Alpine Village, CA

Alpine County (entirely unincorporated; county seat Markleeville) does not set blanket clock-based quiet hours. Its noise standard, Code Section 18.68.090, caps sound at the parcel line by zone and exempts ordinary residential activity only between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Short-term rentals carry a stricter 9 p.m.–7 a.m. quiet window.

Unincorporated Alpine County exempts construction noise from its decibel limits between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday–Friday and 9 a.m.–3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday (Code 18.68.090(F)(1)). Outside those hours, construction noise must stay within the zone's parcel-line sound limit.

Unincorporated Alpine County's noise standard (Code 18.68.090) treats sound at the parcel line by a zone-based decibel limit and does not call out barking dogs specifically. Persistent barking that exceeds the zone limit, or that rises to a nuisance, can be addressed under the County code and California Penal Code 370 and 415.

Unincorporated Alpine County has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance — no ban, no model restriction, no separate decibel cap. Leaf blowers fall under the general noise standard (Code 18.68.090) and the residential-activity exemption, which covers ordinary yard maintenance only between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.

Unincorporated Alpine County has no separate amplified-music section. Amplified sound is limited by the parcel-line decibel standard (Code 18.68.090): 60–75 dB(A) Leq(15) by zone, at all hours. Special events need a permit that sets the allowed sound level and duration. Penal Code 370 and 415 back this up.

Unincorporated Alpine County's noise standard (Code 18.68.090) exempts lawful recreational vehicles — ATVs, snowmobiles, motor bikes — and personal vehicle repair only between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. On-road vehicle exhaust and muffler noise is governed by the California Vehicle Code statewide, not by a separate County decibel rule.

Unincorporated Alpine County sets numeric decibel limits in Code 18.68.090(B): sound beyond a parcel boundary may not exceed an Leq(15) of 60 dB(A) (Residential Estates), 65 dB(A) (Residential Neighborhood), 70 dB(A) (Institutional, Planned Development), or 75 dB(A) (Commercial, Commercial Recreational).

Unincorporated Alpine County has no outdoor-music-specific ordinance. Outdoor music must stay within the parcel-line decibel limits of Code 18.68.090 (60–75 dB(A) Leq(15) by zone). Events with outdoor music are routed through a special-event permit that sets the allowed sound level and duration.

Unincorporated Alpine County applies its parcel-line decibel standard (Code 18.68.090) to commercial and recreational uses at 75 dB(A) Leq(15). Routine commercial property maintenance is exempt only 7 a.m.–9 p.m. The county has no heavy-industrial zone; most non-residential activity is commercial or commercial-recreational.

Aircraft noise is not regulated by Alpine County's local code. In California, airport and aircraft noise is governed by state law — the State Aeronautics Act (Public Utilities Code 21669) and Caltrans' airport noise standards (Title 21 CCR 5000 et seq.) — within limits set by federal preemption (FAA). The County's noise standard (18.68.090) does not set an aircraft limit.

Outdoor and recreational fires in Alpine County are regulated by County Code Chapter 8.16 (Outdoor Burning and Fire Control). From April 15 to December 1 an open fire generally requires a State Fire Warden / CAL FIRE permit, though fires in dooryard premises and established campsites are exempt. During fire restrictions, supervised approved outdoor cooking devices stay allowed.

Backyard recreational fires in Alpine County fall under County Code Chapter 8.16. An open-fire permit from CAL FIRE is generally required April 15–December 1, but fires within the dooryard premises of a residence are exempt. Fires must always be attended and fully extinguished, and during a declared fire restriction open fires are banned except supervised approved cooking devices.

Alpine County regulates propane primarily through the California Fire Code, adopted by reference in County Code Chapter 15.04. The county also added a high-elevation amendment requiring that roofs above 6,200 feet be designed so snow and ice shedding will not occur onto LPG storage tanks. Defensible space and clearance rules under PRC 4291 and Chapter 8.20 also apply around propane tanks.

