San Leandro, CA

San Leandro defers to California Civil Code §841 (Good Neighbor Fence Act): adjoining owners are presumed equally responsible for the reasonable cost of a shared boundary fence, and a…

San Leandro caps residential fences, walls, and hedges at seven feet, dropping to three feet in a required front or street-side yard, under Municipal Code Section 4.04.364. Any fence…

San Leandro bans chain link and corrugated metal fencing in residential and commercial districts, and it confines razor/barbed wire and electrified security fencing to the IL and IG…

San Leandro caps fences, walls and hedges in residential districts at seven feet, dropping to three feet in any front or corner side yard facing a street, under Zoning Code § 4.04.364…

A San Leandro retaining wall skips the building permit only if it is 4 feet or less, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top, under Building Code Section 105.2. Go taller…

San Leandro Municipal Code §4-11-1100 prohibits keeping exotic animals - and any animal not on the household-pet whitelist - inside the city. State law (Cal. Fish & Game Code §2118 and…

San Leandro does not impose breed-specific bans or ownership restrictions. California Food & Agricultural Code §31683 preempts local breed-specific ordinances that declare a dog…

San Leandro dogs cannot run loose off their owner's property. SLMC § 4-11-300 requires a leash no longer than six feet under a competent handler's control, with a narrow exception for…

Any number of hives in San Leandro needs a beekeeping permit, and the lot must be at least 6,000 square feet. SLMC §§ 4-11-1400 and 4-11-1405 cap hives at three per property and set…

San Leandro allows up to four chickens by right on parcels of 4,500 square feet or larger, and up to 10 with an Animal Permit on any size lot. No roosters are allowed anywhere, and…

San Leandro classifies commercial pet grooming as an 'Animal Grooming' use under Municipal Code Section 1.12.108, capping any incidental boarding at 48 hours. The use is permitted…

San Leandro's Zoning Code requires veterinary clinics, classified as 'Animal Hospitals' under Section 1.12.108, to be entirely enclosed, soundproofed, and air-conditioned. The use is…

Dogs and cats over six months old adopted from Alameda County's own animal shelter must be spayed or neutered before the new owner takes possession, at the owner's cost.

Alameda County prohibits the intentional feeding of deer, coyotes, raccoons, skunks, bears, and other wildlife. Violations are a public nuisance and can trigger fines. Songbird feeders…

California has no statute titled "animal hoarding," but Penal Code 597.1 makes keeping any animal without proper care and attention a misdemeanor and lets peace officers and humane…

San Leandro has no local leaf blower ordinance. State law - California AB 1346 (2021) and the California Air Resources Board's Small Off-Road Engine (SORE) regulation - bans the sale…

San Leandro bans amplified sound equipment, including amplifiers, loudspeakers and musical instruments, in any public street, park or open area between 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. under…

San Leandro limits construction noise near homes to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekends under Municipal Code Section 4-1-1115(b), bars all such…

San Leandro sets a 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. curfew on radios, TVs, stereos and musical instruments under Municipal Code Section 4-1-1115(e)(1): running that equipment during those hours…

San Leandro bars the sustained nighttime operation, repair or testing of automobile, motorcycle and other motor-driven equipment near homes between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. under…

San Leandro does not cap aircraft decibels; instead its Airport Safety Zone regulations name aircraft noise exposure as a core land-use concern near Metropolitan Oakland International…

San Leandro's noise chapter, not just its animal code, bans letting an animal make frequent or long-continued noise that annoys a reasonable neighbor. SLMC § 4-1-1115(a) is written to…

San Leandro's Noise Ordinance sets numeric decibel ceilings in Section 4-1-1115(e)(4): 65 decibels from 8:01 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., dropping to 55 decibels from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. A…

San Leandro prohibits oversized vehicles, RVs, and heavy commercial vehicles from parking on residential streets between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., and limits RVs on private property to…

San Leandro provides an expedited, streamlined permit process for residential and commercial EV charging stations, consistent with California Government Code §65850.7.

Vehicles that remain in the same location on a San Leandro street for 72+ hours, or are dismantled/inoperable on private property, may be declared abandoned and towed under California…

San Leandro prohibits parking any vehicle on a public street for 72 or more consecutive hours, and requires all parked vehicles to be wholly within designated parking spaces.

