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Yuba County DC zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Yuba County's DC zone, generally buildings can be up to 45 ft tall, the front setback is 5 ft and the minimum lot size is 6,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Yuba County code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 45 ft (nonresidential uses next to a residential district: 35 ft within 40 ft, 45 ft within 50 ft, 55 ft within 60 ft)
- Minimum front setback: 5 ft (10 ft if there is no sidewalk)
- Minimum side setback: 0 ft (walls with windows need at least 5 ft (10 ft for bedroom or living room windows))
- Minimum rear setback: 5 ft (walls with bedroom or living room windows need at least 10 ft)
- Minimum lot size: 6,000 sq ft
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 1.0
- Maximum density: 8 to 40 units per acre (mixed use projects with residential uses; the code sets a range: at least 8, at most 40)
DC (Downtown core) is a zoning district in Yuba County. Every value below was read from the Yuba County Municipal Code and links to its section (read October 2026). State laws such as the ADU and SB 9 rules can allow more on a residential lot. General information, not legal advice — read the code text and check with the city before you build.
Development standards in DC
The general rule for a typical lot in this zone. Zoning tables often attach notes, such as rules for corner lots, lots next to a residential zone, or new subdivisions only. Open “code text” under a value to see the table cell or sentence it was read from.
| Maximum building height | 45 ft Applies: nonresidential uses next to a residential district: 35 ft within 40 ft, 45 ft within 50 ft, 55 ft within 60 ft § 11.08.030 · code textTable row “Maximum height (ft.)”, column “DC”: 45(B) |
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| Minimum front setback | 5 ft Applies: 10 ft if there is no sidewalk § 11.08.030 · code textTable row “Front”, column “DC”: 5, 10 if there is no sidewalk (C) |
| Minimum side setback | 0 ft Applies: walls with windows need at least 5 ft (10 ft for bedroom or living room windows) § 11.08.030 · code textTable row “Side”, column “DC”: 0,5 if adjacent to R district (B) |
| Minimum rear setback | 5 ft Applies: walls with bedroom or living room windows need at least 10 ft § 11.08.030 · code textTable row “Rear”, column “DC”: 5, 10 adjacent to R district (B) |
| Minimum lot size | 6,000 sq ft § 11.08.030 · code textTable row “Minimum lot area (square feet)”, column “DC”: 6,000 |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 1.0 § 11.08.030 · code textTable row “Maximum floor area ratio (FAR)”, column “DC”: 1.0 |
| Maximum density | 8 to 40 units per acre Applies: mixed use projects with residential uses; the code sets a range: at least 8, at most 40 § 11.08.030 · code textTable row “Density (units/acre)”, column “DC”: 8-40 or 20-40 (A) |
Uses in DC
Uses the code's use tables allow in DC, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Apartment building — Allowed
- Rooming or boarding house — Needs an administrative use permit
- Child care center — Allowed
- Community garden — Needs an administrative use permit — see note
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in DC:
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft — if there is no sidewalk § 11.08.030
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft — adjacent to a residential district; 15 ft for nonresidential uses § 11.08.030
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft — adjacent to a residential district; 20 ft for nonresidential uses § 11.08.030
- Maximum density: 20 to 40 units per acre — residential only projects; the code sets a range: at least 20, at most 40 § 11.08.030
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot coverage limit for DC in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Yuba County Municipal Code.
Other Yuba County zoning districts
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Yuba County's DC zone?
45 ft (nonresidential uses next to a residential district: 35 ft within 40 ft, 45 ft within 50 ft, 55 ft within 60 ft) — Yuba County Municipal Code § 11.08.030.
What is the minimum front setback in Yuba County's DC zone?
5 ft (10 ft if there is no sidewalk) — Yuba County Municipal Code § 11.08.030.
What is the minimum side setback in Yuba County's DC zone?
0 ft (walls with windows need at least 5 ft (10 ft for bedroom or living room windows)) — Yuba County Municipal Code § 11.08.030.
What is the minimum rear setback in Yuba County's DC zone?
5 ft (walls with bedroom or living room windows need at least 10 ft) — Yuba County Municipal Code § 11.08.030.
What is the minimum lot size in Yuba County's DC zone?
6,000 sq ft — Yuba County Municipal Code § 11.08.030.
General information, not legal advice.
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