El Dorado County, CA Ordinances (2026)
Local rules and regulations for El Dorado County, California. Population: 191,185.
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🏡 Home & Property
🏠 Renting & Housing
🔊 Noise & Neighbors
🐾 Animals & Farming
🔥 Fire & Safety
🚗 Parking & Streets
💼 Business & Licensing
📋 Permits, Signs & Events
🌎 Environment & Utilities
🔊 Noise Ordinances
Aircraft Noise
Light RestrictionsAircraft noise around the Placerville, Georgetown, and Cameron Park airports is regulated through the El Dorado County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans (ALUCPs), adopted by the…
Vehicle Noise
Heavy RestrictionsOperating a vehicle or other internal combustion engine without a proper, functioning muffler is unlawful anywhere in unincorporated El Dorado County under Section 9.16.030. The…
Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsNon-transportation noise reaching a sensitive receptor in unincorporated El Dorado County cannot exceed the hourly and maximum dBA levels set in Table 130.37.060.1 of the Zoning…
Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County does not impose a comprehensive countywide quiet-hours ordinance on residential properties in unincorporated areas. The county's only codified 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m…
Construction Hours
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County has no countywide ordinance setting construction start or stop times for unincorporated properties. The Code Enforcement Division's official guidance is to ask the…
Barking Dogs
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Ordinance Code section 6.12.060 makes it unlawful for any dog or other animal to disturb the peace by habitual or persistent noise. Complaints are investigated by El…
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County's only specific amplified-music restriction is in its Vacation Home Rental (VHR) ordinance, which prohibits unreasonable noise (including amplified sound) and outdoor…
🗑️ Trash & Recycling
Yard Waste Collection
Some RestrictionsUnder El Dorado County Code Section 8.45.040, every single-family household must subscribe to organic waste collection through its franchised hauler and place yard waste, meaning…
Recycling Requirements
Light RestrictionsResidents and tenants who want curbside recycling pickup in unincorporated El Dorado County must separate recyclables from regular trash and put them in a container the franchisee…
Recycling Rules
Some RestrictionsIt's illegal in unincorporated El Dorado County for anyone other than the property's franchised hauler or the owner to touch recyclables once they're set out for pickup. Code Section…
Illegal Dumping
Heavy RestrictionsDumping, scattering or discarding litter or solid waste on any road, right-of-way, or public or private property in unincorporated El Dorado County is unlawful under Code Section…
Collection Schedule
Some RestrictionsProperty owners in El Dorado County's mandatory collection area, covering the South Lake Tahoe Basin and the Cameron Park Community Services District, must pay solid waste collection…
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County property owners must keep non-recyclable waste from sitting out more than seven days, per Code Section 8.42.500. The clock only resets for strikes, severe weather, or…
Dumpster Rules
Some RestrictionsAnyone running a construction or demolition site in unincorporated El Dorado County must keep adequate on-site containers for solid waste and litter under Code Section 8.42.560…
Bin Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires trash and recycling containers to stay out of view from the street except on pickup day. Code Section 8.42.550 caps curbside set-out at 12 hours before…
🛏️ Homelessness & Encampment Rules
Sit-Lie Rules
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County bars sleeping on public property outright, with narrow exceptions for young children, permitted campers and on-duty employees on break, and separately bars sitting…
Encampment Sanitation
Heavy RestrictionsEl Dorado County bans camping on public property unless authorized by County ordinance, an emergency declaration from the Chief Administrative Officer, or a Board of Supervisors…
🐔 Animal Ordinances
Beekeeping
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County regulates apiaries under Chapter 6.44 of the County Code. Residential beekeepers face no hive-count cap or commercial spacing rule, but must fence bees away from…
Exotic Pets
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires anyone keeping a wild animal, drawn from the Fish and Game Code's list of non-domesticated species, to hold a permit from the Director of Animal Control on…
Dog Leash Laws
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County bans letting any dog, other animal or livestock run at large on public streets or unenclosed private land, and requires any animal removed from an enclosed lot to be…
Bird Protection
