Upland, CA

Upland Municipal Code Section 6.04.120 bars dogs (cats are exempt) from public streets, parks, sidewalks and unenclosed private property unless secured on a leash no more than six feet…

Upland has no breed-specific dog ban. Instead, Chapter 6.08 lets the city declare an individual dog 'potentially dangerous' or 'vicious' based solely on documented bites, attacks or…

Upland has no citywide coyote cull or hazing policy, but within its parks it is a misdemeanor to feed, harass, or hunt wildlife, a term Municipal Code § 12.36.020 defines to expressly…

Upland's residential land-use table permits beekeeping by right in only its three largest-lot single-family zones, RS-20, RS-15, and RS-10, and marks it "Use Not Allowed" everywhere…

Upland's Zoning Ordinance permits "Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Services" by right in every Commercial and Mixed-Use zone but bars the use entirely from all ten residential zones…

Upland caps backyard chicken flocks at five birds and confines the allowance to the city's single-family residential zones. The limit sits in the Zoning Ordinance's own definitions…

Upland Municipal Code § 12.36.050(L)(3) makes it a misdemeanor to feed, hunt, harass, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot, or throw devices at any animal or bird in a city…

Upland lets cat owners license their cats voluntarily rather than mandatorily, exempts domesticated cats from the citywide leash requirement, and caps ownership at three cats age four…

Upland households may keep no more than three dogs and three cats over four months old under Municipal Code Section 6.04.115. The cap counts dogs and cats separately, so a household…

Upland flatly prohibits pet grooming as a home occupation. Chapter 17.27's list of banned home businesses names pet grooming alongside animal hospitals, so a residential property…

Upland Municipal Code Section 6.04.170 makes it unlawful to have, possess, maintain or control any wild, dangerous or poisonous animal within city limits, except as otherwise provided…

San Bernardino County residents may not keep injured wildlife without a California Department of Fish and Wildlife rehabilitator permit. SBC Animal Care refers calls to permitted…

San Bernardino County requires every Pit Bull over four months old to be spayed or neutered, with narrow exemptions for AKC/UKC-registered purebreds, working, and medically unfit dogs.

San Bernardino County Code § 28.0307(k) bans molesting, injuring or killing any bird or mammal, or disturbing its habitat, inside any County Regional Park. The rule sits among two…

The County does not ban retail pet sales; instead every pet shop, grooming parlor, aquarium, game bird farm, petting zoo, or wild-animal facility in the unincorporated area must hold…

San Bernardino County requires owners of animals formally declared potentially dangerous or vicious to permanently identify the animal with a registered tattoo or implanted microchip…

Upland Municipal Code Section 6.04.140 makes habitual howling, yelping or barking that disturbs neighboring parcels a public nuisance. The city requires sworn written complaints from…

Upland Municipal Code § 9.40.100(B) bans playing a radio, television, stereo, jukebox, or similar sound equipment when it is audible 50 feet or more from its source, or audible inside…

Beyond the general ambient decibel table, Upland Municipal Code § 9.40.100 bans specific nighttime conduct outright: yelling, shouting, or singing on public streets between 11:00 p.m…

Upland Municipal Code § 9.40.100 bars operating a motor vehicle that generates noise causing discomfort or annoyance because of how it is driven, its condition, or a modification, and…

Upland's Unnecessary Noise chapter sets exterior decibel limits by zone and time of day, but its measurement rule expressly excludes aircraft: exterior readings cannot be taken during…

Upland Municipal Code § 9.40.040 sets base ambient noise levels by zone and time: 45 dB(A) at night and 55 dB(A) by day in residential zones, 65 dB(A) anytime for unspecified uses, and…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County has no ordinance banning or specifically restricting leaf blowers. Their use is governed by the general noise rules: the Development Code…

San Bernardino County Code § 24.0706(d) bans construction equipment noise between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. countywide in the unincorporated area, with no exception for weekends or…

Upland Municipal Code Section 8.12.020(D) doesn't set a numeric height limit, but it bans weeds as landscaping, caps bare-dirt front and side yard area at 25 percent, and separately…

