HOA Rules in Placer County, CA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Placer County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Architectural Review
A Placer County homeowners association's CC&Rs cannot ban low-water plants as a group, and cannot prohibit or restrict removing turf in favor of more water-efficient landscaping. This overrides any stricter HOA architectural guideline within the county's water-efficient landscape rules.
Placer County HOA Landscaping Restrictions
Some RestrictionsPlacer County Code § 15.75.010(1)(e)
Homeowners Associations and Common Interest Developments. The architectural guidelines (i.e., CC&Rs) of a common interest development, which may include apartment projects, condominiums, planned developments, cooperatives, or single-family subdivisions governed by a homeowners association shall not prohibit or include conditions that have the effect of prohibiting the use of low-water use plant...
Assessment & Dues
Every major subdivision approved in unincorporated Placer County, five or more parcels, must put a homeowners association in its CC&Rs with the power to assess owners for road maintenance. If the county's road service area later can't fund the work, the county may abandon the roads and the HOA takes over full maintenance, under Placer County Code § 16.08.040(A)(3)(c)-(d).
Placer County HOA Road Maintenance Assessment Rules
Some RestrictionsPlacer County Code § 16.08.040(A)(3)(c)-(d)
c. All subdivisions shall have in the CC&Rs a homeowners association with powers of assessment for road maintenance. d. The above-mentioned CC&Rs shall also provide that, in the event that the county service area does not provide sufficient revenue to maintain such roads, the county may abandon such roads as public roads and, in that event, the homeowner's association shall assume full responsi...
CC&R Enforcement
When Placer County's advisory agency requires CC&Rs for a subdivision, those covenants must cover maintenance of recreational facilities, open space and common areas, and the county itself can enforce them, not just the homeowners association. Placer County Code § 16.08.040(M) makes county-required CC&R provisions directly enforceable by the county.
Placer County CC&R Enforcement by the County
Some RestrictionsPlacer County Code § 16.08.040(M)
Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions. Conditions, covenants, and restrictions ("CC&Rs") shall be prepared for all subdivisions when required by the advisory agency. The CC&Rs shall include provisions for maintenance of recreational facilities, open space, common areas, etc., and shall be enforceable by the county.
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