Heavy RestrictionsEl Dorado County bans disturbing nesting Canada geese in Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, at any time and by any means during the annual breeding closure. Section 12.68.030 protects the geese…
Pet Limits
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County classifies any home keeping five or more dogs, or five or more cats, at least four months old as a 'noncommercial kennel' or 'noncommercial cattery' under Code section…
Breed Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County enforces state Food and Agricultural Code sections 31601 through 31683 for potentially dangerous and vicious dogs under Code section 6.12.050, adding local triggers…
Wildlife Feeding
Heavy RestrictionsEl Dorado County makes it an infraction to knowingly feed any wild mammal in the South Lake Tahoe watershed, and to feed coyotes, mountain lions, deer or bears anywhere else in the…
Pet Groomer Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires a license from the Director of Animal Control to operate a pet grooming parlor and holds it to sanitation standards under Code sections 6.24.010 and 6.24.025…
Cat Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires a license for any noncommercial cattery keeping five or more cats over four months old, under Code Sections 6.25.010 and 6.25.020. Licensed catteries need a…
Veterinary Clinic Zoning
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County zones veterinary clinics as an Agricultural Support Service under Code Section 130.40.070, not as a by-right use. Depending on road access and neighborhood impact, a…
Chickens & Livestock
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County allows small animals like chickens and rabbits on most residential lots under Section 130.40.080, but bans roosters, guinea hens and peacocks on parcels under three…
🚷 Public Conduct
Public Marijuana Use
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County's public smoking ordinance defines 'smoking' broadly, in County Code Section 8.60.030, to include lighting or burning any pipe, cigar, cigarette, weed, or plant, and…
Public Urination
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated El Dorado County makes it an infraction to urinate or defecate in public. Section 9.08.070 only requires that the person acted willfully and knew, or should have known…
Public Alcohol Use
Heavy RestrictionsCarrying an open container of alcohol on a public highway outside a vehicle is a misdemeanor in unincorporated El Dorado County under Section 9.12.010. The Code applies once any…
Loitering Rules
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County's Loitering Ordinance, Section 9.34.040, does not ban standing around generally; it bans loitering that breaches the peace, blocks pedestrians or vehicles, or…
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County bans smoking throughout the parks, trails and open space it manages except in areas the Parks Division has specifically designated for it. Section 9.46.720 of the…
Skateboarding Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County makes it unlawful to ride a skateboard, roller skate or roller blade on private property without the owner's consent once a sign prohibiting the activity and citing…
🔧 Building Safety
Green Building Code
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 8.45.120 folds the state's CALGreen recycling mandate into building permits: any project covered by the California Green Building Standards Code must give…
Childcare Center Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires child day care centers and large family day care homes to go through an Administrative Permit process under Section 130.40.110, including compliance with all…
Electrical Permits
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County has adopted the National Electrical Code as part of its building code, and any electrical work without the required permit gets a recorded notice of noncompliance and…
Building Permits
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County adopted the 2010 California Building Standards Code with local amendments in Chapter 110.16, and a permit is required for construction unless the work falls under a…
Plumbing Permits
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County enforces plumbing work under the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code, adopted by reference with a local amendment in Sec. 110.16.170 that ties plumbing permit exemptions to the…
Building Inspections
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires a foundation inspection and a final inspection before any building is occupied. Before the foundation is approved, a licensed surveyor must verify setback…
🌍 Environmental Rules
Stormwater Management
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County's Stormwater Quality Ordinance, County Code Chapter 8.79, makes it unlawful to discharge or connect anything but stormwater into the County's storm drains, ditches…
Defensible Space
