Hiouchi, CA

In unincorporated Del Norte County the strictest noise limits apply at night. The county's noise ordinance lowers both the exterior and interior residential noise standards between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and the county's nuisance ordinance also addresses sounds that disturb the comfortable enjoyment of life or property.

Del Norte County's noise ordinance exempts construction, repair, remodeling, and grading noise from the residential noise limits, but only when the work is not done between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays including Saturday, and not at any time on Sunday or a federal holiday.

Del Norte County does not publish a stand-alone decibel limit for barking dogs. Persistent barking is handled as a public nuisance under the county nuisance ordinance and through the Sheriff's Animal Services division, and would also count toward the residential noise standards in the county's noise ordinance.

Del Norte County has no leaf-blower-specific ban or decibel rule. Leaf blowers fall under the noise ordinance's exemption for real-property maintenance, which sets allowed hours, and excessive use could otherwise be measured against the residential noise standards or treated as a nuisance.

Amplified music in unincorporated Del Norte County is governed by the county's residential noise standards, which are reduced an extra 5 dB(A) when the noise is music or speech. Loud amplified sound can also be abated as a public nuisance under Chapter 7.08.

On public roads in Del Norte County, vehicle noise is governed mainly by California state law. State law requires an adequate muffler, bans modified or amplified exhaust, and prohibits vehicle sound systems audible 50 feet away. The county nuisance and noise rules can address vehicle noise on private property.

Del Norte County's noise ordinance sets numeric dB(A) limits for residential property in the unincorporated area: 55 dB(A) daytime and 50 dB(A) at night outdoors, with stricter interior limits and a tiered allowance for short, louder bursts measured with an A-weighted sound level meter.

Outdoor music in unincorporated Del Norte County is held to the county's residential noise standards, reduced 5 dB(A) because it is music. Events on public beaches, parks, and playgrounds, school grounds, and Independence Day celebrations are specifically exempt from those standards.

Industrial and mechanical noise reaching residential property in unincorporated Del Norte County is judged against the same residential noise standards. The ordinance defines 'fixed noise source' to include industrial machinery, pumps, fans, compressors, generators, and air conditioners.

Aircraft noise is regulated by the federal government, not Del Norte County. The county cannot set flight curfews or aircraft noise limits; that authority rests with the FAA. The county's own noise ordinance exempts anything preempted by state or federal law.

Unincorporated Del Norte County charges a 10% Transient Occupancy Tax on lodging rented for 30 days or fewer under Code Chapter 3.08. A 2018 voter-approved initiative raised the rate from 8% to 10% effective January 1, 2019. RV parks collect a 2% rate. TOT returns are filed quarterly with the Tax Collector.

Unincorporated Del Norte County does not require a host or manager to be present at a vacation rental. The Board declined to adopt a vacation-rental ordinance in 2022, so there is no on-site-host, resident-manager, or local-contact mandate. Hosting is treated as a normal residential use subject only to the TOT and general zoning.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no dedicated short-term-rental permit. In 2022 the Board of Supervisors declined to adopt vacation-rental regulations. Operators must register for the 10% Transient Occupancy Tax (Code Chapter 3.08), and the County advises contacting Planning & Building to confirm whether a use permit applies; coastal-zone parcels may need a coastal development permit.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no vacation-rental registry, but every lodging rented for 30 days or fewer must register with the Tax Collector for a Transient Occupancy Tax certificate under Code Chapter 3.08 before collecting tax. Operators must keep records for three years. Call (707) 464-7283 to register.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no short-term-rental occupancy ordinance. The Board of Supervisors declined to adopt vacation-rental regulations in 2022, so there is no STR-specific guest cap. Occupancy is instead governed by general building, zoning (Title 20/21), and health-and-safety standards. A nearby comparison: Curry County, Oregon adopted STR occupancy limits.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no short-term-rental parking ordinance because the Board declined to adopt vacation-rental regulations in 2022. Off-street parking for a rental is governed only by the general off-street parking standards in the County zoning code (Title 20 Non-Coastal / Title 21 Coastal), not by an STR-specific rule.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no short-term-rental noise ordinance because the Board declined to adopt vacation-rental regulations in 2022. There is no STR-specific quiet-hours rule; rental noise is handled through the County's general nuisance provisions and Sheriff response, the same as for any residence.

