Additions & new builds · Humboldt and Trinity County
New homes in Humboldt and Trinity County
Humboldt Bay Construction Co. builds new homes across Humboldt and Trinity County. The owner, Kyler Gouthier, is a second-generation general contractor. California license #1137566.
Additions & new builds
Solar on a new home
Which newly built homes need a solar power system, where it can go and the exceptions are set out in section 150.1(c)14 of the 2025 California Energy Code, which the Energy Commission explains on its solar page.
The 2025 Energy Code applies to buildings whose permit applications are submitted on or after January 1, 2026.
Sources: California Energy Commission: 2025 Single-Family Solar PV; California Energy Commission: 2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards
Grading
For a house in unincorporated Humboldt County, the county asks for a grading plan when the grading is 50 cubic yards or more (not counting the foundation excavation), or when the job triggers the county grading ordinance in any other way.
Trinity County grading permits are applied for through the county Planning Department, on its Director's Use Permit application, and the review itself is done by the county Department of Transportation.
Sources: Humboldt County: Residential (Standard) construction documents; Trinity County: Grading Permit Information
Fire hazard zones and defensible space
The State Fire Marshal's Fire Hazard Severity Zone page links to a map viewer of the zones.
For a building in the State Responsibility Area, California's defensible space rules and their exceptions are in Public Resources Code §4291; in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone that a local agency has designated, they are in Government Code §51182.
Sources: Office of the State Fire Marshal: Fire Hazard Severity Zones; California Public Resources Code §4291; California Government Code §51182
In the coastal zone
Which work in California's coastal zone needs a coastal development permit, and which is exempt, is set out in the Coastal Act, Public Resources Code sections 30600 and 30610.
On land, the coastal zone runs from several hundred feet wide in built-up areas to as much as five miles in some rural areas.
Sources: California Public Resources Code §30600; California Public Resources Code §30610; California Coastal Commission: Our Mission
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