Earlier editions: 2026-09
Municipal code
Plumas County Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Plumas County, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Contents
- 13 titles · 1,739 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Plumas County
Contents
▸CODE OF ORDINANCES PLUMAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
- SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
▸Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
▸Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION
Overview▸Chapter 1 — BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
- Chapter 3 — PLUMAS JUDICIAL DISTRICT
▸Chapter 4 — OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS
Overview- Article 1 — Disposition of Fees Collected
- Article 1.5 — County Clerk Fee
- Article 2 — Office Hours
- Article 2.5 — County Clerk and Recorder
- Article 3 — Department of Health
- Article 4 — District Attorney and Public Administrator
- Article 5 — Planning and Development Agency
- Article 6 — County Administrative Office
- Article 6.5 — County Auditor
- Article 7 — Public Guardian
- Article 8 — Public Works Director
- Article 9 — Sheriff and Coroner
- Article 10 — Treasurer and Tax Collector
- Article 11 — Social Services Director
- Article 12 — Department of Child Support Services
- Article 13 — Chief Probation Officer
- Chapter 6 — TRAINING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
- Chapter 7 — GRAND JURORS AND TRIAL JURORS
- Chapter 8 — STANDARDS AND TRAINING FOR CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS
- Chapter 9 — DESIGNATED RESERVE
- Chapter 10 — PARTNERSHIP HEALTHPLAN OF CALIFORNIA COMMISSION
▸Title 3 — FINANCE
Overview- Chapter 1 — PURCHASING SYSTEM
- Chapter 2 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAXES
- Chapter 3 — SALES AND USE TAXES
- Chapter 4 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAXES
- Chapter 5 — FIRE SERVICE CHARGES IN COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 2
- Chapter 6 — SEWER SERVICE CHARGES IN TAYLORSVILLE COUNTY SERVICE AREA
- Chapter 7 — TAX RELIEF IN DISASTERS
- Chapter 8 — TAX COLLECTOR FEES
▸Chapter 9 — MISCELLANEOUS FEES AND COSTS PAYABLE
- Chapter 10 — CANCELLATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL TAX BILLS
- Chapter 11 — DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FROM FORFEITURES AND SEIZURES
- Chapter 12 — INVESTMENT OF COUNTY FUNDS AND FUNDS OF OTHER DEPOSITORS
- Chapter 13 — PAYMENT OF CLAIMS BY AUDITOR
▸Title 4 — PUBLIC SAFETY
Overview- Chapter 1 — DISASTER RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION
▸Chapter 3 — TRAFFIC
Overview- Article 1 — DAMAGES TO HIGHWAYS
- Article 2 — LOAD LIMITS
- Article 3 — NONVEHICULAR USE OF PUBLIC WAYS
- Article 4 — ONE-WAY STREETS
- Article 4.5 — ONE-WAY ALLEYS
- Article 5 — PARKING
- Article 6 — PRIVATE ROADS
- Article 6.5 — PRIVATE OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES
- Article 7 — SPEED LIMITS
- Article 8 — TRANSPORTATION PERMITS
- Article 9 — STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS AND TRAFFIC MONITORS
- Article 10 — OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES
- Chapter 4 — SKATEBOARDS
- Chapter 5 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS
- Chapter 6 — FAIRGROUNDS
- Chapter 7 — COUNTY-WIDE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTRICTIONS
- Chapter 8 — ALARM SYSTEMS
▸Title 5 — PUBLIC WELFARE
Overview- Chapter 2 — CANVASSERS AND SOLICITORS
- Chapter 3 — CHRISTMAS TREES
- Chapter 4 — FOSTER HOMES
- Chapter 5 — LOITERING
- Chapter 6 — OUTDOOR FESTIVALS
- Chapter 7 — WEAPONS
- Chapter 8 — ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED, OR EXCESS INOPERABLE VEHICLES
- Chapter 9 — BINGO
- Chapter 10 — SOLAR SHADE CONTROL: EXEMPTION
- Chapter 11 — IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY
- Chapter 12 — SMOKING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 13 — FIRST 5 PLUMAS COUNTY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES COMMISSION
- Chapter 14 — TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSING PROGRAM
- Chapter 15 — PARTNERSHIP HEALTHPLAN OF CALIFORNIA COMMISSION
▸Title 6 — SANITATION AND HEALTH
Overview- Chapter 2 — PROCEDURE FOR ABATEMENT AND RECOVERY OF COSTS
- Chapter 3 — RETAIL FOOD MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 5 — POLLUTION OF RIVERS, LAKES AND PONDS
- Chapter 6 — SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Chapter 7 — SQUATTER CAMPS AND CAMP SPACES
- Chapter 8 — WATER WELLS
- Chapter 9 — WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
- Chapter 11 — WASTE DISPOSAL FROM AND WATER SUPPLY TO LAND DEVELOPMENTS
- Chapter 13 — UNDERGROUND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS STORAGE TANKS