Unincorporated Del Norte County does not require a vacation rental to be the owner's primary residence. The Board declined to adopt a vacation-rental ordinance in 2022, so there is no owner-occupancy or primary-residence-only rule. Many county rentals are non-owner-occupied single-family homes; the only structural limit is that ADUs cannot be rented short-term.

Unincorporated Del Norte County does not cap how many nights a vacation rental may operate per year, and sets no limit on the number of rentals in a neighborhood. The Board declined to adopt a vacation-rental ordinance in 2022. The only night-related threshold is the 30-day line in the TOT (Chapter 3.08): stays of 30 days or fewer are taxable.

Unincorporated Del Norte County does not require vacation-rental operators to carry liability insurance. The Board declined to adopt a vacation-rental ordinance in 2022, so there is no permit condition mandating coverage. Insurance is still strongly advisable, since standard homeowners policies often exclude short-term-rental activity.

In October 2024 the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors adopted the county's first-ever fireworks ordinance, creating administrative penalties for possessing, using, selling, or displaying dangerous fireworks that are already illegal under California law, and banning ALL fireworks — including state-approved 'Safe and Sane' items — in county campgrounds and parks.

Small recreational fires and backyard fire pits are generally allowed in unincorporated Del Norte County without an air-district burn permit, but they must be attended, controlled, and managed under California Fire Code and CAL FIRE rules. During declared fire season in the State Responsibility Area, CAL FIRE may restrict or suspend open flames.

Open burning of yard vegetation in unincorporated Del Norte County is regulated by the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District. A burn permit is required, only dry natural vegetation may be burned (no trash or lumber), burning is allowed only on declared permissive burn days during morning hours, and a CAL FIRE permit also applies in the State Responsibility Area.

Property owners with structures in the State Responsibility Area of unincorporated Del Norte County must maintain 100 feet of defensible space around buildings under California Public Resources Code Section 4291. This includes a near-zone of intensive vegetation management and an outer reduced-fuel zone. CAL FIRE conducts inspections, especially in the inland Smith River canyon and Siskiyou foothills.

There are two different kinds of backyard fire in unincorporated Del Norte County. Small recreational fires (warmth, cooking) need no air-district permit but must be attended and safe. Burning vegetation piles for disposal requires a North Coast Unified AQMD burn permit, a CAL FIRE permit in the State Responsibility Area, and a declared permissive burn day.

Smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm requirements in unincorporated Del Norte County come from California state law, not a special county ordinance. Every dwelling must have State Fire Marshal-approved smoke alarms, and homes with a fossil-fuel appliance or attached garage must have carbon monoxide alarms. Required at sale and in rentals.

Residential propane (LP-gas) storage in unincorporated Del Norte County follows the California Fire Code and NFPA 58. Tanks must meet minimum setbacks from buildings and property lines, may not be stored in basements or below-grade spaces, and larger tanks require permits. In the State Responsibility Area, defensible-space clearance around tanks also applies.

Most unincorporated Del Norte County is in a CAL FIRE State Responsibility Area with mapped Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The wet redwood coast is lower risk, but the inland Smith River canyon and Siskiyou foothills are high-hazard. Properties in these zones face 100-foot defensible-space rules and, for new construction, Wildland-Urban Interface building standards.

In unincorporated Del Norte County, connecting a driveway to a county road requires an encroachment permit from the County Engineer, and driveways must meet county road standards. The zoning code's off-street parking access aisles (Chapter 20.46) and Caltrans/ADA standards apply to new construction.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no general residential RV or boat storage time limit in its zoning code. The County Code (Title 20) defines a recreational vehicle and lets one be placed on a construction site for six months while a home is built. Living in an RV outside a licensed park generally requires a permit.

Unincorporated Del Norte County does not impose a general residential street-parking time limit. On county roads and state highways, the California Vehicle Code controls. The County's Code Enforcement Officer is designated to enforce 'any parking ordinance of the County of Del Norte or the State of California.'

Del Norte County prohibits overnight parking and camping on most county-owned property, including beaches and restricted driving areas such as South Beach, under County Code Chapter 12.20. Violations are infractions. There is no general overnight ban on ordinary residential streets, where the Vehicle Code applies.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no specific ordinance restricting commercial-vehicle or big-rig parking in residential areas. The California Vehicle Code controls, and Section 22507.5 lets local authorities restrict heavy commercial-vehicle parking in residential districts only if they adopt and post such rules.

