Yolo County, California, CA Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

Current through Ord. 1582, effective January 8, 2026. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/yolocounty/latest/overview

Every town writes its own rules, and Yolo County, California's live in its municipal code — 139 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

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1. YOLO COUNTY, CA CODE OF ORDINANCES
2. Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
3. Chapter 1 ADOPTION OF CODE
4. Chapter 2 PENALTY PROVISIONS
5. Chapter 3 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
6. Chapter 4 APPEALS
7. Chapter 5 CODE ENFORCEMENT
8. Title 2 ADMINISTRATION
9. Chapter 1 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
10. Chapter 2 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
11. Chapter 3 JUDICIAL DISTRICT
12. Chapter 4 JUVENILE HOMES AND CAMPS
13. Chapter 5 OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS
14. Chapter 6 PERSONNEL MERIT SYSTEM
15. Chapter 7 PROPERTY
16. Chapter 8 USE OF VEHICLES ON COUNTY BUSINESS
17. Chapter 9 INFORMAL BIDDING PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS
18. Chapter 10 COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION
19. Title 3 FINANCE
20. Chapter 1 BUDGET
21. Chapter 2 DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAXES
22. Chapter 3 PEDDLERS, VENDORS, AND TRAVELING MERCHANTS
23. Chapter 4 PROPERTY TAXES
24. Chapter 5 REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS
25. Chapter 6 SALES AND USE TAXES
26. Chapter 7 TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAXES
27. Chapter 8 SERVICE CHARGES FOR COUNTY SERVICE AREAS
28. Chapter 9 PARCEL CHARGES: ROLLING ACRES PERMANENT ROAD DIVISION
29. Chapter 10 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
30. Chapter 11 EXTENDED SERVICE CHARGES: NORTH DAVIS MEADOWS COUNTY SERVICE AREA
31. Chapter 12 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE
32. Chapter 13 PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
33. Chapter 14 COUNTY FACILITIES AUTHORIZATION AND FEE
34. Chapter 15 EXTENDED SERVICE CHARGES: DUNNIGAN COUNTY SERVICE AREA
35. Chapter 16 FIRE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT IMPACT MITIGATION FEES
36. Chapter 17 CLERK/RECORDER FEES
37. Chapter 18 CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX
38. Title 4 PUBLIC SAFETY
39. Chapter 1 EMERGENCY SERVICES
40. Chapter 2 FIREWORKS
41. Chapter 3 TRAFFIC
42. Chapter 4 COUNTY PARKING FACILITIES
43. Chapter 5 COUNTY AIRPORTS
44. Chapter 6 AMBULANCES
45. Chapter 7 PORT OF SACRAMENTO
46. Title 5 PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS, AND CONDUCT
47. Chapter 1 ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED, OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLES
48. Chapter 2 CARD ROOMS
49. Chapter 3 FALSE REPORTS
50. Chapter 4 INTOXICATION
51. Chapter 5 LOITERING
52. Chapter 6 MASSAGE PARLOR PERMITS
53. Chapter 7 MOTEL AND MOTOR COURT ADVERTISING SIGNS
54. Chapter 8 PARADES AND ASSEMBLAGES
55. Chapter 9 UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
56. Chapter 10 WEAPONS
57. Chapter 11 ZANE PROBATION CENTER
58. Chapter 12 OUTDOOR FESTIVALS
59. Chapter 13 CERTAIN OBNOXIOUS CONDUCT
60. Chapter 14 PRIVATE PATROLS
61. Chapter 15 REWARDS
62. Chapter 16 BINGO
63. Chapter 17 TAXICABS
64. Chapter 18 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
65. Chapter 19 ADULT PICTURE ARCADES
66. Title 6 SANITATION AND HEALTH
67. Chapter 1 ANIMALS
68. Chapter 2 BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS
69. Chapter 3 FOOD HANDLING
