Paskenta, CA

Unincorporated Tehama County adopted a Noise Control ordinance (Title 17, Chapter 17.77) effective September 2, 2022. It sets nighttime quiet hours of 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and 10:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekends, and prohibits willful excessive, unnecessary or offensive noise that disturbs neighbors.

Tehama County's Noise Control ordinance (Chapter 17.77) exempts construction, repair and remodeling noise when it occurs within specified hours. Outside those hours, construction noise is subject to the general prohibition on excessive, unnecessary or offensive noise in unincorporated areas.

Barking dogs are addressed under Tehama County's Noise Control ordinance (Chapter 17.77) in the unincorporated county. Complaints are handled by the Sheriff's Office Animal Care and Regulation unit. The county advises residents to keep a written log of barking to support enforcement or civil action.

Tehama County has no separate leaf-blower ordinance for its unincorporated areas. Leaf blowers and other power equipment are instead covered by the general Noise Control ordinance (Chapter 17.77), which prohibits excessive, unnecessary or offensive noise, especially during the county's nighttime quiet hours.

Loud and amplified music is one of the noise sources expressly addressed by Tehama County's Noise Control ordinance (Chapter 17.77) in the unincorporated county. It is unlawful when it is excessive, unnecessary or offensive, and the county can act on noise audible at or beyond 500 feet supported by complaints from three or more residences.

Off-road vehicles are among the noise sources expressly addressed by Tehama County's Noise Control ordinance (Chapter 17.77) in the unincorporated county. On public roads, California Vehicle Code muffler and exhaust laws set the statewide standards for vehicle noise.

For day-to-day nuisance complaints, unincorporated Tehama County uses a plainly-audible-at-500-feet standard rather than a single decibel cap. For new development, the General Plan Noise Element sets numeric limits: 50 dB Leq daytime / 45 dB nighttime exterior at residences, and 65 dB Leq for industry.

Outdoor music and amplified sound in unincorporated Tehama County are governed by Chapter 17.77 (Noise Control). Loud music is expressly addressed, and unauthorized special-event or paid promotional event noise is investigated by the Environmental Health Code Enforcement Department.

Industrial and other stationary noise sources in unincorporated Tehama County are governed by the General Plan Noise Element, which sets a 65 dB Leq exterior standard for industry and protects residences at 50 dB Leq daytime / 45 dB nighttime. Chapter 17.77 covers ongoing nuisance noise.

Aircraft noise in Tehama County is governed by the General Plan Noise Element and the Tehama County Comprehensive Airport Land Use Plan. The local standard near airports is 60 dBA Ldn/CNEL for residential and sensitive uses, and land-use regulation applies within the 55 CNEL contour.

Effective June 20, 2024, hosts and operators must obtain a Short-Term Rental (STR) Permit to operate any vacation rental in the unincorporated areas of Tehama County. Registration is handled through the County's online STR portal, and operators must also collect and remit transient occupancy tax.

Operators register their short-term rental through the County's online STR portal, where they obtain the STR Permit and set up transient occupancy tax reporting. Even where a platform collects tax automatically, all operators must still file quarterly TOT returns through the County platform.

Unincorporated Tehama County levies an 8% Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) on lodging rented for 30 days or less, including vacation homes and houses. The tax is paid by the guest, collected by the operator, and remitted quarterly to the County.

Tehama County does not publish a specific guest-count or occupancy cap for short-term rentals in its online STR and TOT materials. Occupancy is governed primarily by general residential zoning under Title 17, building and fire code capacity, and the County's nuisance framework rather than a dedicated STR occupancy formula.

Tehama County's published STR program does not set a dedicated off-street parking quota for vacation rentals. Parking is governed by the general off-street parking standards of the County Zoning Ordinance (Title 17) and by rural-road and driveway access requirements, not by an STR-specific space-per-bedroom rule.

Tehama County does not publish an STR-specific noise limit, but vacation-rental guests must comply with the County's general noise and nuisance rules. Excessive or disturbing noise from a rental can be enforced as a public nuisance, and California state law also restricts amplified and disturbing sound.

