Tehama County, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2022 CALGreen, Title 24 Part 11
- Local role
- Adoption and enforcement only
- Local amendments
- None beyond adoption itself
- Governing section
- § 15.10.030
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Tehama County only
Summary
New construction in unincorporated Tehama County, California must comply with the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), which the county has adopted by reference as its own green building code at Chapter 15.10.
The 2022 California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11 of the California Code of Regulations, a portion of the California Building Standards Code, as defined in the California Health and Safety Code Section 18901 et seq., ... are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference herein. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter and Chapter 15.02 of the Tehama County Code, all construction, alteration, moving, demolition, repair, and use of any building or structure within the county jurisdiction shall be made in conformance with the state code...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23).
Full Breakdown
Tehama County Code § 15.10.030 adopts the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11 of the California Code of Regulations, as the county's own green building code, along with the International Building Code's applicable appendices. The underlying standards are set by the state, not written locally by the county. Tehama County's role is adopting and enforcing them through its own building department for construction in the unincorporated area. This chapter (15.10) carries no local amendments beyond the adoption itself; Red Bluff, Corning, and the City of Tehama each adopt and enforce their own version of the state code through their own building departments.
Violations & Fines
Building without complying with the adopted green building standards is treated the same as any other building-code violation: subject to permit denial, correction orders, and misdemeanor prosecution under Chapter 10.14 of the county code.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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