5 rules for unincorporated Yuba County, California.
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Yuba County Development Code §11.32.140 allows home occupations as a use accessory and incidental to a residence. A zoning clearance or self-certification is required, no more than 25% of the dwelling (including attached garage) may be used, only resident family members may work there, and the home cannot look nonresidential.
Yuba County's home occupation rules require the residence not to look nonresidential (§11.32.140(3)f), which leaves no allowance for a visible business sign at a single-family home. The Development Code's residential sign standards (§11.27.100) only authorize signs for multi-unit (3+ unit) residential and SRO uses.
Yuba County Code §11.32.140(4) allows a cottage food operation as an accessory use to any legal residence, consistent with California state law (H&S Code §114365 et seq.). The County limits it to no exterior alterations, the operator plus household and one employee, and no operations visible from the public right-of-way.
Small family day care homes are a residential use by right under California law (H&S Code §1597.45) and need no special Yuba County zoning approval. For large family day care homes, Yuba County Code §11.32.120 adds spacing limits (one per 1,000 ft of street frontage in residential zones) and a 3-space parking requirement.
Yuba County Code §11.32.140(2) requires a zoning clearance or self-certification for each home occupation; it is address-specific and not transferable. Operations exceeding the basic standards (a non-resident employee, more students/trips, or sales/display areas) need an Administrative or Minor Conditional Use Permit per Table 11.32.140.
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