No one may remove a tree from an Upland parkway or parking strip without a permit from the city manager, who holds final authority over every removal under Municipal Code § 12.24.100…

Upland bars residents and private contractors from pruning or removing any street tree. Municipal Code § 12.26.070 assigns all routine tree care and maintenance exclusively to the…

Upland's landscape ordinance encourages native species and cuts back turf rather than banning either. Design plans for regulated projects must protect existing native plants and…

Upland does not ban or license backyard composting. Municipal Code § 13.28.220 lets residential householders compost organic waste generated on their own property without going through…

Upland Municipal Code § 13.16.030(A)(4) bars outdoor sprinkler irrigation between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. year-round citywide. Hand-held hoses, drip irrigation, hand-held buckets, and…

Upland's zoning ordinance requires qualifying parking lot developments to manage rainwater on-site, encouraging permeable paving, bio-retention areas, and rooftop rainwater harvesting…

San Bernardino County's Development Code does not ban artificial turf and actively directs that natural turf be minimized to save water. Synthetic turf is an accepted water-saving…

Upland exempts wood, chain link, and similar fencing up to 6 feet, and block or similar walls up to 2 feet, from needing a building permit. Anything taller than those thresholds…

Upland exempts retaining walls up to 3 feet, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, from needing a building permit, unless the wall supports a surcharge or…

Upland caps fences and walls at 3.5 feet within the front and street-side setback in every zone, and at 6 feet elsewhere in most zones, or 8 feet in industrial zones, under Table…

Upland bans chain-link, barbed wire, razor wire and wire mesh fencing in all residential zones and in any area visible from a public or private street. Section 17.13.060 also requires…

The San Bernardino County Development Code sets fence height, materials, and placement, but does not allocate the cost of a shared boundary fence between neighbors. Cost-sharing for…

Upland requires a building permit for essentially every residential pool. The only exemption is a prefabricated pool accessory to a single-family home that is under 24 inches deep…

Pools in unincorporated San Bernardino County must be surrounded by an enclosure at least 60 inches high with no more than 2 inches of clearance under the barrier, no gaps that pass a…

Upland's on-street parking rules bar vehicles from stopping or parking in front of any alley or private driveway, or opposite any terminating street, under Municipal Code § 10.60.010…

Upland does not ban overnight street parking outright, but Municipal Code Section 10.36.050 caps how long any vehicle can sit on a public street, alley or highway: no more than 72…

Upland Municipal Code Section 8.12.020(F) makes it unlawful to park or store a vehicle on any unpaved area of a required front yard in a single-family zone, and bars unpaved parking…

Chapter 8.20 declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property (not highways) a public nuisance under state Vehicle Code Section 22660. The…

Upland Municipal Code § 10.08.150 bars parking or storing a commercial vehicle weighing 6,000 pounds or more, or any commercial trailer or equipment regardless of weight, on a public…

Upland's city council may designate residential streets as permit parking zones under Municipal Code Chapter 10.44, reserving curb space for adjacent residents against nonresident…

Upland marks commercial loading zones with yellow curb paint under Municipal Code § 10.48.030, restricting them to loading and unloading between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on days other…

Upland Municipal Code § 10.12.090 makes it unlawful for anyone but the city to paint a street or curb surface. Section 10.48.030 sets the color code the city itself uses: red for no…

Upland bans living in an RV outside a licensed mobile home park under Chapter 17.34, and limits where you can park one on your own property: a recreational vehicle, boat, or trailer…

Upland Municipal Code § 10.40.180 lets the city designate stalls in city-owned parking facilities exclusively for vehicles connected to electric charging equipment, under California…

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…

Upland Municipal Code Section 8.28.040 bans possessing, using, igniting, or selling any fireworks in the city, including state-legal safe and sane fireworks, not just illegal dangerous…

Upland bans burning trash outright. Municipal Code Section 13.28.370 makes it unlawful at any time, for anyone including the city's own collectors, to burn, bury, dump, or otherwise…

Upland requires every guest room in a licensed bed and breakfast to have a smoke detector, a hand-held fire extinguisher, and an evacuation plan, reviewed by the Upland Fire Department…

