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Vacaville restricts where recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers may be stored on streets and within residential zoning districts. On-street storage of any vehicle for more than 72…
Vacaville does not have a citywide overnight on-street parking ban. Most residential streets allow overnight parking provided the vehicle moves every 72 hours (California Vehicle Code…
On-street parking in Vacaville is governed by Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 10.20 (Stopping, Standing and Parking) on top of the California Vehicle Code. Standard prohibitions…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 10.48 defines an abandoned vehicle as one parked on a public street or highway for 5 or more consecutive days (or 72 or more consecutive hours on a…
Vacaville Municipal Code §10.20.020(N) prohibits parking any commercial vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds or more on any street within…
Vacaville requires driveways and front-yard parking areas in residential districts to be paved or built of approved all-weather materials and limits impervious paving in front yards…
Vacaville adopts the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) and the California Building Code through Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 15.20. New residential and commercial…
Curb-color meanings in unincorporated Solano County are set by California Vehicle Code Section 21458, not by a County ordinance: red means no stopping, yellow is for loading, white is…
Solano County has no general on-street ban on oversized vehicles in the unincorporated area; on-street size and weight limits come from California law. The County's zoning code does…
Unincorporated Solano County does not operate a city-style system of designated on-street loading zones, and the County Code contains no loading-zone ordinance. Curb-color loading…
Vacaville does not impose a stand-alone leaf-blower ban. Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 8.10 prohibits operation of commercial equipment, including leaf blowers, mowing machines, and…
Aircraft operations at Solano County's Nut Tree Airport (VCB) directly affect parts of Vacaville. The Nut Tree Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP), adopted May 20, 2010, by the…
Under Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 8.10, outdoor construction or repair work on any building, structure, or other project is prohibited within 500 feet of any occupied residence…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 9.16 (Loudspeakers, Sound Amplifiers and Lighting Equipment) requires advance registration with the City for the use of loudspeakers or sound…
Vacaville regulates noise through Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 8.10 (Abatement of Public Nuisance) using a narrative "reasonable person" standard rather than fixed decibel limits…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 6.20 (Animal Nuisances) makes it a nuisance to keep any animal that habitually disturbs the neighborhood by barking, howling, or other noise, when…
Vehicle noise on Vacaville streets is governed primarily by the California Vehicle Code rather than by a dedicated local muffler ordinance. CVC §27150 requires every motor vehicle to…
Unincorporated Solano County's principal numeric noise limit is 65 dBA at the property line. Solano County Code Sec. 21-10 makes overnight non-agricultural noise above 65 dBA a…
Outdoor music in unincorporated Solano County is limited by Solano County Code Sec. 21-10 (overnight non-agricultural noise above 65 dBA at the property line is a disturbance of the…
Industrial and commercial noise in unincorporated Solano County is controlled through the zoning ordinance (Chapter 28, Art. III), which requires all land uses to prevent offensive…
Vacaville residents and businesses must subscribe to Recology Vacaville Solano's organics (green-cart) curbside service under California SB 1383 (Public Resources Code Sections…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 8.04 (Abatement of Weeds and Rubbish) declares dry vegetation, weeds, and rubbish a public nuisance, with annual June 1 inspections by Code Enforcement…
Vacaville does not require native plants in standard residential yards, but the City's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance at VMC Section 14.27 strongly favors low-water and…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 13.20 (Water Conservation) prohibits runoff, overspray, and using potable water to wash hardscape without a shutoff nozzle. Violations carry fines up…
Vacaville Municipal Code Section 14.09.250.060 prohibits removing or destroying any tree six inches or more in diameter at breast height (DBH) on public or private property without a…
Vacaville Municipal Code Section 14.09.250.060 protects all trees with a diameter at breast height of six inches or more. Significant pruning that risks destroying the tree requires…
Vacaville does not impose a numeric inch-limit on lawn height. Tall dry grass and weeds are regulated under VMC Chapter 8.04 (Abatement of Weeds and Rubbish), which declares such…
Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in unincorporated Solano County. There is no county ordinance prohibiting rain barrels or cisterns; California law (the Rainwater Capture…
Unincorporated Solano County has no ordinance specifically prohibiting or specially permitting synthetic/artificial turf on residential property. Under the County's adopted MWELO…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 6.04 prohibits wild species from running at large or being pastured/staked in the City. Possession of restricted species (large cats, monkeys, venomous…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 6.24 requires a Beekeeping Permit from Community Development to keep hives on any lot in a Residential District, or in a Commercial District where…
Vacaville Municipal Code limits residential households to three dogs and three cats over four months old per lot, plus six adult rabbits. Higher counts require commercial kennel or…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 6.04 requires dogs in public places to be restrained by a substantial chain or leash no longer than six feet and under the physical control of a…
Vacaville has no breed-specific dog ordinance. California Food & Agricultural Code Section 31683 prohibits any local breed-discriminatory ordinance that declares a specific breed…
Vacaville allows home chicken keeping as a non-commercial accessory use to single-family residences in agricultural and lower-density residential zones with a 6,000 sq ft minimum lot…
Vacaville does not have a stand-alone wildlife-feeding chapter, but California Fish & Game Code Section 251.1 prohibits any conduct that herds, harasses, or pursues wildlife, and…
Vacaville does not have a dedicated animal-hoarding ordinance. Instead it caps companion animals at three dogs and three cats over four months old per residential lot (and six adult…
In unincorporated Solano County, County Code Chapter 4 bars letting cattle, horses, sheep, goats, hogs, and similar animals run at large or be staked, tied, or pastured on public…
In unincorporated Solano County, cat licensing is optional (not mandatory) under County Code section 4-142, but any cat that is licensed must be rabies-vaccinated. Cats over four…
Vacaville pools must comply with the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (15 USC 8001) for anti-entrapment drain covers, the California Pool Safety Act for…
Vacaville requires a building permit for any in-ground pool or spa, and for above-ground pools deeper than 18 inches or holding more than 5,000 gallons. Permits are issued by the…
Vacaville requires every new or substantially remodeled pool or spa to incorporate at least two of seven Pool Safety Act features under Health & Safety Code 115922, one of which is…
Above-ground pools in unincorporated Solano County need a building permit if 24 inches or deeper or holding over 5,000 gallons, per California Building Code Section 105.2 as adopted…
Hot tubs and spas in unincorporated Solano County are exempt from the 60-inch pool barrier if fitted with a locking safety cover meeting ASTM F1346, per California Health & Safety Code…
Vacaville has no special neighbor-fence ordinance - California Civil Code 841 (the 2014 Good Neighbor Fence Act) governs shared boundary fences. Adjoining landowners are presumed to…
Vacaville follows the California Building Code as adopted in VMC Title 15 - fences 7 feet tall or less are typically exempt from a building permit under CBC 105.2 (item 2). Fences over…
Vacaville Municipal Code 14.09.200 (General Site Regulations) caps residential fences at 6 feet outside required setbacks and 3 feet within 5 feet of the back of sidewalk or a front…
Vacaville Municipal Code 14.09.200 permits standard fence materials including wood, masonry, brick, wrought iron, and vinyl. Barbed wire, razor wire, ultra-barrier, electrified, and…
Vacaville enforces California's Swimming Pool Safety Act (Health & Safety Code 115921-115929) and California Building Code Section 3109. Every new or remodeled in-ground pool requires…
In unincorporated Solano County, retaining walls not over 4 feet in height, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, are exempt from a building permit, unless…
Beyond height, Solano County's Zoning Code requires screening fences in certain situations. Section 28.94.I requires a minimum six-foot-high solid wall or fence, of a design approved…
Solano County's Zoning Code does not impose broad fence-material bans for ordinary residential fences. Where screening is required between a non-residential use and homes, Section…
Vacaville imposes a Transient Occupancy Tax of 8% on the rent charged for occupancy of any hotel, motel, or other lodging facility for stays of 30 consecutive days or less under…
Vacaville has not codified short-term rental parking conditions because STRs are not authorized in residential zones. Parking for lawful lodging uses (hotels, motels, bed and breakfast…
The City of Vacaville does not issue a short-term rental (STR) permit and has not adopted a stand-alone STR licensing chapter. Under Title 14 (Land Use and Development Code) of the…
