Loma Rica, CA

Unincorporated Yuba County caps dogs over four months old at 4 per unit in RS, RM, and RH zones, 6 on smaller rural parcels, and 8 on larger rural parcels before a hobby-kennel permit…

Outside Marysville and Wheatland, county code keeps barns, coops, and corrals at least 50 feet from neighboring homes and 100 feet from wells or year-round waterways, with a one-acre…

Yuba County's animal shelter cannot adopt out a dog or cat that hasn't been spayed or neutered; if a vet certifies the animal is too sick, the adopter posts a refundable $40-$75…

Yuba County doesn't require owners to microchip a pet, but it does require its shelter to look for one. Under County Code § 8.05.180(1)(c), Yuba County Animal Care must scan every…

Unincorporated Yuba County limits wild-animal keeping to licensed wildlife sanctuaries and rehabilitation facilities, which must hold both a county administrative use permit and state…

In unincorporated Yuba County's agricultural and rural community zones, the bulk of the county, veterinary clinics are banned outright in Exclusive Agricultural (AE) and Agricultural…

Yuba County doesn't ban or single out any dog breed. Instead, County Code §§ 8.05.220-.230 use California's behavior-based test: a dog becomes 'potentially dangerous' after two…

Unincorporated Yuba County largely leaves cat owners alone. County Code § 8.05.080 says 'nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to refer to or regulate domestic cats except those…

Off their owner's property, Yuba County dogs must be on an eight-foot leash or under the owner's immediate control: animals allowed to run at large can be impounded.

Unincorporated Yuba County limits keeping of wild animals to licensed wildlife sanctuaries and rehabilitation facilities, meaning private residents cannot keep exotic or wild animals…

Commercial pet shops and kennels in unincorporated Yuba County must get a written permit from the Animal Care Officer before opening; hobby kennels keeping up to seven dogs or cats are…

Unincorporated Yuba County bars beekeeping inside the Valley Growth Boundary except on existing agricultural properties, under County Code § 11.32.050(3). Outside the growth boundary…

Unincorporated Yuba County charges no development impact fee on accessory dwelling units under 750 square feet, and prorates fees by size for larger ADUs, under Section…

Unincorporated Yuba County bars converting a garage, carport, or other required parking space to living space or any other use unless the lost parking is replaced on-site to meet the…

Accessory dwelling units built in unincorporated Yuba County after January 1, 2020 can't be rented for less than 30 days, and an ADU can never be sold or subdivided apart from the main…

In unincorporated Yuba County, the owner of a junior accessory dwelling unit's primary home must live on-site as a legal domicile, secured by a recorded deed restriction before any…

In unincorporated Yuba County, a carport is legally an accessory structure and must meet the host zoning district's setback line: only tiny structures under 8 feet tall and 120 square…

Unincorporated Yuba County allows detached accessory dwelling units up to 850 square feet for one bedroom or 1,200 square feet for more, capped at 16 feet in height, approved…

Unincorporated Yuba County declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public nuisance, defining 'abandoned' as unmoved for 60 days…

Unincorporated Yuba County treats parking or storing any vehicle, including a recreational vehicle, on the front lawn area of a property as a public nuisance. County Code §…

Unincorporated Yuba County bars parking any vehicle on a street or alley for more than a consecutive 72 hours; the Sheriff, Code Enforcement, or CHP may tow vehicles left longer.

Within Yuba County's Valley Growth Boundary, unincorporated-area residential driveways must be 12 to 30 feet wide and County Code § 11.07.040(a) allows no more than one driveway per…

In unincorporated Yuba County, commercial vehicles longer than 20 feet or taller than eight feet cannot park or stand on any street in a residential district, or on property abutting…

In unincorporated Yuba County, a vehicle stopped in a marked loading zone gets no more than 20 minutes to load or unload commercial materials, or three minutes for passengers and their…

A red curb in unincorporated Yuba County means no stopping, standing, or parking, with the sole exception of a bus stopping in a marked or signed bus zone.

Unincorporated Yuba County runs an expedited permit track for electric vehicle charging stations under Chapter 10.12, with fixed review and approval deadlines for residential…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires street-visible fencing to match the site's architecture and restricts plain concrete block and chain link near the valley growth boundary.

Unincorporated Yuba County allows privacy fences up to 8 feet in side and rear yards, set back 5 feet from the right-of-way inside the valley growth boundary.

