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.