101 local rules on file · Pop. 2,409 · Yuba County
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Loma Rica is an unincorporated community with a population of approximately 2,409 in Yuba County, California. Because Loma Rica is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal government or city code. Instead, Yuba County ordinances apply directly to residential and commercial properties here. The rules below are the county-level regulations that govern your area. Nearby incorporated cities in Yuba County may have different rules.
Industrial and stationary noise sources in unincorporated Yuba County are capped under Yuba County Code Chapter 8.20 -- 65 dBA in the M1 zone and 70 dBA in the M2 (extractive) zone at any time. The County's 2030 General Plan adds performance standards at noise-sensitive properties.
In unincorporated Yuba County, noise is regulated by Yuba County Code Chapter 8.20 (Noise Regulations). The ordinance sets lower limits during nighttime hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and prohibits loud, unnecessary noise that disturbs the peace of a neighborhood.
Yuba County Code Section 8.20.310 regulates construction noise in unincorporated areas. It makes it unlawful to operate construction equipment within a 500-foot radius of a residential zone between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in a way that disturbs nearby residents, unless a permit has been obtained.
Unincorporated Yuba County has no leaf-blower-specific ban. Powered yard equipment is treated as a general noise source under Yuba County Code Chapter 8.20, which limits noise to the maximum permitted levels by zone and time and prohibits noise that disturbs the peace of a neighborhood.
Outdoor music and amplified sound at events in unincorporated Yuba County are governed by Yuba County Code Chapter 8.20 and the County's General Plan noise standards, which apply a 5 dBA stricter limit to music. The County can permit short-term exemptions for events.
Loud amplified music in unincorporated Yuba County is regulated under Yuba County Code Chapter 8.20, which prohibits loud, unnecessary noise that disturbs the peace and caps noise at the maximum permitted levels by zone and time. The County applies stricter limits and a tonal/music penalty at night.
On-road vehicle and exhaust noise in Yuba County is controlled mainly by the California Vehicle Code, enforced by the Sheriff and CHP. Off-highway and stationary vehicle noise that disturbs a neighborhood can also be addressed under Yuba County Code Chapter 8.20.
Yuba County Code Chapter 8.20 sets numeric decibel limits by zone and time of day. Section 8.20.140 establishes single-family residential maximums of 65 dBA daytime, 60 dBA evening and 55 dBA overnight, with higher limits in commercial and industrial zones.
Aircraft noise in unincorporated Yuba County -- driven largely by Beale Air Force Base -- is managed through airport land use compatibility planning, not by direct decibel enforcement. Land use within Beale's CNEL noise contours is restricted to protect residents and military operations.
Yuba County's noise ordinance (Code Ch. 8.20) prohibits loud, unnecessary noise that disturbs the peace of a neighborhood, which covers persistent animal noise such as barking dogs. Habitual barking is addressed by Code Enforcement and the County's Animal Care Services in unincorporated areas.
Unincorporated Yuba County has no dedicated short-term rental permit. Hosts renting cabins or homes near Bullards Bar or Collins Lake operate under general zoning plus a Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) registration with the Treasurer-Tax Collector. No separate STR land-use permit is published in the county code.
Unincorporated Yuba County requires accommodation operators, including Airbnb, Homeshare, and cabin rentals, to register with the Treasurer-Tax Collector for Transient Occupancy Tax. Registration is annual using the county's Registration Application form. There is no separate STR registry beyond this TOT registration.
Unincorporated Yuba County imposes a 10% Transient Occupancy Tax on stays under 30 days, including Airbnb, Homeshare, and cabin rentals. TOT is remitted quarterly to the Treasurer-Tax Collector. A 2% tourism improvement fee is currently not in effect and should not be collected.
Unincorporated Yuba County publishes no short-term-rental-specific occupancy cap. Without an STR ordinance, guest counts are governed by general building, septic, and zoning standards. The county zoning definition of 'family' references groups of up to five unrelated persons in a dwelling unit.
Unincorporated Yuba County has no short-term-rental parking ordinance. Parking for STRs falls under general off-street parking standards in the county Development Code and the constraints of rural foothill driveways and roads near Bullards Bar and Collins Lake.
Unincorporated Yuba County has no STR-specific noise rule. Guest noise at vacation rentals is handled under the county's generally applicable noise and nuisance standards, enforced by Code Enforcement and the Sheriff, the same as for any rural residence.
