General contractor in Garberville, Humboldt County

Who issues building permits in Garberville

Garberville is not inside an incorporated city, so building permits come from Humboldt County: Humboldt County Planning and Building Department, 3015 H Street, Eureka.

The Humboldt County building department covers all of unincorporated Humboldt County. It does not cover the cities of Eureka, Arcata, Trinidad, Rio Dell, Fortuna, Ferndale or Blue Lake. Since July 5, 2023, the county's Building Division has required new permit applications to be submitted digitally.

Sources: Humboldt County: Building Inspection Department; Humboldt County: Planning and Building Department, About Us

Homes in Garberville

• The Census counts about 728 homes in Garberville. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Housing Units, Garberville CDP
• The Census counts about 1,415 people in Garberville. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Total Population, Garberville CDP
• Half of the homes were built in 1973 or earlier. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Median Year Structure Built, Garberville CDP
• 53 percent are single-family detached houses and 7 percent are mobile homes. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Units in Structure, Garberville CDP
• 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, Garberville CDP

With half the homes built in 1973 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, Garberville CDP; California Civil Code §1101.2; California Civil Code §1101.4; California Civil Code §1101.7

Rain

• NOAA's weather station at Richardson Grove State Park, about 5 miles away, averages 65.44 inches of rain a year (1991-2020 normals), 83 percent of it from November through March. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991-2020 normals: Richardson Grove State Park

What we build in Garberville

• 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)