Construction Porta Potty Rental in Chico, CA

Conditions for Job Sites

New Housing

About 12.1% of Chico's housing units were built in 2010 or later (ACS 2020–2024), above the U.S. share of 11.4% and higher than most U.S. places in our data: newer construction sits alongside older stock, so job sites range from new homes to additions and repairs.

Homes From the 1970s and 1980s

The median year built for Chico's housing is 1983 (ACS 2020–2024), newer than most U.S. places in our data. Housing from that era is now 35 to 55 years old; crews replacing roofs, windows or mechanical systems on it need a toilet on site like any other crew.

Apartments, Townhouses and Rentals

The most common housing type is detached houses, about 50% of units (lower than three in four U.S. places in our data), followed by buildings with five or more units at about 25% (ACS 2020–2024). Apartment and condo projects bring larger crews, and a property manager decides where units go. In small multi-unit buildings where tenants stay in place during work, put the crew's unit where it does not block a shared entrance. About 57% of occupied homes are renter-occupied (ACS; owner share lower than nine in ten U.S. places in our data), so property managers and landlords often book the units for renovations and decide where they stand.

The closest NOAA climate-normals station, Oroville Muni. Airport, CA, is about 21 miles from Chico's Census point, far enough that conditions on your site can differ; treat the 1991–2020 normals below as a guide. DOE's Building America map puts Butte County in the Hot-Dry climate region (IECC 2021 zone 3B, PNNL county guide). This region combines hot summers with low humidity: sun, dust and water supply are the usual planning issues, more than rain.

Heat

About 93 days a year reach 90°F or more, more than three in four U.S. places in our data, most of them in the summer months. About 19 days a year go past 100°F. On sunny, dry sites, place units in shade where the site allows. Ask whether the service schedule changes in the summer months, when crews use units more.

Occasional Freezes

Only about 11 nights a year reach 32°F (fewer than three in four U.S. places in our data), but one hard freeze is enough to damage anything that holds water. A rare freeze mostly affects hand-wash stations on site; ask what happens to them when one is forecast.

Lead-Safe Renovation

About 45% of housing units predate 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). Under OSHA’s lead standard (29 CFR 1926.62), workers exposed to lead need adequate hand-washing facilities, and EPA’s RRP Rule covers paint-disturbing work in homes built before 1978; add hand-wash stations to the order on those jobs.

Placement and Access

Put units on firm, level ground the service truck can reach, close to where crews work, clear of crane swing, excavation and vehicle routes, and move them as the work moves.

Who to Ask About Local Rules

Chico is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. For a unit placed in the street, on a sidewalk or in another public right-of-way next to the job site, ask the Chico city government before you book what applies.

If you rent your home, check with the landlord or property manager before a unit goes on the property. On attached or small multi-unit lots without a driveway, a unit at the curb is a street-use question for the Chico city government.