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Rocklin Municipal Code Ch. 5.22 limits short-term rental guests in excess of the occupancy cap after 10:00 p.m. and prohibits 'special events.' The permittee or a designated secondary…
Under Rocklin Municipal Code Ch. 5.22, a short-term rental may host the greater of 6 guests total or 2 guests per bedroom. Guests in excess of that limit are not permitted on site…
Rocklin requires every STR permittee to maintain an on-site guest register for 18 months. The register must list each guest's name, address, vehicle year/make/model/color/plate/state…
Rocklin's adopted RMC Chapter 5.22 does NOT require the operator to live in the home as a primary residence. The Planning Commission's draft included a primary-residence condition, but…
Rocklin does not require the host to be physically present during the rental, but RMC 5.22.080 requires the permittee or a designated secondary contact be able to be on-site and…
Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 5.22 requires every short-term rental operator to obtain BOTH a City of Rocklin business license AND a separate Short-Term Rental Permit before…
Rocklin's STR regulations apply only to rentals of less than 30 consecutive days. Extended home-shares and long-term rentals of 30 days or more are NOT short-term rentals under RMC…
Rocklin imposes a 10% Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) on stays under 30 days under RMC Chapter 5.24, collected from the guest by the operator. Hosts must register for TOT (a prerequisite…
The Rocklin Short-Term Rental Permit application under RMC Ch. 5.22 requires applicants to submit proof of a homeowner's insurance policy. The City does not publish a fixed liability…
Rocklin Municipal Code Ch. 5.22 caps short-term rental activity at 90 days per calendar year per permitted property. A 'short-term rental' is a stay of less than 30 consecutive days…
Under Rocklin Municipal Code Ch. 5.22, all parking associated with a short-term rental must be on the subject parcel or on the street directly in front of that parcel. STR applicants…
Rocklin's General Plan Noise Element treats 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. as daytime and 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. as nighttime, with stationary sources held to roughly 55 dBA Leq during the day and 45…
The City of Rocklin's published Construction Noise Policy prohibits construction-related noise on weekdays before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. and on weekends before 8 a.m. or after 7 p.m…
Rocklin Animal Control investigates barking and nuisance-animal complaints under Title 6 of the Rocklin Municipal Code; in unincorporated Placer County the threshold is 20 minutes of…
Rocklin does not publish a single numerical decibel ordinance in its Municipal Code. Instead, noise standards are set by the General Plan Noise Element (Chapter IV.E) using…
Rocklin has no city ordinance banning or limiting gas-powered leaf blowers; use is regulated under the City's general Construction Noise Policy hours and the Chapter 9.40 'loud and…
Rocklin does not impose a stand-alone amplified-music decibel chapter. Outdoor music at private parties, restaurants, and events is governed by (1) Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 9.40…
Rocklin enforces amplified music as a 'disturbance' under Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 9.40 when it creates 'loud and unreasonable noise.' Vehicle-mounted amplified sound is…
Rocklin has no local ordinance regulating aircraft-in-flight noise. Aircraft operations and overflight noise are preempted by federal law (49 U.S.C. §40103 federal navigable-airspace…
Rocklin regulates industrial and stationary-source noise primarily through General Plan Noise Element compatibility standards and zoning conditions, rather than a stand-alone numerical…
Vehicle noise (exhaust, muffler, modified-exhaust 'pops and bangs,' compression brakes on trucks, amplified car stereos audible from a distance) is regulated by California state law…
Rocklin Municipal Code (RMC) section 17.08.130 (Outside Parking and Storage of Accessory Vehicles) prohibits storing campers, recreational vehicles, boats, and utility trailers in any…
Rocklin's zoning code (Title 17 Ch. 17.08) restricts what can be parked or stored in residential driveways, especially in the front and street-side yard setbacks. Standard passenger…
Rocklin regulates on-street parking under Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 10.24 (Stopping, Standing and Parking). California Vehicle Code §22651(k) caps a single on-street…
Rocklin has no blanket ban on overnight on-street parking for ordinary passenger vehicles. The governing limit is the California Vehicle Code §22651(k) 72-hour rule plus any posted…
Rocklin operates under California's pro-EV statutory framework. Cal. Gov. Code §65850.7 requires every California city to adopt an expedited, streamlined permitting process for…
Rocklin abates abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperable vehicles on private property under Rocklin Municipal Code Title 8 Chapter 8.08 (Nuisance Vehicles). On public streets…
Rocklin Municipal Code section 17.08.130 (Outside Parking and Storage of Accessory Vehicles) bars overnight parking of large commercial vehicles and oversized trailers in residential…
Placer County has no dedicated street ordinance setting an oversized-vehicle length or weight limit, but oversized commercial vehicles face a 4-hour limit on county highways (Code…
Placer County enforces loading zones through painted curbs and posted signs. A yellow curb is a loading zone and a white curb is passenger loading; parking against them outside the…
In the Tahoe Basin (east of Emigrant Gap), Placer County Code 10.12.020 bans parking on county roadways from November 1 to May 1 so plows can clear snow. No one may park on the…
Propane (LPG) storage in Rocklin is governed by the 2022 California Fire Code Chapter 61, adopted by reference under Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 15.04. Residential single-family use…
Rocklin requires year-round vegetation/weed abatement on all vacant parcels under RMC Chapters 8.10-8.12, plus 100-foot defensible space around structures consistent with Public…
Rocklin permits only State Fire Marshal-certified 'Safe and Sane' fireworks, and only from noon on June 28 through 11:59 p.m. on July 4. All aerial fireworks (bottle rockets, M-80s…
Rocklin's Fire Prevention Division states unambiguously that 'Outdoor burning is NOT ALLOWED within the city limits of Rocklin.' This is reinforced by Placer County Air Pollution…
Rocklin Fire Prevention prohibits open outdoor burning citywide, and Placer County Air Pollution Control District Rule 301 lists Rocklin among incorporated cities where residential…
Under California Government Code §51179, CAL FIRE's Office of the State Fire Marshal designates Fire Hazard Severity Zones (Moderate, High, Very High) for Local Responsibility Areas…
Residential backyard burning in unincorporated Placer County is limited to dry vegetation grown on the property and is allowed only on permissive burn days. Lawn clippings, cannabis…
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirements in unincorporated Placer County follow California state law. Smoke alarms are required in each bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on…
Chapter 17.76 of the Rocklin Municipal Code bans chain link, barbed wire, razor wire, and electrified fencing inside residentially zoned areas. When existing chain link is replaced in…
Rocklin Zoning Code §17.08.150 requires a 5-foot fence with self-latching gates around all pools, layered on top of California's Swimming Pool Safety Act (Health & Safety Code…
Rocklin follows the California Building Code (adopted by RMC Title 15): retaining walls more than 4 feet tall measured from the bottom of the footing to the top, or any retaining wall…
Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 17.76 caps residential fences at 6 feet in side and rear yards and 30 inches within the required front-yard setback. Reverse corner-lot street-side yards…
A building/zoning permit is generally required in Rocklin for fences over 6 feet or masonry/retaining walls; pool barrier fences must meet the California Building Code. Standard…
Boundary-fence disputes between Rocklin neighbors are governed primarily by California Civil Code § 841 (the Good Neighbor Fence Act), which presumes equal cost sharing and requires 30…
Placer County requires screening fencing or walls with certain development. New development must provide opaque screen fencing (solid wood, masonry, or similar) in addition to any…
Placer County ties some fence materials to setback location. In the front setback, only open-style materials (open wire, chain link, wood rail, or similar that do not block vehicle…
Rocklin Zoning Code §17.08.150 requires a five-foot fence with self-latching gates around all pools, and the City's published Pool Regulations specify enclosure minimums (5 ft height…
Rocklin enforces the California Swimming Pool Safety Act (SB 442) through its Pool Regulations: new or remodeled pools must isolate the pool from the home using two of seven approved…
Rocklin's Pool Regulations exempt hot tubs and spas from the full pool-enclosure rule IF they are equipped with a locking safety cover meeting ASTM-ES 13-89 (ASTM Emergency Performance…
Above-ground pools deeper than 18 inches are 'swimming pools' under California Health & Safety Code §115921 and are subject to the same Rocklin enclosure rules (Code §17.08.150, 5-foot…
Rocklin requires a building permit for construction of any swimming pool, spa, or permanent hot tub under Title 15 of the Municipal Code, which adopts the California Building…
Rocklin treated water is supplied by Placer County Water Agency (PCWA), 144 Ferguson Road, Auburn. Under PCWA Stage 2 of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan, turf irrigation is limited…
Rocklin Municipal Code 8.04.020 requires trees and bushes to be trimmed so branches clear sidewalks by 8 feet and streets by 14 feet, and prohibits limbs obstructing or encroaching on…
Rocklin requires all new-construction residential landscape plans to comply with the California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO), in effect since December 1, 2015. The…
Rocklin Municipal Code Section 8.04.020(B) declares untended lawn or weeds exceeding 12 inches in height an unlawful property nuisance. Hazardous (dead) weeds must be kept under 4…
Rocklin permits but strongly discourages artificial turf in residential landscape plans. Where used, the product and installation must conform to City and Synthetic Turf Council…
Under RMC 8.04.020, all vacant parcels in Rocklin must be maintained year-round by abating weeds, removing trash, and creating firebreaks. The City sends notice each April, a…
Rocklin has no city-specific rainwater harvesting ordinance. Residential rainwater capture is governed by California Plumbing Code (Title 24 Part 5) Chapter 17 - Nonpotable Rainwater…
Rocklin's tree-preservation ordinance requires a permit to remove protected/native oak trees, even on private property; street-tree removal requires city approval. Replacement…
Backyard composting is allowed and encouraged in unincorporated Placer County. Notably, residents on the western-county One Big Bin program do not have to separate food/organic waste…
Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 17.68 prohibits all signage advertising a home business — on or off the premises — with one narrow exception: a single building-mounted, non-illuminated…
Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 17.68 (Home Business) allows home-based businesses in any dwelling, but requires both a Home Business Permit issued by the Community Development Director…
Rocklin has no local cottage food ordinance. Home-based food businesses are governed by the California Homemade Food Act (AB 1616, codified at California Health & Safety Code §§113758…
Rocklin cannot restrict the operation of small or large family daycare homes through zoning. California Health & Safety Code §1597.45 (small family daycare) and §1597.46 (large family…
Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 17.68 limits customer/client visits to a home business to the hours of 7:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. Only one individual who does not live in the…
Anyone operating a business at a residence in unincorporated Placer County must obtain a business license under Placer County Code Chapter 5. For a home-based business the…
ADUs and JADUs in Rocklin are approved ministerially (no discretionary review or public hearing) under RMC Chapter 17.67, consistent with Cal. Gov. Code §65852.2(b)'s 60-day review…
Rocklin's ADU ordinance permits long-term rental of an ADU or JADU to a different party than the primary dwelling. Short-term rentals (under 30 days) of an ADU are also allowed, BUT…
Rocklin exempts one-story detached tool/storage sheds, playhouses, and similar accessory structures from a building permit when the floor area is 120 square feet or less, consistent…
Rocklin's ADU impact fees follow Cal. Gov. Code §65852.2(f)(3): ADUs with 750 sq ft or less of interior livable space are EXEMPT from all impact fees imposed by the City, special…
Rocklin allows conversion of an existing attached or detached garage into living space, most commonly as an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) or Junior ADU (JADU). Under Rocklin Municipal…
Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 17.67 expressly states 'there is no owner occupancy requirement' for an ADU permitted on or after January 1, 2020. This tracks Cal. Gov. Code…
Rocklin allows fixed-foundation tiny homes only as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) or Junior ADUs (JADUs) under Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 17.67 and California Government Code…
Carports in Rocklin are regulated as accessory structures under Rocklin Municipal Code Title 17 zoning and the California Building Code adopted in Title 15. Unlike small sheds…
Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 17.67 (effective March 20, 2020) authorizes Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior ADUs (JADUs) in conformity with Cal. Gov. Code §65852.2 and…
Rocklin has no breed-specific dog ban. California Food and Agricultural Code §31683 preempts cities and counties from declaring any specific breed (or mixed breed) potentially…
Rocklin does not have a stand-alone beekeeping chapter in Title 6 of its Municipal Code. Beekeepers in Rocklin are governed primarily by California state law: Food & Agricultural Code…
Rocklin does not have an express municipal-code section banning the feeding of wildlife, but California state law effectively prohibits the practice. Under California Code of…
Rocklin Municipal Code Title 6 regulates animals, with Chapter 6.36 covering livestock and Chapter 6.44 covering miscellaneous animals including domestic fowl. Domestic fowl must be…
Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 6.12 (Care and Control), §6.12.020 Animals at Large prohibits dogs from running at large anywhere in the city. The Rocklin Police Department's published…
California has one of the strictest exotic-pet regimes in the country, and Rocklin defers primarily to state law. Cal. Code of Regulations Title 14, § 671 (Department of Fish and…
Rocklin enforces animal hoarding primarily through California state animal cruelty law (Penal Code § 597) combined with local administration in Rocklin Mun. Code Ch. 6.08…