Unincorporated Yuba County imposes no primary-residence requirement on short-term rentals. With no STR ordinance, the county does not restrict rentals to owner-occupied or primary homes, so non-owner-occupied foothill cabins near Bullards Bar and Collins Lake are not barred on that basis.
Unincorporated Yuba County has no host-presence or on-site-manager requirement for short-term rentals. With no STR ordinance, whole-home unhosted rentals of foothill cabins near Bullards Bar and Collins Lake are not prohibited, though a local contact is a sensible practice.
Unincorporated Yuba County sets no annual night cap on short-term rentals. With no STR ordinance, there is no limit on the number of nights a home may be rented. A 30-day stay shifts a guest out of TOT, and campgrounds have a separate 21-day stay limit.
Unincorporated Yuba County publishes no short-term-rental insurance mandate. With no STR ordinance, hosts are not required by the county to carry a minimum liability policy, though platform host protection and a proper rental rider are strongly advisable for foothill cabins.
In unincorporated Yuba County, state-approved 'Safe and Sane' fireworks remain legal. A 2021 urgency ordinance that would have raised the purchase age to 21 and banned all fireworks on red-flag days failed to get the required four-fifths Board vote. 'Dangerous' fireworks are illegal everywhere under California Health & Safety Code section 12500 et seq.
Open burning in unincorporated Yuba County is regulated by the Feather River Air Quality Management District under Regulation II. On the valley floor, residential burn days are Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday on a declared burn day, and only dry plant material grown on your property may be burned. Burn barrels, paper, cardboard, and trash are illegal. Foothill CAL FIRE areas also need a CAL FIRE permit.
Properties in the foothill State Responsibility Area must maintain 100 feet of defensible space under California Public Resources Code section 4291, inspected by CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit. The zones are a 0-5 foot ember-resistant zone, a 5-30 foot 'lean, clean and green' zone, and a 30-100 foot reduced-fuel zone (grass mowed to about 4 inches). Overgrown weeds are also a county nuisance.
A small backyard recreational fire (cooking or warmth) is allowed under California Fire Code section 307.4 if kept at least 25 feet from structures, constantly attended, and extinguished after use. Burning yard waste or trash is different - that is 'open burning' regulated by the Feather River AQMD and is allowed only on declared valley burn days, with a CAL FIRE permit additionally required in foothill fire-season areas.
Yuba County follows statewide California rules: every single-family home sold must have State Fire Marshal-approved smoke alarms (Health & Safety Code section 13113.8), and dwellings with a fuel-burning appliance, fireplace, or attached garage need a carbon monoxide alarm. The adopted California Building and Fire Codes require smoke alarms in all sleeping rooms, adjacent hallways, and on each level.
Propane (LP-gas) storage in unincorporated Yuba County follows the California Fire Code Chapter 61 and NFPA 58, which the county has adopted. Container separation distances increase with tank size - a 125-500 gallon tank must be at least 10 feet from buildings and the property line, and a 501-2,000 gallon tank at least 25 feet. Foothill defensible space rules also require vegetation cleared around tanks.
Eastern Yuba County is foothill State Responsibility Area with High and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones - the area struck by the 2020 Bear Fire/North Complex. Properties in these zones must maintain 100 feet of defensible space (PRC section 4291) and, for new construction, meet Wildland-Urban Interface building standards (California Building Code Chapter 7A). The county maintains a Foothills Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
Yuba County has adopted the State-required building and fire codes. Under California Fire Code section 307.4, a recreational fire must be at least 25 feet from any structure or combustible material, while a portable outdoor fireplace must be at least 15 feet away. Fires must be constantly attended, and smoke is regulated by the Feather River Air Quality Management District.
Yuba County Ordinance Code Chapter 7.35 declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles a public nuisance subject to abatement. Section 7.35.010 sets out the findings, and the county participates in California's Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program. Enforcement begins with a voluntary-compliance attempt, often a 72-hour warning tag.
Unincorporated Yuba County has no general ban on overnight parking on county streets. The practical limit is the 72-hour street-storage rule in Section 9.10.530, and the prohibition on using the county right-of-way for storage. Overnight occupancy of an RV or trailer on a parcel is separately prohibited.
On unincorporated county streets, the controlling rule is Yuba County Ordinance Code Section 9.10.530: no vehicle may be parked on a street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours. The county right-of-way may not be used as a storage area. State Vehicle Code rules on prohibited locations also apply.
