Plumas County setbacks (yards) are set by zoning district in Title 9, not by a single county-wide number. Single-family residential zones (2-R, 3-R, 7-R) have yard requirements in Section 9-2.1305; the Suburban Zone (S-1) requires side and rear yards of 5 feet per story. Confirm your zone's exact setbacks with the Planning Department.
In unincorporated Plumas County, required setbacks are called 'yards' and are defined separately for each zoning district in Title 9, Chapter 2, with general modifications in Article 4 (General Requirements, Section 9-2.419). There is no single county-wide setback figure - the front, side, and rear yard requirements depend on the parcel's zone. For example, the single-family residential zones (2-R, 3-R, 7-R) set their yards in Section 9-2.1305, and those minimums are subject to modification by Section 9-2.419 of Article 4. In the Suburban Zone (S-1), Section 9-2.1505 requires side and rear yards of 5 feet per story, so a two-story structure needs proportionally larger side and rear yards. Front yards and the yards for rural, agricultural, and multiple-family (M-R) zones are specified in each zone's own article. Because the county spans many districts - residential, suburban, rural (R-10, R-20), timber, agricultural, and industrial - and because corner lots, flag lots, and easements affect how yards are measured, you should look up your parcel's specific zone and confirm the exact front, side, and rear setbacks with the Plumas County Planning Department before designing a structure or addition.
Building a structure that encroaches into a required yard violates Title 9 and is enforced by the Plumas County Planning Department. Remedies include a notice to comply, denial or revocation of permits, after-the-fact review, a variance requirement, and orders to relocate or remove the encroaching structure, with persistent violations abated as nuisances.
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