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Applying for Residential Development of 1-3 Units: Duplex

Best Practices

"Best Practices":
Preapplication Meeting

  • Customer
  • Planning Representative
  • Building Representative
  • Development Engineering (if applicable)

Initial Plan Review

Initial Plan Review

  • Customer to bring in 1 set of plans

Counter Technician Review

Planning Technician Reviews Plans for Compliance with:

  • General Plan and Community Plan
  • Zoning
  • Parcelization
  • Conditional Uses
  • Site Plan Review

Planning and/or Development, Engineering and Finance Entitlements Needed?

(If project does not comply with guidelines or if it is 3 or more units it requires an entitlement)

Yes, Planning Review and/or Development Engineering and Finance are Needed: Customer Files a Formal Universal Application for Applicable Planning Approval by:

  • Planning Commission
  • Zoning Administrator
  • Design Review Preservation Board
  • Design Review Manager
  • Preservation Director

No Planning Review and/or Development Engineering and Finance Needed:

  • Proceed to next step

Plan Submission

Plan Submission

"Application Initialized" by Building Technician

"Application Initialized"

  • Project entered into database
  • Application identification number issued
  • Plans forwarded to Residential Plan Reviewer

Plan Distribution
for Building Review

Plan Distribution for Building Review by:

  • Residential Combination Plan Reviewer
  • Development Engineering (if applicable)

Plans Approved?

Yes, Plans Approved:

  • Proceed to next step

No, Plans not Approved:

  • Customer Notification of Corrections issued

Permit Issuance

Permit Issuance:

  • Plans forwarded to Adminstrative Staff to verify/collect unpaid fees
  • Building Permit issued
  • Plans forwarded to Field Inspection
  • Customer proceeds to construction phase

Progress Inspections

Progress Inspections:

  • Customer is responsible for contacting Inspections for work in progress

Inspections Approved?

No, Inspections not Approved:

  • Customer Notification of Corrections issued

Yes, Inspections Approved:

  • Proceed to next step

Success!

Building Final Approval Issued

Customer Success:

  • Building final approval issued

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