Because Vacaville does not authorize short-term rentals in residential zones, the city has not codified STR-specific quiet hours or party-house penalties. Noise generated at a…
Vacaville has not adopted a stand-alone short-term rental insurance requirement because STRs are not a permitted use in residential zones under Title 14. For lawful lodging operations…
Vacaville has not codified an STR-specific occupancy cap (such as a flat 'two persons per bedroom plus two' rule or a 10-person maximum) because short-term rentals are not authorized…
Unincorporated Solano County requires every short-term lodging operator to register on two tracks: a planning/land-use permit (Administrative Permit for hosted rentals, Minor Use…
Unincorporated Solano County does NOT limit short-term rentals to an owner's primary residence. The County expressly allows a non-hosted Vacation House Rental, defined as a dwelling…
Unincorporated Solano County offers both hosted and non-hosted short-term rentals. A Hosted Rental offers a single guest room (Administrative Permit, LUR 28.72.40(B)(5)) and a Bed and…
Unincorporated Solano County does not publish an annual cap on the number of nights a Vacation House Rental may operate in its primary VHR program materials. VHRs are defined by stay…
Vacaville adopts the 2022 California Fire Code through Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 15.20.270 et seq. (Fire Code of the City of Vacaville). Recreational fires under CFC Section…
Vacaville requires property owners to keep land clear of dry weeds, vegetation, and rubbish under Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 8.04 (Abatement of Weeds and Rubbish). On or about…
Open burning of vegetation, yard waste, or rubbish inside Vacaville City limits is unlawful under Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 8.04 unless the Fire Chief has issued written…
Propane (liquefied petroleum gas) storage in Vacaville is governed by California Fire Code Chapter 61, adopted through Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 15.20.271. Residential…
All fireworks of any kind are illegal in the City of Vacaville under Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 9.62 (Fireworks Regulation). In 2022 the City Council strengthened the ordinance…
Portions of eastern and southern Vacaville — including Lagoon Valley Regional Park, the Vaca Mountains foothills, Browns Valley, and the slopes around Pleasants Valley — are mapped in…
Backyard recreational fires are allowed in unincorporated Solano County under the adopted California Fire Code, but open burning of yard waste and trash is separately controlled by the…
Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in unincorporated Solano County are required by California law, not a unique county ordinance. California Health & Safety Code 13113.7 and…
Vacaville permits ADUs and JADUs ministerially under VMC 14.09.122 in conformance with California Government Code 66310 et seq. (renumbered from 65852.2 effective 2024). ADU maximum…
Vacaville sheds 120 square feet or smaller are exempt from a building permit under California Building Code 105.2(1) as adopted in VMC Title 15. Larger sheds require a building permit…
Under California Government Code 66322(a) (formerly 65852.2(f)(3)) and VMC 14.09.122, Vacaville ADUs under 750 square feet are exempt from all city impact fees. ADUs 750 sq ft and…
Vacaville permits conversion of an existing attached or detached garage into an ADU under VMC 14.09.122 and California Government Code 66320(a)(1). No replacement parking is required…
Vacaville processes ADU and JADU permits ministerially through the Community Development Department / Building Division under VMC 14.09.122 and California Government Code 66317. The…
Unincorporated Solano County's zoning code addresses carports mainly through residential parking standards. Each primary dwelling must have a two-car enclosed garage; carports may…
Unincorporated Solano County has no separate 'tiny home' ordinance. A tiny house on a permanent foundation is regulated as an ADU or dwelling under Chapter 28; movable tiny houses on…
Vacaville requires a Home Occupation Permit under VMC 14.09.270 plus a city Business License before operating a home-based business. Home occupations are limited to 20% of the…
VMC 14.09.270 expressly prohibits client/customer visits to a Vacaville home occupation to procure goods or services, allows only occasional postal/parcel deliveries by standard…
Vacaville prohibits exterior signage for home occupations under VMC 14.09.270 - no signs, displays, or stock-in-trade visible from outside the dwelling. The broader sign code (VMC…
Before a home-based business can get a Solano County business license, the owner must obtain a Business License Zoning Clearance from Planning Services confirming the use complies with…
Cottage food operations are allowed in unincorporated Solano County, governed by California's Cottage Food law (Health & Safety Code 113758, AB-1616). Operators register or permit…