Del Norte County abates abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles as public nuisances and runs an Abandoned Vehicle Abatement (AVA) Service Authority. The County Code (Chapter 10.12) and the California Vehicle Code authorize removal, with costs of removal and storage charged to the owner.

Del Norte County has no specific ordinance limiting oversized or tall-vehicle parking in residential areas. The California Vehicle Code controls. Section 22507 lets local authorities restrict parking of vehicles six feet or more in height near intersections only where they adopt rules and post signs.

Del Norte County has no dedicated local EV-charging parking ordinance. EV charging station permits are handled under the County's building permit process and state law (Government Code 65850.7), which requires expedited, streamlined permitting. Off-street parking still follows zoning Chapter 20.46.

Del Norte County does not have a county-wide loading-zone street ordinance; loading zones are established by signs under the California Vehicle Code. The zoning code (Chapter 20.46) requires off-street parking and loading facilities for commercial and industrial uses as a condition of development.

Del Norte County does not maintain a residential curb-marking scheme; most rural county roads have no painted curbs. Curb colors that do appear follow the California Vehicle Code statewide meanings (red, yellow, white, green, blue), and only official markings authorized by the local authority are enforceable.

In unincorporated Del Norte County, Title 20 (inland zoning) caps fences at four feet along a required front yard and eight feet along side or rear yards of an interior lot (Sec. 20.48.70); taller fences need a use permit. In the coastal zone, Title 21 and the Local Coastal Program apply and a Coastal Development Permit may be required.

No building permit is needed for fences up to seven feet under the California Building Code (Sec. 105.2). But under Del Norte County Title 20, a zoning use permit is required for fences over four feet in a front yard or eight feet in side/rear yards (Sec. 20.48.70), and coastal-zone fences may need a Coastal Development Permit.

Del Norte County's zoning code has no special boundary-fence ordinance, so California's Good Neighbor Fence Act (Civil Code Sec. 841) controls. Adjoining owners are presumed to share equally in the reasonable cost of a boundary fence, and a 30-day written notice is required before incurring shared costs.

Under the California Building Code (Sec. 105.2) adopted countywide, a retaining wall is exempt from a building permit only up to four feet measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, and never when it supports a surcharge. Walls over four feet need a building permit, and coastal-zone walls may need a Coastal Development Permit.

Inland fences in unincorporated Del Norte County follow Title 20: four feet maximum in a required front yard and eight feet in side/rear yards on interior lots (Sec. 20.48.70), with corner lots subject to intersection sight rules (Sec. 12.08.010). Coastal-zone fences fall under Title 21 and may need a Coastal Development Permit.

Del Norte County's Title 20 zoning code does not set general material restrictions for ordinary residential fences; it regulates fences by height (Sec. 20.48.70). Material-based limits come mainly from the building code (masonry walls over four feet need a permit) and from use-permit or coastal-permit conditions.

Unincorporated Del Norte County does not dictate fence materials in Title 20; it regulates fences by height (Sec. 20.48.70). The meaningful material rule is from the building code: any fence is permit-exempt up to seven feet, but masonry or concrete walls are exempt only up to four feet from the bottom of the footing.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no ordinance prohibiting rainwater collection. Under California's Rainwater Capture Act (AB 1750), residential rain-barrel systems need no state water-right permit and no local permit, except when disconnecting a downspout from a sewer. In this wet coastal county, harvesting is straightforward.

Unincorporated Del Norte County sets no specific lawn-grass height limit. Overgrown vegetation is regulated only when it becomes a public nuisance (unsightly, harboring vermin) or a fire hazard. There is no routine countywide mowing standard in the County Code for ordinary residential lawns.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no general urban tree-trimming permit ordinance for ordinary yard trees. In the coastal zone, removing or harvesting major vegetation can count as 'development' needing a permit. Fire-zone parcels must clear vegetation for defensible space under state law (PRC 4291).

Outside the coastal zone, unincorporated Del Norte County has no general yard-tree removal permit. In the coastal zone, removing 'major vegetation' is 'development' (Title 21, 21.04.195) and can require a coastal development permit. Commercial timber harvesting is governed by the state Forest Practice Act, not a county permit.

Del Norte County's main weed ordinance targets tansy ragwort: County Code 7.40.50 makes it an infraction to let tansy flower within 150 feet of a property line bordering land that is tansy-free or being controlled. The County also uses California's weed-and-rubbish abatement law (Gov. Code 39560 et seq.).

