San Bernardino County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
45 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
7Agricultural A-1
Agricultural A-2
Agricultural A-3
Agricultural A-4
Additional Agricultural Overlay
Agriculture
- Min lot
- 435,600 sq ft (10 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
Overlay
12Alternate Housing Overlay
Agricultural Preserve Overlay
- Min lot
- 435,600 sq ft (10 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 16
Airport Safety Overlay
Biotic Resources (BR) Overlay
Cultural Resources Preservation Overlay
Floodplain Safety Review Area
Fire Safety Overlay
- Max density
- 4 du/ac
Geologic Hazard Overlay
Hazardous Waste Overlay
Mineral Resources Overlay
Noise Hazard Overlay
Paleontologic Resources Overlay
Commercial
8Crest Forest Community Plan Commercial Districts
General Commercial
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Highway Commercial
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Neighborhood Commercial
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
Office Commercial
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Rural Commercial
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Service Commercial
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
Sign Control Overlay
Other
10Floodway
- Min lot
- 435,600 sq ft (10 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Institutional
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Resource Conservation
- Min lot
- 1,742,400 sq ft (40 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
- Min lot
- 871,200 sq ft (20 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 9
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
Special Development
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 0.03 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 6
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
Special Development - Commercial Focus
Special Development - Industrial Focus
Special Development - Residential Focus
Industrial
2Open space
1Residential
3General provisions
153 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Hours of operation for outdoor activities shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ... All amplified sound ... shall emanate indoors ... or when emanating at least 330 feet from the nearest residence.
The Sphere Standards Overlay shall only be applied to the city/town spheres of influence indicated in Table 82-23...
The provisions of this Chapter apply to all new and existing uses in all land use zoning districts.
Any existing native desert plant material... shall not be removed without the issuance of a tree removal permit...
Any landscaping proposed shall be in conjunction with a forest conservation plan and insect infestation prevention program...
Not to exceed 24 square feet in area per sign. One such sign shall be allowed per street frontage. Any additional sign area shall be calculated as part of the total sign area allowed by the land use district.
Produce stand max 200 sq ft on parcels >10,000 sq ft; carport/garage max 1,200 sq ft on parcels <20,000 sq ft; detached storage max 1,000 sq ft on parcels <=1 acre.
Maximum size of attached/detached ADU is 1,200 sq ft; JADU max 500 sq ft; setbacks max 4 ft rear and interior side; detached new construction ADU max 800 sq ft and height 16 ft.
Adult businesses only in CG or IC; separation 500 ft from residential districts, places of worship, schools, parks; 250 ft from residential uses in RL/IC; closed 2am-6am.
Produce stand permitted on min 10,000 sq ft; small scale Site Plan Permit on 2 acres; medium scale Minor Use Permit on 5 acres; large scale Conditional Use Permit.
In the Valley Region and Desert Region, residential structures located in a Single Residential (RS) land use zoning district shall have an enclosed garage or carport with minimum interior dimensions of ten feet by 20 feet...
The front setback of a small lot may be reduced to no less than 15 feet. Each interior side setback ... no less than five feet provided there is at least ten feet between structures.
Licensed residential care facilities shall provide a six-foot high solid decorative block wall along all property lines, except in the front yard.
Refuse and recyclable materials storage areas shall not be closer than 20 feet from doors or operable windows of adjoining structures.
The purpose of this Chapter is to provide development and use standards for temporary structures and uses that might not meet the normal development or use standards...
The purpose of this Chapter is to provide a uniform and comprehensive set of standards for the placement of accessory wind energy systems...
The purpose of this Chapter is to establish guidelines for the siting of towers, antennas and related equipment.
The purpose of this Chapter is to establish a permit procedure, and maintenance and operational standards, for the use of legal residential dwelling units located in the Mountain and Desert Regions as transient occupancies...
Knowingly broadcast or play any live, recorded, or synthesized music after 11:00 p.m. or before 7:00 a.m. at the site of a temporary special event, except as expressly authorized as a condition of a Temporary Special Event Permit.
A single accessory wind energy system that is 35 feet or less in height shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain an accessory energy system permit.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.