California county profile

Tehama County

Tehama County is a rural agricultural and timber county with minimal local environmental regulations, but it recently adopted its first noise ordinance, maintains a complete commercial cannabis ban, and has a post-fire burn scar in the east that adds new hazard constraints.

65K residents
6 local environmental rules on the books
351 projects filed for environmental review 85% routine · 10% mitigated · 1% full review

What catches people off guard in Tehama County

Commercial cannabis banned

The county prohibits all commercial cannabis cultivation and operations — a local policy that affects how rural agricultural parcels can be used and creates due diligence requirements for buyers expecting to operate commercially.

Post-Dixie Fire constraints

The Dixie Fire burned into portions of eastern Tehama County, and post-fire erosion, debris flow risk, and habitat recovery requirements apply to projects in the affected burn scar — constraints that do not apply to the rest of the county.

Noise ordinance newly adopted

The county adopted its first comprehensive noise ordinance only recently — projects that were analyzed under the prior condition of no formal ordinance may need to revisit noise findings if permits haven't been finalized under the new rules.

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Source: Headlands Environmental — environmental site screening for California. Rules summarized from publicly available county codes and planning documents; project review counts indexed from the State Clearinghouse. For authoritative requirements, consult Tehama County directly.