Some RestrictionsUnder the county's Good Neighbor and Neighborhood Protection Policy, Section 8.09.070(D)(5), if hazardous vegetation on your parcel presents a fire risk to a neighbor's structure…
Erosion Control
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires a grading permit for nearly all land-disturbing work in the unincorporated area under Chapter 110.14, the County's Grading Ordinance. Small residential jobs…
Flood Elevation Requirements
Some RestrictionsIn Special Flood Hazard Areas, El Dorado County requires new and substantially improved residential structures to have their lowest floor, including any basement, built at or above the…
Flood Zones
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County bars new residential construction in a mapped flood zone unless the lowest floor sits at or above the base flood elevation, and it bans creating new lots that fall…
🏪 Business Licensing & Operations
Massage Establishments
Significant RestrictionsMassage establishments and technicians in unincorporated El Dorado County are regulated as adult-related establishments under Chapter 5.34, needing a Sheriff-issued special business…
Secondhand Dealers
Significant RestrictionsSecondhand dealers operating in unincorporated El Dorado County need a Sheriff-issued special business license valid two years, and the Sheriff must certify the dealer filed all…
Adult Entertainment
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires adult (sex-oriented) business establishments to keep 300 feet from U.S. Highway 50 and 1,000 feet from schools, churches, libraries, residential zones and…
Tobacco Retail License
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 130.40.340 defines 'tobacco product' to include e-cigarettes and vape devices, then bars any tobacco or vape retailer from locating within 1,500 feet of a…
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 130.40.380 bars maintaining, repairing, or storing motor vehicles on a residential lot unless every vehicle is registered to someone who actually lives…
🚪 Soliciting & Door-to-Door
📋 Code Violation Reporting
🏊 Swimming Pools & Spas
Fencing & Safety Requirements
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires any drowning-prevention device on a pool, spa, or hot tub to be paired with an enclosure isolating it from surrounding properties, meeting the state…
Pool Permits
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County ties every new swimming pool or spa permit to state anti-entrapment standards, and any remodel permit on an existing pool must upgrade the suction outlet to match. The…
🎪 Special Events & Permits
Parade Permits
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires a special event permit from the Director of Transportation before any parade, march, procession or similar gathering of more than 10 vehicles or 20 people…
Commercial Filming on Public Right-of-Way
Significant RestrictionsCommercial filming in unincorporated El Dorado County runs on its own permit track, Chapter 5.58 (Filming Permits), separate from the Chapter 12.37 special-event permit that covers…
Park Event Permits
Some RestrictionsGroup picnics, day camping, overnight camping and other group gatherings in El Dorado County parks require a park use permit from the Parks Manager under County Code Sec. 9.46.220…
🏚️ Property Maintenance
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Some RestrictionsSection 8.42.700 bans dumping litter or solid waste anywhere in unincorporated El Dorado County and separately makes it unlawful to let wastepaper, litter, or combustible or flammable…
Property Blight
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County enforces the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings against unsafe structures and treats junk accumulation, visual blight, and unmaintained pools as…
🌱 Cannabis Regulations
Buffer Zones
Significant RestrictionsOutdoor and mixed-light commercial cannabis cultivation in unincorporated El Dorado County must sit at least 1,500 feet from schools, parks, day cares and similar sensitive uses, plus…
Dispensary Zoning
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County allows storefront cannabis retail, but only in Community Commercial, Regional Commercial, General Commercial, Industrial Low and Meyers Community Center zones, capped…
🏗️ Accessory Structures
ADU Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County allows one accessory dwelling unit and one junior ADU by right on any lot zoned for single-family or multi-family use under Code Section 130.40.300. Detached units are…
Shed & Carport Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County lets a portable shed sit as close as five feet from the side or rear property line, but only if it is non-habitable, under 120 square feet, and carries no utilities…
ADU Owner Occupancy
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 130.40.300(D) requires the property owner to live in either the primary home or the accessory dwelling unit for any ADU permitted after January 1, 2025…
ADU Rental Restrictions