Curb colors in unincorporated Yuba County follow California Vehicle Code Section 21458, not a local color scheme. Red means no stopping, yellow is loading, white is passenger loading, green is time-limited parking, and blue is reserved for disabled persons. Only the county or state may lawfully paint regulatory curbs.
Yuba County Ordinance Code Chapter 9.21 restricts commercial vehicle parking in the unincorporated area. Section 9.21.045 bars commercial vehicles rated 10,000 pounds gross weight or more from residential streets, and Section 9.21.040 limits vehicles over two-ton capacity on public ways to five consecutive hours except when loading or servicing nearby property.
Unincorporated Yuba County allows vehicles, including RVs, trailers and boats, to be parked in a driveway. Development Code Section 11.25.120 treats the driveway as an exception to the front-yard/setback storage ban. County code-enforcement guidance prohibits blocking a sidewalk or driveway and parking on a lawn.
Unincorporated Yuba County has no separate oversized-vehicle ordinance, but large vehicles are reached through Chapter 9.21. Vehicles over two-ton capacity are limited to five hours on public ways (Sec. 9.21.040), and commercial vehicles rated 10,000 pounds or more are banned from residential streets (Sec. 9.21.045).
Unincorporated Yuba County has no special ordinance reserving on-street spaces for EV charging. EV-charging infrastructure is permitted and built through the county's Development Code and building-permit process. State law (Vehicle Code Section 22511) controls enforcement of designated EV-charging stalls.
Unincorporated Yuba County relies mainly on state curb-color law for loading zones rather than a standalone county chapter. Vehicle Code Section 21458 sets yellow curbs for freight/passenger loading and white curbs for passenger loading. Chapter 9.21 adds a loading exception to its heavy-vehicle limits.
In unincorporated Yuba County, recreational vehicles, trailers and boats may not be parked or stored in the public right-of-way. Development Code Section 11.25.120 keeps RVs out of the required front yard and street-side setback (driveways excepted) but allows them in a driveway, side yard or rear yard.
Yuba County Development Code Section 11.19.040(B) caps front and corner-side-yard fences at three feet (four feet if the top foot is at least 25% open) inside the Valley Growth Boundary, and allows up to eight feet in side, rear and main building areas. Fences over seven feet need a building permit.
Per Yuba County Development Code Section 11.19.040(H), fences over seven feet in height require a building permit. Retaining walls over four feet (bottom of footing to top of wall) or subject to surcharge require a grading permit under Section 11.23.020. Most standard residential fences within height limits need no permit.
Yuba County Development Code Section 11.19.040(E) requires street-visible fencing to be an integral part of the site architecture, with compatible materials, colors and detailing. Production homes must use steel posts (subsection F), and decorative gateways, trellises and walls are allowed within stated size limits.
Yuba County's Development Code regulates fence height, placement and materials but does not address cost-sharing between neighbors. Shared boundary fences are governed by California Civil Code Section 841 (the Good Neighbor Fence Act), which presumes adjoining owners share fence costs equally and requires 30 days' written notice before billing a neighbor.
In unincorporated Yuba County, retaining walls over four feet in height (measured from the bottom of footing to the top of wall) or any retaining wall subject to surcharge require a grading permit under Development Code Section 11.23.020(A)(2)(a). Retaining walls under four feet and not surcharged are exempt.
Yuba County Development Code Section 11.19.040 sets placement and visibility rules in addition to height. Inside the Valley Growth Boundary fences must sit at least five feet back from the right-of-way; fences are prohibited within the County right-of-way; and corner/intersection fences must meet the 25-foot sight-distance triangle of Section 11.19.130.
Yuba County Development Code Section 11.19.040(E) prohibits barbed wire, razor wire, ultra-barrier and electrified fencing except for agricultural uses, where required by law, or where a business security need is approved by the Zoning Administrator. Inside the Valley Growth Boundary, plain concrete block visible from a public street and certain chain link are also restricted.
Yuba County's Development Code 11.32.050 sets livestock limits by animal unit: 1 horse/cow = 1 AU, 2 swine = 1 AU, 4 sheep/goats = 1 AU. Within the valley growth boundary, residential parcels allow 1 AU per acre. Code 8.05.390 requires substantial fencing, and 8.05.310 bars livestock running at large except on open range.
Yuba County's Development Code 11.32.050 counts chickens and similar birds as livestock by animal unit: 20 birds equal one animal unit. Inside the valley growth boundary, RS/RM/RH parcels allow 1 animal unit per acre (max 3 per parcel) and roosters are prohibited. Coops must sit at least 50 feet from any neighboring dwelling.