San Bernardino County Land Use Services requires property owners in wildfire-prone unincorporated areas to maintain defensible space by clearing flammable vegetation. The County…

San Bernardino County's Development Code allows a residential propane tank to encroach up to 4 feet into the rear setback only, never the interior side yard, and requires siting per…

Much of unincorporated San Bernardino County (San Bernardino Mountains, foothills, and wildland areas) lies in Moderate, High, or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The Board of…

San Bernardino County bans solid fuel burning outdoor fireplaces, chimineas, barbeques and fire pits at short-term rentals in the Mountain Region under County Code § 84.28.070(j)(1)…

Upland waives impact fees entirely for any ADU under 750 square feet. Larger ADUs owe a fee prorated by floor area against the primary dwelling, and the fee excludes water and sewer…

Upland does not require an owner to live on-site for any ADU created since January 1, 2020, but junior ADUs (JADUs) still carry a state-driven owner-occupancy requirement, enforced…

Upland bars accessory dwelling units from the short-term rental market. Section 17.23.1.090(I) prohibits using any ADU defined under Chapter 17.37, or any unit bound by a covenant that…

Upland allows ADUs and JADUs by right under Municipal Code Chapter 17.37, which implements California's state ADU law (Gov. Code Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 13). A detached ADU tops…

Upland lets homeowners convert an existing garage into living space as part of an Accessory Dwelling Unit under Municipal Code Section 17.37.040, and Section 17.37.060(F)(3) confirms…

Upland caps accessory structures like storage sheds in residential zones at 10 percent of the lot size or 1,000 square feet, whichever is less, and 15 feet in height, limited to one…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County allows a permitted "Tiny Home" on single-family residential parcels if it meets California Residential Code or manufactured-home construction…

Upland's Short-Term Rental ordinance makes hosting platforms like Airbnb or Vrbo act as the host's tax agent: they must collect and remit transient occupancy tax, disclose listing…

Upland caps every short-term rental at two guests per bedroom, counting the host, other residents, and paying guests together. A permitted three-bedroom home in a Residential…

Operating a short-term rental anywhere in Upland without an Administrative Use Permit is illegal. Section 17.23.1.020 requires every host to obtain the permit before renting a dwelling…

Only a homeowner (or their spouse, parent, or adult child) or a qualifying tenant may host a short-term rental in Upland, and the rented dwelling must be that host's actual primary…

Every Upland short-term rental must provide one additional off-street parking space for each bedroom being rented, stacked on top of the dwelling's normal residential parking…

Upland runs a strike system for short-term rental hosts: the Development Services Director can revoke a host's Administrative Use Permit outright on the third violation of Chapter…

Upland requires every short-term rental host, or a designated agent, to stay reachable by phone around the clock while the property is rented and to show up on-site within one hour of…

Upland's Short-Term Rental ordinance sets quiet hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. for guests and requires all rental noise, including pools and hot tubs, to meet the citywide standards…

Every Upland short-term rental host must collect and remit the city's transient occupancy tax under Chapter 3.12, hold a valid business license under Title 5, and pay a nonrefundable…

Upland caps un-hosted short-term rentals, where the host is off-site during the guest's stay, at 120 days per calendar year for the same dwelling unit. Hosted stays, where the host…

Upland limits un-hosted short-term rentals to 120 days per calendar year at the same dwelling unit under its Short-Term Rental ordinance, Chapter 17.23.1. Hosted stays, where the host…

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…

Upland's residential land-use table requires a discretionary Conditional Use Permit for a small family day care home (eight or fewer children) in every one of its ten residential…

Upland caps client and visitor traffic to a home-based business: minor home occupations get up to six visits a day, major home occupations up to 12, and visits are only allowed between…

Upland allows home-based businesses in any residential zone but splits them into minor and major home occupations, each needing its own permit. Minor occupations need only a home…

Home occupations in unincorporated San Bernardino County generally may not use signs or alter the home's residential appearance. Only a Class III home occupation in the Desert Region…

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…

Sidewalk vending in Upland requires a permit from the public works director under Municipal Code § 5.76.020. Applicants pay a fee, provide fingerprints and photos, submit a business…