Alpine County is entirely unincorporated, high-elevation Sierra forest with severe wildfire history. The county has not adopted any ordinance permitting 'safe and sane' fireworks, so under California's State Fireworks Law fireworks are effectively prohibited countywide. The county code only references the State Fireworks Law (Health & Safety Code 12500 et seq.) and bans fireworks manufacturing in its industrial zone.

Open burning in unincorporated Alpine County requires a permit from the State Fire Warden (CAL FIRE) from April 15 to December 1 under County Code Chapter 8.16, and is separately regulated by the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, which limits burning to permissive 'burn days' under a valid burn permit. During declared fire restrictions, open burning is banned outright.

Alpine County Code Chapter 8.20 declares accumulated fuels a public nuisance and requires owners with structures to maintain defensible space per California Public Resources Code 4291. Fuels reduction is due by May 1 (below 6,200 ft) or June 1 (above), and an adjacent-lot provision lets the county require fuel reduction on neighboring parcels within 100 feet of a structure.

Alpine County does not have its own smoke-alarm ordinance. Instead, County Code Chapter 15.04 adopts the 2022 California Building Standards Code by reference — including the California Building, Residential and Fire Codes — which set smoke-alarm and carbon-monoxide-alarm requirements for dwellings. California state law (Health & Safety Code 13113.7/13113.8 and 17926) independently requires smoke and CO alarms in residences.

Nearly all of unincorporated Alpine County is State Responsibility Area (SRA) classified as High and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. County Code Chapter 15.12 adopts the PRC 4290 State Responsibility Area Fire Safe Regulations (with a local emergency-water amendment), and Chapter 8.20 ties fuels-reduction duties to High/Very High FHSZ designations. The 2021 Tamarack Fire burned ~68,600 acres and evacuated Markleeville.

Unincorporated Alpine County requires a residential short-term rental license under Code Chapter 18.73 before renting any dwelling for fewer than 30 days. Only the property owner may apply, a separate license is needed for each property, and the license is non-transferable. Rentals of five nights or fewer per year and one bedroom in an owner-occupied home are exempt.

Alpine County STR applicants register through the Iworq portal with owner and local-contact details, maximum occupancy, and parcel information under Section 18.73.120. After approval, the County mails notice to neighbors within 300 feet. Licenses run July 1 to June 30 and auto-renew on payment of the renewal fee and TOT documents.

Every short-term rental in unincorporated Alpine County must collect and remit a 14% Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT), raised from 10% by Measure G effective January 1, 2025. Even rentals exempt from licensing owe TOT. Proof of full payment is confirmed each year by April 1, and a Board-set annual license fee applies.

Alpine County sets each rental's maximum occupancy on the license application rather than by a fixed countywide formula. The permitted maximum must be posted inside the unit and given to neighbors. Private single-day life events may not exceed 150% of approved occupancy without a home-occupation permit; advertised event venues are prohibited.

Alpine County requires no additional parking beyond what the property's residential use already requires. However, each rental must post the number and location of on-site parking spaces and the seasonal snow-removal parking rules on its interior guest notice. Winter snow-removal compliance is a practical condition of operating in this mountain county.

Alpine County short-term rentals must meet the county noise standards in Code Section 18.68.090(B), and guests must keep voices to conversation levels so neighbors are not disturbed between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. A rental that draws three or more noise complaints in 12 months must install a county-approved noise monitoring system.

Alpine County does NOT limit short-term rentals to a host's primary residence. Code Section 18.73.020 allows STRs in any zone that permits residential use, and the chapter expressly includes both owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied rentals. Whole-home and investment-owned vacation rentals are permitted, subject to the license, the East Slope cap, and the 100-foot buffer.

Alpine County does not require a host to be present during stays. Instead, Code Section 18.73.070(N) requires every rental to designate a 24/7 emergency contact - which may be the owner, a property manager, or a realtor - who has authority to manage the unit and must abate any noise, trash, or parking nuisance within one hour of being notified.

Alpine County sets no limit on how many nights a year a licensed rental may operate. It controls supply through density instead: Code Section 18.73.130 caps licensed rentals in the East Slope overlay district at thirty-five and bars a new license within 100 feet of another licensed rental. Denied applicants may join a waitlist.

Alpine County Code Chapter 18.73 does not require short-term rental operators to carry liability insurance or name the County as an additional insured. The County instead mandates concrete life-safety measures: working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, at least one fire extinguisher, posted emergency contacts, and East Slope wildlife-proof trash storage.

Alpine County has no general code chapter banning overnight parking on all county roads, but its winter snow ordinance creates strict overnight and early-morning no-parking windows in the Bear Valley resort area. Sno-Park lots and state highways follow separate state rules.

Alpine County has no dedicated code chapter on driveway parking apron rules; blocking a driveway on a county road follows the California Vehicle Code, while new driveway connections to county roads require an encroachment permit under Chapter 12.08. In winter, snow-removal access takes priority.

Alpine County's only formal loading-zone provisions are in the Bear Valley winter snow ordinance (Chapter 10.12.050), which creates time-limited passenger and freight loading areas and a commercial loading reservation. Elsewhere, loading and standing follow the California Vehicle Code.

Alpine County has no general code chapter regulating where residents may store RVs, trailers, or boats on private lots; those uses are governed by Title 18 zoning. On county roads, RV and trailer parking is heavily restricted during winter snow-removal operations, especially in the Bear Valley community.

Alpine County is entirely unincorporated, so most street parking on county roads follows the California Vehicle Code, enforced by a Citation Processing Center parking agent. The county's own street-parking rules are concentrated in winter snow ordinances (Chapter 10.12), which override normal parking when snow is present.

Alpine County has no standalone code chapter restricting where commercial trucks may park on private property; that is a zoning matter under Title 18. On county roads, the only specific commercial-vehicle parking rules are the Bear Valley loading and delivery provisions in the winter snow ordinance.

Alpine County has a dedicated abandoned-vehicle ordinance, Chapter 8.04, adopted under California Vehicle Code Section 22660. It declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public nuisance and sets a formal sheriff-led abatement, notice, hearing, and removal process.

Alpine County has no general oversized-vehicle parking ordinance for all county roads, but its winter snow ordinance imposes detailed length and trailer restrictions in the Bear Valley community, limiting vehicles over twenty-four feet to specific lots. Elsewhere the California Vehicle Code controls.

Alpine County has no local ordinance dedicated to electric-vehicle charging stations or EV-only parking spaces. EV charging and the protection of charging-designated stalls are governed by California state law, including the California Vehicle Code and statewide building-code EV-readiness requirements.

Snow removal is the heart of Alpine County's parking regulation. Chapter 10.12 prohibits parking within five feet of any county road pavement edge during snow conditions, imposes detailed day-and-time restrictions in Markleeville and Bear Valley, and authorizes towing of vehicles that block plows, with escalating infraction fines.

Alpine County's Building Safety Division requires a building permit for fences over six feet in height. Shorter fences still must meet the zone height limits in Chapter 18.68 and corner sight-distance rules. Work inside a county road right-of-way needs a separate Encroachment Permit. Permits are applied for online through Community Development in Markleeville.

In Alpine County's RE and RN residential zones, fences in side and rear yards may not exceed six feet in height, and fences in front yards may not exceed four and one-half feet, under Alpine County Code Chapter 18.68. Corner lots also have sight-distance limits. The county is entirely unincorporated, so county zoning controls everywhere.

Alpine County Code sets fence height and corner sight-distance limits, but cost-sharing for a shared boundary fence is governed by California's Good Neighbor Fence Act, Civil Code Section 841. Adjoining owners are presumed to share equally in reasonable construction and maintenance costs, and an owner must give 30 days' written notice before charging a neighbor.

Alpine County Code does not publish a standalone retaining-wall height rule; the controlling standard is the California Residential/Building Code, which requires a building permit for retaining walls over four feet (bottom of footing to top), or any wall supporting a surcharge. In Alpine County's steep, high-elevation terrain, engineered walls and erosion control are commonly required.

