Earlier editions: 2026-09
Municipal code
Yuba City Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Yuba City, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Contents
- 14 titles · 1,989 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Yuba City
Contents
▸YUBA CITY MUNICIPAL CODE - COUNTY OF SUTTER STATE OF CALIFORNIA
- SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
▸Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION
Overview- Chapter 1 — RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF COUNCIL MEETINGS, PROCEEDINGS AND B…
- Chapter 2 — CITY MANAGER
- Chapter 4 — CITY SEAL, CITY LOGOS, AND CITY COUNCIL PINS
- Chapter 5 — PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 6 — PURCHASING SYSTEM
- Chapter 7 — TRAINING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
- Chapter 8 — EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION
- Chapter 9 — GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
- Chapter 10 — SENIOR COMMISSION
- Chapter 11 — YOUTH COMMISSION
- Chapter 13 — DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FILINGS AND RETENTIONS
▸Title 3 — FINANCE
Overview- Chapter 1 — FINANCE DEPARTMENT
- Chapter 3 — DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY
- Chapter 4 — LICENSING
▸Chapter 7 — FUNDS
Overview- Article 1 — Special Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund
- Article 2 — Delegation to City Treasurer Authority to Invest City Funds and Deposit Securities
- Article 3 — Establishment of Trust Fund to Provide Self-Funded Group Benefit Plan
- Article 4 — Establishment of Internal Service Fund for the Purpose of Providing Payment of Cla…
- Article 5 — Cash Handling Guidelines
- Chapter 8 — USER FEE RECOVERY SYSTEM
- Chapter 9 — DOWNTOWN YUBA CITY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
▸Title 4 — PUBLIC SAFETY
Overview- Chapter 4 — FIRE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT
- Chapter 5 — FIRE PREVENTION
▸Chapter 8 — NUISANCES
Overview- Article 1 — Unlawful Property Related Nuisances
- Article 2 — Violations of the Yuba City Building Code
- Article 3 — Management of Real Property Violations
- Article 4 — Additional Nuisance Related Activities
- Article 5 — Nuisance Enforcement
- Article 6 — Nuisance Abatement and Administrative Citation Appeals
- Article 7 — Cost Recovery and Penalties
- Article 8 — Judicial Review and Severability
▸Chapter 9 — TRAFFIC
Overview- Article 1 — Definitions
- Article 2 — Traffic Administration
- Article 3 — Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations
- Article 4 — Traffic Control Devices
- Article 5 — Speed Regulations
- Article 6 — Stop and Yield Intersections
- Article 7 — Turning Movements
- Article 8 — Stopping, Standing or Parking Restrictions
- Article 9 — Stopping for Loading and Unloading Only
- Article 10 — Parallel and Angle Parking
- Article 11 — Disabled Persons Parking
- Article 12 — One-Way Streets and Alleys
- Article 13 — Regulating Trucks and Special Vehicles on Certain Streets
- Article 14 — Oversize Vehicle Parking
- Article 15 — Miscellaneous Driving Rules
- Article 16 — Pedestrians—Rights and Duties
- Article 17 — Regulations for Bicycles
- Article 18 — Railroad Trains
- Article 19 — Traffic Site Obstructions
- Article 20 — Restricting Travel on Levees within the Corporate Limits of the City of Yuba City
- Article 21 — Skateboards, Roller Skates and In Line Skates
- Article 22 — Interstate Truck Terminals and Access Routes
- Chapter 10 — ALARM SYSTEMS
- Chapter 11 — WEAPONS AND FIREWORKS
▸Chapter 12 — REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS
- Chapter 13 — PARADES AND USE OF PUBLIC PLACES
- Chapter 14 — ELECTRIC FENCES
- Chapter 15 — ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED, OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLES
- Chapter 16 — PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS
- Chapter 17 — NOISE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 18 — TRIP REDUCTION
- Chapter 19 — HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE CLEANUP
- Chapter 20 — TRASH SCAVENGING
▸Chapter 21 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE CONTROL
- Chapter 22 — AGGRESSIVE AND UNSAFE PANHANDLING
- Chapter 23 — MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY
▸Title 5 — PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS, AND CONDUCT
Overview- Chapter 3 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS
- Chapter 5 — DISTURBING THE PEACE
- Chapter 6 — PUBLIC CONSUMPTION AND POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Chapter 8 — CURFEW
- Chapter 8A — DAYTIME LOITERING AND TRUANCY OF JUVENILES
- Chapter 9 — PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS
- Chapter 10 — PUBLIC ASSEMBLAGES
- Chapter 11 — TAXICABS AND VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Chapter 12 — RADIO BROADCASTING INTERFERENCE
- Chapter 13 — SOLICITING AND CANVASSING
▸Chapter 14 — CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS
- Chapter 15 — CARD ROOMS
- Chapter 16 — CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PARAPHERNALIA
- Chapter 17 — BINGO GAMES
- Chapter 18 — RETAIL SALES IN MOTEL OR HOTEL ROOMS
- Chapter 19 — ALCOHOL RESTRICTIONS WITHIN LIMITED AREAS OF THE RICHLAND HOUSING CENTER OWNED AN…
- Chapter 20 — CAMPING IN YUBA CITY
- Chapter 21 — SOCIAL HOST REGULATIONS FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING
- Chapter 22 — SHOPPING CARTS
- Chapter 23 — CAMPING AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Chapter 24 — BAN ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
- Chapter 25 — TRESPASS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY PROHIBITED
- Chapter 26 — PUBLIC NUDITY PROHIBITED
- Chapter 27 — COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM
▸Title 6 — PUBLIC WORKS
Overview- Chapter 1 — CURB, GUTTER, SIDEWALK, OFF-STREET PARKING AREAS, AND DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 2 — EXCAVATIONS