SLMC § 6-1-430(d) bars commercial vehicles over two axles, 20 feet, seven feet tall, or 10,000 pounds GVWR from residential streets outright, allowing only brief pickup, delivery…

San Leandro assigns five curb-paint meanings under SLMC § 6-1-505: red bans all stopping (except bus loading), yellow and white cap loading stops at three minutes, green marks…

San Leandro treats an oversized vehicle, trailer or boat parked in a residential yard as an unlawful nuisance once it tops 20 feet long, seven feet wide, seven feet tall, or a…

Chapter 6-2, Article 3 lets residents petition (75% of addresses) to create a Residential Parking Permit Area, exempting permit holders from posted time limits while non-permit…

SLMC § 6-1-835 lets the City Manager designate passenger loading zones by sign or marking, and once posted no vehicle may stop there for more than three minutes except to load or…

San Leandro's zoning code bars parking in the required front or street-side setback unless the vehicle sits on a paved driveway leading to an approved space. Extra paved parking next…

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…

San Leandro has no heritage tree ordinance for private property: owners may trim or remove trees on their own land without a City permit. Street trees in the public right-of-way…

San Leandro does not prohibit artificial turf on residential properties, and California Civil Code 4735 voids any HOA rule that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting synthetic…

San Leandro exempts backyard composting from its burial ban and lets single-family generators manage organic waste on-site instead of subscribing to full organics collection, but…

San Leandro caps grass on improved property at 18 inches before it becomes subject to abatement, under an Administrative Code height standard adopted pursuant to the Weed Abatement…

California allows rooftop rainwater capture for irrigation and approved non-potable uses without a permit, and San Leandro encourages on-site retention through the Alameda Countywide…

San Leandro is served by East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). EBMUD's permanent Section 29 Water Use Restrictions ban runoff, mid-day irrigation, and watering within 48 hours…

San Leandro's Zoning Code Chapter 4-16 (Landscape Requirements) implements California's Water Conservation in Landscaping Act (AB 1881) and the StopWaste.Org Bay-Friendly protocols…

Unincorporated Alameda County requires replacement of any right-of-way tree that's improperly removed or damaged, and can order payment into a tree mitigation fund when replacement…

Above-ground pools in San Leandro need the same building permit as in-ground pools if water exceeds 18 inches, and electrical service must use a single-outlet locking GFCI receptacle…

San Leandro classifies hot tubs and spas as 'swimming pools' under 2022 CBC §202 once water exceeds 18 inches deep, so the full permit, 5-foot barrier, and door-alarm rules apply…

Under California Health & Safety Code §1597.45 (amended by SB 234, effective Jan. 1, 2020), small and large family daycare homes are a use by right in every residential zone. San…

Running a business from a San Leandro home requires a home occupation permit from the Zoning Enforcement Official under Municipal Code Section 2.04.220. The business must stay entirely…

San Leandro bars a home business from generating traffic that harms neighboring property. Municipal Code Section 2.04.220(C)(6) confines deliveries to the U.S. Postal Service or…

San Leandro bars any sign for a home-based business outright. Municipal Code Section 2.04.220(C)(4) requires that a home occupation's existence not be apparent beyond the property's…

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…

San Leandro Municipal Code § 4-40-120 flatly states that 'hosted short-term rentals are prohibited in secondary dwelling units (ADUs).' California's Government Code protects an owner's…

Section 2.04.388 lets any single-family lot add one ADU plus one JADU, or a two-family/multi-family lot add up to two detached ADUs, through ministerial review approved within 60 days…

A detached tool or storage shed in San Leandro skips the building permit if it is one story and 120 square feet or less, under Building Code Section 105.2. In the RD, RM, and RS…

Unincorporated Alameda County waives park dedication impact fees for accessory dwelling units under 750 sq ft, and never charges them for junior accessory dwelling units, under Chapter…

Unincorporated Alameda County bans converting a garage into living space in residential zones unless seven conditions are met, including one-to-one replacement parking.

