Yuba City, CA Zoning Ordinance#

ARTICLE 1#

Basic Provisions#

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ARTICLE 5#

One-Family Residence Districts R-1#

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ARTICLE 6#

Two-Family Residence District R-2#

Sec. 8-5.601. Purpose.

Sec. 8-5.602. Uses.

Sec. 8-5.603. Development standards.

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ARTICLE 7#

Multiple-Family Residence District R-3#

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ARTICLE 11#

Office Commercial District C-O#

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ARTICLE 12#

Neighborhood Convenience Commercial District C-1#

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ARTICLE 13#

Community Commercial District C-2#

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ARTICLE 14#

General Commercial District C-3#

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ARTICLE 15#

Heavy Commercial/Light Industrial District C-M#

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ARTICLE 20#

Light Industrial District M-1#

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ARTICLE 21#

Industrial District M-2#

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ARTICLE 25#

Agricultural Holding Districts AH#

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ARTICLE 26#

Flood District F#

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ARTICLE 27#

Planned Development District PD#

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ARTICLE 28#

Public Facilities District PF#

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ARTICLE 35#

Agricultural Combining District A#

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ARTICLE 36#

Airport Influence Combining District AI#

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ARTICLE 37#

Historic Combining District H#

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ARTICLE 38#

Special Standards Combining District X#

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ARTICLE 39#

Specific Plan Combining District SP#

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ARTICLE 49#

Outdoor Dining#

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ARTICLE 50#

Specific Standards for Residences, Residential Accessory Buildings and Uses, and Related Uses#

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ARTICLE 51#

Specific Standards for Various Commercial, Industrial and Public Utility Buildings or Uses#

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ARTICLE 52#

Cannabis Uses#

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ARTICLE 53#

Special Provisions for Mobile and Open Air Vending Operations#

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ARTICLE 55#

Building Sites#

PART V - ADMINISTRATION#

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#

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PART V - ADMINISTRATION#

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#

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Yuba City City Zoning Code#

ARTICLE 6 - Two-Family Residence District R-2#

Sec. 8-5.601. - Purpose.#

To provide housing in a similar atmosphere as in the R-1 District but that also provides for the lowest density of attached residences. This district is consistent with the Low Density Residential and Medium Density Residential General Plan designations.

(§ 8-5.601, Ord. 010-94, eff. January 5, 1995)

Sec. 8-5.602. - Uses.#

Uses	Permitted (1)	Zoning Clearance (2)	Use Permit (3)	Specific Standards
Accessory buildings	X			Sec. 8-5.5001(c)
Accessory dwelling unit	X			Sec. 8-5.5004
Accessory dwelling unit, junior	X			Sec. 8-5.5004
Bed and breakfast inn		X
Churches	X			Sec. 8-5.5003(b)
Day care home (small and large)	X
Garage/yard sales	X			Sec. 8-5.5001(b)
Garden, orchard, field crops with no retail sales from the site	X
Golf course or country club		X
Home occupation	X			Sec. 8-5.5002(b)
Keeping of animals	X			Sec. 8-5.5001(a)
Mobile home	X			Sec. 8-5.5002(a)
Mobile home parks			X	Sec. 8-5.5003(c)
Model homes	X			Sec. 8-5.5002(c)
One-family residence	X
One-family residence (zero lot line)	X			Sec. 8-5.5001(e)
Parking lot for an off-site use			X	Use occupies an abutting property
Public parks and playgrounds	X
Public and quasi-public	X
Public utilities	X			Sec. 8-5.5107
Recreational facilities (swimming pool, tennis courts and a clubhouse)	X			Incidental to a residential development
Residential parking and/or yard reduction or waiver	X			Sec. 8-5.5003(d)
Residential care home (small)	X
Residential care home (large)		X
Rotating church cold weather shelter	X			Sec. 8-5.5002(d)
Swimming pool/spa	X
Two-family residence, or 2 one-family residences	X

(1) See Section 8-5.7001 for review process explanation.

(2) See Section 8-5.7002 for review process explanation.

(3) See Section 8-5.7003 for review process explanation.

(§ 8-5.602, Ord. 010-94, eff. January 5, 1995; § 1, Ord. 04-97, eff. December 4, 1997; § 2, Ord. 015-10, eff. December 16, 2010; Ord. No. 006-22, § 6, 3-15-2022; Ord. No. 010-24, § 7, 11-19-2024)

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Sec. 8-5.603. - Development standards.#R-2

Density

The residential density must be within the minimum and maximum density range for the General Plan designation within which the project is located.

Minimum lot size

• Two-family residence - 6,000 sq. ft., 7,000 sq. ft. corner lot.§
• One-family residence - 3,500 sq. ft., 4,500 sq. ft. corner lot.§
• Special criteria and exceptions are provided in Article 55.

Minimum lot width

60 ft., except that for cul-de-sac lots it may be 50 ft. if the width is at least 60 ft. at the back of the front yard line.§

Maximum percentage of lot coverage

• Two-family residence - 40% for two-story residences, includes all main and accessory buildings.
• One-family residence - 45% for single story residences, includes all main and accessory buildings.§
• Except as provided in Section 8-5.5001(c) & (d).

Maximum building height

3 stories not to exceed 35 ft., except as provided in Article 56.

Minimum yards

Yard Type	Minimum Distance
Front	15 ft., except that garage entrances must be 20 ft.§
Interior Side	5 ft. For any public building, church, school, library, museum, or other similar use, permitted pursuant to the regulations of this district, a minimum distance of 15 ft. from the lot line of any adjoining residential lot containing or potentially containing a one-family residence.§
Street Side	10 ft., except that garage entrances must be 20 ft.§
Rear	25 ft. or 20% of the total lot depth whichever is less.§

Exceptions are provided in Article 57.

Exterior lighting

As provided in Article 58.

Fences, walls, hedges and intersection visibility

As provided in Article 59.

Off-street parking and loading

As provided in Article 61.

Public improvements

As provided in Article 62.

Flood standard

As provided in Title 6, Chapter 9, Article 6.

(§ 8-5.603, Ord. 010-94, eff. January 5, 1995; § 1, Ord. 08-99, eff. July 1, 1999; Ord. No. 009-16, § 2(Att. A, § 4), 9-20-2016)