Building Safety in Tehama County, CA (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Tehama County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Sprinkler Requirements
Tehama County requires automatic fire sprinklers in manufactured and mobile homes built since 2012 when an installation permit issues: conventional site-built homes follow the state-adopted building code instead.
Tehama County Manufactured Home Sprinklers
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 15.28.055
Any manufactured home, mobilehome, or multi-family manufactured home with two dwelling units, manufactured on or after January 1, 2012, for which an installation permit is issued after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section, shall be equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler system designed and installed in accordance with Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations. Th...
Green Building Code
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.
Tehama County Green Building Code
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 15.10.030
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 constr...
Building Permits
Tehama County requires a permit before building, altering, or demolishing most structures in the unincorporated area; unpermitted work triggers a recorded notice of noncompliance against the property.
Tehama County Building Permit Requirement
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 15.02.310(A)(1)
Except as specified in subsection B of this section, no building, structure or building service equipment regulated by this code and the technical codes shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or demolished unless a separate, appropriate permit for each building, structure or building service equipment has first been obtained from the buil...
Electrical Permits
Tehama County requires a permit for electrical work in the unincorporated area and enforces the 2022 California Electrical Code with the 2022 NEC, not Red Bluff, Corning, or Tehama city code.
Tehama County Electrical Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 15.20.030
The 2022 California Electrical Code, Title 24, Part 3, 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., (hereinafter referred to as the "state code") and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, incorporating the National Electrical Code, 2022 Edition, as referenc...
Plumbing Permits
Plumbing work in unincorporated Tehama County, California is governed by the 2022 California Plumbing Code, which the county has adopted as its own plumbing code at Chapter 15.16 and enforces through building permits.
Tehama County Plumbing Code Adoption
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 15.16.030
The 2022 California Plumbing Code, Title 24, Part 5 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., (hereinafter referred to as the "state code") and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, incorporating the Uniform Plumbing Code, 2022 Edition, as referenced in ...
Building Inspections
Tehama County requires five staged inspections, foundation, slab or under-floor, framing, lath/wallboard, and final, before a building permit closes, and each stage must be approved before work is covered up.
Tehama County Building Inspection Stages
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 15.02.370(E)
Foundation Inspection. To be made after excavations for footings are completed and any required reinforcing steel is in place. For concrete foundations, any required forms shall be in place prior to inspection. All materials for the foundation shall be on the job, except when concrete ready-mixed in accordance with UBC Standards No. 19-3, the concrete need not be on the job. Where the foundatio...
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