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Commission backs code changes to exempt common agricultural structures from building permits

3160591 · April 30, 2025
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The commission recommended amendments to Trinity County Code Chapter 15 to add definitions and an agricultural-structure permit exemption drawn from state building code practice; the measure passed 5-0 with additions to allowable zoning districts and instructions to tie fees to the county fee schedule.

The Trinity County Planning Commission unanimously recommended code amendments April 24 to add new definitions and building-permit exemptions for agricultural structures to Trinity County Code Chapter 15.

Senior building inspector Cody Smith said the proposal aligns county practice with the 2022 California Building Code by clarifying which agricultural structures are exempt from a building permit. Smith told commissioners he reviewed similar language from neighboring counties and consolidated language to fit Trinity County's needs. He said the draft explicitly lists…

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