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Building on a hillside in Yucca Valley

Yucca Valley's own rules on building on a hillside, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Yucca Valley Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Yucca Valley's code says

Yucca Valley code What Yucca Valley's code adds
Grading and retaining walls
  • Cut and fill slopes may be no steeper than 50% (2:1).
    Applies: Hillside grading standards.
    § 9.20.040 · code text
    Cut and fill slopes shall not be created greater than fifty percent (50%) (2:1).
  • Graded slope banks may be no more than 30 feet high.
    Applies: Hillside grading standards; unless no feasible option exists or a higher slope greatly reduces grading.
    § 9.20.040 · code text
    A manufactured slope bank shall not exceed thirty feet (30') in vertical height unless no feasible alternative exists or unless grading can be significantly reduced by increasing slope height.
  • Retaining walls for lot pads may be no more than 4 feet high.
    Applies: Hillside grading standards; where visible to the public.
    § 9.20.040 · code text
    Retaining walls associated with lot pads shall not exceed four feet (4') in height, where they will be visible to the public.
  • Pad grading is not allowed.
    Applies: Hillside sites with a weighted average natural slope of 40% or more.
    § 9.20.040 · code text
    Pad grading shall not be allowed.

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Frequently asked questions

What extra rules apply to a hillside lot in Yucca Valley?

Yucca Valley's code: Cut and fill slopes may be no steeper than 50% (2:1). (Hillside grading standards.) (§ 9.20.040); Graded slope banks may be no more than 30 feet high. (Hillside grading standards; unless no feasible option exists or a higher slope greatly reduces grading.) (§ 9.20.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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