Fences in Alpine County must meet the zone height limits in Chapter 18.68 (six feet in side/rear yards, four and one-half feet in front yards in RE and RN zones), keep corner-lot sight-distance areas clear, and stay within property lines. Fences over six feet need a county building permit, and road right-of-way work needs an Encroachment Permit.

Alpine County's zoning code does not impose general fence-material bans countywide; standard wood, wire, and metal fencing is typical. The main constraints are height (Chapter 18.68), corner sight-distance, and, within the Markleeville Historic District, design review under Chapter 18.56 and the Markleeville Design Guidelines. Subdivision CC&Rs may add private material rules.

Standard fence materials (wood, wire, split-rail, metal) are generally allowed in Alpine County's residential zones, with no countywide material prohibition. Height limits in Chapter 18.68 and corner sight-distance always apply. The Markleeville Historic District adds design review (Chapter 18.56), and subdivision CC&Rs or wildfire defensible-space practices may shape material choices.

All of Alpine County is unincorporated. The County's Animal Control Ordinance bars animals from running at large and requires that, off private property, an animal be on a leash no more than ten feet long or under voice control. Working dogs are exempt while employed.

Livestock is welcome across this rural mountain county, but where you can keep it depends on zoning. Livestock is permitted by right in agricultural and residential-estate zones and in residential-neighborhood zones at a half-acre minimum. Livestock may not run at large, and strays may be impounded.

Poultry-keeping in unincorporated Alpine County is governed by zoning. Keeping chickens as husbandry is part of 'agriculture' and is allowed in agricultural and residential zones, but a commercial chicken or turkey farm in the Agriculture zone needs a use permit. Poultry may not run at large.

Alpine County's Animal Control Ordinance contains no breed-specific dog ban. Dangerous-dog issues are handled by a 'vicious animal' standard based on behavior, not breed. California law also bars counties from making dog-control programs breed-specific, except limited spay/neuter rules.

Alpine County's Animal Control Ordinance does not address bees. Under County zoning, 'apiaries' are part of the definition of agriculture, so beekeeping is treated as a permitted agricultural use in agricultural and residential zones rather than being separately licensed.

Keeping exotic animals in unincorporated Alpine County requires a use permit in the Agriculture zone, and commercial wild-animal 'menageries' are separately defined and regulated. California state law independently bars private possession of restricted wild species as pets without a permit that is not issued for pet purposes.

Alpine County sets no flat household pet limit, but keeping five or more dogs and/or cats triggers a 'kennel' classification. Kennels require a use permit in residential-estate zones, and the AG zone treats kennels as a conditional use needing a permit.

Alpine County does not license cats and has no cat-specific leash law. Cats are included in the general 'animal' confinement and stray rules and count toward the five-animal kennel threshold. California has no statewide cat leash law, leaving most cat regulation to local code.

Alpine County specifically prohibits feeding bears or leaving food, refuse, pet food, grain or salt that lures bears. Adopted to protect both people and bears in this mountain county, violations are an infraction or misdemeanor and a public nuisance subject to abatement.

Alpine County has no separate hoarding ordinance, but its five-animal kennel rule and the County's seizure powers for diseased or vicious animals apply, and California Penal Code 597 makes neglect and overcrowding-related cruelty a crime. Animal control officers may enter property and impound animals.

Removing a tree in the Kirkwood area requires a tree permit, a cash deposit, proof of insurance, and adjacent-owner notice under Code Chapter 12.16. Outside Kirkwood there is no county removal permit; state CAL FIRE Forest Practice rules and timberland-conversion exemptions govern instead.

Alpine County has no aesthetic lawn-height limit. Instead, dry grass and flammable vegetation are regulated as a fire hazard: Code Chapter 8.20 declares accumulated fuels a public nuisance and requires defensible-space fuel reduction under California PRC 4291 by a fixed annual deadline.

In the Kirkwood area, Alpine County Code Chapter 12.16 makes it unlawful to trim, prune, top, or damage any tree without a tree permit from the local approving body. Elsewhere in the county there is no general trimming permit, but defensible-space and Forest Practice rules apply.