Unincorporated Alameda County has formally adopted the state residential code's tiny house appendix, so a compliant tiny house is a recognized dwelling type here.

San Leandro runs a one-strike system for hosted short-term rentals: once the Finance Director revokes a permit under SLMC § 4-40-180, that revocation permanently bars the host from…

San Leandro Municipal Code § 4-40-130(b) requires that 'the dwelling unit that includes the hosted short-term rental must be the permittee's primary, permanent residence.' A renter who…

Every hosted STR must have a posted maximum occupancy as part of the Good Neighbor Policy. The host's primary residence must be occupied by the host during the entire rental period…

San Leandro requires that hosted STR guests park only in designated or available parking spaces on the property. Parking restrictions must be posted inside the unit.

San Leandro Municipal Code § 4-40-110 bars anyone from running a short-term rental without a permit issued under Chapter 4-40. Permits cover only hosted rentals of a bedroom or…

San Leandro requires every hosted short-term rental to avoid becoming a nuisance and to post a 'good neighbor policy' inside the unit that includes 'instructions on managing noise or…

San Leandro Municipal Code § 4-40-130(a) limits every hosted short-term rental to 'a total of 180 calendar days per permit term,' and any part of a calendar day used counts as a full…

San Leandro only allows short-term rentals where the primary occupant stays in the home for the entire rental period, defined as 'hosted' under § 4-40-210. Chapter 4-41 flatly…

San Leandro requires every hosted short-term rental permittee to hold a current business license and pay Transient Occupancy Tax (§ 4-40-130(f)). That tax, set citywide under §…

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…

San Leandro's only dedicated smoke-detector mandate in its own Municipal Code sits inside the condominium-conversion chapter: every unit converted to condominium, townhouse…

San Leandro adopted the State Fire Marshal's February 24, 2025 moderate and high fire hazard severity zone map under SLMC Ch. 3-21, the "Fire Severity Map Ordinance," which locks in…

San Leandro outlaws every kind of fireworks, including state-legal "safe and sane" fireworks, under SLMC § 3-11-105. No retail sale, possession, or discharge is allowed anywhere in the…

Public Resources Code 4291 requires 100 feet of defensible space around all structures in VHFHSZ and SRA areas of Alameda County, enforced by CAL FIRE and the Alameda County Fire…

California requires permits for most outdoor burning, with statewide CAL FIRE and Air Resources Board rules that uniformly apply alongside local air district restrictions.

California uniformly applies the State Fire Marshal's propane storage standards through the California Fire Code, which all local jurisdictions must enforce as a minimum.

Per San Leandro Municipal Code Chapter 4-34 (Mobile Food Vending), it is unlawful to operate a mobile food vending unit without a City permit, a business license, current commercial &…

Under California's Safe Sidewalk Vending Act (SB 946, Gov Code 51036-51039), San Leandro must permit sidewalk vendors subject only to objective health, safety, and welfare…

SLMC Ch. 4-34 and the city's Planning policy limit mobile food vending to specific zoning districts. Vendors must keep 300 feet from existing eating places and 500 feet from schools…

California Civil Code 714 Solar Rights Act preempts HOA bans on solar panels. Restrictions that reduce output >10% or cost >$1,000 are void.

Under Building Code Section 7-5-225, San Leandro posts every required solar application document on its public website and lets applicants file in person at the permit center or…

San Leandro runs a mandatory expedited, nondiscretionary permit review for small residential rooftop solar systems under Building Code Section 7-5-210. The Building Official issues the…

HOA architectural review in San Leandro must follow Civil Code 4765. Written procedures, fair review, and timely decisions are required. Solar cannot be banned (Civ 714).

HOA CC and R enforcement in San Leandro requires due process under Civ Code 5850 and 5855: written notice, hearing, and reasonable fines from posted schedule.

San Leandro HOAs must follow Davis-Stirling Act (Civ Code 4000-6150) board meeting procedures, including open meetings and 4-day notice under Civ Code 4920.

San Leandro HOAs must offer Internal Dispute Resolution (Civ 5900) and Alternative Dispute Resolution (Civ 5925) before litigation over governing documents.

