Tehama County Municipal Code Ch. 15.32 Historical Building Code

This chapter shall be known as the "Tehama County Historical Building Code."

(Ord. 1894 § 15(part), 2008)

The purpose of this code is to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare by prescribing alternative regulations and standards for the rehabilitation, preservation, restoration (including related reconstruction), or relocation of qualified historical buildings or structures within this jurisdiction, in order to facilitate the rehabilitation, restoration, or change of occupancy so as to preserve their original or restored architectural elements and features, to encourage energy conservation and a cost-effective approach to preservation, and to provide for the safety of the building occupants and access for people with disabilities.

(Ord. 1894 § 15(part), 2008)

The 2022 California Historical Building Code, Tile 24, Part 8 of the California Code of Regulations, a portion of the California Building Standards Code, as defined in the California Health and Safety Code Section 18901 et seq., (hereinafter referred to as the "state code") and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, as adopted by the State Historical Building Safety Board pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 18959.5, and as referenced in and adopted as part of the California Building Standards Code pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Sections 17922 and 18935, (hereinafter referred to as the "CHBC"), and the Appendix Chapters are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference herein. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter and Chapter 15.02 of the Tehama County Code, all construction, alteration, moving, demolition, repair, and use of any buildings or properties designated as qualified historical buildings or properties in accordance with Health and Safety Code section 18955 within the county jurisdiction shall be made in conformance with the state code and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, including the CHBC Section 17.

(Ord. 1894 § 15(part), 2008)

(Ord. No. 2086, § 16, 2-4-2020; Ord. No. 2127, § 16, 12-20-2022)