wall taller than 8 feet must be landscaped per the Code's planting and…

Pomona caps side and rear yard fences at 6 feet under Zoning and Development Code Sec. 620.E.3.b's Fence Type VI standard, with a 10-foot Type VII allowance for industrial screening…

Every new fence, wall, or required buffer/screen built in Pomona needs a Planning Division permit before construction, processed as a Ministerial Permit under Zoning and Development…

Pomona follows CA Civil Code Section 841 (Good Neighbor Fence Act) requiring shared cost for boundary fences. Spite fences exceeding 10 ft are a private nuisance under CA Civil Code…

Pomona has no data-center ordinance, but its Zoning Ordinance lists "data processing" as a by-right permitted use in the "M" Special Industrial Zone. Data centers also fit the M-1…

Pomona's noise ordinance, City Code Sec. 18-311, caps exterior sound at the receiving property line by zone: single-family homes 60 dB(A) day and 50 dB(A) night; commercial 65/60…

Pomona is in the Inland Valley of Southern California and does not receive snow. No snow removal ordinance exists. Sidewalk maintenance is required for general cleanliness and safety.

Pomona treats an unsecured vacant lot as a public nuisance under City Code Sec. 18-222(4), requiring owners to seal off openings into any vacant or abandoned building and to fence the…

Pomona code enforcement treats inoperative vehicles and other blighted conditions as public nuisances under City Code Sec. 18-222(16), using authority the state grants cities in…

Pomona adopted Ordinance No. 4359 (effective Jan 1, 2026) capping rent increases at 5% per year with one increase per 12-month period. Stricter than AB 1482 when CPI exceeds 0%…

Mobile home park owners in Pomona must serve homeowners written notice of intent to raise rent at least 60 calendar days before the increase takes effect, under Sec. 30-558. An owner…

Pomona enforces rental housing conditions through a state income-tax lever: a rental building that violates health, safety or building codes and is not brought into compliance within…

Pomona Ordinance No. 4359 requires just cause for eviction: at-fault (nonpayment, breach, nuisance) or no-fault (owner move-in, withdrawal). No-fault evictions require relocation…

Pomona eliminated its rent registry program in the 2025 ordinance update. Landlords are no longer required to submit rent roll data or register units. Unlawful detainer filings must…

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…

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…

Every building and structure in Pomona must sit on or behind minimum primary street, side street, side, rear and alley setbacks measured perpendicular from each lot line, with the…

Pomona bars any building or structure from exceeding the maximum height in feet or stories set by its zoning district's Form Module. Height in feet runs from average grade to the roof…

Pomona's Zoning and Development Code caps how much of every lot can be covered by buildings and by impervious surfaces like pavement and patios. The exact maximum percentage is fixed…

Pomona outright bans camping, storing personal property, and sleeping in vehicles on any public park, street, sidewalk or other public property under City Code Sec. 46-603 through…

Anyone operating a massage establishment or working as a massage technician in Pomona must hold a City of Pomona business license under Sec. 30-360. Owners holding 5% or more of a…

Pomona requires an adult-oriented business regulatory permit before operating, issued by the business license division after a Police Department background check and a planning…

Pomona zones a tattoo or body piercing studio as "Personal Services - General," a use the Zoning and Development Code permits by right, subject to standards, across RX1 through CX5 and…

Pomona City Code Article VIII, Secs. 58-671 through 58-675, requires any tow truck operator providing city towing services to hold a nonexclusive franchise granted by the city council…

Pomona lets residents fix their own vehicle or boat at home under City Code Sec. 18-222(33), but only if it belongs to someone who actually lives there, visible repairs are cleaned up…

Secondhand stores in unincorporated LA County (Zones C-2 and MXD) must conduct all operations, including donation drop-off, sorting, and storage, inside an enclosed building, and must…

In unincorporated Willowbrook, the County's Imperial Commercial Zone bans tobacco and vape shops outright: new e-cigarette or smoke-shop retailers can't open in that corridor between…

Pawnbrokers in unincorporated LA County must obtain a county license and may only conduct business between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; pledges and purchases are prohibited outside those…

