General contractor in Weaverville, Trinity County

Who issues building permits in Weaverville

Weaverville is not inside an incorporated city, so building permits come from Trinity County: Trinity County Community Development Department, Building Division, 61 Airport Road, Weaverville.

Sources: Trinity County: 2022 Regional Transportation Plan, Negative Declaration (PDF); Trinity County: Building Permit Application (Community Development, Building Division)

There are no incorporated cities or towns in Trinity County; the county's regional transportation plan names Hayfork, Lewiston and Weaverville as its largest communities. Trinity County's building permit application lists what to submit with it. Trinity County's permit form says plan approval can take up to six weeks after a complete submittal.

Sources: Trinity County: 2022 Regional Transportation Plan, Negative Declaration (PDF); Trinity County: Building Permit Application (Community Development, Building Division)

Homes in Weaverville

• The Census counts about 1,722 homes in Weaverville. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Housing Units, Weaverville CDP
• The Census counts about 4,018 people in Weaverville. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Total Population, Weaverville CDP
• Half of the homes were built in 1963 or earlier. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Median Year Structure Built, Weaverville CDP
• 81 percent are single-family detached houses and 12 percent are mobile homes. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: Units in Structure, Weaverville CDP
• 75 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, Weaverville CDP

With half the homes built in 1963 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, Weaverville CDP; California Civil Code §1101.2; California Civil Code §1101.4; California Civil Code §1101.7

Rain

• NOAA's weather station at Weaverville, about 1 mile away, averages 37.54 inches of rain a year (1991-2020 normals), 78 percent of it from November through March. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991-2020 normals: Weaverville

What we build in Weaverville

• 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)