Alpine County's weed-abatement rule is a wildfire fuels-reduction ordinance. Code Chapter 8.20 declares accumulated fuels a public nuisance and requires PRC 4291 defensible space; it uniquely also reaches adjacent vacant lots in high fire-hazard zones to close the 100-foot defensible-space gap.

Alpine County has no county-specific outdoor-watering ordinance. Statewide State Water Resources Control Board permanent water-waste prohibitions (effective Jan. 1, 2025) control: no hosing pavement, no irrigation runoff, no watering within 48 hours of measurable rain, and nozzle-equipped hoses for car washing.

Alpine County has no ordinance restricting residential rainwater harvesting. California's Rainwater Capture Act broadly allows rooftop rainwater collection, and the state MWELO encourages harvested rainwater as an alternative landscape water supply. Large storage tanks may still need a county building permit.

Alpine County does not mandate native-plant lists for ordinary yards, but in the Scenic Highway Corridor (Code Ch. 18.60) it directs revegetating disturbed and graded areas to blend with natural land cover, and the state MWELO favors climate-appropriate, low-water plants for new landscaping.

Alpine County has no ordinance specifically permitting or banning artificial turf. There is no county synthetic-grass standard; installations are governed by general zoning, grading, and (in scenic corridors) visual-blending rules. State MWELO counts artificial turf as a non-irrigated, non-plant surface.

Alpine County has no rule against backyard composting, which is encouraged. The county's adopted organics ordinance is its SB-1383 Edible Food Waste Recovery chapter (Code Ch. 8.58), which requires commercial edible-food generators to recover surplus food - implementing California's statewide organic-waste-diversion mandate.

Unincorporated Alpine County requires a building permit for in-ground pools and most above-ground pools. The County adopted the 2022 California Building and Residential Codes (including the Swimming Pool Safety Act) by reference in Alpine County Code Section 15.04.020, so the state permit thresholds and inspections apply countywide.

Alpine County does not have its own pool-fence ordinance; it enforces the California Swimming Pool Safety Act through the building code. Pools must be enclosed by a barrier at least 60 inches high with self-closing, self-latching gates per Health & Safety Code Section 115923 and California Residential Code Appendix AX, adopted in ACC 15.04.020.

New and remodeled residential pools in unincorporated Alpine County must include at least two of the seven drowning-prevention features in Health & Safety Code Section 115922(a) and anti-entrapment suction outlets under Section 115928. The County enforces these through the 2022 California Residential Code Appendix AX adopted in ACC 15.04.020.

Above-ground pools in unincorporated Alpine County need a building permit if 24 inches or deeper or holding more than 5,000 gallons (California Building Code 105.2, adopted in ACC 15.04.020). Even exempt pools must meet the Swimming Pool Safety Act barrier rules under Health & Safety Code 115923, and the pool counts as a 'structure' subject to zoning setbacks.

Hot tubs and spas in unincorporated Alpine County are exempt from the 60-inch pool barrier if fitted with a locking safety cover meeting ASTM F1346, under Health & Safety Code Section 115922(b)(2). Permanently installed spas still require building and electrical permits under the codes adopted in ACC Chapter 15.04.

Small and large family daycare homes are a residential use by right in unincorporated Alpine County. Under California Health & Safety Code Section 1597.45 (SB 234), the County cannot require a use permit or impose a business license or fee, and the Alpine County zoning code defines a community care facility serving six or fewer as a 'family' (ACC 18.08.320).

Home occupations are a permitted use in any Alpine County zone that allows residential use under Alpine County Code 18.70.020. The business must be secondary to the home, confined indoors, limited to 25% of the dwelling or 800 square feet, and may have at most one nonresident employee (ACC 18.70.090).

A home occupation in unincorporated Alpine County may display one single, non-illuminated, wall-mounted sign of no more than six square feet, under Alpine County Code 18.70.090(G). Larger or freestanding signs fall under the County sign regulations in ACC Chapter 18.74 and generally require a sign permit.