Food trucks can't operate as a stand-alone business anywhere in Upland: Municipal Code Chapter 17.33 only allows a mobile food business as an accessory use tied to an existing primary…

Upland bars sidewalk food and merchandise vending near intersections, driveways, fire hydrants, farmers' markets, and city parking lots, along Euclid Avenue and the Pacific Electric…

Upland runs a mandatory three-container system: source-separated recyclables go in the blue container, organic waste in the green container, and remaining trash in the gray container…

Upland requires every commercial and industrial business to use the standard containers supplied by its authorized collector, keep the container area clean and in good repair, and…

Upland Municipal Code § 13.28.370 outright bans burning, burial, or dumping of solid waste, recyclables, or organic waste anywhere in the city, at any time, by anyone, including…

Upland's authorized hauler must collect solid waste, recyclables, and organic waste from each home at least once a week on the same day, per Municipal Code Section 13.28.490, and can…

Upland limits when carts can sit at the curb. Municipal Code Section 13.28.510 bars setting a container out before sunset the day before collection, requires it be removed by 10:00…

Getting a temporary bulky-waste container placed in an Upland street requires an encroachment permit first. Municipal Code Section 13.28.540 requires the resident to obtain the permit…

Every occupied property in Upland, residential or commercial, must subscribe to the city's authorized collector for solid waste, recyclables, and organic waste. Municipal Code Section…

Upland requires single-family households to subscribe to organic waste collection and sort materials by container: green for source-separated organics like food scraps and yard…

Upland does not put yard waste and brush on the routine cart schedule automatically. Under Municipal Code Section 13.28.530, residents request bulky-item pickup from the city's…

Upland requires households to use the standard cart the authorized collector supplies for solid waste, recyclables, and organic waste. Municipal Code Section 13.28.500 bars cardboard…

Upland allows just one on-site yard sale sign, capped at two feet by two feet, and it must come down once the sale ends. No sign may sit in the public right-of-way.

Electronic changeable-copy signs are banned in Upland's HC highway commercial zone unless the operator obtains a conditional use permit. Approved sites need at least 2.5 acres and 250…

Upland caps window and interior signage at 50 percent of a window's total area under Section 17.15.150(C)(2), and treats exterior window signs like flags and banners: allowed only…

Upland requires a City Manager permit for political campaign signs in any zone, issued separately for each election. Residential-zone signs are capped at six square feet and four feet…

Upland limits freeway-oriented outdoor advertising under Municipal Code Section 17.15.080(F): a nonappurtenant sign more than 500 feet from freeway right-of-way cannot be visible from…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County, holiday lighting is exempt from the county's outdoor lighting rules only if it goes up no more than 30 days before a holiday and comes down…

Upland requires every solicitor, canvasser or peddler to obtain a written permit from the city's licensing official before going door to door, and to carry a photo ID badge while…

Upland pawnbrokers must hold pledged goods in conformance with state Financial Code § 21201 and file a daily report of every item pledged or purchased with the police chief before noon…

Upland allows tattoo parlors only in the Highway Commercial and Regional Commercial zones, and only with an Administrative Use Permit. They are barred outright from Neighborhood…

Upland requires a Conditional Use Permit and business license before an adult business can open, and Section 17.20.080 keeps them 800 feet from residential zones or other adult…

Operating a massage establishment in Upland without a permit from the police chief is a misdemeanor under Municipal Code § 5.60.020. Permits run 12 months and require fingerprints and…

Smoke shops selling tobacco, vape, and e-cigarette products in Upland need a conditional use permit approved by the Planning Commission in specified commercial zones under Zoning…

Secondhand dealers in Upland must hold reported property for 30 days from the date it is reported to the police chief and must file a complete daily property acquisition report…

County Code § 84.12.050(b) bars motor vehicle repair, including engine, muffler, and drive-train work, upholstery, painting, and vehicle storage, from every home occupation in the…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County it is unlawful to solicit or offer paid motor vehicle repair or towing work on public roads and highways. County Code §§ 41.0601 and 41.0602…