In unincorporated Yuba County, a retaining wall over four feet tall, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, needs a grading permit from the Community…

In unincorporated Yuba County, fences up to seven feet high need no building permit under County Code Section 10.05.410: no plan check, application, or inspection is required for a…

County Code § 8.20.140 sets a hard decibel ceiling by zoning district and time of day for unincorporated Yuba County. Single-family residential areas cap out at 55 dBA overnight and 65…

A dog, cat or other animal that habitually barks or cries loud enough to disturb an unincorporated Yuba County neighborhood is a declared public nuisance once three households file…

Unincorporated Yuba County bars aircraft operators from causing unnecessary noise at Yuba County Airport, whether the aircraft is flying or on the ground, under Section 2.110.190 of…

In unincorporated Yuba County, car stereos and similar audio equipment can't be audible beyond 50 feet in a public place or beyond 25 feet, or the property line, on private property.

Unincorporated Yuba County requires a permit before operating any loudspeaker or sound amplifying equipment, caps amplified noise at 15 decibels above ambient, limits use to 8 a.m.-9…

Unincorporated Yuba County property owners in Fire Hazard Severity Zones must clear a 30-foot firebreak around buildings and remove burnable vegetation out to 100 feet under Chapter…

Burning refuse, garbage, yard waste, or construction debris, anywhere in unincorporated Yuba County is unlawful unless the burn site itself is licensed or permitted, and burns inside a…

New construction, subdivisions, and building permits in unincorporated Yuba County's State Responsibility Area fire zones must meet Chapter 11.22's road, water-supply, and…

Unincorporated Yuba County allows artificial turf in required landscaping only with drainage, tree/irrigation integration, a 25% slope cap, and a 50% coverage cap.

Unincorporated Yuba County requires landscaped areas to receive at least four cubic yards of compost per 1,000 square feet, worked six inches deep.

Unincorporated Yuba County's landscape ordinance restricts overhead irrigation to before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m. between April 1 and October 1, and subjects all irrigation to drought…

New subdivisions in unincorporated Yuba County must map every oak tree 6+ inches DBH and every other tree 30+ inches DBH on the tentative map; where the county requires preservation…

Unincorporated Yuba County declares overgrown weeds a public nuisance under Property Maintenance Ordinance § 7.36.310(a)(3), incorporating state weed-abatement law, and sets a hard…

New and rehabilitated landscaping in unincorporated Yuba County must be mostly native or low-water plants under County Code § 11.24.070(3)b: at least 75 percent of plants and trees on…

Yuba County's Table 11.74 permits home occupations by right in every agricultural, rural community, and residential district plus the GC, CMX, NMX, and DC commercial zones, but bars…

Unincorporated Yuba County caps a home occupation's business traffic well below commercial levels: over 16 vehicle trips a day (or 4 an hour) needs an administrative use permit, and…

A home-based business in unincorporated Yuba County may display exactly one wall sign, capped at four square feet in area and six feet in height, without needing a zoning clearance or…

Unincorporated Yuba County spaces large family day care homes at least 1,000 feet apart in residential zones (2,500 feet in AE/AR) and requires 3 extra parking spaces beyond the home's…

Building a swimming pool or spa in unincorporated Yuba County means meeting two sets of county rules at once: the zoning setbacks in Yuba County Code Section 11.19.100 and the…

New swimming pools at unincorporated Yuba County single-family homes need a 60-inch enclosure with self-latching gates, or another approved drowning-prevention feature, under Chapter…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires all refuse from dwellings and other premises to be removed at least once a week, with mandatory Collector service required in designated Mandatory…

Dumping refuse, construction debris, or litter on public property, a right-of-way, or private property without the owner's consent is banned outright in unincorporated Yuba County…

Refuse containers can't be stored in a street or alley right-of-way in unincorporated Yuba County, except within a 24-hour window before and after the scheduled collection.

Large items like appliances, furniture, rocks, concrete, and dirt aren't part of regular refuse pickup in unincorporated Yuba County: owners must set up special collection with the…

Unincorporated Yuba County lets owners bundle lawn and garden refuse for pickup instead of bagging it in a standard container, under rules the county sets with its contracted collector.

