Yuba County, CA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

030, Development Regulations - Residential Districts, sets the maximum building height for each residential zone in unincorporated Yuba County. The primary-structure limit is 35 feet in Residential Estate (RE), 30 feet in Single Family (RS), 35 feet in Medium Density (RM), and 50 feet in High Density (RH); accessory structures are capped lower, at 20 feet in RE and 15 feet in RS, RM, and RH. Additional Regulation (3) to the same section imposes a transitional height step where an RH district abuts an RS district: the maximum height is 30 feet within 40 feet of the RS district line, and 40 feet within 50 feet of the RS line, so a high-density building cannot rise to its full 50-foot allowance right against a single-family neighborhood.

050, Height Exceptions, lets specific features exceed the district maximum without a separate permit: chimneys up to 6 feet wide, cupolas, flagpoles, monuments, steeples, fire and parapet walls, roof equipment, antennas, and similar appurtenances covering no more than 20 percent of the top-floor roof area may exceed the height standard by 8 feet, and larger exceptions can be granted through a waiver or variance. Support structures tied to a permitted agricultural or industrial use, such as silos, water tanks, smokestacks, or mechanical equipment, may rise up to 75 feet with a waiver or variance.

All structures remain subject to any Airport Overlay District limit or FAA height restriction regardless of the district table. 59, which requires Planning Commission findings that the lot's special circumstances, not owner preference, justify the increase.