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Permit Forms

Access frequently requested permit-related forms.

BUILDING PERMIT FORMS

Applications

  • Accelerated Plan Check Request
  • Address Assignment Request   
  • Application Extension Request   
  • Application for alternative materials, design and methods of construction (AMMR)
  • Authorization of Agent to Act on Behalf of Property Owner
  • Building Move Authorization  
  • Engineering Permit Application    
  • Fire Permit Application - Construction, Equipment Installation
  • Fire Permit Application - Special Events, Operating & Temporary Use     
  • Owner Builder Verification and Limitation of Sale  
  • Permit Application - (Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing)
  • Permit Application - Building Move
  • permit application - DEMOLITION 
  • Permit Application Declaration
  • Permit Extension Request
  • Revisions to Approved Plans
  • Special Inspections
  • spECIAL INSPECTIONS RECOGNIZED AGENCIES
  • Staff Consultation and Review   
  • Storage Tank Permit Application and Requirements   
  • Taxable Square Footage Worksheet   
  • Temporary "No Parking" Signs Permit Application
  • Unreasonable Hardship Exemption for Disabled Access    
  • Zoning Certificate Application for Business License    
  • Zoning Certificate Application Building Permit

Code Compliance Checklists and Submittal Requirements

  • Building Permit Submittal Checklist (One or Two Family Dwellings)    
  • Code Compliance Checklist: Bathroom and Laundry 
  • Code Compliance Checklist: Deck, Porch, Stairs, Guardrails
  • Code Compliance Checklist: Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging
  • Code Compliance Checklist: Kitchens 
  • Code Compliance Checklist: Reach Code - Residential
  • Code Compliance Checklist: Reach Code - Non-Residential
  • Code Compliance Checklist: Residential Floor Plan Checklist
  • Code Compliance Checklist: Solar Photovoltaic  
  • Code Compliance Checklist: Windows and door replacement 
  • Exterior Elevated Elements (E-3) Permit Requirements  
  • Guidelines: Issuance of Certificates of Occupancy Policy
  • Guidelines: Residential Water Heater Earthquake Bracing
  • Guidelines: Survey Requirements 
  • Guidelines: Temporary No-Parking Application
  • Guidelines: Transfer Tax Reductions for Qualifying Seismic Retrofit Work
  • Guidelines: Voluntary Seismic Wall Bracing and Anchorage 
  • Knob-and-Tube Wiring Safety Report
  • Online Building Permit Guide
  • Permit Requirements and Exemptions 
  • Plumbing Fixture Replacement (CALGreen SB 407)
  • Site Plan Requirements       

Construction Related Activities      

  •  Self-Schedule Inspections Brochure
  •  Construction Noise Standards 
  •  Construction Waste Management Plan
  •  Special Inspection Agencies   
  •  Special Inspections

Energy Conservation and Sustainability

  • Electric Vehicle Charging Systems   
  • CalGreen Non Residential Checklist   
  • CalGreen Residential Checklist 

Fees and Financial Forms

  •  Request for Refund of Permit Fees
  •  Fee Schedule: Residential 
  •  Fee Schedule: Commercial 
  • Building Permit Valuations

Fire Prevention and Life Safety

  • Smoke and CO Alarm Affidavit
  • Unsafe Lead Work Practices Flow Chart for Complaints 
  • Smoke Alarm Requirements in Single Family Dwellings
  • Restrictions in the Fire Zone   
  • Knob and Tube Safety Inspection Report   
  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm Requirements in Single Family Dwellings

Requests for Service  

  •  Request for Replacement of Missing or Lost Plans   
  •  Request for Service (Inspection for Illegal Construction)   
  •  Request for After Hours Inspection
  •  Requirements to Obtain Copies of Plans
  •  Records Retrieval Request  
  •  Complaint to Investigate Unsafe Work Practices
  •  Microfiche Request 

Public Works Engineering

  • Subdivision, Land Division, and/or Lot Line Adjustment Application
  • New Condominium Application
  •  Encroachment Permit Application 
  •  Encroachment Permit Submittal Requirements  
  •  Sidewalk Seating Application  
  •  Seasonal Ground Signs in Public ROW Application  
  •  Lot Line Adjustments Information and Application
  •  Miscellaneous PROW Utility Engineering Permit Application  
  •  Engineering Permit Application: Private Sewer Lateral (PSL)
  •  Creek/Culvert Permit Application
  •  Engineering Permit Application 
  •  Engineering Permit Declarations - PROW
  •  Curb, Gutters, Sidewalk & Driveway (Concrete Specifications)
  • Temporary No Parking Sign Application
  • Temporary no parking sign guidelines