- Chapter 3 — MANDATORY REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICES
- Chapter 4 — OBSTRUCTIONS IN GUTTERS AND DITCHES
▸Chapter 5 — WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT
Overview- Article 1 — General Provisions
- Article 2 — Rules and Regulations
- Article 3 — Sewer Construction
- Article 4 — Industrial Wastewaters
- Article 5 — Sewer Service Charges
- Article 6 — Administrative Enforcement Remedies
- Article 7 — Judicial Enforcement Remedies
- Article 8 — Reporting Requirements
- Article 9 — Miscellaneous Provisions
- Article 10 — Enforcement Response Plan for Industrial User Noncompliance
- Article 12 — Fats, Oils, and Grease Discharge from Food Service Establishments
- Chapter 6 — WATER SYSTEM
- Chapter 7 — UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
- Chapter 8 — WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
▸Chapter 9 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- Chapter 10 — RECYCLING AT SPECIAL EVENTS
- Chapter 11 — SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
- Chapter 12 — POWERS AND AUTHORITY—ADDITIONAL
▸Title 7 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 1 — CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 2 — CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE
- Chapter 3 — CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE
- Chapter 4 — CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE
- Chapter 5 — CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE
- Chapter 6 — CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL CODE
- Chapter 7 — CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 8 — CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE
- Chapter 9 — CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 10 — CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS (CALGREEN) CODE
- Chapter 11 — UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL SPA AND HOT TUB CODE
- Chapter 12 — BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS
- Chapter 13 — ACCESSIBILITY BOARD OF APPEALS
- Chapter 14 — TEMPORARY STRUCTURES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
- Chapter 15 — EXPEDITED PERMIT PROCESS FOR SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEMS
- Chapter 17 — EXPEDITED PERMIT PROCESSING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS
- Chapter 18 — MODEL WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE
▸Title 8 — PLANNING AND ZONING
Overview- Chapter 1 — PLANNING COMMISSION
▸Chapter 2 — SUBDIVISIONS
Overview- Article 1 — General Provisions
- Article 2 — Application of Regulations
- Article 5 — Lot Line Adjustment
- Article 6 — Tentative and Vesting Tentative Maps
- Article 7 — Parcel Map
- Article 8 — Final Map
- Article 9 — Reversion to Acreage
- Article 10 — Improvement Security
- Article 11 — Appeals
- Article 12 — Correction and Amendments to Filed Maps
- Article 13 — Definitions
- Article 14 — Standards and Requirements for Subdivisions
- Article 15 — Public Improvements
- Article 16 — Urban Lot Splits
- Chapter 3 — AIRPORT ZONING
- Chapter 4 — OFFICIAL STREET MAP, FUTURE WIDTH LINE MAPS, AND OFFICIAL PLAN LINE MAPS
▸Chapter 5 — ZONING
Overview- Article 1 — Basic Provisions
- Article 5 — One-Family Residence Districts (R-1)
- Article 6 — Two-Family Residence District (R-2)
- Article 7 — Multiple-Family Residence District (R-3)
- Article 11 — Office Commercial District (C-O)
- Article 12 — Neighborhood Convenience Commercial District (C-1)
- Article 13 — Community Commercial District (C-2)
- Article 14 — General Commercial District (C-3)
- Article 15 — Heavy Commercial/Light Industrial District (C-M)
- Article 20 — Light Industrial District (M-1)
- Article 21 — Industrial District (M-2)
- Article 25 — Agricultural Holding Districts (AH)
- Article 26 — Flood District (F)
- Article 27 — Planned Development District (PD)
- Article 28 — Public Facilities District (PF)
- Article 35 — Agricultural Combining District (A)
- Article 36 — Airport Influence Combining District (AI)
- Article 37 — Historic Combining District (H)
- Article 38 — Special Standards Combining District (X)
- Article 39 — Specific Plan Combining District (SP)
- Article 49 — Outdoor Dining
- Article 50 — Specific Standards for Residences, Residential Accessory Buildings and Uses, and …
- Article 51 — Specific Standards for Various Commercial, Industrial and Public Utility Building…
- Article 52 — Cannabis Uses
- Article 53 — Special Provisions for Mobile and Open Air Vending Operations
- Article 55 — Building Sites
- Article 56 — Height of Buildings and Structures
- Article 57 — Yards
- Article 58 — Exterior Lighting
- Article 59 — Fences, Walls, Hedges and Intersection Visibility
- Article 60 — Landscaping
- Article 61 — Off-Street Parking and Loading
- Article 62 — Public Improvements Required
- Article 63 — Signs
- Article 64 — Trash Enclosures
- Article 70 — Types of Review/Permits
- Article 71 — Permit and Variance Procedures
- Article 72 — Amendments to the Zoning Code
- Article 73 — Nonconforming Structures and Uses
- Article 74 — Enforcement, Penalty for Violations
- Article 75 — Official Street Map and Official Plan Lines
- Article 80 — Definitions
- Chapter 6 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS
- Chapter 7 — PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS, CONDOMINIUM PROJECTS, COMMUNITY APARTMENT PROJECTS, STO…
▸Chapter 8 — GENERAL PLAN
- Chapter 9 — ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
- Chapter 10 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE
- Chapter 11 — SUTTER BUTTE BASIN REGIONAL LEVEE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE
▸Title 9 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- APPENDIX A - ORDINANCE TABLES
- CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE AND DISPOSITION LIST
- STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES