Planning
Planning Division
The Planning Division processes current development applications, maintains the General Plan and Local Coastal Program, and ensures that capital programs, zoning and other activities of the City are consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan.
Applications, Fees & Informational Handouts
Review Planning Applications and Requirements
- Bench Application
- Design Study Track One
- Lot Line Adjustment
- Preliminary Site Assessment
- Mills Act
- Commercial Sign
- Use Permit
- Variance
- Best Management Practices (BMP) Implementation Tracking Form
- Scope of Work Declaration Form
- Landscaping Commercial Cut-Outs
- Artificial Turf
- Base Floor Area & Site Coverage
- Bonus Floor Area
- Design Study Flowchart
- Exempt Projects
- Fences & Walls
- Exterior Lighting
- Non-Conformities
- Right-of-Way Vision Statement
- Setbacks & Height Limits
- Windows & Skylights
- Guesthouses
- Sidewalk Vending Application
- Design Study Track Two
- Transient Rental Information Handout
- General Planning Application
- Affordable Housing - Monterey County Income Limits
- Appeal Form
- Residential Re-Roofs
- Bench Dedication Policy (2005)
- Volume Calculation Worksheet
- Condition of Approval Acknowledgement
- Revisions to Planning Approval Worksheet
- Owner Authorization Form
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General Plan
Goals and Policies for Zoning Codes
- General Plan Introduction & Purpose
- Land Use and Community Character Element
- Circulation Element
- Housing Element
- Coastal Access and Recreation Element
- Coastal Resource Management Element
- Public Facilities and Services Element
- Open Space/Conservation
- Environmental Safety Element
- Noise Element
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Appendix E
- Appendix F
- Appendix G
- Appendix H
- Appendix I
- Appendix J
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How to File an Appeal
Appeal of Decisions by Commissions, Boards, and Staff
Any decision to approve, deny or conditionally approve any permit made by the Community Planning & Building Director, the City Forester, the Planning Commission, or the Historic Resources Board may be appealed by any aggrieved party. (CMC 17.54.080)
Planning Division FAQ’s
- Design Study Flowchart
- Exemption from Design Study
- Scope of Work Declaration
- Historic Inventory
- Windows and Skylights
- Base Floor Area and Site Coverage
- Malpaso Water Review Form
- Setbacks and Height Limits
- Fences & Walls
- Historic Inventory
- Windows
- Base Floor
- Setbacks and Heightlimits
- Business License Application Fixed Location
- Read more