HOA assessment increases in San Leandro are capped at 20 percent annually and special assessments at 5 percent without member vote under Civil Code 5605.

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…

San Leandro uses exclusive franchised haulers (Alameda County Industries and Waste Management of Alameda County). Carts must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day with at least…

Dumping refuse on streets, sidewalks, storm drains, or private lots is banned citywide under San Leandro's storm water ordinance and solid waste code, backed by misdemeanor and…

San Leandro requires every occupied home to subscribe to the city franchisee's green waste service for tree trimmings, grass, and leaves, using the franchisee-provided cart, unless a…

San Leandro requires leak-proof, properly sized containers positioned where the franchisee can easily reach them, and bars overloading carts or leaving unauthorized containers in…

San Leandro's zoning code requires refuse storage areas for multi-family, commercial, industrial, and public/semipublic properties to sit behind a six-foot solid wall that matches the…

San Leandro requires every property that produces solid waste, recyclables, or green waste to subscribe to the City's exclusive franchisee's collection service within 15 days of…

San Leandro's Organics Reduction and Recycling ordinance (SLMC Ch. 3-24) requires every household and business to subscribe to compost, recycling, and landfill collection and sort…

San Leandro requires every property that generates solid waste to subscribe to the city's exclusive franchisee within 15 days of occupancy, with putrescible waste removed at least once…

San Leandro residents cannot set large items like furniture, mattresses, appliances, or tires out with regular trash. The city's exclusive franchisee handles bulky waste only as a…

Once recyclables are set out for pickup, San Leandro makes them the property of the City's franchisee and bars anyone else, including the person who set them out, from taking them back…

California's URM Law (Government Code 8875 et seq.) required San Leandro and all SDC D/E jurisdictions to inventory unreinforced masonry buildings and adopt a mitigation program. San…

California Health and Safety Code 19200-19205 and California Building Code 1.8.5 require seismic gas shutoff valves for certain new construction and major alterations. In San Leandro…

A San Leandro cannabis dispensary must sit at least 1,000 feet from schools, libraries, youth centers, parks, religious facilities and other dispensaries, and 500 feet from any…

Adults 21+ in San Leandro may grow up to six cannabis plants under Prop 64 and Health and Safety Code 11362.2, subject to local indoor rules.

San Leandro permits a limited number of cannabis dispensaries under a city license program, with strict zoning buffers from schools and youth uses.

Per SLMC Chapter 4-5 (Peddlers, Solicitors, and Itinerant Merchants), Article 2, it is unlawful to engage in the business of peddler, solicitor, or itinerant merchant in San Leandro…

San Leandro Municipal Code Chapter 4-5 does not establish a city-wide 'no knock' registry. Homeowners can post 'No Solicitors' signs which solicitors must respect under SLMC's general…

San Leandro requires the Building Official to inspect permitted work at ten defined stages, from footing and foundation through the final inspection, under Building Code Section 110.3…

San Leandro's short-term rental standards require that any dwelling unit hosting a permitted rental 'have a smoke detector, a fire extinguisher, a carbon monoxide detector, and…

San Leandro requires a permit before construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or an occupancy change, and before any regulated electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing work, under…

San Leandro adopts the 2025 California Electrical Code, California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 3, as the city's Electrical Code, with local amendments controlling wherever they…

San Leandro locally adopted the 2025 California Residential Code as its own Residential Building Code under Section 7-5-1000A, carrying forward the statewide automatic fire sprinkler…

San Leandro pre-1978 renovations must follow EPA RRP rule and California HSC 17920.10. Lead-safe certified firms required for paint-disturbing work.

San Leandro applies the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24 Part 11, to new construction citywide under SLMC § 7-5-600, and where the city's own building rules…

San Leandro adopts the 2025 California Plumbing Code, California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 5, as the city's Plumbing Code, with San Leandro's own amendments controlling over…

Castro Valley limits one-family homes to a sliding floor-area-ratio cap, as low as 0.10 FAR on the largest lots, before extra square footage triggers site development review.