Upland bars using any sidewalk or public street to deposit, exhibit, or sell goods, or to leave merchandise or fixtures sitting on the right-of-way, under Municipal Code § 12.16.010…

Anyone digging or placing improvements in an Upland street, alley or other public right-of-way needs a permit from the city engineer under Municipal Code § 12.08.010, a permit the…

Upland places the duty to maintain the sidewalk, street, gutter and alley next to a property squarely on that property's owner, lessee or occupant under Municipal Code § 12.16.050. The…

Upland Municipal Code Section 8.12.020 reaches unimproved as well as improved property: owners may not let discarded items or rubbish accumulate on 'any part of any property, whether…

Upland Municipal Code Section 8.12.020(E) declares deteriorating, partially destroyed, or unsecured buildings a public nuisance, covering peeling paint, broken windows, sagging garage…

Upland Municipal Code § 12.36.050(C) permits drones and other unmanned aircraft in every city park but bans takeoff or landing outside the operator's visual line of sight, within 25…

Drones may not take off or land within 500 feet of any city-permitted public event held in an Upland park under Municipal Code § 12.36.050(C)(1)(c), one of five specific launch/landing…

Drones, model planes, and helicopters are allowed by default in every Upland park, but Municipal Code § 12.36.050(C)(1) bars launching or landing one outside your visual line of sight…

Upland Municipal Code § 12.46.030 makes it an unlawful public nuisance to camp, set up camp facilities, or use camp paraphernalia on streets, sidewalks, parking lots, parks, or any…

County Code Section 28.0903 bars sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing personal property on unincorporated San Bernardino County streets, sidewalks, alleyways, trails, and county…

Upland Municipal Code § 13.16.030(A)(3) prohibits letting water escape through a break or leak in a customer's plumbing or private water distribution system for any substantial period…

Upland Municipal Code § 13.22.030 makes recycled water the primary required supply for commercial and industrial uses whenever it is economically, technically, and institutionally…

Upland caps turf in new and rehabilitated landscape projects rather than banning it outright. Municipal Code Section 17.12.050(A)(3) directs that turf be minimized, used only where…

Upland caps primary residential structure height at 35 feet in every single-family zone (RS-20 through RS-4) and 16 feet in the MH mobile-home zone, rising to 40 to 50 feet in the RM…

Upland caps how much of a residential lot buildings can cover: 50% in the RS-4 zone (the city's standard single-family lot), scaling down to 35% on the largest RS-20 lots. Lot coverage…

Upland sets minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks by residential zone in Table 17.04-3. A standard RS-4 single-family lot (4,000 sq. ft. minimum) needs a 20-foot front yard…

Trees and plantings in an Upland parkway must come from the city's approved street tree list and follow strict placement and height limits under Municipal Code § 12.24.060, with actual…

Upland keeps an official register of heritage and landmark trees under Municipal Code § 12.26.040, protecting specimens valued for species rarity, historical association, scenic…

Joshua trees, mesquites, desert ironwood, palo verde and other listed desert native plants can't be removed on unincorporated land without a county Tree or Plant Removal Permit.

Upland regulates its storm drain system under Municipal Code Article IV of Chapter 13.32. Connecting to, modifying, or diverting flow into the city's storm drain system requires a…

Upland regulates grading, excavation, and fill under Chapter 15.52 of the Municipal Code, requiring a permit from the city engineer before any land-disturbing work begins. Subdivision…

Upland regulates construction in FEMA-designated special flood hazard areas under Chapter 15.56, Floodplain Management. A development permit is required before any construction in a…

California Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards mandate cool-roof reflectance values for new and re-roofed buildings in San Bernardino County climate zones 10, 14, 15, and 16…

New construction and substantial improvements inside San Bernardino County's mapped floodplains must raise their lowest floor above the base flood elevation under County Code §…

San Bernardino County caps off-road diesel equipment idling at five minutes on unincorporated land use project sites, with exceptions for queuing, safety checks, servicing, and…

Properties in San Bernardino Mountain WUI zones must clear 100 feet of defensible space around structures. SBCFPD inspects annually before fire season; failure to comply triggers…

