General contractor in Rio Dell, Humboldt County

Who issues building permits in Rio Dell

Rio Dell is an incorporated city, so the city issues building permits: City of Rio Dell Building Department, 675 Wildwood Avenue, Rio Dell. Rio Dell has completed applications, with the fee, handed to the City Clerk, and issues permits from 9 am to 4:30 pm, Tuesday through Friday.

Sources: Permits & Forms | Rio Dell, CA; Community Development Department | Rio Dell, CA; Building Department | Rio Dell, CA

Homes in Rio Dell

• The Census counts about 1,656 homes in Rio Dell. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Housing Units, Rio Dell city
• The Census counts about 3,349 people in Rio Dell. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Total Population, Rio Dell city
• Half of the homes were built in 1977 or earlier. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Median Year Structure Built, Rio Dell city
• 67 percent are single-family detached houses and 4 percent are mobile homes. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Units in Structure, Rio Dell city
• 57 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, Rio Dell city

With half the homes built in 1977 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, Rio Dell city; California Civil Code §1101.2; California Civil Code §1101.4; California Civil Code §1101.7

Rain

• NOAA's weather station at Scotia, about 1 mile away, averages 47.67 inches of rain a year (1991-2020 normals), 80 percent of it from November through March. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991-2020 normals: Scotia

What we build in Rio Dell

• 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)