Tehama County does not impose a primary-residence-only requirement on short-term rentals. The County's program requires an STR Permit and TOT for any qualifying rental, and its materials do not limit permits to owner-occupied or primary homes, so non-owner-occupied vacation rentals are allowed.

Tehama County does not require a host to be present during a short-term rental stay. Its program does not mandate on-site or hosted rentals, so unhosted whole-home vacation rentals are allowed, subject to the STR Permit, TOT, and any local-contact expectations the County may attach to the permit.

Tehama County does not publish an annual night cap limiting how many nights a property may be rented short-term. The County's program permits and taxes rentals of 30 days or less without a stated maximum-nights-per-year ceiling, so there is no verified annual rental-night limit.

Tehama County's published short-term rental program does not state a specific liability-insurance minimum for vacation rentals. No verified County insurance mandate exists in the STR and TOT materials, though operators should confirm permit conditions and carry adequate coverage as a practical matter.

Backyard recreational fire pits in unincorporated Tehama County follow the California Fire Code. Open recreational fires must be under 3 feet across and 2 feet high and kept at least 25 feet from structures; manufactured portable fire pits must be at least 15 feet from anything combustible and attended at all times.

State-approved 'Safe and Sane' fireworks are legal in unincorporated Tehama County, including communities such as Gerber, Los Molinos, and Proberta. Only fireworks bearing the California State Fire Marshal 'Safe and Sane' seal may be sold or used; all dangerous (flying or exploding) fireworks are illegal statewide.

Residential (dooryard) outdoor burning in unincorporated Tehama County is allowed only on permissive burn days set by the Tehama County Air Pollution Control District, only for natural vegetation grown on the property, and — during declared fire season — only with a CAL FIRE residential burn permit. Burning garbage, plastics, and treated materials is prohibited.

Property owners in Tehama County's State Responsibility Area must maintain 100 feet of defensible space around structures under California Public Resources Code section 4291. CAL FIRE inspects SRA properties, and the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County offers free defensible-space assistance in SRA, WUI, and high-hazard zones.

Small backyard recreational fires are allowed in unincorporated Tehama County under the California Fire Code (under 3 ft wide, 2 ft high, 25 ft from structures, attended at all times). Open burning of yard waste is separate and requires a permissive burn day plus, during fire season, a CAL FIRE permit. Burning trash is prohibited.

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirements in unincorporated Tehama County follow California law, not a separate county ordinance. State-approved smoke alarms are required in every dwelling, and carbon monoxide alarms are required in dwellings with a fuel-burning appliance, fireplace, or attached garage.

Residential propane (LP-gas) storage in unincorporated Tehama County follows the California Fire Code Chapter 61 and NFPA 58. Tank setbacks depend on capacity — typically 10 feet from buildings and property lines for 125–500 gallon tanks — and LP-gas containers may not be stored indoors or in basements.

Much of unincorporated Tehama County — the Cascade foothills (Mineral, Mill Creek, Manton) and Coast Range — lies in a State Responsibility Area with High and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. Properties in these zones must meet PRC 4291 defensible space, and new construction in High/Very High zones must meet California Building Code Chapter 7A wildfire standards.

Common fence materials — wood, vinyl, chain-link, welded and field wire, and masonry block — are all permitted in unincorporated Tehama County. The zoning code governs fence height and location, not material. Tall masonry walls follow the same permit and engineering rules as any fence over 7 feet.

In unincorporated Tehama County, the zoning code caps fence height only in residential (R) districts: 6 feet in side and rear yards, and 3 feet for fences and hedges within the front yard setback. Most rural agricultural land has no specific zoning height cap, but the statewide 7-foot building-permit threshold still applies.

Tehama County's zoning code does not assign cost-sharing for boundary fences; that is governed by California Civil Code Section 841, the 'good neighbor' fence law. Adjoining owners are presumed equally responsible for a shared boundary fence, and 30 days' written notice is required before incurring costs.

Tehama County does not require a planning permit for ordinary fences within zoning height limits, but the California Building Code it has adopted requires a building permit for any fence over 7 feet tall. Retaining walls over 4 feet also need a permit. Always confirm zoning compliance before building.