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…

Municipal Code Section 9.04.070 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on private property visible to the public, or on any public street, sidewalk, alley, parking lot, park, or…

Upland doesn't fine loud parties directly; instead Municipal Code Section 8.44.020 makes the host and the person in charge of the premises jointly liable for the cost of extra police…

Riding a skateboard, roller skates or a coaster on any Upland roadway is an infraction under Municipal Code § 10.72.010, and riding on posted public or private property, including…

Upland Municipal Code Chapter 9.48 prohibits marijuana use and activity everywhere in the city, indoors and outdoors, on public and private property alike, to the extent not preempted…

Upland Municipal Code § 9.60.010 prohibits smoking and vaping, including e-cigarettes, in all public spaces in the city. The ban covers city parks, public plazas, and the Euclid Avenue…

Upland Municipal Code § 9.16.020 bans drinking or possessing an opened alcoholic beverage on public streets, sidewalks, parking lots, parks, and other public places within the city…

San Bernardino County bans school-age minors from loitering in public places countywide during school hours, unless they have a valid excuse like an emergency errand or a medical…

Upland does not run its own restaurant inspection program. Municipal Code Section 8.24.010 adopts Chapter 14, Division 3, Title 3 of the San Bernardino County Code by reference…

Every food or food-product sidewalk vendor in Upland must certify completion of a food handler course to get a permit, and every employee handling food must carry a current San…

Upland Municipal Code Section 8.12.020(D)(2) declares it a public nuisance to let overgrown vegetation exist on improved property that is likely to harbor rats or vermin. The…

California Civil Code 1954.603 requires landlords to disclose bed bug information and prohibits renting units with known infestations; San Bernardino County enforces habitability…

Upland designates local landmarks through its Historic Preservation chapter, Chapter 17.26, which lets any person or group apply to add or remove a cultural resource or historic…

Upland folds commercial filming into the same permitting chapter as temporary uses and special events, Chapter 17.41 of the Zoning Ordinance. Motion picture, television, and commercial…

Upland requires a separate city license, not just a Zoning Ordinance event permit, for outdoor festivals such as street fairs, under Chapter 5.40. Operators file at least 60 days ahead…

Closing an Upland street, even partially, for an organized event requires a street closure permit from the city engineer under Municipal Code § 12.08.060, the same mechanism the code's…

Parades in Upland are regulated as part of the 'Festivals and Other Special Events' use class under Zoning Ordinance Chapter 17.41, capped at 12 days per calendar year on any one…

General park use in Upland is first come, first served with no permit required. But city council-designated parks and any exclusive or reserved use, including special events, require a…

Restaurants in Upland need an Administrative Use Permit, or a Conditional Use Permit if the primary business already requires one, before adding outdoor or sidewalk dining under…

Upland flatly prohibits light trespass that results in glare under Section 17.14.030(A). Residential fixtures over 750 lumens must be shielded so no direct light crosses the property…

Chapter 17.14 requires shielded, full cutoff outdoor fixtures citywide so no light is emitted above the horizontal plane, a standard the code illustrates with figures sourced to the…

Off-site sign (billboard) illumination in unincorporated San Bernardino County must comply with the county's outdoor lighting chapter, including mountain/desert dark-sky curfews where…

Upland's Density Bonus Program, implementing state Government Code Sections 65915 to 65918, lets developers of three or more units exceed zoned density in exchange for affordable…

Upland's municipal code doesn't regulate backyard smokers or grills on private property beyond the state Fire Code adopted by reference, but it does control open flames in public…

Upland imposes a 10 percent transient occupancy tax on every hotel guest, short-term rental guest, or other transient staying 30 consecutive days or less, collected by the operator at…

Upland sorts every business license into one of three fee schedules: gross receipts, professional/semiprofessional, or a flat rate set by chapter. The classification picked drives the…

Upland Municipal Code § 9.40.100(E) bars operating machinery, a pump, fan, compressor, or air conditioning apparatus in a way that pushes the noise level at a property line more than 5…

Upland Municipal Code § 9.40.100(L) bans creating loud and excessive noise while loading or unloading a vehicle, or opening and breaking down bales, boxes, crates, and containers, a…

Standby and portable generators in unincorporated San Bernardino County must meet Title 8 limits (45 dBA night residential). PSPS and emergency use is exempt. SCAQMD Rule 1470 permits…

San Bernardino County Code § 24.0706(b) bars sound amplifying equipment or live music from being plainly audible inside an occupied dwelling between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., a standard that…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County, a car stereo or speaker's rhythmic bass alone is enough to prove a plainly-audible noise violation: no decibel meter needed.

