Building on your lot in Yuba City

Within the sight distance triangle, defined in Section 4-9.1901 et seq. of the Municipal Code, no wall, fence, hedge, sign or other structure, shrubbery, mounds of earth, or other visual obstruction over 30 in. in height, above the nearest street curb elevation, shall be erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow which would impair the vision of a person entering or exiting property or a street intersection.

The maximum height of walls, fences and hedges is three ft. in any required front yard or street side yard and six ft. in any other required yard, unless as otherwise provided for elsewhere in this chapter.

The maximum height of walls, fences and hedges is three ft. in any required front yard or street side yard and six ft. in any other required yard, unless as otherwise provided for elsewhere in this chapter.

Children's playhouse | 8 | 0 (1) | 0 (1)

Accessory building | 10 ft. | 5 ft. (2) | 5 ft.

Accessory building | 15 ft. | 10 ft. | 5 ft.

Accessory building | 20 ft. | Outside Rear Yard | 5 ft.

For those lots that back onto a General Plan street with a City maintained landscape strip the height of an accessory building shall not exceed eight ft. when located within ten ft. of the rear lot line.

Each has a roof of less than 120 square ft.

Children's playhouse | 8 | 0 (1) | 0 (1)

Accessory building | 10 ft. | 5 ft. (2) | 5 ft.

Accessory building | 15 ft. | 10 ft. | 5 ft.

Accessory building | 15 ft. | 10 ft. | 5 ft.

The patio cover is attached to the main building or meets the minimum six ft. separation required for accessory buildings.

An income producing activity customarily conducted within a residence or residential accessory building, only by the inhabitants thereof, which use is incidental to and does not change the character of the residential use of the property.

Neither resulting parcel shall be smaller than 40% of the lot area of the original parcel proposed for subdivision;

Neither resulting parcel shall be smaller than 1,200 square feet.

An urban lot split shall subdivide an existing parcel to create no more than two new parcels of approximately equal lot area, provided that:

Shall be located in an R-1 zoning district;

Shall have at least one residential dwelling unit located on it on the date that the urban lot split is approved;

An urban lot split shall not result in the creation of a parcel with more than two existing units, as defined in Section 8-2.1606.

Parcels created by an urban lot split shall only be used for residential uses, notwithstanding the fact that other uses may be permitted in the zoning district in which the parcels are located.

Residential units constructed on parcels created by an urban lot split shall not be rented for a term of less than 31 consecutive days.

The owner intends to occupy a residential dwelling unit on one of the parcels created by the urban lot split as their primary residence for a minimum of three years from the date of the approval of the urban lot split.

the Building Official shall allow for electronic submittal of permit applications covered by this ordinance and associated supporting documentations. In accepting such permit applications, the Building Official shall also accept electronic signatures on all forms, applications, and other documentation in lieu of a wet signature by any applicant.

The Development Services Director or his or her designee shall implement an administrative, nondiscretionary review process to expedite approval of small residential rooftop solar energy systems. The Building Department shall issue a building permit, the issuance of which is nondiscretionary, within a timely manner, upon receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standard plan.

Only one inspection shall be required and performed by the Building Department for small residential rooftop solar energy systems eligible for expedited review.

The enclosure shall not be constructed in such a manner that would make it easily climbable by small children.

shall keep and maintain on the lot or premises upon which the swimming pool, hot tub, spa, fish pond, wading pool, or any other artificial body of water is located, and completely surrounding the body of water, lot or premises a enclosure sufficient to make the body of water inaccessible to small children.