Tehama County's zoning ordinance does not set retaining-wall heights directly. Under the California Building Code the county enforces, a retaining wall over 4 feet tall (measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall), or any wall supporting a surcharge, requires a building permit and engineering.

Fences in unincorporated Tehama County must comply with residential height limits (6 feet side/rear, 3 feet in the front setback), sight-distance rules at corners and driveways, and the building code (permit required over 7 feet). Pool-enclosure fencing is regulated separately under state safety standards.

Tehama County's zoning ordinance does not restrict fence materials in general residential or agricultural districts — wood, vinyl, chain-link, masonry, and wire are all common. Height limits in Section 17.08.030 and the building code apply regardless of material. No countywide ban on barbed wire or specific materials appears in the code.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

In unincorporated Tehama County, dogs are regulated under Title 7 (Animals) of the County Code, enforced by the Tehama County Animal Care Center. County guidance states a dog leaving its owner's property must be restrained by a substantial leash and under the owner's physical control; at-large dogs may be impounded. Red Bluff and Corning set their own rules.

Tehama County is a major agricultural county, so keeping poultry and small livestock is broadly allowed where zoning permits. The County Zoning Code (Title 17) sets the numbers: in the R-1 residential district a lot may keep up to twelve hens or rabbits and no other animals beyond household pets; agricultural districts allow far more.

Unincorporated Tehama County does not impose any breed-specific dog ban. California law (Food & Agricultural Code 31683) prohibits local dangerous-dog programs from being specific as to breed, except for limited spay/neuter or breeding rules. Tehama County regulates dogs by individual behavior through Title 7 (including Chapter 7.30 on potentially dangerous and vicious dogs) and the state dangerous-dog framework.

Beekeeping is allowed in unincorporated Tehama County - the Zoning Code treats apiaries as 'light agriculture' in agricultural districts. There is no published countywide hive-count cap, but every California beekeeper must register their apiary annually with the County Agricultural Commissioner under the Apiary Protection Act (Food & Agricultural Code, Division 13), even for a single hive.

Exotic and wild animals in unincorporated Tehama County are governed mainly by California state law. CCR Title 14 section 671 and Fish & Game Code 2118 classify many species (most wild carnivores, primates, ferrets, hedgehogs) as restricted, requiring a state permit not issued for personal pets. Tehama County's Title 7 code and zoning can add local controls.

Tehama is a working cattle-and-sheep county (home of the Red Bluff Round-Up), and livestock keeping is a core land use on zoned parcels. The Zoning Code sets density (about one livestock animal per acre in the Animal Raising district). California's Food & Agricultural Code governs estrays and livestock on highways, and Tehama is a historic 'grazing county.'

Tehama County caps private dog ownership at five dogs over four months per premises; keeping more requires a commercial kennel, hobby kennel, or working-dog license. All dogs over four months must be licensed through the Animal Care Center. The Zoning Code also caps pot-bellied pigs at five in residential districts. One-year license fees are $15 altered, $35 unaltered.

California law prohibits knowingly feeding big-game mammals such as bears and deer (CCR Title 14 section 251.3), and that applies in unincorporated Tehama County. The County publishes no separate feeding ordinance; predator conflicts (bears, mountain lions) and depredation are handled by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Trapping and relocating wildlife is generally prohibited under state law.

Cats are largely unregulated in unincorporated Tehama County. The County's published animal regulations state cats are not regulated and Animal Control will not pick up strays, though the Animal Care Center accepts surrendered cats (waiting list plus impound fee). There is no countywide cat license or leash rule; the County recommends spaying or neutering at four to six months.

Animal hoarding in unincorporated Tehama County is addressed through the County's Title 7 animal code, the five-dog/kennel limit, and California Penal Code 597, which makes neglect and cruelty - including keeping so many animals their health is compromised - prosecutable. The Tehama County Animal Care Center investigates cruelty complaints and can impound animals kept in unsafe conditions.

Unincorporated Tehama County sets no decorative lawn-height limit. Tall grass and weeds are regulated as a fire hazard and nuisance under the County's Fire Hazard Abatement chapter and, in fire-prone areas, by state defensible-space law (PRC 4291), under which annual grasses must be kept to four inches.