Placer County zoning Section 17.56.050 sets animal-density ratios for livestock. In the -AG combining zone, examples include 2 cattle or horses per gross acre and 6 goats/sheep per…
Placer County zoning Section 17.56.050(F)(16) limits households to four dogs, four cats, or a combination of four in RS and RM residential zones; up to eight is allowed with a private…
Placer County does not require cat licenses, but optional cat licenses may be issued on request with a valid rabies certificate. Cats count toward the zoning dog/cat household limits…
Grading and drainage in Rocklin are controlled by Municipal Code Ch. 15.28 (Grading) together with the City's Improvement Standards and January 2019 Post-Construction Manual, which…
Rocklin Municipal Code Ch. 15.16 (Flood Hazard Areas) implements the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for the City. Development in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas…
Rocklin is an inland Sacramento-metro city in Placer County roughly 90 miles from the Pacific Ocean. It lies entirely outside the California Coastal Zone, so the California Coastal Act…
Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 8.30 (Stormwater Runoff Pollution Control) prohibits non-stormwater discharges into the City's storm drain system. Rocklin is a Phase II Small MS4…
Rocklin Municipal Code Ch. 15.28 (Grading and Erosion and Sedimentation Control) regulates grading and erosion control on all property to prevent pollution of watercourses with…
Rocklin Muni. Code Title 12 Ch. 12.08 (Trees) governs all trees in the public right-of-way, including parkway strips between curb and sidewalk. Section 12.08.130 prohibits planting any…
Rocklin Muni. Code Ch. 17.77 imposes mitigation for every regulated oak removed from a residential developed lot. Healthy non-heritage oaks (6-24" DBH) require planting TWO five-gallon…
Rocklin's tree protection ordinance (Ch. 17.77) protects only oak trees - specifically native species of the genus Quercus, including Interior Live Oak (Quercus wislizeni), Blue Oak…
Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 17.77 (Oak Tree Preservation) requires a city-issued permit before removing ANY oak tree six inches or larger in diameter, measured 4.5 feet above the…
Under Rocklin Muni. Code Ch. 17.77, a 'heritage tree' is any oak measuring 24 inches or larger in diameter at 4.5 feet above the root crown. Heritage oaks may be removed only with a…
Recology Auburn Placer is the exclusive franchise hauler for residential garbage, recycling and green waste in Rocklin under Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 13.08 (Solid Waste and…
Rocklin residents receive a separate green cart from Recology Auburn Placer for yard waste — grass clippings, leaves, prunings and similar plant material. Putting green waste in the…
Rocklin requires that refuse and recycling carts be set at the curb by 5:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. Between pickups, carts and any junk, trash or debris must be screened…
Rocklin uses a single gray-cart, single-stream system: residents put trash and recyclables together, and the Western Placer Waste Management Authority Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)…
Rocklin does not run a routine curbside bulky-item pickup; instead, residents rent temporary dumpsters from Recology Auburn Placer (530-885-3735) or use the City's annual Clean Up Day…
Illegal dumping in Rocklin is enforced under both the Rocklin Municipal Code (RMC §8.04.020(A)/(D) on junk, trash and debris) and California Penal Code §374.3. PC §374.3(e) imposes…
Placer County adopted an SB 1383 ordinance (introduced February 2022, adopted March 8, 2022; enforcement from 2024) requiring organic waste diversion. Most western-county residents…
Rocklin city parks are governed by Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 12.20 (Parks) and the Park Rules and Regulations adopted by Parks & Recreation. The rules cover general use of city…
Rocklin has no standalone recreational-drone chapter in the municipal code. Hobbyist flight is regulated by the FAA under 49 U.S.C. 44809 (Exception for Limited Recreational…
Anyone flying a drone in Rocklin for compensation, real-estate marketing, mapping, inspection, or other non-hobby purpose must hold an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate under 14 CFR Part…
Rocklin treats political signs as 'temporary noncommercial signs' under Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 17.75 (Signs on Private Property). They may be posted on private property with…
Garage sale signs in Rocklin are exempt from a sign permit but must stay on private property with the owner's permission per Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 17.75. Signs may not be…
Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 17.75 (Signs on Private Property) exempts holiday decorations from the sign permit requirement on residential properties, with no specific size cap for…
Unincorporated Placer County has no special backyard-grill ordinance, so the California Fire Code controls. CFC Section 308.1.4 prohibits operating charcoal and other open-flame…
Backyard wood and charcoal smokers in unincorporated Placer County are governed by the California Fire Code rather than a dedicated county ordinance, with the same…
