Yuba County, CA Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)
Key Facts
- Waterway buffer
- 200 feet from ordinary high-water mark
- Levee buffer
- 50 feet from landside toe
- Impound notice
- 48 hours before removal
- Storage hold
- 90 days before disposal
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor under § 7.55.150
Summary
Unincorporated Yuba County bans unauthorized camping and property storage on levees, parks, waterway buffers, and public rights-of-way, and lets the County impound unclaimed belongings after 48 hours' notice under Chapter 7.55.
With the exception of authorized camping at a private or public campground or recreational vehicle park or camping authorized under any other ordinance, law, or regulation, no person shall camp in the following areas: ... (2) Any County park or trail facility, except in locations designated for such purposes or pursuant to a lawfully issued permit; ... (6) Any levee or within 50 feet of the landside toe of the levee;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 7.55 bars camping, sleeping, storing belongings, or cooking overnight, on unincorporated Yuba County parks and trails, airports, cemeteries, public rights-of-way, within 200 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of any lake or waterway, and on or within 50 feet of a flood-control levee, citing risk to levee integrity and waterway pollution. Daytime camp structures on other public property must come down between 30 minutes after sunrise and sunset except in rain or cold. Stored personal property left in these areas can be impounded after 48 hours' written notice; items posing a health hazard may be removed immediately without notice.
Violations & Fines
Camping or storing property in a prohibited area lets the County post a 48-hour removal notice, then impound or dispose of the belongings; unauthorized camping is enforced as a chapter violation, and hazardous items can be seized immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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