Unincorporated Tehama County has no general tree-removal permit ordinance and, as of its 2009–2029 General Plan, only voluntary oak-woodland measures rather than a mandatory oak ordinance. Owners may generally remove trees on their own land. Removal tied to a development project or grading is the main exception.

Unincorporated Tehama County has no private tree-pruning permit. Owners may trim their own trees. Trimming becomes regulated mainly for wildfire defensible space under state law (PRC 4291) and the County's Fire Safe Regulations, and where vegetation obstructs a public road or becomes a nuisance.

Unincorporated Tehama County abates weeds, dry grass, brush and combustible debris through its Fire Hazard Abatement chapter (Code Ch. 9.05), backed by the Fire Safe Regulations (Ch. 9.14) and statewide defensible-space law (PRC 4291). The focus is wildfire fuel reduction, not lawn appearance.

Unincorporated Tehama County has no countywide outdoor-watering schedule ordinance; its General Plan encourages conservation and defers to state agencies. Statewide rules apply: California's permanent water-waste prohibitions (State Water Board) ban wasteful uses like watering during/after rain and hosing pavement.

Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged. California's Rainwater Capture Act (Water Code §10574) lets landowners install rain barrels for outdoor non-potable use without a local permit. Unincorporated Tehama County has no ordinance restricting residential rain barrels; larger or plumbed systems may need building review.

Native and drought-tolerant landscaping is encouraged, not restricted. Tehama County's General Plan promotes native plants in its oak-woodland and restoration policies, and its Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (Code Ch. 17.85) favors climate-adapted plants. State law also bars HOAs and local governments from blocking lawn-to-native conversions.

Unincorporated Tehama County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating residential artificial turf. There is no county lawn-material rule. Synthetic turf is treated like other landscaping; large projects must still meet the County's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance and stormwater/runoff standards.

Backyard composting is allowed and encouraged. California's SB 1383 organics-recycling law requires jurisdictions to provide organic-waste collection and divert food and yard waste from landfills; Tehama County implements this through its solid-waste programs. Home compost piles must avoid creating a vector or fire-hazard nuisance.

Tehama County's zoning code does not separately regulate family daycare homes; California state law controls. Under Health & Safety Code §1597.45, both small and large family daycare homes are a residential use by right for zoning, and a local jurisdiction may not impose a business license, fee, or tax to operate one.

Tehama County's home occupation definition limits on-site signs to not more than one square foot. The home occupation must produce no evidence of its existence beyond the premises other than that small sign, so larger commercial signage is not allowed for a home-based business.

Tehama County permits home occupations by right in its residential and agricultural zones, including RE, R-1, and AG-1 through AG-4. The activity must be incidental to the residence, confined within the dwelling, and use no more than 25 percent of the floor space, per the home occupation definition in Title 17.

Tehama County treats a qualifying home occupation as a permitted use by right in residential and agricultural zones, so no discretionary use permit is required as long as the operation stays within the code's home-occupation limits on floor space, employees, sales, and signage.

Tehama County's home occupation definition expressly includes a cottage food operation as defined in California Health & Safety Code §113758, allowing one full-time-equivalent cottage food employee. Cottage food operations are thus a permitted home occupation in the County's residential and agricultural zones.

A building permit is required to construct a new swimming pool or spa, or to remodel an existing one, in unincorporated Tehama County. Permits are issued by the Building & Safety Department, which administers Chapter 15.24 (Swimming Pool Code) and the adopted California Building Standards Code.

Tehama County does not set its own pool fence height in Chapter 15.24; it adopts the California pool-safety standards by reference. Under California Health & Safety Code §115923, an isolating pool enclosure must be at least 60 inches high with a self-closing, self-latching gate that opens away from the pool.

Tehama County's Chapter 15.24 does not single out above-ground pools; it adopts the California pool-safety standards that apply when a building permit is issued for a new or remodeled pool or spa. The same drowning-prevention features and enclosure rules apply regardless of pool type.