70. Chapter 4 MILK INSPECTION AND DISTRIBUTION
71. Chapter 5 PUBLIC SEWAGE DISPOSAL
72. Chapter 6 HOUSING CODE
73. Chapter 7 LITTER AND CONTAMINANTS
74. Chapter 8 WATER QUALITY
75. Chapter 9 PUBLIC HEALTH PERMITS
76. Chapter 10 GENERAL PROVISIONS
77. Chapter 11
78. Chapter 12 REGULATION OF BIOSOLIDS
79. Chapter 13 CAMPING WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF YOLO COUNTY
80. Chapter 14 LIMITATIONS TO ACCESS TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS
81. Chapter 15 TOBACCO RETAILER PERMIT
82. Chapter 16 RECYCLING AND DIVERSION OF DEBRIS FROM CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
83. Chapter 17 WASTE, RECYCLABLES, AND ORGANICS
84. Chapter 18 SMOKING IN WORKPLACES AND ENCLOSED PUBLIC PLACES
85. Chapter 19 ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
86. Chapter 20 PROMOTION OF SAFE AND OPEN PUBLIC SPACES
87. Chapter 21 COVID-19 PENALTY
88. Chapter 22 LNU COMPLEX FIRE DEBRIS REMOVAL
89. Title 7 BUILDING REGULATIONS
90. Chapter 1 CALIFORNIA CODES AND LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO
91. Chapter 2 MANUFACTURED HOMES
92. CHAPTER 3. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
93. CHAPTER 4. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
94. Title 8 LAND DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING
95. Chapter 1 SUBDIVISION AND RELATED REGULATIONS
96. Chapter 2 ZONING REGULATIONS
97. Chapter 3 WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING ORDINANCE
98. Chapter 4 FLOOD PROTECTION
99. Chapter 5 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
100. Chapter 6 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL ORDINANCE
101. Chapter 7 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USES AND ADULT-RELATED ESTABLISHMENTS
102. Chapter 8 INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
103. Chapter 9 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
104. Chapter 10 MOBILE HOME PARK CONVERSION ORDINANCE
105. Chapter 11 HISTORIC LANDMARKS
106. Chapter 12 HOUSING DENSITY BONUSES
107. Chapter 13 ADDRESSING SYSTEM
108. Chapter 14 DEFINITIONS
109. Title 9 PARKS AND RECREATION
110. Chapter 1 BOATING AND WATER SKIING
111. Chapter 2 PUBLIC BOATING FACILITIES
112. Chapter 3 PARK REGULATIONS
113. Chapter 4 SPEED LIMITS ON THE SACRAMENTO RIVER
114. Chapter 5 STREAMS AND RIVERS COMMERCIAL BOATING
115. Chapter 6 VESSEL SANITATION AND MOORING
116. Title 10 ENVIRONMENT
117. Chapter 1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
118. Chapter 2 ELM TREES
119. Chapter 3 CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN IN-CHANNEL ORDINANCE
120. Chapter 4 OFF-CHANNEL SURFACE MINING
121. Chapter 5 SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION
122. Chapter 6 AGRICULTURE
123. Chapter 7 GROUNDWATER
124. CHAPTER 8 AGRICULTURAL SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION ORDINANCE
125. CHAPTER 9 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE CONTROL
126. Chapter 10 HABITAT MITIGATION ORDINANCE
127. Chapter 11 GRAVEL MINING FEE ORDINANCE
128. Chapter 12 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE AND OPERATION
129. Chapter 13 YOLO HCP/NCCP
130. Chapter 14 INDUSTRIAL HEMP CULTIVATION, MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, AND STORAGE
131. Title 11 CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
132. Chapter 1 FRANCHISE ENABLING LAW
133. Chapter 2 CABLE TELEVISION LICENSES
134. Title 12 BUSINESS LICENSES
135. Chapter 1 BUSINESS LICENSES IN GENERAL
136. Chapter 2 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
137. Chapter 3 ITINERANT BUSINESS LICENSE
138. Chapter 4 CANNABIS LICENSING
139. Parallel Reference Table