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Shasta County, CA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Governing law
Shasta County Code § 16.10.360
Adopted code
California Plumbing Code, Title 24 Part 5
Sanitation plans
required on the permit application
Wastewater system
needs environmental health division approval
Bathtub/washbasin combo
needs dual department sign-off
Applies to
Limited Density Owner-Built Rural Dwellings only

Summary

Plumbing installed in a Shasta County limited density owner-built rural dwelling must follow the most recently adopted California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24, under Code Section 16.10.360. The same wildfire-rebuild chapter also requires sanitation fixtures to be shown on the building permit plans and wastewater to be routed only to a system approved by the county's environmental health division.

City-specific rules exist: Redding has its own plumbing permits rules that differ from Shasta County's county-level regulations. If you live in Redding, check the city-specific page instead.

Plumbing equipment and installation shall be in accordance with the applicable requirements contained in the most recently adopted version of the California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24, California Code of Regulations.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code: Supplement 22).

Full Breakdown

10's plumbing rule sits inside the same wildfire-rebuild pilot program that lets owner-built rural dwellings skip a wired electrical hookup: it applies to Limited Density Owner-Built Rural Dwellings permitted after the Carr (2018), Zogg (2020), Salt (2021), and Fawn (2021) wildfires. 360's plumbing-code adoption. The type, design, and number of sanitation facilities must appear on the plans submitted with the building permit application. No dwelling built under this chapter may discharge wastewater from a sanitary facility anywhere except into a wastewater system designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to the standards of the resource management department's environmental health division, and no dwelling may use a bathtub or shower alongside a washbasin, or any alternate bathing and washing setup, unless the environmental health division and the building official have both approved it first.

170, issued separately from the structure's building permit, and no permit is issued for a system serving a new use unless it is coordinated with that use's building or mobile home permit.

Violations & Fines

Installing plumbing that skips the adopted California Plumbing Code, or running wastewater outside an approved system, exposes the structure to a substandard-building finding and public-nuisance abatement under Section 16.10.060 and Chapter 8.28 of the county code. Using an unapproved bathing or washing fixture combination under Section 16.10.310(C) is likewise treated as noncompliant until the environmental health division signs off.

Frequently Asked Questions

What plumbing code applies to Shasta County's owner-built rebuild homes?
Section 16.10.360 requires plumbing equipment and installation in a limited density owner-built rural dwelling to follow the most recently adopted California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24, the same statewide plumbing standard used for conventional construction elsewhere in the county.
Can I install my own septic or wastewater system for a rebuild home?
Only if it is designed, constructed, operated, and maintained according to the requirements of the resource management department's environmental health division, per Section 16.10.310(B). Wastewater from any sanitary facility cannot be discharged anywhere else.
Do I need approval for a bathtub and separate washbasin?
Yes. Section 16.10.310(C) says a dwelling cannot use a bathtub or shower together with a washbasin, or any alternate bathing and washing setup, unless the environmental health division and the building official have both approved that specific arrangement.
Does this plumbing rule apply to every Shasta County home?
No, only to Limited Density Owner-Built Rural Dwellings permitted under Chapter 16.10 in the mapped Carr, Zogg, Salt, and Fawn wildfire impact areas. Conventional sewage disposal work elsewhere in the county needs its own permit from the health officer under Section 16.04.170.

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