Yucaipa, CA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required for
- Newsracks in the public right-of-way
- Application
- The distributor list; no fee charged
- Insurance
- $1,000,000 public liability and property damage
- Rack size cap
- 50 inches high, 27 wide, 20 thick
- Impound fee
- $25 plus extra impound cost
- Appeal
- City manager, within ten working days
Summary
In the City of Yucaipa, anyone who wants to place a newsrack in the public right-of-way must first obtain an encroachment permit under Yucaipa Municipal Code § 12.12.080. The distributor’s list is the application, no permit fee is charged, and the permittee must file a $1,000,000 liability insurance certificate.
A. Any person who desires to install or place a newsrack within the public right-of-way must first obtain an encroachment permit. The submittal of the list by the distributor or publisher shall constitute the application for the encroachment permit. No fee will be charged for the permit and annual update reports. B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, newsracks shall be permitted in the public right-of-way of a public interest adjoining land zoned for residential use only if the street is a major arterial as shown in the transportation element of the general plan. The public works director or authorized representative shall keep a current registration of all encroachment permits, including name of permit holder, addressee, telephone number, date of issued permit and location of nuisance.
Full Breakdown
This page covers the encroachment permit that Chapter 12.12 of the Yucaipa Municipal Code requires for newsracks. Section 12.12.030 bars any newsrack that rests on, or projects over, any part of a public right-of-way except in compliance with the chapter. Under Section 12.12.080(A), the submittal of the distributor’s or publisher’s list of racks is the application, and no fee is charged for the permit or the annual update reports. The public works director keeps the registry of permits.
Residential frontage is tightly limited. Section 12.12.080(B) allows newsracks next to land zoned for residential use only if the street is a major arterial shown in the transportation element of the general plan.
Section 12.12.040 sets the hardware: no more than 50 inches high, 27 inches wide and 20 inches thick, painted black, brown, green, gray, blue or white, with a coin return unless free publications are dispensed, and a notice naming the distributor and a working telephone number. Section 12.12.050 sets placement: never in the roadway, 18 to 24 inches from the curb edge or parallel to and within six inches of a building wall, clusters no longer than ten feet and no more than six racks with two per publication, and 100 feet between clusters.
Section 12.12.130 requires a certificate of public liability and property damage insurance of $1,000,000 and an indemnity of the city. A rack empty for thirty continuous days is abandoned under Section 12.12.120.
Other right-of-way uses carry their own encroachment conditions elsewhere in the code, including franchise poles and cables under Section 4.20.114.16 and food trucks under Chapter 5.13.
Violations & Fines
Section 12.12.140 makes a violation of Chapter 12.12 subject to criminal prosecution under Chapter 1.12. The public works director can also impound a rack after notice, with ten working days to correct or request a hearing. Return within thirty days costs an impound fee of $25 plus extra impound cost. Appeals go to the city manager within ten working days, and the hearing officer’s decision is final with no appeal to the City Council.
Frequently Asked Questions
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