- Chapter 14 — ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION
▸Title 8 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 1 — BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 2 — DANGEROUS BUILDINGS CODE
- Chapter 4 — HOUSING CODE
- Chapter 9 — CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
- Chapter 10 — MOBILE HOME INSTALLATIONS
- Chapter 13 — LOCAL CODE FOR WOOD STOVES AND FIREPLACE INSERTS
- Chapter 14 — FIRE SAFE
- Chapter 15 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 16 — ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WEEDS AND RUBBISH
- Chapter 18 — ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
- Chapter 19 — PROCEDURE FOR ABATEMENT AND RECOVERY OF COSTS
- Chapter 20 — LIMITED DENSITY OWNER-BUILT RURAL DWELLINGS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF PLUMAS…
- Chapter 21 — LIMITED DENSITY OWNER-BUILT RURAL DWELLINGS WITH THE 2021 DIXIE FIRE AND BECKWOUR…
▸Title 9 — PLANNING AND ZONING
Overview- Chapter 1 — GENERAL PLAN
▸Chapter 2 — ZONING
Overview- Article 1 — PURPOSES AND APPLICATION
- Article 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Article 3 — ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES
- Article 4 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Article 5 — NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES AND USES
- Article 6 — SPECIAL USE PERMITS
- Article 6.3 — ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMITS
- Article 6.5 — ZONING CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
- Article 7 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS
- Article 8 — VARIANCES
- Article 9 — AMENDMENTS
- Article 10 — APPEALS
- Article 11 — BUILDING PERMITS
- Article 11.3 — SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
- Article 11.5 — NOTICES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
- Article 12 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- Article 12.5 — NUISANCE CLAIMS AGAINST AGRICULTURAL AND TIMBER OPERATIONS
- Article 12.8 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT
- Article 13 — SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES (2-R, 3-R, 7-R)
- Article 14 — MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE (M-R)
- Article 15 — SUBURBAN ZONE (S-1)
- Article 16 — SECONDARY SUBURBAN ZONE (S-3)
- Article 17 — RURAL ZONE (R-10)
- Article 18 — RURAL ZONE (R-20)
- Article 19 — CORE COMMERCIAL ZONE (C-1)
- Article 20 — PERIPHERY COMMERCIAL ZONE (C-2)
- Article 21 — CONVENIENCE COMMERCIAL ZONE (C-3)
- Article 22 — RECREATION COMMERCIAL ZONE (R-C)
- Article 23 — RECREATION ZONES (Rec-P, Rec-1, Rec-3, Rec-10, Rec-20)
- Article 24 — RECREATION-OPEN SPACE ZONE (Rec-OS)
- Article 25 — HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE (I-1)
- Article 26 — LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE (I-2)
- Article 27 — LIMITED COMBINING ZONE (Ltd)
- Article 28 — OPEN SPACE ZONE (OS)
- Article 29 — LAKE ZONE (L)
- Article 30 — AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE ZONE (AP)
- Article 31 — GENERAL AGRICULTURE ZONE (GA)
- Article 32 — TIMBERLAND PRODUCTION ZONE (TPZ)
- Article 33 — GENERAL FOREST ZONE (GF)
- Article 34 — MINING ZONE (M)
- Article 35 — FLOOD PLAIN COMBINING ZONE (FP)
- Article 37 — SPECIAL PLAN COMBINING ZONE (SP) (DRA, ScA, ScR, HA, HB)
- Article 38 — MOBILE HOME COMBINING ZONE (MH)
- Article 39 — BUSINESS EXCLUSION COMBINING ZONE (BX)
- Article 40 — FARM ANIMAL COMBINING ZONE (F)
- Article 41 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Article 42 — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE
- Article 43 — BACKYARD CHICKENS
- Article 44 — COMMERCIAL SOCIAL EVENT, LIMITED
- Article 45 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
▸Chapter 4 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Overview- Article 1 — PURPOSES AND APPLICATION
- Article 2 — MODIFICATIONS
- Article 3 — DEFINITIONS
- Article 4 — CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROADS
- Article 5 — MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS
- Article 6 — ROAD SPECIFICATIONS
- Article 7 — TRAFFIC VOLUME
- Article 8 — PRIVATE ROADS
- Article 9 — ACCESS
- Article 10 — EMERGENCY WATER FOR FIRE PROTECTION
- Chapter 5 — PERMIT TO MINE AND RECLAMATION
- Chapter 6 — OPEN RANGES
▸Chapter 9 — STATE RESPONSIBILITY AREA FIRE SAFE REGULATIONS
▸Chapter 9.5 — LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREA FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
- Chapter 10 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE PROGRAM
- Chapter 11 — CREATION OF EASEMENTS THROUGH THE EXECUTION AND RECORDATION OF COVENANTS
▸Title 10 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- APPENDIX - TO PLUMAS COUNTY CODE