Del Norte County adopted a Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) on March 24, 2020 for qualifying new and renovated landscapes. California's statewide SWRCB rules also prohibit wasteful outdoor watering that causes runoff. In the county's very wet coastal climate, day-of-week watering schedules are not a county focus.

Unincorporated Del Norte County encourages efficient, low-water landscaping through its 2020 Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance and protects native wooded and riparian habitat in the coastal zone (Title 21). There is no rule forcing native plants on a typical yard, and no county ban on native landscaping.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no ordinance banning artificial turf on residential property. Under California law, HOAs cannot prohibit synthetic grass (Civil Code 4735 / AB 349). State law (Gov. Code 53087.7) does not count artificial turf as 'drought-tolerant landscaping,' so a county may still set reasonable standards.

Backyard composting is allowed in unincorporated Del Norte County. California's SB 1383 (effective January 2022) requires organic-waste recycling statewide, with curbside organics collection through local haulers. The County Agricultural Commissioner advises NOT composting toxic tansy ragwort, sending it instead to the transfer station as general waste.

In unincorporated Del Norte County, the Animal Control Ordinance (County Code Title 8, Chapter 2, Leash Law) makes it unlawful to let a dog be unleashed or unattended on any public place, public road, or private road open to use by others, or to let a dog trespass on private property. Loose dogs are subject to immediate seizure and impoundment.

Unincorporated Del Norte County is a rural coastal-ranch county. The Animal Control Ordinance (Title 8, Chapter 3) classifies poultry as 'livestock' and requires owners to keep it securely confined so it does not roam at large. The County Code sets no maximum number of hens for ordinary residential keeping; siting follows zoning.

Del Norte County's Animal Control Ordinance contains no breed-specific bans and no breed-based license differences. Dangerous-dog regulation is behavior-based, following the California Food and Agricultural Code's potentially-dangerous and vicious-dog framework. California law (Food & Ag Code 31683) bars local dog programs from being breed-specific.

Del Norte County has no standalone 'hoarding' ordinance, but Title 8 requires proper care of every animal, treats animal nuisances under California Penal Code 597.1, and caps unlicensed multi-dog keeping via kennel rules. Severe neglect and hoarding are prosecuted under California Penal Code 597.

Del Norte County's Animal Control Ordinance (Title 8) does not regulate honeybees, and we found no county beekeeping ordinance. Whether you can keep hives turns on your parcel's zoning. California requires apiaries to be registered with the County Agricultural Commissioner, who in Del Norte County also serves as Director of Animal Control.

Del Norte County sets no flat household pet limit, but it regulates multiple-dog keeping by kennel license. Under Title 8, Chapter 2, a 'kennel' is a place where more than five dogs are kept for breeding, training, sale, or other commercial purposes, and operating a kennel requires a county kennel license.

Del Norte County's Animal Control Ordinance (Title 8) regulates dogs, common household pets, and livestock, but does not authorize private possession of exotic wild animals. The controlling restrictions are statewide: California Fish and Game Code 2118 and Title 14 CCR 671 ban keeping many wild and exotic species as pets without a state permit.

Del Norte County is a rural coastal-ranch county with cattle, dairy, and sheep operations. The Animal Control Ordinance (Title 8, Chapter 3) defines 'livestock' as bovines, goats, pigs, sheep, and poultry, requires secure confinement, and bars livestock from running at large - loose livestock is subject to immediate seizure and impoundment.

Del Norte County's Animal Control Ordinance treats cats more leniently than dogs. Cats are listed as allowed pets and the leash/at-large rules in Title 8, Chapter 2 are written for dogs, not cats. There is no county cat-licensing scheme, and we found no county cat-leash requirement; rabies prevention follows state law.

Del Norte County's Animal Control Ordinance (Title 8) regulates owned and kept animals, not the feeding of free-roaming wildlife, and we found no county wildlife-feeding ban. The controlling rule is statewide: California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 251.3 prohibits intentionally feeding big game mammals such as deer and bears.

Unincorporated Del Norte County does not publish its own pool-fence ordinance; it enforces California's Swimming Pool Safety Act. Health and Safety Code section 115923 sets a 60-inch minimum enclosure, and section 115922 requires at least two of seven drowning-prevention features for new or remodeled residential pools and spas.

