General contractor in Trinidad, Humboldt County

Who issues building permits in Trinidad

Trinidad is an incorporated city, so the city issues building permits: City of Trinidad Building Official, City Hall, 409 Trinity Street, Trinidad. Trinidad contracts for its building functions; plan checks and building inspections are arranged through City Hall.

Trinidad is almost entirely in the coastal zone, and the city has a Local Coastal Program so it can issue coastal development permits on behalf of the Coastal Commission.

Source: City of Trinidad: Planning & Building Services

Homes in Trinidad

• The Census counts about 245 homes in Trinidad. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Housing Units, Trinidad city
• The Census counts about 347 people in Trinidad. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Total Population, Trinidad city
• Half of the homes were built in 1968 or earlier. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Median Year Structure Built, Trinidad city
• 95 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, Trinidad city
• 84 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, Trinidad city

With half the homes built in 1968 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, Trinidad 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 6 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 Trinidad

• 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)