Yuba County does not ban or restrict any dog breed. Its dangerous-dog rules (Code 8.05.220 and 8.05.230) track California Food & Agricultural Code 31602 and 31603 and judge individual dogs by behavior, not breed. State law (Food & Ag Code 31683) forbids local breed-specific dog-control programs, except spay/neuter programs under Health & Safety Code 122331.
Yuba County's Development Code 11.32.050(3) prohibits keeping bees within the valley growth boundary except on existing agricultural properties, and where bees are allowed they are subject to the Agricultural Commissioner's requirements. Statewide, every apiary in California must be registered annually with the county Agricultural Commissioner under Food & Agricultural Code 29040.
Yuba County Code 8.05.115 states that possession of wild animals requires a permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Under Development Code 11.32.050(4), keeping wild animals is limited to wildlife sanctuaries or rehabilitation facilities that hold an administrative use permit plus required licenses from Animal Care Services and Fish & Wildlife.
Yuba County's Development Code 11.32.050(5) caps dogs over four months by zone: RS/RM/RH allow up to 4 per unit; rural and agricultural zones allow up to 6 under 5 acres and up to 8 over 5 acres. Larger numbers up to 15-20 require a hobby-kennel use permit. The county sets no numeric cap on cats.
Yuba County does not license cats or cap how many you may keep. Code 8.05.080 states the animal-care chapter does not regulate domestic cats except for disease-control provisions. There is no cat leash or at-large law, though the spay/neuter-on-adoption rules in Code 8.05.400 and the general nuisance and neglect rules still apply to cats.
Yuba County's animal code has no ordinance dedicated to feeding deer, bears, or other wildlife, and its Animal Care Officer has no authority over animals under U.S. Wildlife Services or California Fish & Wildlife (Code 8.05.070). Statewide, California law (Fish & Game Code 4181.1 / Title 14 CCR) prohibits intentionally feeding big game such as deer and bears.
Yuba County has no ordinance using the word 'hoarding,' but addresses it through several rules: the public-nuisance animal provision (Code 8.05.210), animal-neglect rule (Code 8.05.340), zoning pet and animal-unit limits (Development Code 11.32.050), and kennel permits. State Penal Code 597 cruelty law also applies. Excess animals or unsanitary conditions can be abated and animals impounded.
In unincorporated Yuba County, no owner may let any animal run at large on streets, public places, or another person's lot. Off its own property a dog must be either under the owner's immediate control or restrained by a leash not exceeding eight feet. Yuba County Code 8.05.310 makes a violation an infraction; Animal Care Services enforces it.
Yuba County has no published ordinance banning artificial turf at private residences in the unincorporated area. Synthetic turf is generally allowed, subject to drainage and the County's zoning landscaping ordinance for projects, while a statewide law restricts potable irrigation of non-functional turf at non-residential sites.
Yuba County does not publish a single numeric grass-height limit for the unincorporated area. Overgrown grass and weeds are handled as a public nuisance under the County's Property Maintenance Ordinance (Chapter 7.36) and state weed-abatement law, and as a fire hazard under California's defensible-space rules.
Yuba County does not impose a routine tree-trimming schedule on private trees in the unincorporated area. Trimming obligations come mainly from state defensible-space law, which requires keeping tree limbs clear of chimneys and roofs, and from the County's general nuisance authority.
Yuba County abates overgrown weeds and combustible vegetation as a public nuisance under its Property Maintenance Ordinance (Chapter 7.36), which incorporates California's weed and rubbish abatement laws. Foothill properties in the State Responsibility Area must also maintain 100 feet of defensible space under state law.
Rainwater harvesting is legal in unincorporated Yuba County and is governed by California state law, not a special county ordinance. Under the Rainwater Capture Act of 2012, collecting rain from your own rooftop for outdoor non-potable use does not require a water-right permit.
Yuba County encourages, and for new development effectively requires, climate-appropriate and native landscaping through its General Plan and zoning landscaping ordinance. There is no rule forcing existing homeowners to convert lawns to natives, but new projects must use climate-suited plant materials.
Under California's SB 1383, unincorporated Yuba County residents must keep organic waste out of the trash. The Regional Waste Management Authority and Recology Yuba-Sutter provide a green organics cart for grass, leaves, branches, weeds and food scraps; home composting and grasscycling are encouraged alternatives.