Filming a motion picture, TV production, or commercial anywhere in Upland, on public or private property, requires a Film Permit under Zoning Ordinance Section 17.41.090. The…

Closing or temporarily using a County road for filming requires a separate, non-refundable road encroachment permit from the Transportation and Flood Control Department, arranged…

Student filmmakers in unincorporated San Bernardino County still need a filming permit but skip the processing fee with a school letter.

Upland caps yard sales at three per address per calendar year, each running no more than three consecutive days, and requires a permit from the finance department before the sale…

Upland enforces the 2022 California Electrical Code, adopted in full as the city's electrical construction standard under Municipal Code § 15.28.010. The Building Division issues…

Upland Municipal Code § 15.10.010 adopts the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) in its entirety as the city's green building construction standard, with no local…

Upland only requires fire sprinklers in an accessory dwelling unit if California's fire code already requires them in the primary residence. Building a new ADU does not, by itself…

Upland Municipal Code § 15.24.010 adopts the 2022 California Plumbing Code in its entirety as the city's plumbing construction standard. Plumbing work is not on the city's…

Upland adopts the California Administrative Code and requires a building permit for construction work unless it falls on the city's specific exemption list in § 15.04.050, covering…

Every building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permit requires Building Official approval at each consecutive inspection step before work continues, unless the contractor holds…

California Labor Code 7300-7323 and Title 8 CCR 3000+ require annual elevator inspections by Cal/OSHA in San Bernardino County, with permits to operate and licensed elevator…

Upland prohibits all marijuana-related uses and activities within city limits under Municipal Code Chapter 9.48, including dispensing, cultivation, manufacturing, and delivery. The…

California Business and Professions Code 26054 requires licensed cannabis businesses to sit at least 600 feet from schools, daycares, and youth centers; San Bernardino cities often…

Adults 21 and older may grow up to six cannabis plants per private residence in San Bernardino County, but unincorporated areas require indoor cultivation inside a fully enclosed…

Health and Safety Code section 11362.2 grants every adult 21 or older the statewide right to cultivate up to six cannabis plants indoors, and bars local governments from completely…

Upland's Zoning Ordinance draws a hard line: the city enforces its own zoning code, not private HOA covenants. Section 17.01.070(D) says the city will not monitor or enforce CC&Rs…

California Civil Code 5600-5740 governs HOA assessments in San Bernardino County, requiring annual budget disclosure, limits on increases without member vote, and specific collection…

California Civil Code 5900-5965 requires HOAs in San Bernardino County to offer internal dispute resolution (IDR) and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) before filing litigation over…

California's Davis-Stirling Act gives every HOA member the right to inspect and copy association records under Civil Code § 5205. Boards must produce current-year records within 10…

California 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…

Every municipal park in Upland closes at 9:00 p.m. and reopens at 7:00 a.m. under Municipal Code § 9.04.090, and simply remaining in a park during those hours is a misdemeanor. Leaving…

Upland Municipal Code § 9.12.030 makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to be in public streets, parks, or other public places between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise. Nine exceptions cover…

Upland's landscaping chapter tells every project subject to its design standards to avoid invasive plants, singling out sites near parks, buffers, greenbelts, water bodies and open…

California SB 54, the California Values Act, limits how San Bernardino County Sheriff and other local agencies may cooperate with federal immigration authorities in unincorporated…

California SB 793, upheld by Proposition 31 in 2022, bans the retail sale of most flavored tobacco products and flavor enhancers across San Bernardino County, including menthol…

