General contractor in Blue Lake, Humboldt County

Who issues building permits in Blue Lake

Blue Lake is an incorporated city, so the city issues building permits: City of Blue Lake Building Department, City Hall, 111 Greenwood Road, Blue Lake. Blue Lake's building official is available Wednesdays by appointment, made through City Hall.

Sources: Building Permits - City of Blue Lake; City of Blue Lake Application & Permit, Building Department (PDF form); Contact the City - City of Blue Lake

Homes in Blue Lake

• The Census counts about 646 homes in Blue Lake. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Housing Units, Blue Lake city
• The Census counts about 982 people in Blue Lake. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Total Population, Blue Lake city
• Half of the homes were built in 1959 or earlier. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Median Year Structure Built, Blue Lake city
• 66 percent are single-family detached houses and 13 percent are mobile homes. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Units in Structure, Blue Lake city
• 54 percent of the homes people live in are lived in by their owners. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Tenure, Blue Lake city

With half the homes built in 1959 or earlier, many here were built on or before January 1, 1994. For those, California's fixture law applies to alterations or improvements made to a single-family home under a permit. The law does not apply to registered historical sites, to property where a licensed plumber certifies that water-conserving fixtures are not technically feasible, or to a building whose water service is permanently disconnected. What the law asks.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Median Year Structure Built, Blue Lake city; California Civil Code §1101.2; California Civil Code §1101.4; California Civil Code §1101.7

Rain

• NOAA's weather station at Arcata-Eureka Airport, about 9 miles away, averages 46.12 inches of rain a year (1991-2020 normals), 76 percent of it from November through March. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991-2020 normals: Arcata-Eureka Airport

What we build in Blue Lake

• Remodels→
• Additions & new builds→
• Decks→
• Dirt work→
• Lot clearing→

When a job can be done without a contractor license is set out in California Business and Professions Code sections 7040 to 7054.5, including the $1,000 exemption in §7048. More on the $1,000 rule.

Sources: California Business and Professions Code, sections 7040 to 7054.5 (exemptions from the contractor license law); California Business and Professions Code §7048 (the $1,000 exemption)