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San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department, Planning Division

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San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department, Planning Division issues 3 permits we publish for San Bernardino County, last verified 2026-09-27. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Sign Permit — Planning Division Land-Use Reviewonly if it applies to youSan Bernardino County Land Use Services Department, Planning DivisionSign permits — single new sign, $454.00. Sign location plan — subdivisions and commercial complexes, $671.00. Reface existing sign, $223.00. Sign location plan referred to the Planning Commission is billed at Actual Cost.one-time per sign or sign location plan2026-09-27
Animal Establishment Permit — Kennel/Cattery (Special Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit)only if it applies to youSan Bernardino County Land Use Services Department, Planning DivisionPrivate kennels — Initial permit application $594.00, Annual renewal $408.00, per the County Fee Ordinance effective July 1, 2026.annual renewal after the initial application2026-09-27
Conditional Use Permit / Minor Use Permit (Planning Division Entitlement)only if it applies to youSan Bernardino County Land Use Services Department, Planning DivisionConditional Use Permit — Initial Deposit $16,468.00 (actual-cost basis: the deposit is drawn down against staff review time, additional deposits may be billed for further work, and any unused balance is refunded). Minor Use Permit — Initial Deposit $8,420.00, same actual-cost basis. Both are County Code §16.0215A fees, effective July 1, 2026, and are separate from — and far larger than — the $1,020 Environmental Health Services 'Tentative Tract Review/CUP/MUP/TUP' referral fee charged within the same application (recorded as its own line item for the County).one-time per application; the permit itself then runs subject to the conditions the Planning Commission or Planning Director imposes2026-09-27

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Sign Permit — Planning Division Land-Use Review

A business installing exterior signage on unincorporated-area property needs this Planning Division land-use/location approval in addition to — not instead of — the separate LUS Building & Safety construction permit recorded separately for the County. A single new sign costs $454.00; a sign location plan for a subdivision or commercial complex costs $671.00; refacing an existing sign costs $223.00; and a sign location plan the Planning Division refers up to the Planning Commission is billed at Actual Cost rather than a flat fee. These figures are from the County Fee Ordinance's Planning fees (County Code §16.0215A), effective July 1, 2026. This applies in the unincorporated area only; incorporated cities run their own sign ordinances.

Animal Establishment Permit — Kennel/Cattery (Special Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit)

Reaches a veterinary practice only if it also boards, trains or breeds animals commercially (kennel or cattery use) beyond ordinary in-and-out medical care — a walk-in veterinary clinic with no boarding function would not need this. County Animal Care's own current page describes two pathways: a Special Use Permit for up to 15 adult dogs and cats on a parcel of at least 2.5 acres, or a Conditional Use Permit for more animals or a smaller parcel, with the permit itself issued by Land Use Services. The private-kennel fee is $594.00 for the initial application and $408.00 for each annual renewal under the County Fee Ordinance effective July 1, 2026. The fee ordinance does not say whether a commercial veterinary boarding operation is billed under this exact 'private kennels' fee code or under a different Planning entitlement fee (such as the general CUP deposit recorded separately for the County); confirm with LUS Planning or County Animal Care, 800.472.5609, before budgeting. Veterinary medical practice licensing itself is a California Veterinary Medical Board function, outside county scope.

Conditional Use Permit / Minor Use Permit (Planning Division Entitlement)

This is the cost of a Conditional Use Permit or Minor Use Permit in unincorporated San Bernardino County. The Environmental Health Services fee schedule lists a $1,020 'Tentative Tract Review/CUP/MUP/TUP' line that looks like the total cost of a CUP but is only EHS's own referral-fee component within the larger Planning process. The County Fee Ordinance effective July 1, 2026 prices the entitlement itself at $16,468.00 (Initial Deposit) for a full CUP or $8,420.00 (Initial Deposit) for a Minor Use Permit, both on an actual-cost basis. This can reach a restaurant or coffee shop seeking on-site alcohol sales in some zones, an auto-repair shop needing a use classification for outdoor storage or vehicle repair, a stand-alone childcare center (as opposed to a state-preempted family day care home), a veterinary clinic seeking a kennel use beyond the by-right threshold, or a large fitness facility in some zones. Which zoning designation triggers a CUP, a Minor Use Permit or a by-right use for each of these is set by the Development Code's zoning tables, parcel by parcel; confirm the specific trigger for a specific parcel and use with LUS Planning before budgeting for this fee.

Contact

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Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. County Fee Ordinance FY 2026-27 (effective July 1, 2026), County Code §16.0215A Planning fees — Conditional Use Permit ($16,468) and Minor Use Permit ($8,420) initial deposits, sign permit fees, and the ABC Letter of Convenience or Necessity and Record Review feesSan Bernardino County Land Use Services Department, Planning Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  2. County Fee Ordinance FY 2026-27 (effective July 1, 2026), County Code §16.0215C Code Enforcement fees — Peddler and Secondhand Dealer licence, Home Occupation Permit and Private Kennel permit feesSan Bernardino County Land Use Services Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  3. County Fee Ordinance, effective July 1, 2022 — earlier edition (Internet Archive capture), kept for the history of the Home Occupation and kennel/cattery feesSan Bernardino County Land Use Services Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. Development Code — LUS's own page, stating verbatim that the Development Code 'regulat[es] land uses within the unincorporated areas of the County'San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department, Planning Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  5. Permits — County Animal Care's own page describing the Special Use Permit (up to 15 adult dogs/cats, 2.5-acre minimum) and Conditional Use Permit (more animals or a smaller parcel) pathways for a kennel or cattery, issued by Land Use ServicesSan Bernardino County Animal Care · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08

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