Permit Information

Listed below are the Planning permits that are typically requested by the public. If you don't find what you need or need more information, please contact the Planning Division at (510) 494-4440 or choose from other permit types on the left side of this page.

All of these permits (with the exception of Home Occupation Permits, Requests for Historical Evaluations, and Transportation Demand Management Applications) require that you:

• Complete the Planning Application Form.
• Review the Hazardous Waste and Substances List.
• Complete the Affordable Housing Plan Proposal. In order to calculate how many affordable units and/or affordable housing impact fees a proposed housing development will need to provide, you can download the Affordable Housing Calculator. The Affordable Housing Calculator is not applicable to projects using Density Bonuses. (Additional Resources)
• Complete the Impervious Surface Area, Stormwater Treatment and Hydromodification Measures Form.
• Complete the Landscape Plan Checklist.
• Pay the applicable Planning Application Fee/Deposit.

Planning Permits (Submittal Requirements)

Agricultural Preserves Appeals Conditional Use Permit* Design Review Overview of Design Review Process Request for Concurrent Processing Design Review for Single Family & Limited Projects Design Review for Multi-Family Residential Projects [Minor] Design Review for Small Residential Additions and Accessory Structures Projects [Minor] Design Review for Commercial Accessory Structures Design Review for Commercial, Mixed-Use & Quasi Public Uses Design Review for Industrial Projects Design Review for Wireless Telecommunications Projects Ministerial Design Review for Tract Offices & Model Homes Development Agreement Educational Service Uses Handout Environmental Impact Assessment* Extensions for Time Faith Based Temporary Shelter Fee Deferral Program Application Finding for Reasonable Accommodation of Persons with Disabilities General Plan Conformity Finding General Plan Amendment* General Plan Amendment Screening Request Historic Significance - Request for Evaluation

Historical Architectural Review* Home Occupation Permit Lot Combination Lot Line Adjustment Modifications to Subdivision Regulations Modifications to Zoning Standards* Neighborhood Context Survey Worksheet On-Site Courtesy Notice Specifications Planned District - Preliminary and Precise* Planned Unit Development* Preliminary Grading Plan Preliminary Review Procedure (PRP) Private Street Rezoning * Sign Permit - Building & Freestanding Signs Sign Permit - Temporary Banner Sign Permit - Temporary Election Period Sign Permit - Temporary Window Signs - Master Sign Program Storefront Review Submittal Requirements for Projects Above the Toe of the Hill * Tentative Parcel Map Tentative Tract Map Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Vacations of Public Streets and Easements Variance Warm Springs/South Fremont Master Plan Wireless Telecommunications System Facilities - Conditional Use & Zoning Administrator Zoning Administrator Permit - Fences and Hedges Zoning Administrator Permit - General Zoning Administrator - Sidewalk Dining

*Pre-submittal meetings are required for permit types identified with an asterisk (*). Please contact the Planning Division at 510-494-4440 to schedule an appointment with a Senior Planner or Principal Planner.