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 130.40.300(B) lets an accessory dwelling unit be rented separately from the main house, but only for terms of 30 consecutive days or longer, which rules…
Garage Conversions
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 130.40.300(C)(3)(c) lets a homeowner convert a legally permitted garage or other accessory structure into an accessory dwelling unit with no setback…
🏠 Short-Term Rentals
Primary-Residence-Only Rule
Some RestrictionsA hosted home rental in El Dorado County is legal only if the operator's home is genuinely their primary residence: Chapter 5.56 defines "Host" as the owner or lessee for whom the…
Night Caps
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County caps vacation home rental permits at 900 within the unincorporated Lake Tahoe Basin under Section 5.56.055. Hosted home rentals don't count against the cap, once the…
Taxes & Fees
Some RestrictionsShort-term rental guests in El Dorado County pay a 10 percent transient occupancy tax countywide, rising to 14 percent in the unincorporated Tahoe Area under Section 3.28.030, where…
Occupancy Limits
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County short-term rentals are capped at two overnight occupants per permitted bedroom under Section 5.56.090(A)(1), counting every guest age six and up. A hosted home rental…
Short-Term Rental Permits
Significant RestrictionsNo one may rent a home in unincorporated El Dorado County for 30 days or less without a valid hosted or vacation home rental permit under Section 5.56.050. Only one permit is issued…
Host Presence Rule
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 5.56.130(C) requires every hosted home rental to have a designated host who lives in the house as a primary residence and stays available 24 hours a day…
Short-Term Rental Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsEvery hosted or vacation home rental in El Dorado County must provide at least two on-site parking spaces under Section 5.56.110. In the Lake Tahoe Basin those spaces must sit on an…
Noise Rules
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 5.56.120 makes it unlawful for anyone at a hosted or vacation home rental to create loud, raucous, or offensive noise, and separately bans hosting any…
Repeat Violator Strikes
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 5.56.140 escalates penalties for short-term rental violations: fines climb from up to $1,500 for a first offense to $3,000 for a second and $5,000 for a…
🌙 Curfew Laws
Juvenile Curfew
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County bars anyone under 18 from loitering in public places, including streets, parks, and businesses, between 11:00 p.m. and sunrise under Section 9.36.020. Exceptions cover…
Park Curfew
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County parks operate for day use only, from 6:00 a.m. until one hour after sunset. Entering a county park by foot or vehicle before 6:00 a.m. or after that dusk cutoff…
🎬 Filming & Production
Street Closures
Some RestrictionsFilming productions that need a public road or facility closed in El Dorado County must obtain the Section 5.58.020 permit, and Section 5.58.040(D) requires the production company to…
Student Filming
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 5.58.010 defines regulated motion-picture activity to expressly include student films made to satisfy a post-secondary school course requirement, putting…
Location Permits
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 5.58.020 requires anyone filming motion pictures, television, commercials, digital media, or commercial still photography on public or private property, a…
💼 Home Business
Home Daycare
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County allows small and large family child day care homes by right in any zone that permits detached single-unit dwellings, per Section 130.40.110 of the zoning code. Large…
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County caps home occupation staffing and traffic under Section 130.40.160: parcels under an acre get one employee, larger lots up to two, and group student-instruction…
Signage Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Title 130 Chapter 130.36 (Signs) regulates on-site identification signage for home occupations through Table 130.36.070.3 (Sign Standards for Home Occupation Signs)…
Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Some RestrictionsSection 130.40.160 of the El Dorado County Zoning Ordinance (Title 130) permits home occupations in any zone that allows single- or multi-unit residential use, provided the business is…
🛴 Mobility & Curb Rules
Bike Lane Rules
Light RestrictionsEl Dorado County does not write its own bike-lane conduct code; instead Section 10.08.080 lets the Board of Supervisors establish bicycle lanes separated from vehicle lanes on County…
E-Bike Classes
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County treats Class 1 and Class 2 electric bicycles as regular bikes on its trail facilities, exempting them from the ban on motorized vehicles under Section 10.32.030(D)…
