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Planning & Development

Planning and Development Staff are the primary contacts for permit requests. They determine whether your development proposal conforms to State and local planning regulations and they complete or coordinate any environmental review required by State law. Your Planning and Developmentplanner works closely with other department representatives and will represent the County at any public hearings on your project. Once your project is approved, Planning and Development issues any required Land Use, Grading or Building Permits.


County Agencies / Departments

While not every application is reviewed by every department, you may want to contact the departments listed below to see what requirements they may have for your project. If your application is for a large development project, Planning and Development will provide an application to these representatives who will review your project together at the Subdivision/Development Review Committee meeting scheduled during the first 30 days of review. If they do review your project, they will send comments in the form of technical advice and analysis and conditions to be applied by the decision maker. Planning and Development synthesizes this information with information obtained by their own research to develop documents and recommendations intended to aid appointed and elected officials in their decision making.



Other Agencies

    Local

    You should contact any public services district which has jurisdiction over your property such as a water or sewer district and homeowners associations governing your property. Local school districts usually require fees for development prior to issuance of building permits.


    State and Federal

    If there is any watercourse drainage or wetland on your property you will probably need permits from the following agencies:

    California Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast) (805) 549-3147

    Army Corp of Engineers (805) 641-1127

    California Department of Fish & Game* (310) 590-5132

    *Effective January 1, 1991, CA Dept. of Fish & Game requires that applicants pay a fee of $1250 for review of ND's, $850 for review of EIR's.



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