A San Leandro patient or caregiver who makes edible cannabis products sold at more than one dispensary in the city or Alameda County must become a State certified food handler. The…

San Leandro treats overgrown vegetation that draws rats and vermin as an unlawful property nuisance. SLMC § 3-1-205(b)(2) lets code enforcement cite any private property owner whose…

Alameda County's Department of Environmental Health scores unincorporated-area food facilities and posts a green, yellow, or red placard after each inspection.

Chapter 6.54 makes pharmaceutical manufacturers fund a take-back program for used needles, syringes, and lancets across all of Alameda County, incorporated cities included, so…

Secondhand dealers, junk dealers and pawnbrokers cannot open in San Leandro without a permit from the Chief of Police. The Police Department can deny, suspend or revoke the permit for…

Every tobacco and e-cigarette retailer in San Leandro needs a City tobacco retailer's license under Municipal Code Chapter 4-36. Selling without one is a nuisance as a matter of law…

Any adult-oriented business in San Leandro needs a regulatory permit from the Police Chief under Municipal Code § 4-24-300, plus compliance with the 1,000-foot locational spacing…

San Leandro requires a Chief of Police-issued permit before anyone may operate as a pawnbroker, junk dealer or secondhand dealer under Municipal Code Section 4-9-200. Pawnbrokers must…

No one may operate a massage establishment in San Leandro without an operator permit from the Permit Administrator, and every massage technician must hold current CAMTC certification…

Alameda County bans motor-vehicle repair, servicing, painting or dismantling as a home occupation in unincorporated R and A district homes: the county's rule for its own unincorporated…

Body art and tattoo shops in Alameda County need an annual environmental health permit, and every practitioner must register separately.

San Leandro imposes a 14% Transient Occupancy Tax on rent charged for any hotel stay of 30 consecutive days or less under Municipal Code § 2-10-110. The tax covers hotels, motels…

San Leandro has no card-room licensing scheme: SLMC § 4-1-200 makes it unlawful for anyone to deal, play, open, or conduct any card, dice, or device game for money or anything of value…

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…

San Leandro designates historic buildings, sites and districts as City Landmarks or Merit Resources under Municipal Code Chapter 4-26. The Planning Commission and City Council control…

San Leandro defines a "block party" as a resident-organized event that closes part of a public street to celebrate a holiday or special occasion, and treats it as a permitted…

San Leandro treats a "street or neighborhood fair" as a temporary use requiring a permit from the Zoning Enforcement Official under Zoning Code § 5.08.144. The permit runs no more than…

San Leandro requires an outdoor facilities permit from the Zoning Enforcement Official before a restaurant or retail use can operate a sidewalk café or outdoor food service in most…

San Leandro Municipal Code Section 7.1.310 requires anyone reserving a park facility for a group event to get a permit from the Recreation and Parks Department. The Director issues it…

Anyone who wants to hold, lead, or take part in a parade, meeting, or assembly on a San Leandro street, park, or public ground needs a permit from the Chief of Police under Municipal…

San Leandro treats commercial filming as a temporary land use, not only a citywide filming activity. Municipal Code Section 5.08.144 requires productions shooting in residential…

San Leandro parklets need a Public Works permit under SLMC § 5-1-650 plus compliance with the Parklets Program in Administrative Code Chapter 8.13. The pilot program caps approvals at…

San Leandro bars every tobacco retailer from selling, offering for sale, or possessing with intent to sell any flavored tobacco product, including menthol cigarettes and flavored…

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…

San Leandro's Loud and Unruly Gatherings ordinance makes it unlawful to cause or allow a gathering of 20 or more people on private property that creates a "substantial disturbance,"…

San Leandro bans open containers of alcohol on any street, sidewalk, alley or highway under Municipal Code Section 4-1-710, plus separate bans in city parks (Section 4-1-705) and in…

San Leandro bans smoking in unenclosed public places under Municipal Code § 4-12-205, covering parks, playgrounds, golf practice facilities, service areas, transit stops, and the sites…

San Leandro bans skateboards, rollerskates, coasters, and similar toy vehicles on highways, sidewalks, roadways, and parking lots or structures in any business district, plus Civic…

SLMC § 6-3-110 makes it unlawful for a pedestrian to cross any roadway within a business district except in a crosswalk, backed by the City Manager's authority under §§ 6-3-100 and…

Minors under 18 may not loiter in unincorporated Alameda County's public streets or places between 10 p.m. and sunrise without an adult.