🚗 Parking Rules
Loading Zones
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County limits parking in a designated loading zone to loading or unloading passengers or freight for up to one hour, under Section 10.12.050 of the County Traffic Ordinance…
EV Charging
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County runs an expedited, ministerial permit process for home and commercial EV charging stations under Chapter 110.70, following state law AB 1236. The Building Official can…
RV & Boat Parking
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County's Title 130 Zoning Ordinance regulates off-street parking and recreational-vehicle uses through Chapter 130.35 (Parking and Loading) and the Temporary Housing Option…
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Heavy RestrictionsEl Dorado County does not adopt a separate countywide commercial-vehicle on-street parking ordinance for unincorporated residential areas; under California Vehicle Code Section…
Overnight Parking
Heavy RestrictionsEl Dorado County does not impose a general countywide overnight on-street parking ban, but in the unincorporated Lake Tahoe Basin and at elevations above 3,000 feet, overnight parking…
Street Parking Limits
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Ordinance Code Sections 10.12.180 and 10.12.184 prohibit parking on County-owned roads, highways, and rights-of-way in unincorporated areas above 3,000 feet elevation…
Abandoned Vehicles
Light RestrictionsThe El Dorado County Sheriff's Office administers a state-funded vehicle abatement program under California Vehicle Code Section 22710 to remove abandoned vehicles that constitute a…
🔥 Fire Regulations
Propane Storage
Some RestrictionsIn El Dorado County's heavy snow-load areas, every new or reconnected propane installation needs a two-stage regulator system, protected risers, and snow stakes marking the tank, plus…
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Some RestrictionsRecreational fire pits for cooking and warming on your own property in unincorporated El Dorado County generally do not require a CAL FIRE campfire permit, but they must comply with…
Brush Clearance
Some RestrictionsBeyond the 100-foot structure clearance, Section 8.09.070(D)(6)-(7) requires anyone who owns, leases or maintains a parcel to keep ladder fuels cleared at least ten feet beyond the…
Wildfire Zones
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County has formally adopted the State Fire Marshal's 2023 State Responsibility Area and 2025 Local Responsibility Area maps, designating unincorporated land as Moderate, High…
Fireworks
Heavy RestrictionsAll fireworks - including California State Fire Marshal-classified 'Safe and Sane' devices - are illegal to possess, sell, use, or discharge anywhere in unincorporated El Dorado…
Outdoor Burning
Some RestrictionsOutdoor burning of vegetative debris in unincorporated El Dorado County requires (1) a free CAL FIRE residential burn permit obtained at burnpermit.fire.ca.gov, (2) verification with…
📐 Building Setbacks & Zoning
Setback Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County fixes minimum yard setbacks by zone under Code Section 130.30.050 and Table 130.24.030: front yards run 20 feet in the RM3 and R1 zones up to 30 feet in R1A through…
Structure Height Limits
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County caps residential building height by zone under Code Section 130.30.060 and Table 130.24.030: 40 feet in the R1 and R20K zones, 45 feet in R1A, R2A, R3A, and RE, and 50…
Lot Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County does not set a flat lot-coverage percentage for ordinary residential parcels; the Residential Zones Development Standards table (130.24.030) regulates only setbacks…
🌿 Landscaping Rules
Native Plants
Few RestrictionsEl Dorado County's landscaping ordinance only reaches industrial, commercial, multi-unit residential, civic, and utility projects, and even there it exempts areas kept as existing…
Tree Removal & Heritage Trees
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Chapter 130.39 (Oak Resources Conservation Ordinance, Ord. 5061) regulates removal of native oak trees below 4,000 ft elevation, requires permits and mitigation fees…
Water Restrictions
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County applies California's Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) to new and rehabilitated landscape projects requiring permits; day-to-day outdoor watering…
Weed Ordinances
Some RestrictionsAll weeds, grasses, hazardous vegetation, and combustible materials on improved and designated unimproved parcels in unincorporated El Dorado County are declared a public nuisance…
Tree Trimming
Some RestrictionsUnder El Dorado County Code Chapter 8.09 (Vegetation Management and Defensible Space) and California Public Resources Code 4291, owners must maintain a 100-foot defensible space…
🚜 Right to Farm
Farm Nuisance Protection
