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Board adopts updated California building standards; county adds tiny‑home and other appendices
Summary
Calaveras County adopted the triennial update to local building standards to align with the statewide California building code cycle, including optional appendices for tiny homes, patio covers, alternative materials and a separate Wildland‑Urban Interface code to streamline reviews for 1–2 family dwellings.
The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to incorporate the latest California Building Standards into county code (chapter 15.04) as part of the triennial code adoption.
Doug Oliver, the county’s chief building official, told the board that roughly 77 of the statewide code changes will apply locally and that the county elected to adopt multiple optional appendices to provide clearer pathways for several products and project types. The adopted appendices include guidance for patio covers, tiny homes, and alternate construction materials such as…
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