By California state law (SB 234, Health & Safety Code 1597.45), unincorporated Solano County cannot require a zoning permit or business license for a small or large family daycare home…
Vacaville is a low-elevation Solano County city that does not experience meaningful snowfall, and the Vacaville Municipal Code does not impose a snow- or ice-removal duty on adjacent…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 8.10 (Abatement of Public Nuisance) declares a wide range of blight-producing conditions to be public nuisances, including unsecured vacant structures…
Vacaville Municipal Code §8.10.060 requires the owner of any foreclosed or vacant building to register the property in the City's monitoring program within thirty days of the building…
Vacaville single-family residents receive three carts from Recology Vacaville Solano: a gray garbage cart, a blue recycling cart, and a green organics cart. Carts must be at the curb…
Unincorporated Solano County regulates weeds and dry grass mainly as a fire hazard under Chapter 12.5. The county fire officer may flag flammable material, and the applicable fire…
Unincorporated Solano County has no dedicated garage-sale or yard-sale ordinance in its County Code, and no county permit or frequency cap was found in the published code. Occasional…
All Vacaville residents must subscribe to and participate in the City's three-cart Recology service (gray garbage, blue recycling, green organics) under California Senate Bill 1383 and…
Recology Vacaville Solano requires that all three carts be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the collection day, with wheels touching the curb so the lid opens to the street, handles toward…
Yard trimmings in Vacaville go in the green organics cart along with food scraps, under California SB 1383. The cart is collected weekly by Recology Vacaville Solano and processed at…
Recology Vacaville Solano provides one annual curbside bulky-item collection per residential customer. The customer may set out either two bulky items, two cubic yards of bagged…
Illegal dumping in Vacaville is prosecuted under California Penal Code §374.3, which prohibits dumping waste matter on public or private property without the consent of the owner…
Vacaville's franchised hauler, Recology Vacaville Solano, collects garbage, recycling, and organics weekly on one service day. Look up yours on Recology's collection calendar. Only…
California's SB 1383 requires residents and businesses in unincorporated Solano County to keep organic waste out of the landfill. The county franchised hauler provides weekly organics…
Operating a food truck or mobile food facility in Vacaville requires three layered authorizations: (1) a City of Vacaville business license under Vacaville Municipal Code Title 5…
Vacaville introduced Chapter 5.40 (Sidewalk Vending) of the Vacaville Municipal Code on February 10, 2026, regulating stationary and roaming pedestrian-path vending consistent with…
Vacaville Municipal Code §14.09.132.150 (Temporary Signs Allowed Without a Sign Permit) treats political signs as a content-neutral category of temporary sign. Political signs may be…
Unincorporated Solano County's sign code (Section 28.96) has no specific 'garage sale' or 'yard sale' sign category. Off-premises signs are generally prohibited, and signs are not…
Vacaville does not operate a citywide rental registration program. Landlords renting residential property in the city are not required to register units with the City of Vacaville, do…
Vacaville has not adopted a local just-cause eviction ordinance. Eviction grounds at Vacaville addresses are governed by the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482)…
Vacaville has not adopted a Rental Housing Inspection Program (RHIP), a Rental Housing Habitability Program (RHHP), or any other proactive citywide rental inspection regime. There is…
Vacaville does not impose a local security-deposit ordinance. Security deposits at Vacaville rental properties are governed by California Civil Code Section 1950.5, as amended by…
Vacaville has not enacted a local rent-control or rent-stabilization ordinance. Annual rent increases on covered units are governed by the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB…
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…
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…
The City of Vacaville has not adopted a stand-alone drone or unmanned aircraft system (UAS) ordinance regulating recreational or commercial drone flight. Drone operation over and…
Commercial drone operations in California follow uniform federal rules under 14 CFR Part 107 plus statewide California provisions in Civil Code 1708.8 and Public Utilities Code 21401…
Vacaville does not have its own lead-paint ordinance; lead-based paint compliance in Vacaville follows the federal Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X)…
Vacaville requires automatic fire sprinklers in all new one- and two-family dwellings under California Residential Code §R313 (adopted by VMC Chapter 15.20.251), designed and installed…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 8.10 (Abatement of Public Nuisance) authorizes the City to abate buildings or land that are defective, diseased, or deteriorated in a way likely to…