Tehama County Code §15.24.040 requires new and remodeled residential pools and spas to include at least two of the seven California drowning-prevention safety features, one of which must be an enclosure or safety cover. The features mirror California Health & Safety Code §115922.

Tehama County's Chapter 15.24 treats spas alongside pools: the drowning-prevention safety features apply when a building permit is issued for a new or remodeled pool or spa. The County does not publish a separate hot tub exemption in its code; state pool-safety law applies.

Unincorporated Tehama County allows accessory dwelling units in residential and agricultural zones under Title 17 Section 17.08.050. Because California's ADU law (Gov. Code 66310 et seq.) preempts conflicting local rules, ADUs are approved ministerially with state minimum standards taking precedence over the County's older provisions.

Converting a garage to living space in unincorporated Tehama County is regulated as a building change under Title 17 and the County building code. A private garage is defined in Section 17.04.230, and converting one into an ADU is governed by Section 17.08.050 and California's preemptive ADU law, which protects garage-to-ADU conversions.

Sheds and detached accessory buildings in unincorporated Tehama County are governed by Title 17 Section 17.08.020. A one-story shed may occupy up to half the required rear yard, and a shed up to 15 feet at the ridge may sit on the side and rear line if at least 70 feet from any street; otherwise a 5-foot clearance applies.

Carports in unincorporated Tehama County are treated as private-garage/accessory structures. Section 17.04.230 includes a carport within the private-garage definition, and Section 17.08.030(C) allows garages, carports, and other accessory buildings to be attached to the main building or connected by a breezeway. Accessory-building setbacks in 17.08.020 apply.

Unincorporated Tehama County has no dedicated tiny-home ordinance. A tiny home on a permanent foundation is regulated as a dwelling or, if it qualifies, as an accessory dwelling unit under Section 17.08.050. A movable tiny home on wheels is treated like a recreational vehicle (Section 17.04.470), which is not permitted as a permanent residence.

Backyard smokers and outdoor cookers are allowed in unincorporated Tehama County as cooking appliances, not open burning, so no burn permit is required. Keep them clear of structures and dry vegetation, store propane outdoors, and expect possible restrictions during red-flag or high-fire-danger conditions in the foothill State Responsibility Area.

Residential barbecue grilling is allowed in unincorporated Tehama County and is not treated as open burning. The California Fire Code restricts grills mainly at multi-unit buildings and sets safe distances from combustibles. Propane cylinders for grills must be stored outdoors, not indoors or in basements.

Setbacks in unincorporated Tehama County vary by zoning district. In the R-1 district, structures need a front yard of 50 feet from the road centerline or 20 feet from the property line (whichever is greater), side yards totaling 20% of lot width (minimum 6 feet each), and a 20-foot rear yard. Agricultural districts require larger side yards.

In the R-1 district, Tehama County limits main building coverage to 40% of the lot area under Section 17.16.060(B). Detached accessory buildings may cover no more than 50% of a required rear yard. Certain Lake California (River Lakes Ranch) lots are allowed up to 50% building coverage.

In both the R-1 and AG-1 districts, Tehama County limits buildings to two and one-half stories and 35 feet. Section 17.08.040 allows certain features — spires, chimneys, water tanks, silos — to exceed the limit by up to 25 feet, and agricultural storage and wind structures have their own higher caps.

Unincorporated Tehama County has no mandatory tree-removal permit for private land. Oak-woodland protection is voluntary under the General Plan, which only directs the County to 'explore the feasibility' of an oak ordinance. Permits arise indirectly through development review, grading, or CEQA.

In unincorporated Tehama County, Title 10 (Public Peace, Morals and Welfare), Chapter 10.16, declares certain property conditions an unlawful public nuisance, including any condition constituting visual blight and any use or condition that is unsafe or detrimental to public health, safety or welfare. The County Code Enforcement division administers abatement.

Tehama County does not publish a specific countywide ordinance dictating when trash carts must be stored out of view in unincorporated areas. Garbage handling is governed generally by Chapter 9.04 (Garbage, Refuse and Litter), and accumulations of refuse can be treated as a public nuisance under Chapter 10.16. Bin-storage screening rules are mostly a city matter.