A home occupation permit must be obtained from the Alpine County Community Development Department before starting a home business, under Alpine County Code 18.70.050. The process includes mailed notice to property owners within 300 feet and a 10-day comment period before the director issues the permit (ACC 18.70.060-070).

A cottage food operation is expressly allowed as a home occupation in unincorporated Alpine County under Alpine County Code 18.70.100, if the operator resides on the property, makes only approved-list foods, and registers or permits the products with the Alpine County Health Department, consistent with the California Cottage Food law (Health & Safety Code 113758).

Alpine County's local ADU ordinance (Chapter 18.69) does not comply with current state law, so the county follows California ADU law (Gov. Code 65852.2). ADUs are permitted in most zones with 4-foot side/rear setbacks and streamlined 60-day building permit review.

Alpine County requires a building permit for any new accessory structure with a floor area greater than 120 square feet. Detached accessory buildings may occupy no more than half the required rear yard, must sit at least 5 feet from the main building, and may not exceed 25 feet in height.

Converting an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit is favorable in Alpine County: under state ADU law there is no maximum size for a conversion and no setback is required for an existing structure converted to living space. A building permit and utility-capacity verification are still required.

Alpine County zoning (Chapter 18.68) allows carports and garages to be attached to the main building by a common wall or connected by a breezeway. A building permit is needed for structures over 120 square feet, and setbacks and the 25-foot accessory-building height limit apply.

Alpine County has no standalone tiny-home ordinance. A tiny home built on a foundation is regulated as a dwelling or ADU; a movable tiny home on wheels is treated as a recreational vehicle/trailer and, as a temporary structure, requires a permit. A permanent tiny home as an ADU follows state ADU law.

Gas and pellet smokers are treated like other approved outdoor cooking devices in Alpine County and are allowed under supervision even during fire restrictions (County Code section 8.20.050). Charcoal or wood-burning smokers are riskier: during a declared fire restriction, outdoor open fires are banned, and outside restrictions, open burning may require a CAL FIRE permit April 15–December 1 under Chapter 8.16.

Propane and gas BBQ grills are treated as approved outdoor cooking devices in Alpine County. County Code section 8.20.050 expressly exempts 'supervised residential use of approved outdoor cooking devices' from the open-fire ban that applies during a declared fire restriction, and section 8.16.020 exempts dooryard cooking appliances from the open-burning permit. Common-sense clearance and defensible space still apply.

Setbacks (front, side, and rear yards) in unincorporated Alpine County are set by the zone in Title 18. In the RN Residential Neighborhood zone (Ch. 18.36), the front yard is thirty feet and the rear yard is twenty feet, with minimum lot width eighty feet and depth one hundred feet. The RE Residential Estate zone (Ch. 18.32) sets its own yards. Confirm your zone before building.

Maximum building height in Alpine County's residential zones varies by slope and by which side of the county (East Slope vs. West Slope) the parcel is on. On the East Slope, a main building may reach 34 to 36 feet depending on slope; on the West Slope, 36 to 40 feet. Exceeding the limit requires a variance, and yard setbacks increase one foot per foot of extra height.

Alpine County does not publish a single countywide lot-coverage percentage; buildable area is controlled mainly through minimum lot size, yard setbacks, and slope-based height limits in Title 18. Building plans must show existing and proposed coverage (structures, driveways), and minimum parcel size in the RN zone is set case-by-case based on services and the General Plan designation.

The Kirkwood area requires a formal tree permit (Code Ch. 12.16) before removing trees, with application, deposit, insurance, and adjacent-owner notice. The rest of the unincorporated county has no county tree-removal permit; CAL FIRE Forest Practice rules and the Less-Than-3-Acre Conversion Exemption apply.

Alpine County, California's least-populous county and entirely unincorporated, has no general blight or property-maintenance ordinance. Its only codified blight provision targets junk vehicles: Alpine County Code Chapter 8.04 declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on private property a public nuisance that promotes blight and may be abated.