Unincorporated Del Norte County enforces the California Swimming Pool Safety Act and the California Building Standards Code rather than a separate local safety ordinance. New and remodeled residential pools require two of seven approved drowning-prevention features, anti-entrapment drains, and an enclosure isolating the pool from the home.

Hot tubs and spas in unincorporated Del Norte County follow the adopted California Building Standards Code and the Swimming Pool Safety Act. Most installations require a building or electrical permit, and spas with approved safety covers can use the cover as one of the two required drowning-prevention features.

In unincorporated Del Norte County, building a swimming pool, spa, or hot tub requires a building permit from the Community Development Department Building Inspection Division. The county enforces the adopted California Building Standards Code (Title 24), including the California Residential Code provisions for pools and the state Swimming Pool Safety Act.

Above-ground pools in unincorporated Del Norte County are governed by the adopted California Residential Code rather than a separate county ordinance. Pools deep enough to require a permit must meet the same California Swimming Pool Safety Act barrier and safety-feature standards as in-ground pools.

Family day care homes in unincorporated Del Norte County are protected by California law. Under Health and Safety Code section 1597.45 (SB 234), small and large family day care homes are a residential use by right, cannot be zoned out, and are licensed by the state, not the county.

Del Norte County's zoning ordinance allows home occupations as a use that is clearly incidental and secondary to a dwelling. A home occupation must stay inside the dwelling, occupy no more than 25 percent of the floor space, employ only resident family members, and produce no outside evidence beyond a small sign.

Del Norte County's zoning ordinance allows a home occupation to display only an unlighted sign of not more than one square foot. Beyond that small sign, a home occupation may produce no outside evidence of its existence, so larger or illuminated business signs are not permitted at a residence.

Home occupations in unincorporated Del Norte County must satisfy the zoning standards in the county code, including the floor-space, employee, and signage limits in section 21.04.330. The Community Development Department's Planning Division administers zoning, and applicants should confirm whether a permit or zoning clearance is required for their parcel.

Cottage food operations in unincorporated Del Norte County are governed by California's Homemade Food Act (Health and Safety Code section 113758). State law requires the county to treat a CFO as a permitted residential use or grant a nondiscretionary permit, and limits home production to family or household members plus one outside employee.

In unincorporated Del Norte County, a shed is an 'accessory building' subordinate and incidental to the main residence. Under the Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Title 21), on parcels under three acres a single accessory building may not exceed 1,000 sq ft or 16 ft in height without a use permit.

Unincorporated Del Norte County allows converting a garage or other existing space into an ADU. Conversion ADUs may be up to 1,200 sq ft (plus up to 150 sq ft for ingress/egress) and require no replacement parking, consistent with California ADU law.

A carport in unincorporated Del Norte County is treated as an accessory structure under the zoning code. In the Coastal Zone (Title 21), a single accessory building on a residential lot under three acres may not exceed 1,000 sq ft or 16 ft in height without a use permit; building permits and setbacks apply.

Unincorporated Del Norte County permits Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior ADUs (JADUs) on any parcel zoned for residential use with an existing or proposed primary dwelling. Standard ADUs run 150-1,200 sq ft; JADUs max 500 sq ft. State law (Gov. Code 66314+) makes review ministerial within 60 days.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no separate 'tiny home' category; a permanent tiny house on a foundation is typically permitted as an ADU (150-1,200 sq ft). Movable tiny houses on wheels (RV/trailer) are not dwellings under the zoning code and face stricter limits.

Backyard barbecuing with propane or charcoal at a single-family home in unincorporated Del Norte County is generally allowed and needs no permit. Statewide California Fire Code rules limit open-flame cooking near combustible construction (mainly affecting apartments and condos), and during fire season CAL FIRE may restrict open-flame cooking in the State Responsibility Area.

Using a backyard smoker, pellet grill, or wood-fired oven at a single-family home in unincorporated Del Norte County is allowed and needs no burn permit, because cooking fires are exempt from air-district burning rules. Statewide California Fire Code setbacks from combustible construction apply mainly to apartments/condos, and CAL FIRE may restrict open flames in fire season.

Setbacks in unincorporated Del Norte County vary by zoning district. In the inland R-1 district, the front yard is 25 feet (Sec. 20.16.80), side yards 6 feet or 5 feet on lots under 60 feet wide (Sec. 20.16.90), and the rear yard 20 feet for main buildings (Sec. 20.16.100). Larger road setbacks and coastal rules can apply.