Sidewalk vendors cannot set up within 200 feet of a site permitted for a special event, including a street fair, for the duration of the event. City Code Sec. 30-677(j)(15) carves out…

Anyone who wants to hold a picnic, celebration or organized gathering in a Pomona public park or civic plaza must first get a written permit from the parks director under City Code…

Any parade, procession or public gathering that closes a Pomona street to normal traffic needs a special event permit from the community development director. City Code Sec. 46-561…

Pomona requires a valid annual outdoor dining permit before any restaurant can put tables on a public sidewalk under City Code Sec. 46-344. The development services manager reviews…

Pomona makes smoking a misdemeanor in every public park. City Code Sec. 38-73 lists 16 specific acts prohibited in parks, and subsection (16) simply bans smoking outright, no…

Pomona treats relieving yourself outdoors as a code violation, not just bad manners. City Code Section 34-5 makes it unlawful to deposit human waste by urination or defecation in any…

Pomona makes it a misdemeanor to loiter on property posted with "LOITERING PROHIBITED" signs, covering utility sites, parking lots, industrial plants and church or theater entrances…

Pomona's Social Host Ordinance makes it a misdemeanor for a homeowner, tenant or party organizer to knowingly allow a loud or unruly gathering, with escalating infraction fines of…

Smoking or ingesting cannabis anywhere the public can view it, including a front yard or patio visible from the street, is barred in Pomona under City Code Sec. 34-903, which also…

Drinking alcohol in any public place in Pomona is a misdemeanor under City Code Sec. 34-152, and carrying an open alcohol container into a city building or onto public property is a…

Pomona bans aggressive panhandling citywide: approaching, touching, blocking a path, or persisting after being told no all count under Sec. 30-608, and a related web of sections bars…

Pomona City Code Article VII, Secs. 58-601 through 58-612, bans skateboards, roller skates and inline skates on sidewalks, roadways and parking areas of Civic Center Plaza, any…

In unincorporated LA County, the traffic commissioner can post signs banning pedestrian crossing at hazardous mid-block or intersection locations, and crossing there is prohibited.

Minors under 18 may not be in a public place or business establishment in Pomona from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, or from 11:59 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Friday and…

Pomona's public parks are open only during daylight hours and close to the public from sunset to sunrise, with an infraction for anyone remaining without a permit for an extended-use…

Pomona routes code complaints through the code compliance division's administrative citation program under City Code Article X. An enforcement official investigates, may issue a…

Pomona's code enforcement division works from one master list, City Code Sec. 18-222, that designates 43 separate conditions a public nuisance, applicable to residential, commercial…

Every sidewalk vendor in Pomona needs a city vending permit displayed on the cart before selling so much as a bag of chips downtown. Article X of the City Code confines stationary…

Mobile food operations in Pomona require an LA County Department of Public Health permit, city business license, and must pass inspection. Letter Grade and certification sticker must…

Pomona regulates sidewalk vending under Chapter 30, Article X. Stationary vendors may operate 7 AM-12 AM only. Vendors are prohibited in parks, the 8-block downtown area, and near the…

Pomona requires every business to source-separate or otherwise divert its commercial solid waste under City Code Section 62-785, the city's mandatory commercial recycling ordinance…

Pomona's code caps what qualifies as collectible "green waste" at branches under four inches thick, four feet long and 40 pounds, and excludes palm fronds, succulents and stumps…

Every Pomona household and business must subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service and sort food and yard waste into the correct color-coded bin under City Code Secs…

Commercial and multifamily bins in Pomona must stay off city streets except during active dumping, and even then for no more than 24 hours next to the curb. Every outdoor bin must be…

Pomona requires every solid waste container to stay lid-closed between pickups and bars storing bins on city streets under City Code Sections 62-812 and 62-813. Downtown specific plan…

Dumping refuse on another person's property, a public street, alley or vacant lot in Pomona violates City Code Sections 62-590 and 62-592, and a vehicle used to dump more than a cubic…

Pomona bars trash, recycling and green waste pickups from commercial, industrial, institutional and multifamily sites between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. near residential zones, and requires…