Vacaville has not codified a stand-alone secondhand-dealer or pawnbroker chapter in the Vacaville Municipal Code. Secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers operating within the city are…
Vacaville has not adopted a stand-alone municipal tobacco retail license ordinance separate from the city's general business-license framework under Title 5 of the Vacaville Municipal…
Vacaville has not adopted a stand-alone 'unruly gathering' or 'party house' ordinance with second-response cost recovery. Loud parties at any address are enforced through three layered…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 9.65 (Smoking Restrictions) prohibits smoking in all enclosed areas customarily used by the general public, including retail stores, hotels and motels…
Maximum lot coverage in Vacaville is set by zoning district under Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 14.09.060 (Residential Zoning Districts), with district-specific tables. Table…
Building height limits in Vacaville are set by zoning district under Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 14.09.060 (Residential), 14.09.070 (Commercial and Mixed-Use), and 14.09.090…
Vacaville sets residential building setbacks in Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 14.09.060 (Residential Zoning Districts), with general site regulations in Chapter 14.09.200. Setbacks…
The City of Vacaville maintains a juvenile curfew ordinance at Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 9.34 (Curfew). The chapter generally makes it unlawful for a minor (a person under 18…
Solano County Parks operate on posted hours set by the parks division under Code Chapter 19. Day-use areas are open during posted daylight hours; quiet hours run 10:00 p.m. to 7:00…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 14.18 (Flood Damage Prevention) governs construction in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas. Significant portions of central and east Vacaville along Alamo…
Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 14.26 (Stormwater Management) prohibits any discharge of non-stormwater pollutants - sediment, soaps, paint, sewage, washwater, oils - into the…
Solano County Code Chapter 31 — Grading, Drainage, Land Leveling, and Erosion Control — is the County's grading and erosion-control ordinance. Most ground-disturbing work in…
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…
Vacaville's Tree Preservation Ordinance (VMC 14.09.250.060) does not set a single numeric replacement ratio in code, but the Director of Community Development routinely requires…
Vacaville does not maintain a formal numeric Heritage Tree size threshold separate from its citywide 6-inch DBH rule, but VMC Chapter 14.09.250 (Resource Protection) gives heightened…
Vacaville requires a Tree Removal Permit issued by the Director of Community Development to cut down, remove, or destroy any tree with a diameter at breast height of six inches or more…
Permanent outdoor kitchens in Vacaville require building, plumbing, electrical, and/or gas permits under VMC Title 15 (which adopts the California Building, Plumbing, Electrical, and…
Vacaville adopts the California Fire Code under VMC Title 15. CFC 308.1.4 prohibits open-flame cooking on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction at…
Backyard smokers are allowed at homes in unincorporated Solano County with no special county ordinance. As open-flame cooking devices under the adopted California Fire Code, charcoal…
Vacaville offers instant online solar permitting through the Symbium automated platform under SB 379 (Health & Safety Code 17959.5). Residential rooftop PV up to 10 kW and 30 kW…
Civil Code section 714 voids HOA covenants and rules that prohibit or unreasonably restrict residential solar energy systems, preempting private and local restrictions.
Unincorporated Solano County has no comprehensive countywide dark-sky lighting ordinance. Instead, Chapter 28 imposes shielding and downcast lighting requirements on specific uses…
Unincorporated Solano County controls light trespass through Chapter 28 performance standards. Exterior lighting must be directed away from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way…
Solano County has no ordinance specific to cryptocurrency or blockchain mining. A commercial mining operation is treated as a data center or industrial use, allowed in the M-L or M-G…
Solano County caps nonagricultural noise at 65 dBA at the property line between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. under County Code Section 21-10. A data center's cooling and backup generators must…
Solano County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In the unincorporated county, a data center is treated as an industrial use and belongs in the M-L, M-G, or I-WD manufacturing…
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 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…
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…
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…