Nobody may encroach on, obstruct, alter, or place anything within a San Leandro street right-of-way, from pipelines to tree trimming to moving oversized objects, without a Public Works…

San Leandro puts the duty to fix a dangerous or defective sidewalk on the abutting property owner under SLMC § 5-1-415, while tenants must report defects to the Public Works Director…

San Leandro bars vegetation, structures, and materials from obstructing a sidewalk or public right-of-way, treating any use that prevents, obstructs, or interferes with the street's…

San Leandro's parkway strip, the area between curb and sidewalk, holds street trees that are City property, and planting one there privately requires Public Works Director approval and…

San Leandro has no citywide list of protected tree species; instead, Zoning Code Section 4.16.112.B lets the Site Plan Approval decision-maker require preservation of any "significant"…

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

SLMC §§ 6-3-200 to 6-3-220 bar sitting or lying on a public sidewalk in a commercial or retail zone between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. after an officer's warning, with exceptions for medical…

SLMC § 6-5-220 lets the City Council establish bicycle lanes by resolution and bans using them contrary to posted signs or markings, while § 6-5-215 separately bans sidewalk riding…

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…

San Leandro requires every residential landlord to file an annual rental registration statement with the Community Development Department's Program Administrator by January 31 each…

San Leandro's Property Maintenance Code makes a rental unit a "substandard building" under Section 7-5-325 if it endangers occupants through inadequate sanitation, structural hazards…

San Leandro landlords must give the state-required Civil Code § 827(b) rent increase notice plus a City-mandated notice of the availability of rent review under SLMC § 4-32-200…

San Leandro adopted a local Rent Review Ordinance in 2020 for mediation. AB 1482 statewide rent cap also applies: CPI+5%, max 10% annually, just cause eviction.

San Leandro follows California AB 1482 (Civil Code 1946.2) statewide just-cause eviction rules. Landlords must cite one of 15 allowable reasons.

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…

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…

Section 2.04.320 caps residential structures at 30 feet in the RD, RS and RS-40 districts, up to 50 feet in the densest RM-1800 and RM-875 multi-family districts, and just 18 feet in…

Section 2.04.328 caps how much of a lot a building can occupy: 33-1/3 percent in the RO district, 50 percent in RS, RS-40, RS-VP, RD and RM-3000, rising to 60 percent in…

San Leandro's Zoning Code sets a fixed yard table by district under Section 2.04.316. In the RS and RD single-family districts you need a 20-foot front yard, 5-foot side yards, a…

San Leandro requires a development permit before any construction or land alteration in a mapped special flood hazard area, under the city's Floodplain Management chapter. The Building…

Grading permits in San Leandro require a civil-engineer-prepared erosion, sedimentation, and drainage control plan before the City Engineer signs off on any cut or fill over the code's…

Any new home or substantial improvement in a San Leandro flood zone must sit at or above the base flood elevation, with a registered engineer or surveyor certifying the finished…

San Leandro's Storm Water Management and Discharge Control Ordinance (SLMC Ch. 3-15) bans dumping anything but rain into the storm drain system, requires a City permit before building…

The California Coastal Act, Public Resources Code sections 30000 through 30900, requires Coastal Development Permits for nearly all work in the coastal zone and gives the Coastal…

New and rehabilitated landscapes on commercial, industrial, and larger residential projects in San Leandro cannot specify any plant species that the California Invasive Plant Council…

Alameda County does not have a specific bamboo ban, but running bamboo that spreads onto neighboring properties can be addressed as a nuisance under county ordinances and California…

San Leandro limits garage and yard sales to two times per year per residential property. Municipal Code Section 1.12.108 defines the use, and Section 2.04.200 lists 'Garage and Yard…

San Leandro Municipal Code Section 7.1.205 lets you grill in city parks with a barbecue, fire ring, stove or incinerator, but it treats hot ash and charcoal as hazardous, not park…

San Leandro requires a permit for any professional filming location within city limits, issued by the Film Liaison under Municipal Code Chapter 2.4. Before filming starts at a specific…