Unincorporated Yuba County sets minimum yard setbacks by residential zone in Table 11.07.030: Residential Estate (RE) lots keep a 25-foot rear setback for the primary structure and a…

Unincorporated Yuba County caps residential building height by zone under Table 11.07.030: primary structures max out at 30 feet in Single Family (RS) and 50 feet in High Density (RH)…

In unincorporated Yuba County's Rural Community Districts, lot coverage tops out at 40% on Residential Estate lots under an acre, 25% on larger RE lots, and 15% in Rural Residential…

Unincorporated Yuba County bans drop-down lens fixtures, mercury vapor lights, and searchlights, lasers, or flashing/blinking/moving lighting on covered new multifamily and…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires outdoor lighting fixtures on covered projects to be shielded against obtrusive glare and to meet IESNA "Cut Off" or "Full Cut Off" standards, a…

Residents in unincorporated Yuba County can hold garage sales with no permit or zoning clearance if they stick to the county's limits: four sales per site per year, three consecutive…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires a Building Department permit before any electrical system is installed, altered, repaired, or replaced, and enforces the 2022 California Electrical…

Permitted construction in unincorporated Yuba County must pass a defined sequence of inspections, footing, frame, energy efficiency, green building, and final, under County Code…

Unincorporated Yuba County exempts small, low decks from a building permit, but only if they meet three conditions in § 10.05.410.A.7: free-standing, unattached to any structure, and…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires a green building standards inspection covering design, energy and water efficiency, material conservation, and environmental quality, under County…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires one deciduous street tree per 40 feet of frontage in front and street-side landscaped yards for new residential development inside the valley growth…

In unincorporated Yuba County, a gathering of four or more people where alcohol is consumed or possessed by anyone under 21 is a public nuisance, and the responsible host faces…

In any Yuba County or Olivehurst Public Utility District park or recreation area, it is unlawful to urinate, defecate, or otherwise excrete bodily fluid outside a designated restroom…

In unincorporated Yuba County it is unlawful to loiter, stand, or sit at the entrance of a church, hall, theatre, park, or other place of public assemblage so as to obstruct that…

In unincorporated Yuba County, smoking is banned inside county buildings and within 50 feet of any building entrance, exit, or operable window: plus inside county-owned vehicles; it…

In Yuba County and OPUD parks, skateboards and scooters are barred from non-designated fixtures and areas near splash pads, and helmets plus elbow and knee pads are required in…

Unincorporated Yuba County bans camping in any county right-of-way, including sidewalks and roadway shoulders, that hinders or obstructs passage of people or vehicles.

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…

Any construction, fill, grading, or manufactured-home placement within a mapped special flood hazard area of unincorporated Yuba County needs a development permit under Yuba County…

New and substantially improved homes in unincorporated Yuba County's mapped flood zones must have their lowest floor built at least one foot above the base flood elevation under…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires a grading permit for any disturbance over one acre, or 2,500-plus square feet of new impervious surface in MS4 areas.

New buildings in Yuba County's State Responsibility Areas must keep a 30-foot firebreak setback from property lines under the county's fuel modification standards.

Yuba County's Stormwater Quality Ordinance makes it unlawful to discharge anything but clean rainwater into the county's storm drains, with fines up to $2,000 and up to six months in…

Non-itinerant food and merchandise vending on private land, public property, or the right-of-way in unincorporated Yuba County needs a temporary use permit plus health, vendor, and…

Non-itinerant food truck vending on private or public property in unincorporated Yuba County requires a temporary use permit good for up to one year, plus a health permit and mobile…

In unincorporated Yuba County, a mobile food vending vehicle on private property must sit at least ten feet back from any public sidewalk or right-of-way when its service window faces…

Yuba County requires a Public Works Director permit for any block party or organized event on unincorporated-area streets: apply at least 30 days ahead with a nonrefundable fee, or…

Fairs, festivals, and other public events on private land within Yuba County's valley growth boundary need a zoning clearance and must run 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. next to residential areas.

Unincorporated Yuba County parks and OPUD facilities require payment of a reservation fee before any reserved daytime use, overnight camping, or organized event, under Yuba County Code…

Holding a parade, block party, street fair, or school carnival on any street, sidewalk, or public park in unincorporated Yuba County requires a permit from the Public Works Director…

Restaurants and cafes in unincorporated Yuba County can add outdoor seating as an accessory use with no extra permit, unless the patio abuts a residential lot and seats more than 15.

Unincorporated Yuba County property that draws rats or other vectors is a declared public nuisance. County Code § 7.36.310(a)(7) targets property 'likely to or does harbor rats or…

Unincorporated Yuba County's property-maintenance code lists specific public-nuisance violations residents can report: from unpermitted building work and illegal dumping to unlicensed…

Unincorporated Yuba County's property-maintenance code enforcement runs on complaints: the code keeps your name and identifying details confidential once you report a violation, unless…

Unincorporated Yuba County declares it a public nuisance to let a vacant or unoccupied property's landscaping or exterior fall into visible unsightliness that hurts neighborhood…

In unincorporated Yuba County, any exterior property condition that's detrimental to neighbors' property values or offensive to the senses when viewed from a public street qualifies as…

Unincorporated Yuba County shields properly run agricultural and mining operations from nuisance claims if the operation was not a nuisance when it began.

