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
- Demolition Permit Application
- 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 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
Fees and Financial Forms
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)
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
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LAND USE INSTRUCTIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
- 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
- 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
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STATE DENSITY BONUS - OBJECTIVE STANDARDS/HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY MEMO - DATED 08/2021
- 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