Yuba County's General Plan directs the County to protect native oaks and large trees. Removing oaks of 6 inches diameter or larger, or other trees 30 inches or larger, may trigger review, and significant impacts to oak woodlands must be mitigated under state CEQA law (Public Resources Code 21083.4).
Yuba County does not run a single countywide outdoor watering-day schedule for the unincorporated area. Day-to-day water-use rules come from each local water provider and from California's statewide conservation regulations adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board, especially during declared droughts.
A building permit from the Yuba County Building Department is required to construct a swimming pool or spa in unincorporated Yuba County. The County enforces the State Building Standards Code and the Swimming Pool Safety Act (Code Chapter 10.40) for pools at private single-family homes built after January 1, 1998.
Where a pool enclosure is used as the drowning-prevention feature, Yuba County Code §10.40.040 requires a barrier at least 60 inches high with self-closing, self-latching gates that open away from the pool, a maximum 2-inch ground gap, and no openings that pass a 4-inch sphere. These rules exceed the California state minimum.
Yuba County Code §10.40.035 requires every new single-family pool to include at least one of six listed drowning-prevention features, and §10.40.046 requires anti-entrapment dual circulation drains. These mirror California Health & Safety Code §115922 and §115928 and are checked at final inspection.
Yuba County treats above-ground pools the same as in-ground pools under the Swimming Pool Safety Act. Code §10.40.040(10) lets an above-ground pool wall serve as the safety barrier only if any ladder or steps can be secured, locked, or removed — or are surrounded by a compliant barrier.
Yuba County Code §10.40.030(5) classifies hot tubs and spas as 'swimming pools' when they hold water over 18 inches deep, so they need a building permit and the drowning-prevention features of Chapter 10.40 — unless they have an ASTM-compliant locking safety cover, which is exempt under §10.40.050(2).
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(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.
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.
Unincorporated Yuba County allows converting an existing garage or accessory structure into an ADU under Development Code 11.32.030. Conversions of existing living area, garages, or accessory structures have no setback requirement, and existing structures taller than the 16-foot limit may still be converted. Such ADUs follow the state-mandated ministerial 60-day approval.
In unincorporated Yuba County a carport is an accessory structure under Development Code 11.19.030 and must meet the setback and height standards of its zoning district. The Division II zoning tables set detached-garage/carport setbacks (about 10 feet in Rural Estate, 5 feet in other residential districts) and accessory-structure height limits. Carports count toward lot coverage.
Yuba County's Development Code has no 'tiny home' provision. Living in a vehicle, tent, or makeshift structure as a residence is unlawful under Section 11.32.070, except an owner may camp on their own land outside the Valley Growth Boundary up to 14 days per 60-day period. A tiny home built on a permanent foundation can instead qualify as an ADU.
In unincorporated Yuba County, sheds are accessory structures under Development Code 11.19.030. One accessory structure less than 8 feet in height and less than 120 square feet in area is exempt from setback requirements; larger sheds must meet the setbacks of the zoning district. Accessory structures count toward maximum lot coverage and floor-area ratio.
Unincorporated Yuba County permits ADUs ministerially under Development Code 11.32.030, implementing California Gov. Code 65852.2. A detached ADU may reach 850 sq ft (one-bedroom) or 1,200 sq ft (two-plus bedrooms), with 4-foot side and rear setbacks and a 16-foot height limit. The County must issue a building permit within 60 calendar days of a complete application.
Backyard barbecue grilling is allowed in unincorporated Yuba County under the adopted California Fire Code. The main restriction (California Fire Code section 308) is that open-flame cooking devices generally cannot be used on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction at apartment-style buildings; single-family homes are largely exempt. In the foothill State Responsibility Area, grills should be used cautiously and never on dry vegetation during fire season.
A residential meat smoker is treated as an open-flame/solid-fuel cooking device under the adopted California Fire Code, not as 'open burning,' so no burn permit is needed to smoke food. The key limits are fire-safety placement (away from combustibles, attended) and avoiding nuisance smoke, which the Feather River Air Quality Management District can address. Foothill users should be especially careful during fire season.
Setbacks in unincorporated Yuba County vary by zone district under Development Code Tables 11.05.030, 11.06.030 and 11.07.030. Agricultural districts require 30-foot front and side setbacks; rural RR has a 30-foot front setback; valley single-family (RS) uses about 10-15 feet front and five-foot interior side yards. High fire severity zones require 30 feet from all property lines.