Seismic Safety and Transfer Tax

  •  Water Heater Bracing  
  •  Seismic Retrofit Program & Refund Guidelines  
  •  Seismic Retrofit Verification and Refund Application  
  •  Seismic Plan Set A (ABAG)  
  •  Transfer Tax Reductions for Qualifying Seismic Work  

Stormwater Requirements

  •  Stormwater Fact Sheets 
  •  Stormwater Requirements Checklist C.3.i Projects   
  •  Stormwater Requirements Checklist C.3 and C.6 Projects   
  •  Stormwater Requirements Overview  
  •  O & M Agreement for Stormwater Treatment Measures  
  •  PCBs Screening Assessment Form  
  •  Best Management Practices (BMP) 
  •  MRP 2.0 - Special Projects Worksheet  

LAND USE PLANNING FORMS

For more regarding land use, please visit the Land Use & Development page. 

  • Condominium Conversion Packet 
  • Design Review Application
  • Design Review Application - Final DR Submittal Requirements
  • Design Review Application - Preliminary DR Submittal Requirements
  • Design Review Submittal Package for Buildings
  • Design Review Submittal Package for Signs and Awnings
  • Hazardous Waste and Substance Form
  • Home Occupation -  Application for Class I
  • Home Occupation - Questionnaire for Class II/III
  • Landmarks Application
  • Landmarks Designation Petition
  • Landmarks Designation Form
  • Landmarks Alteration Submittal Checklist
  • Lot Line Adjustments Information and Application
  • Medical Cannabis Business License Regulations and Checklist 
  • Medical Cannabis Criteria and Requirements Submittal Form 
  • Neighborhood Organization - Request To Receive Zoning & Public Hearing Notices
  • SB35 - Application Form
  • SB35 - Submittal Requirements
  • SB35 - Eligibility Criteria
  • SB35 - Preliminary Development Project Application Form
  • SB35 - Preliminary Application Submittal Requirements Form
  • SB330 - Preliminary Development Application
  • SB330 - Submittal Requirements
  • Tabulation Form
  • USE PERMIT TRANSFER APPLICATION
  • Wireless Submittal Requirements  
  • Zoning Certificate Application Building Permit for exterior/facade changes, additions to existing structure, remodeling of existing building, conversion of basements/cellars/attics/garages into habitable floor area, addition/expansion/replacement of decks 
  • Zoning Certificate Application for Business License
  • Zoning Enforcement Request For Service Form
  • Zoning Project Application Form
  • Zoning Project Submittal Requirements
  • Zoning Reclassification Submittal Requirements   
  • Zoning Research Letter and Pre-Application Form
  • Zoning Use Questionnaire
  • LAND USE INSTRUCTIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

  • ADU FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
  • ADU INFORMATION SHEETS
  • APPLICATION TO REMOVE DEED RESTRICTION
  • Business License Review - Planning & Development
  • Community Outreach Instructions
  • Creek Protection Instructions
  • GUIDE TO SUBMITTING A ZONING PROJECT APPLICATION
  • Height Instructions - Residential Average Height
  • Height Instructions - Residential Maximum Height
  • Home Occupation -  Frequently Asked Questions / Process / Flow Chart
  • Land Use Planning Fees
  • Landscape Plan/Usable Open Space
  • Lot Coverage Diagram
  • NOTICE OF LIMITATION ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (ADU)
  • NOTICE OF LIMITATION - JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (JADU)
  • Parking Survey Instructions
  • Photo Simulation Instructions
  • PRIOR ZONING ORDINANCE  2021 Zoning Ordinance, applies to some zoning projects that were deemed complete on/before 11-30-2021.
  • Sample Vicinity Map
  • Shadow Study Instructions
  • Site Plan Sample

  • STATE DENSITY BONUS - OBJECTIVE STANDARDS/HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY MEMO - DATED 08/2021

  • STATE DENSITY BONUS - PROCEDURES

  • Stormwater Instructions
  • Story Pole Instructions
  • TREES: Oak Tree Removal Moratorium
  • Tree Protection Instructions
  • YELLOW POSTER - INSTRUCTIONS
  • Yellow Poster - Large Project Sample & Template 
  • Yellow Poster - Small Project Sample & Template 
  • Zoning Adjustments Board - A Citizens' Guide
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  • Administrative Use Permit
  • Use Permit
  • Building Permits
  • Work Exempt from Permits
  • Engineering Permits
  • Solar Permits
  • Fire Permits
  • Permit Forms
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Phone: (510) 981-7500

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