San Leandro confines professional filming to daytime and evening hours. Section 2.4.700 bars filming between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. unless the Film Liaison specifically allows an…

San Leandro waives the professional filming application fee, but only the fee, for student productions. Section 2.4.400 exempts bona fide students, nonprofit corporations, and people…

San Leandro has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. A server or colocation facility is classified by the Zoning Enforcement Official into the closest industrial…

San Leandro's Noise Ordinance sets no numeric decibel table. Municipal Code Section 4-1-1110 bans "disturbing, excessive or offensive" noise, judged on factors including sound level…

San Leandro's landscape design standards require recycled water for all irrigation on covered projects when it is available, and recycled water as the source for decorative water…

San Leandro bars unemancipated minors from public places between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under SLMC § 4-1-310, and separately bans loitering by school-age minors from 8:00 a.m. to…

San Leandro Municipal Code Section 7.1.305 sets fixed park hours instead of a single citywide curfew. Most parks close at 8:00 p.m. in the fall/winter and 10:00 p.m. in the summer…

San Leandro bans the sustained overnight use of any gasoline- or electric-powered generator, motor or engine between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. unless it sits inside a sound-insulated enclosure…

Rooftop and pad-mounted HVAC units on industrial parcels within 200 feet of a Residential District must be sited, screened or enclosed to cut noise reaching neighbors, under Zoning…

Unincorporated Alameda County bars loading and unloading of crates, containers, or trash cans between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. if it disturbs a neighbor's residential property.

Unincorporated Alameda County bans stereo, TV and instrument sound plainly audible at 50 feet at any hour, and defines audible bass alone as enough to prove a violation.

Unincorporated Alameda County requires any motor-vehicle burglar alarm to shut off within 15 minutes of activation: covering Castro Valley and other unincorporated communities, not…

Bars and nightclubs in unincorporated Alameda County must keep exterior noise at or under the county's decibel table, day and night.

San Leandro's zoning code requires that any development in the DA-1 through DA-4 and DA-6 Downtown Districts follow the Downtown San Leandro Transit-Oriented Development Strategy's…

San Leandro Municipal Code Chapter 6.08 implements the State Density Bonus Law in every zoning district that allows residential uses. Under § 6.08.112 the City must grant qualifying…

San Leandro's zoning code directly limits light trespass from outdoor lighting onto residential land. Municipal Code § 4.04.340(D)(2) requires security lighting citywide to be…

San Leandro bans off-site advertising signs, including digital billboards, outright. Municipal Code Section 4.12.116 prohibits them citywide, and Section 4.12.112(J)(4) separately bars…

San Leandro caps political signs at 16 square feet on private property and requires a Declaration of Intent filed with the City Clerk at least 2 days before installation. Signs are…

San Leandro caps window signs at 25 percent of the window area they occupy, under Zoning Code Section 4.12.112.C. Ground-floor storefronts get at most two window signs, and every…

San Leandro requires every undeveloped lot to be fenced, signed, and kept free of weeds, debris, and stockpiled material at all times, with a local contact person on file so the City…

San Leandro Property Maintenance Ordinance prohibits blight conditions such as junk, graffiti, abandoned vehicles, and neglected structures.

Alameda County, located in the San Francisco Bay Area, has no snow sidewalk clearing ordinance because measurable snowfall is extremely rare in unincorporated lowlands.

San Leandro sorts every business into one of about 30 defined categories under SLMC § 2-2-220, from Automobile Wrecking to Wholesaling/Distribution, because the category picked drives…

Before transferring property within 2,000 feet of agricultural land in unincorporated Alameda County, discretionary-permit approvals require the deed to carry a right-to-farm…

Alameda County Code shields lawful commercial agricultural operations from private and public nuisance lawsuits triggered only by changed conditions on neighboring land, protecting…

Tenants in unincorporated Alameda County can request county-arranged mediation within 45 days of giving a landlord written notice of untenantable conditions, before other remedies.

California is a two-party (all-party) consent state. Recording any confidential communication without all parties' consent is a crime under Penal Code 632. This applies to phone calls…

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…

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 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 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…