Tehama County regulates overgrown vegetation primarily as a fire hazard. Chapter 9.05 (Fire Hazard Abatement) and Chapter 9.14 (Fire Safe Regulations) let the County require removal of combustible weeds, grass and brush, consistent with CAL FIRE standards. California PRC 4291 separately mandates defensible space around structures on State Responsibility Area land. No county-published ornamental lawn-height limit was found.

Unincorporated Tehama County regulates vacant and undeveloped land mainly through its public-nuisance and fire-hazard codes rather than a dedicated vacant-lot ordinance. Overgrown flammable vegetation, accumulated junk, illegal dumping and similar conditions on a vacant parcel can be abated under Chapter 10.16 (nuisance) and Chapter 9.05 (fire hazard abatement).

No specific countywide garage-sale or yard-sale permit ordinance was found for unincorporated Tehama County. Occasional residential garage sales are generally treated as an accessory residential activity, with zoning (Title 17) and the public-nuisance code (Ch. 10.16) the main backstops. The incorporated cities have their own garage-sale rules.

Garbage service is not mandatory in unincorporated Tehama County. Residents may subscribe to a private trash/recycling hauler or self-haul to the Tehama County/Red Bluff Sanitary Landfill (19995 Plymire Rd., Red Bluff), open Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sat-Sun 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Collection schedules are set by the private hauler, not a county-run route.

Large/bulky items in unincorporated Tehama County are handled by self-hauling to the Tehama County/Red Bluff Sanitary Landfill and its Material Recovery Facility (19995 Plymire Rd., Red Bluff), or by arrangement with a private hauler. Tipping fees apply per the County's FY 25-26 schedule. Dumping bulky items on roadsides or vacant land is illegal.

Tehama County Code Chapter 9.44 (Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Regulations) implements California SB 1383. As a rural county under 70,000 residents, Tehama holds a CalRecycle rural exemption (confirmed by AB 2902, signed Sept. 2024) from the organics-collection mandate until January 1, 2027. Edible-food-recovery and procurement requirements still apply now.

Because curbside collection is voluntary and not county-run in unincorporated Tehama County, there is no countywide ordinance specifying curb distance, bin spacing or set-out/retrieval times. Any set-out placement rules come from the private hauler's service terms. General garbage-storage (Ch. 9.04) and nuisance (Ch. 10.16) rules still apply.

Recycling in unincorporated Tehama County is shaped by California state law (AB 341 commercial recycling, AB 1826 commercial organics, and SB 1383). The County operates a Material Recovery Facility at the landfill, but because collection is voluntary, residents recycle via a private hauler or by self-hauling. The County emphasizes Reduce-Reuse-Recycle, with disposal as the last resort.

Unincorporated Tehama County's Title 17 has no dedicated political-sign ordinance. Temporary political signs on private property are largely governed by California state law, including the State Outdoor Advertising Act, which protects temporary political signs, limits them to 32 square feet near state highways, and requires removal within 10 days after the election.

Unincorporated Tehama County has no specific garage-sale-sign ordinance in Title 17. The County's sign provisions focus on commercial and on-premises business signs by district. Temporary garage-sale signs should not be placed in the public road right-of-way, and small on-site signs are generally treated as accessory to the residential use.

Unincorporated Tehama County has no county-wide dark-sky lighting ordinance in Title 17. Outdoor-lighting controls appear only as project conditions, such as the agritourism standard in Section 17.81.060 requiring new exterior lighting to illuminate the immediate vicinity and not be visible off-site. California has no statewide residential dark-sky mandate.

Unincorporated Tehama County has no general light-trespass ordinance in Title 17. The nearest standard is the agriculture-tourism rule in Section 17.81.060(M), requiring new exterior lighting to not be visible off-site. Off-site glare from residential lighting is generally addressed, if at all, through California's private nuisance law rather than a county rule.

Tehama County's Title 17 zoning code does not set park operating hours; parks are a permitted use in public-agency and recreation districts. Park hours and any closing-time curfew for County-operated parks are established by the County's parks/public-works rules rather than the zoning code, so check posted hours and the County's park regulations.