Every single-family home in Pomona must subscribe to the city's three-container organic waste and recycling collection service under City Code Section 62-653, sorting green organics…

In the unincorporated High Desert Area, county code requires occupied properties without county-provided trash pickup to use a permitted hauler or a self-hauler permit for at least…

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…

Pomona's water code splits reclaimed water into two grades, Class II water bought from the LA County Sanitation District 21 Pomona plant or the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, and…

Pomona treats an unrepaired water leak as unlawful waste. Once a customer knows, or should reasonably know, about a break, leak or plumbing malfunction, City Code Sec. 62-354(e) gives…

Pomona's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance caps how much of a landscaped area can be covered in living turf grass. Sec. 1300.O bars turf from exceeding 50 percent of the total…

Pomona does not ban cannabis outright: commercial cannabis businesses may open only inside the city's four Commercial Cannabis Permit Program Overlay sub-areas (SA1-SA4) mapped onto…

Pomona bars a commercial cannabis permit for any site within 1,000 feet of a K-12 school, day care center, or youth and recreation center, measured to the property line in lawful…

Pomona requires an indoor personal cultivation permit before growing any cannabis at home, caps plants at six per residence, bans outdoor growing entirely, and limits grow lighting to…

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…

Pomona allows political signs on private property in any zoning district only during the election window, from the close of candidate nomination or ballot measure qualification until…

Pomona bans advertising displays on property next to a freeway if the display is designed to be seen primarily by freeway travelers. City Code Sec. 42-3 exempts only displays…

Pomona limits a garage sale to two signs, and both come down the moment the sale ends. City Code Section 30-754 caps each unlighted sign at six square feet, bans posting them on…

Pomona limits window signs to 50% coverage of any window panel under Zoning and Development Code Sec. 630.F.2.g, whether the signs are temporary, permanent, or a mix of both. Window…

Pomona bans digital billboards twice over: Sec. 630.C.8 prohibits any electronic sign that displays video or multimedia content or text citywide, and Sec. 630.C.12 separately bans all…

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…

Pomona charges every hotel guest a 10 percent transient occupancy tax on rent under City Code Sec. 50-82, collected by the operator at the time rent is paid. The tax applies to stays…

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…

Placing any structure, pipe, fence or similar object in, under or over a Pomona street requires a written encroachment permit from the public works director/city engineer. City Code…

Pomona City Code Sec. 46-215 bans placing chairs, tables, umbrellas, propane tanks, generators, open-flame cookers, floodlights, speakers, cords, rugs, banners, trashcans or ice chests…

In unincorporated LA County, the owner of property abutting a sidewalk or curb must repair or reconstruct it once it is out of repair, needs reconstruction, or endangers pedestrians.

Pomona's parks division keeps an approved list of ground covers and plantings for the planting strip between the curb and property line, and City Code Sec. 46-464(e) requires prior…

Pomona protects every Oak tree over eight inches in trunk diameter under Zoning and Development Code Sec. 1300.S. Trimming needs a Minor Oak Tree Permit reviewed by the Planning…

Pomona protects mature oak trees over 8 inches in diameter citywide, plus specimen (heritage) oaks named in City Council Resolutions No. 62-65 and No. 73-68. Removing, relocating…

Pomona sorts businesses into gross-receipts and employee-count tiers under City Code Sec. 50-411, charging retailers, professionals and landlords based on scale rather than a flat…

Anyone who goes door-to-door in Pomona selling goods or services must first obtain a solicitor's license from the business license division, good for one calendar quarter only. Sec…

Pomona residents can post No Soliciting signs. Solicitors who ignore posted signs may be cited. The Pomona Police Department handles complaints at 909-622-1241.

