10 rules for unincorporated Tehama County, California.
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In unincorporated Tehama County, parking or storing an RV, travel trailer or boat on your own property is generally allowed, but living in a recreational vehicle or travel trailer for 30 or more days in any 365-day period requires a temporary occupancy permit under Zoning Code Chapter 17.86.
Tehama County has no ordinance dictating how residents park in their own driveways; on public roads, blocking a driveway is prohibited by California Vehicle Code Section 22500. The county does set fire-safe driveway and access standards in Code Chapter 9.14 for new development in the unincorporated area.
Unincorporated Tehama County has no special ordinance restricting commercial or work-truck parking in residential areas. On public roads, commercial vehicle parking follows the California Vehicle Code; on private rural property there is generally no county size limit for parking, though living in a vehicle is regulated.
On most unincorporated Tehama County roads, on-street parking follows the California Vehicle Code. The county has adopted specific no-parking zones on certain named county roads and angle/parallel parking rules for the town of Gerber under County Code Chapter 11.12.
Unincorporated Tehama County has no general overnight-parking ban on county roads. The main limit is the California 72-hour rule: a vehicle left standing on a public road for 72 or more hours may be cited and removed, a remedy the county references in its abandoned-vehicle ordinance.
Unincorporated Tehama County has no local ordinance governing electric-vehicle charging stalls. EV charging spaces in the county are governed by California Vehicle Code Section 22511, which makes it unlawful to park in a designated EV charging space unless the vehicle is connected for charging.
Tehama County Code Chapter 9.02 declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public nuisance that may be abated, using authority from California Vehicle Code Sections 22660, 22661 and 22710. Owners receive notice and an opportunity to be heard before the county removes the vehicle.
In unincorporated Tehama County, curb markings are official traffic markings controlled by the county, not residents. Under Code Chapter 11.02 the Director of Public Works installs and maintains markings per California Vehicle Code Section 21351, and county code directs white parking-stall paint in Gerber and red curbs at bus zones.
Tehama County Code Chapter 11.26 lets the Tehama County Transit Agency designate bus loading zones in the unincorporated area, approved by the Board of Supervisors under California Vehicle Code Section 22500(i). The Director of Public Works paints the red curbs and installs the bus-stop signs and shelters.
Unincorporated Tehama County has no ordinance setting a size or weight limit for parking oversized vehicles like motorhomes or large trailers on residential streets. Public-road parking follows the California Vehicle Code; living in a large RV or trailer on private land is regulated by Zoning Code Chapter 17.86.
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