The zoning code applies to land and landowners in Yolo County’s unincorporated areas. Projects must be consistent with the General Plan, and its land-use designation prevails if it conflicts with zoning. The Planning Director may classify a proposed use or determine that it does not fit a use type and is not permitted. The code applies to unincorporated areas and the Director may determine a use is not permitted.

Depending on the parcel’s zone and how the data-center use is classified, development may require zoning clearance, Site Plan Review, or a discretionary Use Permit. Site Plan Review may be required for certain by-right uses or large or multiple structures; Use Permits require a public hearing. Site Plan Review may be required and Use Permits require a public hearing.

For applications subject to a public hearing, the Director may encourage or require a pre-application conference. It does not grant formal approval, and a formal application cannot be accepted until the pre-application process is complete. A pre-application may be required and formal filing must await completion.

Development applications must include required plans and supporting information, and pay the applicable fee. The Director may require additional materials; pre-application and development-application fees may also apply. Applications require plans and a fee and additional application materials may be required.

For discretionary development applications, staff must notify the applicant within 30 days whether the application is complete. An incomplete application may be terminated after six months without reasonable effort to complete it, unless an extension is granted; the applicant may appeal an incompleteness finding. The 30-day completeness notice and six-month termination period are specified in the code.

Public hearings on development applications require notice at least 10 days beforehand, including newspaper publication and, where practical, mailed notice to property owners within 300 feet. Notice must be given at least ten days before the hearing.

Approval authorities may impose written conditions to ensure compliance with the code and other laws or to mitigate environmental impacts. The Board may set fees for permits and entitlements, related to the County’s actual processing and enforcement costs. Approval may include conditions and permit fees may be charged.

Most decisions by the Planning Director, Zoning Administrator, or Planning Commission take effect on the 16th day, unless appealed earlier. An appeal requires a fee and a public hearing, which must generally be set within 60 days. Decisions take effect on the 16th day and appeal hearings are subject to a 60-day limit.

A Site Plan Review approval becomes void if the approved use is not initiated within one year, unless an extension is requested and granted; an extension may not exceed one year. A Use Permit may become void if substantial steps toward the authorized use are not taken within the stated period, or within one year if no period was set, unless extended; extensions may not exceed two years. Site Plan Review’s one-year lapse and extension limit and Use Permit lapse provisions.

Violations of the zoning chapter are misdemeanors, with a separate offense for each day a violation continues; nonconforming structures or uses are also declared unlawful public nuisances subject to abatement proceedings. Each day may constitute a separate offense and violations may be treated as public nuisances.

Once issued, development permits run with the property rather than being tied to the applicant or owner, so permit rights can continue after a property transfer. This applies to development permits generally; it does not exempt a project from other applicable requirements. Permits run with the land