In the inland R-1 district, Del Norte County limits main buildings to 35 feet and accessory buildings to 16 feet (Sec. 20.16.40). Chimneys, towers, water tanks and similar appurtenances may exceed the limit with a use permit (Sec. 20.48.70). Coastal-zone height is governed by Title 21 and the Local Coastal Program.

Lot coverage limits depend on the zoning district. In the inland R-1 One Family Residence district, Del Norte County caps lot coverage at 35 percent (Sec. 20.16.70). Minimum lot area in R-1 is 7,200 square feet with public or mutual water or sewer, or 12,000 square feet where neither is available (Sec. 20.16.50).

Recology Del Norte provides curbside recycling in its blue cart countywide. Under local ordinances and California law (AB 341), businesses generating 4+ cubic yards of waste per week and multifamily complexes of 5+ units must recycle; landlords must provide residential recycling.

California's SB 1383 organics law applies statewide, but Del Norte County is a CalRecycle-recognized rural jurisdiction (population under 70,000) and adopted a resolution waiving the organic waste collection mandate. The rural exemption was later extended; food-recovery and procurement duties still apply.

Recology Del Norte provides weekly curbside garbage, recycling, and brush collection across Del Norte County under the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority. Carts must be at the curb by 6 a.m. on the service day. Residents may also self-haul to the county transfer station.

For Recology Del Norte service, carts must be at the curb in the street by 6 a.m. on the service day, wheels against the curb and lid arrows facing the street. On streets without a curb, place carts on the roadside, 3 feet apart, facing the street.

Recology Del Norte offers residential bulky-item pickup: 2 complimentary curbside collections per year (after 90 days of service), with additional pickups for a fee. Items go to the curb by 6 a.m. Residents may also self-haul large items to the county transfer station.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no general urban tree-removal permit. In the coastal zone, removing 'major vegetation' is 'development' under Title 21 (21.04.195) and can require a coastal development permit. Commercial timber removal needs a state Timber Harvesting Plan under the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act, not a county permit.

In unincorporated Del Norte County, visual blight is a declared public nuisance under County Code Chapter 7.08. Accumulations of junk, trash, debris, scrap metal, and inoperative vehicles, plus unsecured or dangerous vacant buildings, can be cited and abated by the Code Enforcement Division.

Unincorporated Del Norte County addresses trash storage through its nuisance code, which makes accumulations of rubbish and offensive matter abatable, while Recology Del Norte supplies the carts. Properties must be kept clean and free of unreasonable accumulations of refuse and offensive matter.

Unincorporated Del Norte County declares unsecured or dangerous vacant buildings a nuisance under County Code Chapter 7.08, and vacant land must be kept free of junk, debris, and rubbish accumulations. Vegetation and fire-hazard weeds are handled through state weed-abatement law.

Unincorporated Del Norte County controls weeds mainly through state weed-abatement law referenced in its nuisance code, plus a specific tansy ragwort ordinance (County Code 7.40.50). The county does not publish a fixed residential grass-height limit; the Ag Commissioner targets noxious and A-rated weeds.

No dedicated garage- or yard-sale ordinance was located for unincorporated Del Norte County. Occasional residential sales are generally treated as accessory to the home; signage and any commercial-scale activity remain subject to county zoning, code enforcement, and home-occupation standards.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no published county-specific political sign ordinance. Temporary political signs are governed by California's Outdoor Advertising Act (Bus. & Prof. Code 5405.3): max 32 sq ft, posted no sooner than 90 days before an election and removed within 10 days after.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no published ordinance specific to garage-sale or yard-sale signs. General sign and outdoor-advertising rules in the zoning code apply, and temporary signs should stay off the public right-of-way and require property-owner permission.

Del Norte County Code Title 12, Chapter 10, Section 30 sets park rules. Day-use reservation of picnic areas at Ruby Van Deventer and Florence Keller parks is limited to 'daylight hours' (sunrise to sunset). Campsites must be vacated by 11:00 a.m., with stay-length caps.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no published dark-sky or comprehensive outdoor-lighting ordinance. Lighting is addressed through zoning review and general nuisance principles rather than a dedicated lighting code; glare onto neighbors should be avoided.

Unincorporated Del Norte County has no published light-trespass ordinance with specific lux or footcandle limits. Light spilling onto a neighbor's property is addressed through general nuisance principles and, where applicable, conditions imposed during planning permit review.