Driveway approaches onto county roads in unincorporated Yolo County require an encroachment permit from County Public Works and must meet sight-distance and drainage standards.
In unincorporated Yolo County, the regulated part of a driveway is where it meets the county road. A new or modified driveway approach requires an encroachment permit from County Public Works, and approval turns on engineering: adequate sight distance in both directions so vehicles can enter and exit safely, and drainage that doesn't dump runoff onto the roadway or disrupt the roadside ditch. Rural parcels with higher-speed frontage roads get the closest scrutiny, since sight distance is a genuine safety issue there. Get the permit before grading — retrofitting an approach the county rejects costs far more than asking first.
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