Yuba County has been utilizing County Service Areas for over 20 years to provide services to County residents, and there are over 60 CSAs in the County. The basic premise of a CSA is to fund a service that the County would not otherwise be able to fund through traditional sources (property tax, sales tax, fuel tax, etc.) by creating a direct assessment that a property owner pays for a particular service. The most common type of service and associated assessment is for road and drainage maintenance in new subdivisions, but there are others ranging from lighting to fire protection. As the name implies, a CSA is administered by County staff (traditionally Public Works) under the direction of the County Board of Supervisors. A CSA may be established to provide any one or more of the following types of extended services within an unincorporated area:

Extended law enforcement; structural fire protection; local park, recreation, or parkway facilities and services; extended library facilities and services; television translator station facilities and services; low-power television services; and any other governmental services, referred to as miscellaneous extended services, which the County is authorized by law to perform and which the County does not also perform to the same extent on a countywide basis both within and outside city boundaries.

Frequently Asked Questions

Locate pole number on pole (located 7 feet from bottom of pole). If pole is in the Cobblestone/Plumas Lake area and the pole number starts with YC call (530) 749-5420 with pole number and location.  

Any other pole location and/or number you can contact PG & E Maintenance Division at (800)743-5000 or fill out a Street Light Trouble Report on line at: Report Streetlight Issue (pge.com)

When the  Plumas Lake Specific Plan was being planned, property owners  near in the proposed development area were concerned about  losing their rural setting and did not want an abundance of  street lights illuminating the area. So when the Plan was  adopted by the County, street lights were required to be placed  only at intersections and at decision locations. When the first  subdivisions were being constructed in the Plumas Lake area the  developer interpreted the Specific Plan to read that street  lights were to be placed only at intersections. After the first  few maps and plans were approved, our department interpreted the  meaning of decision locations to include the backs of  cul-de-sacs and at knuckles. Unfortunately the builders were not  willing to install additional street lights in the areas that  had been completed.

There are areas that have more street lights because the builder  chose to install street lighting beyond what is required and the  home owners in this area will be paying a higher yearly  assessment for the enhanced street lighting.

The only way for the County to require more lighting is to amend the Plumas Lake Specific Plan and set criteria for street lights.  At this time there are no plans to amend the Plumas Lake Specific Plan. But we do encourage developers to install additional street lights beyond what is required by the Specific Plan.

You and/or your neighbors can contact PG&E and have them install a street light.  You would be responsible for the installation costs and possibly the monthly electrical costs. There has been no decision made on whether the electrical costs for a street light installed by property owners could be funded through the County Service Area.

No. A CSA is not required to have a committee. However, Public Works encourages each CSA to have some type of committee or advisory panel to help keep the County informed of issues.

No. Roads within a CSA are classified as public roads and may be used by anyone. Although these roads are not part of the County road system, they are maintained using CSA funds.

Yes. A CSA dissolution is initiated by a Resolution of the County Board of Supervisors.
No. Each CSA is assessed based on the services provided. For example, a CSA in the valley may require streetlights, while a CSA in the foothills may not. The cost associated with streetlights would not be charged in the foothill CSA.

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