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…

For covered units in unincorporated San Bernardino County, no-fault evictions are limited to AB 1482's enumerated reasons: owner or family move-in, substantial remodel, government…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County has not adopted a local relocation-assistance ordinance for displaced tenants. Only the relocation payment required by California AB 1482 for…

San Bernardino County rentals follow California Civil Code 1950.5, which limits security deposits to one month's rent for both furnished and unfurnished units and requires return…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County has no local rent control, but California AB 1482 (Tenant Protection Act of 2019) imposes a statewide cap of CPI plus 5% annually (maximum 10%) on…

California requires landlords to include or attach an AB 1482 disclosure in every covered lease and lease renewal, informing tenants of the rent cap and just-cause protections in plain…

Licensed rental dwelling units in unincorporated San Bernardino County must meet Fire and Building Code standards, stay nuisance-free, and allow county inspection or risk losing their…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County does not require general rental-property registration. However, short-term rentals require county permits and Transient Occupancy Tax registration.

The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino administers Housing Choice Vouchers across SBC, inspecting units for HUD habitability standards and paying the subsidy portion…

San Bernardino County tenants who have occupied 12+ months are protected by CA AB 1482 just-cause eviction rules. Landlords must state a valid reason and pay relocation for no-fault…

California evictions run through the unlawful detainer process. Under Code of Civil Procedure § 1161, nonpayment requires a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit (excluding weekends and…

California Civil Code § 1954 limits when a landlord may enter a rented home. Except in emergencies, abandonment, or with tenant consent, the landlord must give reasonable written…

California sets no fixed dollar or percentage cap on rent late fees, but a late fee in a residential lease is treated as liquidated damages. Under Civil Code § 1671, such a fee is…

To end a California month-to-month tenancy, a tenant gives 30 days' written notice. A landlord gives 30 days if the tenant has lived there under a year, or 60 days if a year or more…

California requires written notice before raising a month-to-month tenant's rent. Under Civ. Code § 827, increases of 10% or less in 12 months need 30 days' notice; increases above 10%…

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…

San Bernardino County does not set a local minimum wage, so the California statewide rate of 16.50 dollars per hour applies in 2026 to most employers in unincorporated areas, with…

California requires most employers, including warehouse and logistics operators in the Inland Empire portion of San Bernardino County, to provide at least 40 hours of paid sick leave…

Small residential rooftop solar systems up to 10 kW AC get a streamlined, nondiscretionary building permit in the unincorporated county: no use permit or hearing unless there's a…

San Bernardino County uses a streamlined, nondiscretionary permit for small residential rooftop solar systems under 10kW AC, though the Building Official can require a discretionary…

California Civil Code 714 (Solar Rights Act) prohibits HOAs in San Bernardino County from banning solar panels, limiting restrictions to reasonable placement that does not…

California AB 1276 prohibits restaurants and food delivery platforms in San Bernardino County from automatically including plastic utensils, condiments, and napkins; items must be…

California AB 1884 bars full-service restaurants in San Bernardino County and statewide from automatically providing plastic straws; customers must specifically request them at…

California prohibits grocery stores and large retailers from providing single-use plastic carryout bags under Public Resources Code 42280-42288, enacted by SB 270 (2014) and ratified…

California restricts expanded polystyrene food containers statewide through SB 54 (2022) packaging requirements under Public Resources Code 42040-42081. The law mandates that…

San Bernardino County Code § 26.0101 makes it unlawful, in the unincorporated area, to keep, maintain, conduct, control, have charge of, or even be present at or visit any house, room…

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…

County Environmental Health Services inspects every apartment house, hotel, and motel in unincorporated San Bernardino County before issuing the Certificate of Occupancy required to…

San Bernardino County requires a minimum 100-acre parcel to establish the AG Agricultural zoning district under the Development Code, with crop production, livestock and community…

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…

The county Development Code sets stationary-source noise limits, measured at the nearest noise-sensitive property line. A data center next to homes cannot exceed 55 dB(A) daytime or 45…

California is an all-party consent state for audio recording. All parties to a confidential conversation must consent to being recorded under Penal Code §632. Video recording in public…

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…

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…

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…