For bed and breakfast and farm stay special events, Yolo County Code Sec. 8-2.306(k)(4)-(5) requires a Minor Use Permit if a small project involves 'noise generating activities after 10 p.m.' and a Major Use Permit for large projects with the same nighttime noise.
Yolo County Code Sec. 8-2.306(k)(4) (small special event facilities, by reference to B&B / farm stay events) provides: 'At the discretion of the Planning Director, a Minor Use Permit may be required for a small project if there are any agricultural, residential, vehicle access, traffic, or other compatibility issues, or if any of the development standards are not met. A Minor Use Permit shall be required if the project involves noise generating activities after 10 p.m.' Sec. 8-2.306(k)(5) provides: 'A Major Use Permit shall be required if the project involves noise generating activities after 10 p.m.' for large facilities. The county has no specific decibel limit in the zoning code for residential STR-style operations; instead, the post-10-p.m. noise standard escalates the discretionary-permit tier for any farm stay or B&B holding events. Quiet-hour enforcement defaults to California Health and Safety Code Sec. 46050 (noise control act) and county sheriff response to disturbance complaints.
Operating noise-generating activities after 10 p.m. without the upgraded Minor or Major Use Permit is a zoning violation subject to abatement and citation by the Planning Director. Repeat disturbance complaints may also trigger sheriff enforcement under general nuisance and disturbing-the-peace statutes.
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