Alpine County has no weed-height or grass-length ordinance and runs no local weed-abatement program. Vegetation control on this high-elevation, wildfire-prone county is governed by California's statewide defensible-space law (Public Resources Code Section 4291), not a County code. No specific grass height or fine schedule exists in the County Code.

Alpine County has no garage-sale or yard-sale ordinance. The County Code's business-regulation title (Title 5) covers only business licenses and bingo, with no permit, frequency limit, or sign rule for residential garage sales. Occasional household sales in this small, unincorporated county are effectively unregulated by local code.

In Alpine County's serviced wastesheds, refuse must be kept in approved 32-gallon, watertight, tight-lidded containers, and bears make storage stricter: Code Section 13.12.080(E) and the Bear Control ordinance (Ch. 8.50) require garbage to be secured so it cannot lure bears. No can may be left in a public street or sidewalk.

Alpine County has no ordinance setting vacant-lot maintenance standards such as weed cutting or debris removal. The only codified controls reach junk vehicles (Code Ch. 8.04) and refuse dumped or buried on 'any lots, land' (Section 13.12.080). General vacant-lot nuisances fall under California state nuisance and fire-hazard law.

In Alpine County's serviced wastesheds (Markleeville/Woodfords, Bear Valley, Kirkwood), occupied premises must have refuse service and pay the franchise hauler (Code Sec. 13.12.040). Refuse must be collected at least weekly, with restaurants and campgrounds at least every three days. Douglas Disposal, Cal-Waste and KMPUD serve the three areas.

Alpine County Code Section 13.12.060 requires trash containers to be kept on the premises 'readily accessible' to the collector, and prohibits any receptacle from being placed or kept in a public street, sidewalk, footpath or other public place (except government-placed bins). Containers must be watertight, lidded and not exceed 32 gallons for residences.

Alpine County has no curbside bulky-item program. Bear Valley residents self-haul household waste to the Bear Valley Transfer Station, a 30-yard drop-box on Creekside Road restricted to assessment participants (Code Ch. 13.32). Elsewhere, Cal-Waste 'Handy Haulers' and debris boxes handle large loads and yard debris; household hazardous waste is excluded.

Alpine County has no curbside recycling; residents drop off at the free Woodfords/Diamond Valley Road Recycling Center (open weekdays 9-3). California's AB 341 makes recycling mandatory for businesses generating 4+ cubic yards of waste weekly and multifamily complexes of 5+ units. Code Ch. 8.44 requires recycling areas in new development projects.

As a low-population, high-elevation rural county, Alpine qualifies for CalRecycle's SB 1383 rural-jurisdiction exemption from mandatory organic-waste collection (14 CCR 18984+). It is NOT exempt from edible-food recovery: the County adopted Chapter 8.58 (Ord. 748, 2022) requiring commercial edible-food generators to donate surplus food. No curbside green-cart program exists.

Alpine County's sign ordinance expressly states that political campaign signs are not regulated by the chapter. Noncommercial signs up to 4 square feet are also exempt from permits. Political signs are protected speech, so the county imposes only minimal content-neutral limits.

Alpine County's sign code (Chapter 18.74) prohibits off-premises signs except in narrow cases, which limits where garage-sale signs may be posted. Temporary signs may be displayed up to 14 days before an event and must be removed within 3 days after, with an application filed at least 10 days ahead.

Alpine County has no dedicated dark-sky or outdoor-lighting ordinance. Its zoning General Requirements (Chapter 18.68) and General Plan Land Use Element contain no lighting, glare, or shielding standards. Lighting fixtures are reviewed through the plan-set submittal and design review rather than a countywide dark-sky code.

Alpine County has no specific light-trespass or glare ordinance. The zoning code's General Requirements (Chapter 18.68) contains no shielding or spillover standards. Light that spills onto a neighbor is generally addressed through project design review or as a private nuisance under California law.

Alpine County regulates Turtle Rock Park under Chapter 12.24. Quiet hours run from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, camping is limited to 14 consecutive days, checkout is by noon, and dogs must be confined inside a tent, camper, or vehicle during night hours of 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.