Community Development

Main: (714) 536-5241
Fax: (714) 374-1647

Walk-in Hours:
Monday–Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
(Closed 12:00 N to 1:00 pm daily)

Planning Services

Services provided by the Planning Division are as follows:

Advance Planning:

Maintain the Comprehensive General Plan
Process General Plan Amendments
Process Zoning Map Amendments
Process Zoning Text Amendments
Review Affordable Housing Compliance
Participation in Transportation Planning
Prepare Specific Plans and Special Studies
Process Environmental Documentation
- Negative Declarations
- Mitigated Negative Declarations
- Environmental Impact Reports
- NEPA Documentation
Floodplain Administration
Maintain Census/Demographics/Population Information
Process Local Coastal Program Amendments
Environmental Board Staffing
Design Review Board Staffing
Coordinate Zoning Map/General Plan Map maintenance and production
Zoning Counter Staffing

Current Planning: houses9

Processes applications for:

Coastal Development Permits
Conditional Use Permits
Entitlement Plan Amendments
Preliminary Plan Reviews
Tentative Tract Maps
Variances (Including the Flood Plain Variance)
Annexation Requests
Administer Precise Plan of Street Alignments
Process Lot Line Adjustments
Issue Sign Code Exceptions
Issue Temporary Use Permits
Process Tentative Parcel Maps
Issue Address Changes
CC&R Reviews
Process Certificate of Compliances
Process Final Maps
Issue Limited Sign Permits
Issue Temporary Sign Permits
Issue Temporary Sales/Event Permits
Issue Animal Permits

Planning and Zoning Counter Public Hours:

    Monday-Friday
    8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Closed Noon to 1:00 p.m.
    (714) 536-5271

Zoning Information
Flood Information
Entitlement Applications
Plan Check
Research
Frequently Asked Questions
Zoning Counter Handouts

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