Unincorporated Yuba County lets any business or residence post up to two signs, each six square feet or smaller and no taller than five feet, and the rule expressly covers political…

Unincorporated Yuba County lets one permitted freestanding sign on a freeway- or highway-adjacent site rise to 25 feet, five feet taller than the standard 20-foot cap, if the sign…

In unincorporated Yuba County, window signs on non-residential buildings can't cover more than 20 percent of the window and glass-door area on any building facade, under the county's…

Unincorporated Yuba County restricts programmable electronic signs to a short list of allowed uses -- fuel prices, hotel rates, on-premises event notices, time/temperature, and…

Unincorporated Yuba County's sign code bans inflatable signs and displays outright, in every zoning district and regardless of location, even though non-commercial holiday displays are…

Unincorporated Yuba County caps ordinary turf at 25 percent of the required landscape area on residential projects, and bans it outright on non-residential projects except for…

Unincorporated Yuba County's water-efficient landscape ordinance carves out recycled water as an exemption path: recycled-water-irrigated areas skip the native/low-water plant quota…

In unincorporated Yuba County, a permanent outdoor kitchen counts as a residential accessory structure and must meet the zoning district's setback rules before construction begins.

Unincorporated Yuba County implements state density bonus law through Chapter 11.30, granting extra units for affordable-housing projects and an additional bonus matching a childcare…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires anyone operating as a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer to hold an annual license from the County Tax Collector before opening for business, under…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires a Tax Collector license to operate a massage establishment or work as a massage technician, backed by Sheriff background checks and health review.

No person may operate an adult bookstore in proximity to a school anywhere in unincorporated Yuba County. County Code Section 6.02.010 sets the flat ban, and Section 6.02.020 defines…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires body art facilities and practitioners, tattoo, permanent cosmetics, and piercing, to register with the Environmental Health Department for fees up…

Anyone operating a pawnbroker business in unincorporated Yuba County must obtain an annual license from the County Tax Collector before making any pledge loans.

Before excavating, building a driveway, installing sidewalks or curbs, planting or removing street trees, or placing signs in a County road right-of-way in unincorporated Yuba County…

In unincorporated Yuba County it is unlawful to loiter, stand or sit on a public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk in a way that hinders or obstructs people or vehicles passing, or…

Unincorporated Yuba County bans every kind of commercial cannabis business. County Code § 7.41.300 prohibits 'all commercial cannabis activities' countywide, so no dispensary, delivery…

An air conditioner, pool pump, or other mechanical unit in unincorporated Yuba County can't push noise more than 5 decibels over the ambient base level at the property line. County…

To use Yuba County's expedited solar permit track, the installer must be a California-licensed solar contractor and the system a flush-mounted, on-site-consumption unit on a one- or…

Unincorporated Yuba County must review a complete small residential rooftop solar application within three working days and issue the permit, then consolidate all inspections into one…

Unincorporated Yuba County levies a 10% transient occupancy tax on hotel, motel, and short-term lodging rent, collected by the operator and remitted to the County Tax Collector each…

Peddlers, solicitors, and itinerant merchants working unincorporated Yuba County must get a written license from the county before knocking on a single door.

Unincorporated Yuba County bars minors 17 and under from loitering, prowling, or wandering the streets between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. without lawful business, when circumstances suggest a…

Unincorporated Yuba County closes all County and Olivehurst Public Utility District parks 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise; entering or remaining during those…

Unincorporated Yuba County counts front-yard vegetable and edible-plant gardens as landscaped area, so homeowners can use garden beds to satisfy required yard landscaping.

Unincorporated Yuba County bans installing any plant on the Cal-IPC Exotic Pest Plants of Greatest Ecological Concern list as part of required landscaping.

Stopping, standing, or parking in a signed or striped one-way bicycle lane on an unincorporated Yuba County road is banned once the Road Commissioner posts the restriction, with an…

Yuba County has no data-center-specific ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use, belonging in the IG General Industrial or IL Light Industrial district…

Unlike many rural counties, Yuba County has adopted a noise ordinance, Chapter 8.20 of the County Code. It sets exterior limits of 55 dBA daytime and 45 dBA at night for residential…