Planning Applications

General Planning Application Form, June 2019
Affidavit of Owner Authorization
Appeal Form, January 2020
Banners on Public Property Application Packet, February 2019
Bench Application Packet, December 2014
Driveway Replacement Application, November 2017
Landscaping Commercial Cut-Outs, August 2018
Sidewalk Vending Application, August 2021
Scope of Work Declaration Form, November 2017
Wireless Facility Application Form, August 2023
Wireless Facility Application Checklist – Type I – IV, August 2023
Wireless Facility Application Checklist – Type V, August 2023

Fee Schedule 

See the City’s Finance page for details about the current year Fee Schedule.

Submittal Requirements

Best Management Practices Implementation Tracking
Conditions of Approval Acknowledgement
Mills Act Contract, August 2016
Preliminary Site Assessment, August 2023
Residential Track 1 Major Design Study, March 2022
Residential Track 2 Design Study, April 2023
Revisions to Planning Approval
Signs, August 2016
Site Coverage Example Table, April, 2024
Subdivision and Lot Line Adjustments, August 2016
Use Permit, August 2016
Variance, August 2016
Volume Worksheet, March 2022
 

Informational Handouts

Accessory Dwelling Unit Handbook, January 2025
Accessory Dwelling Unit State Legislature, December 2023
Affordable Housing Income Limits, May 2024
Base Floor Area and Site Coverage, February 2024
Bonus Basement Floor Area, August 2016
Director’s Interpretation on Basement Floor Area, July 2025
Fences and Walls
Guesthouses, October 2018
Nonconforming Buildings and Uses, August 2016
Residential Design Study Flowchart
Residential Lighting Requirements, August 2016
Roof Replacements, April 2025
Right-of-Way Vision Statement
Setback and Height Limits, August 2016
Transient Rentals in the Commercial District, June 2019
Windows and Skylights, August 2016

Planning Policies

Artificial Turf/Synthetic Grass*, updated 2025
*In October 2015, Assembly Bill 1164 was signed into law prohibiting local jurisdictions from disapproving artificial turf or synthetic grass in residential neighborhoods. In October 2023, Senate Bill 676 was signed into law, repealing the prohibition and restoring a local municipality’s right to regulate artificial turf/synthetic grass in residential neighborhoods. It is the policy of the Community Planning & Building Department to prohibit the use of artificial turf or synthetic grass citywide. See Policy 2025-02 and City Council Resolution 2025-027. 

Banners on Public Property Policy (2013)
Bench Dedication Policy (2005)
Holiday Lights Policy (2012)
Reasonable Accommodation Policy (2011)
Story Pole Policy (2017)
Wine Tasting Policy (2016)
Mills Act Policy (2016); CMC 17.32.100.B