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code Section 130.40.290 shields existing agricultural operations on PA, LA, AG, FR, and TPZ-zoned land from nuisance claims filed by neighbors who move in later…
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County zones agricultural, rural and resource land under six designations in Code Chapter 130.21: Planned Agricultural, Limited Agricultural, Agricultural Grazing, Timber…
🚶 Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules
Encroachment Permits
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires an encroachment permit from the Director of Transportation before anyone excavates, builds an access road, places a cut or fill, or otherwise uses a County…
Obstruction Rules
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County bans placing or keeping any obstruction, from fences and signs to billboards and buildings, on a County highway right-of-way without first obtaining an encroachment…
🪧 Sign Regulations
Garage Sale Signs
Light RestrictionsEl Dorado County allows garage sales by right for residents, capped at four sales and 12 total days a year per single-unit address, three days per sale. Advertising signs under Section…
Political Signs
Light RestrictionsTemporary noncommercial and political signs in unincorporated El Dorado County are capped at six square feet year-round, but Section 130.36.030(B)(10) triples the allowance to 32…
Freeway-Facing Signs
Significant RestrictionsSigns meant to be seen from U.S. Highway 50, including any sign within 100 feet of the highway right-of-way, need a discretionary Design Review Permit under Section 130.36.070(J) of…
Window Signs
Light RestrictionsWindow signs in unincorporated El Dorado County cannot cover more than 25 percent of a storefront's total window area, under Section 130.36.030(B)(1) of the Zoning Ordinance, and any…
Digital Billboards
Some RestrictionsElectronic message signs in unincorporated El Dorado County can use digital display for no more than 50 percent of a sign's allowed face area, cannot change their message faster than…
🍔 Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires sidewalk sales and mobile food vendors to obtain an Administrative Permit as temporary outdoor retail sales under Section 130.40.220(C). Events are capped at…
Food Truck Permits
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County treats mobile food vendors as Temporary Outdoor Retail Sales under Section 130.40.220(C): an Administrative Permit is required, plus a County Health Department permit…
Vending Zones
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County allows mobile food vendors to operate as temporary outdoor retail sales under Section 130.40.220(C), but only after securing an Administrative Permit from the Planning…
🧱 Fence Regulations
Retaining Walls
Some RestrictionsA retaining wall over 36 inches high in an El Dorado County front yard can only sit within the setback if the front-half slope exceeds 25 percent, and exposed height then caps at seven…
Height Limits
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County caps solid front-yard fences at 40 inches and open fences at seven feet, and bars anything over 40 inches inside the corner cross-visibility triangle, under Section…
Material Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County prohibits concertina, serpentine, barbed, and razor wire fencing outright under Section 130.30.070(G), unless a Minor Use Permit proves the material is genuinely…
Fence Permit Requirements
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County requires a building permit for any fence taller than seven feet under Section 130.30.070(I), reviewed through Title 110's building code. Fences that don't meet the…
🗺️ Zoning Overlays & Bonuses
📢 Noise from Specific Sources
🖥️ Data Centers & Crypto Mining
Data Center Zoning & Siting
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County has no data-center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use the Planning Director classifies under Section 130.20.030 as an…
Data Center Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County's General Plan Noise Element (Policy 6.5.1.7, Table 6-2) caps noise from stationary sources at a neighboring home. A data center's cooling and generators must stay at…
Communities in El Dorado County
These communities are in unincorporated El Dorado County. County ordinances apply directly to these areas.
Data Sources
Ordinance data for El Dorado County is sourced from the following official government references. Click any topic above for detailed citations.
- [1]El Dorado County Transportation Commission - Airport Land Use Commission
- [2]El Dorado County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan - Chapter 6 (Compatibility Policies and Maps)
- [3]El Dorado County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan - Chapters 1-5
- [4]El Dorado County General Plan - Public Health, Safety, and Noise Element
- [5]Caltrans Airport Land Use Planning Handbook (2011)
…and 79 more official sources: each topic above lists its full citations.