Site coverage (the share of a lot that buildings and structures may cover) varies by zone in Placer County. RS and RM allow up to 40 percent for single-story (35 percent for two or…
Placer County setbacks vary by zone. RS and RM require a 20-foot front, 10-foot street-side, 15-foot total side (5-foot minimum), and 10-foot rear (one story). RA and RF require…
Maximum building height in unincorporated Placer County varies by zone. RA, RF, and RM zones allow up to 36 feet, while the RS zone limits height to about 30 feet (with portions within…
In unincorporated Placer County, accumulations of rubbish, junk, debris, and inoperable vehicles on a parcel are declared a public nuisance under the property maintenance provisions of…
Unincorporated Placer County requires waste to be stored and collected by its franchised haulers (Recology Auburn Placer or Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal). In the Tahoe Basin at 5,000…
Owners of unimproved (vacant) parcels in unincorporated Placer County must abate combustible material and hazardous vegetation under County Code Section 9.32. The duty applies whether…
Under County Code Section 9.32 (effective May 21, 2020), unincorporated Placer County requires annual grasses and weeds to be maintained at four inches or less, 100 feet of defensible…
Unincorporated Placer County does not publish a dedicated garage-sale permit ordinance. Occasional residential yard sales are generally treated as a temporary use rather than a…
Placer County's strongest dark-sky standards are in the Tahoe Basin Area Plan, which requires all exterior lighting fixtures to be fully shielded and directed downward so they do not…
Placer County's policy is to discourage outdoor lighting that shines unnecessarily onto adjacent properties or into the night sky. In the Tahoe Basin, the Area Plan requires all…
Placer County's Noise Code (County Code Article 9.36) caps stationary-source sound at a sensitive receptor's property line at 55 dB daytime and 45 dB nighttime hourly Leq, or 5 dBA…
Placer County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use, sited in the Industrial (IN), Industrial Park (INP), or Business Park…
Placer County has no ordinance specific to cryptocurrency or blockchain mining. A commercial mining operation is treated as a data center or industrial use, sited in the IN, INP, or BP…
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 Retail Food Code (Health and Safety Code 113700-114437) sets uniform mobile food facility permit, equipment, and food safety standards enforced by counties statewide.
California's Safe Sidewalk Vending Act (SB 946) preempts most local bans on sidewalk vending, allowing only objective health, safety, and welfare regulations.
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 tightly regulates HOA governance. The Common Interest Development Open Meeting Act (Civil Code 4900-4955) governs board meetings and member access, sections 5100-5145…
California HOAs enforce recorded CC&Rs and architectural rules, but Civil Code section 4765 requires architectural decisions to be fair, reasonable, and in good faith, and sections…
California HOAs may fine members for rule violations, but only under a published schedule of fines and after strict due-process steps. Civil Code section 5855 requires written notice…
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 prohibits state and local governments from requiring private employers to use the federal E-Verify system except where federal law mandates it, under Labor Code 2812. The…
The California Values Act (SB 54, 2017) codified at Government Code 7284-7284.12 limits state and local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities. It applies…
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 landlords must keep rentals fit to live in. Civil Code §§ 1941 and 1941.1, reinforced by Green v. Superior Court, imply a warranty of habitability covering plumbing, heat…
Civil Code 1946.2 requires landlords statewide to have just cause to terminate tenancies of qualifying tenants who have lived in a covered unit at least 12 months.
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 limits annual rent increases statewide to 5% plus the local change in the cost of living, capped at 10%, under the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB-1482). It also lets…
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…
The California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act), Government Code 51200-51297.4, allows landowners to enter contracts with counties restricting land to agricultural use…
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 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…
Civil Code section 714 voids HOA covenants and rules that prohibit or unreasonably restrict residential solar energy systems, preempting private and local restrictions.
California's Solar Rights Act and the SolarAPP+ mandate (SB 379) require expedited permit review of small residential solar systems, preempting restrictive local processes.
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 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…