Pomona lets residents drop off home-generated sharps waste at city-designated public collection sites free of any gate fee under City Code Section 62-918, while Section 62-906 folds…

Any Pomona sidewalk vendor who sells food must certify completion of a Los Angeles County food handler course and hold a current L.A. County Health Permit before the city will issue a…

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…

Converting a Pomona commercial or industrial building into work/live units runs through a defined permit-and-inspection sequence under City Code Sec. 74-133: a work/live unit permit, a…

Pomona requires all plumbing installation, alteration and repair work to follow the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code, adopted under City…

Pomona requires a building permit for erecting, enlarging, altering, repairing, moving, converting or demolishing a building or structure, administered under the 2025 California…

Electrical work in Pomona is permitted under the California Electrical Code, 2025 Edition, based on the 2023 National Electrical Code, adopted by City Code Sec. 74-31 alongside the…

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…

Hosts operating a Short-Term Rental in unincorporated Los Angeles County must provide and maintain working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors on the premises under County…

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 Los Angeles County, permit applicants for construction or demolition projects must recycle or reuse at least 70% of C&D debris by weight and 100% of land-clearing…

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…

Pomona must issue small residential rooftop solar permits within three business days once an application meets its standard checklist, under City Code Sec. 74-300's expedited…

Pomona requires a building permit for every small residential rooftop solar energy system under City Code Sec. 74-296, covering panels up to 10 kilowatts AC or 30 kilowatts thermal on…

CA Civil Code Section 714 (Solar Rights Act) prohibits HOAs from effectively banning solar installations. HOAs may set reasonable aesthetic requirements but cannot increase costs by…

When a Pomona rental building is reported as substandard, the building official inspects it and, if health, safety or building violations are confirmed under City Code Sec. 74-253…

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…

Pomona calls a garage sale an occasional sale, and the City Code hands the calendar to the city council: it adopts a resolution setting which weekends residents may hold one. Whatever…

Pomona's Low Impact Development Ordinance, City Code Article VII of Chapter 74, requires larger development and redevelopment projects to retain the full stormwater quality design…

Pomona controls erosion and sediment at grading and excavation sites by adopting Appendix J of the 2025 California Building Code as its grading ordinance, enforced by the building…

Pomona is an inland city approximately 30 miles from the coast. Coastal development regulations and the California Coastal Commission do not apply.

Grading, excavation, and fill are prohibited in designated floodways in unincorporated LA County unless a California-licensed civil engineer certifies in a hydraulic analysis that the…

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…

Pomona doesn't regulate shared e-scooters and dockless bikes, it bans them outright. City Code Section 30-781 makes it unlawful to place, offer for use, or operate any shared dockless…

Pomona's Zoning and Development Code lets developers trade required automobile parking for dedicated ride-share pickup/drop-off spaces at a 3-to-1 ratio. Nonresidential projects can…

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…

Pomona designates historic landmarks, districts, and points of historical interest by City Council resolution after Historic Preservation Commission review, under Sec. 800 and Sec…

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

Pomona caps how much outdoor light can spill onto neighboring land: Sec. 640.A.3.b limits illumination at any street right-of-way line to an average of 2.5 footcandles with no more…

Pomona's Zoning and Development Code requires nearly all outdoor light fixtures to be full cutoff and shielded, banning searchlights, skyward beams, and dished cobra-head fixtures…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, outdoor advertising signs and billboards can't use exposed incandescent lamps over 40 watts, revolving beacons, or flashing operations, and…

Pomona's Zoning and Development Code bans planting any species on the California Invasive Plant Inventory under Sec. 620.F.3.a.1, covering every rating tier from watch up to high. 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…

Commercial still-photography shoots with 15 or more on-site cast and crew, held outside an approved production facility within the County Fire Protection District, need a Fire…

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…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, housing developments that set aside units as affordable, senior, or donated-land housing qualify for a density bonus above the base zoning maximum…

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-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…

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…

When noise from a licensed dance hall or entertainment establishment disturbs nearby residents, the Business License Commission may order soundproofing; a licensee who fails to comply…

Residential air conditioning and refrigeration equipment in unincorporated Los Angeles County may not exceed fixed decibel limits measured at the neighbor's property line, patio or…

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…

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…

HOAs in LA County enforce CC&Rs through the Davis-Stirling Act. Fines require notice and hearing. CC&R amendments typically need 67% member approval. Enforcement must be uniform and…

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…

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…

California's Gambling Control Act bars any city or county from issuing a gambling license to a cardroom unless a local ordinance authorizes it first: one adopted by voters after…

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…

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…