Maximum building height in unincorporated Yuba County depends on zone. Per Development Code Tables 11.05.030, 11.06.030 and 11.07.030, residential and rural structures are generally limited to 35 feet, agricultural non-residential to 50 feet, and high-density residential (RH) to 50 feet, subject to height exceptions in Section 11.19.050.
Yuba County's Development Code applies explicit lot coverage limits mainly in rural districts: under Table 11.06.030, RE/RR parcels under one acre are capped at 40% coverage and parcels over one acre at 25%. The Rural Center (RC) uses a 0.5 floor area ratio. Valley residential districts rely on setbacks and FAR rather than a fixed coverage percentage.
In unincorporated Yuba County, accumulations of junk, trash, debris, scrap metal, and abandoned objects (furniture, stoves, appliances) on private property are a public nuisance under the County's Property Maintenance Ordinance, Chapter 7.36 (Title VII, Health and Sanitation).
Yuba County does not publish a specific cart-screening or set-out-timing ordinance for unincorporated areas; container handling follows Recology Yuba-Sutter's franchise rules, while accumulated refuse and overflowing containers can be cited as a public nuisance under Property Maintenance Ordinance Sec. 7.36.310.
Owners of vacant parcels in unincorporated Yuba County must keep them free of junk, debris, rubbish, and offensive matter, and must abate weed and rubbish hazards. Vacant lots that accumulate trash or harbor vermin are a public nuisance under Property Maintenance Ordinance Ch. 7.36.
Yuba County treats hazardous weeds and rubbish as a public nuisance through its Property Maintenance Ordinance (Ch. 7.36), which incorporates California's weed and rubbish abatement statutes (Gov. Code Sec. 39500 / 39560). No specific County-set grass height was found published in the code.
No specific garage-sale or yard-sale permit ordinance was found for unincorporated Yuba County. California imposes no statewide restriction on holding garage sales. Sales must still avoid creating blight, junk accumulation, or signage nuisances enforceable under Property Maintenance Ordinance Ch. 7.36.
Recology Yuba-Sutter requires carts at the curb by 5:00 a.m. on service day (or the night before), at least 3 feet apart and 3 feet from cars or objects, so fully automated trucks can lift them. No separate County cart-screening ordinance was found.
Recology Yuba-Sutter is the exclusive franchised hauler for unincorporated Yuba County. Single-family homes must either subscribe to curbside garbage, recycling, and organics service or self-haul to an approved facility (with limited low-population census-tract waivers).
Recology Yuba-Sutter provides unincorporated Yuba County residents four free annual bulky-item collections (limited to two cubic yards plus one large item), or free Transfer Station passes. Mattresses and carpets are accepted at the Marysville Transfer Station; appliance Freon fees apply.
Single-family homes in unincorporated Yuba County must keep recyclables out of the trash and place them in the correct cart (or self-haul) under the RWMA Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction Ordinance and SB 1383. Businesses face AB 341 mandatory commercial recycling.
Under California SB 1383 and the RWMA Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction Ordinance (No. 22-1), single-family homes in unincorporated Yuba County must separate food scraps and yard waste into the green organics cart or self-haul. Some low-population census tracts hold CalRecycle waivers.
Under Development Code 11.27.030(I), political signs in unincorporated Yuba County may go up to three months before an election and must come down within ten days after. They may not sit in a road's 25-foot clear-vision triangle or within 10 feet of a county highway's edge of pavement. State law caps temporary political signs near highways at 32 square feet.
Yuba County's sign code has no dedicated garage-sale sign provision. Garage-sale advertising falls under the general small-sign exemption in Development Code 11.27.030(T): up to two signs, each 6 square feet or less and 5 feet or less. The garage sale itself is allowed by right - up to four per site per year, three consecutive days each.
Unincorporated Yuba County has an outdoor lighting standard, Development Code 11.19.060, that requires full-cutoff shielding. All lighting fixtures must be shielded against obtrusive glare and meet the IESNA 'Cut Off' or 'Full Cut Off' criteria. Drop-down lenses, mercury-vapor lamps, searchlights, and flashing or moving lights are prohibited. It is not a formal IDA dark-sky ordinance but mandates shielded fixtures.
Unincorporated Yuba County limits light spillover under Development Code 11.19.060 and 11.26.070. No light may cast more than one foot-candle onto a public street (measured at the street centerline) or more than 0.5 (one-half) foot-candle onto a residentially zoned property or any property containing residential uses. Fixtures must be shielded so light is directed downward, away from neighbors.
These unincorporated areas are also governed by Yuba County ordinances.