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ADVISORY: NEW construction from 1-3 stories must be all-electric starting January 1, 2023. The effective date for 4-stories and above is January 1, 2026. Learn More.
Did you know there are thousands of registered rental properties in the City of Sacramento? The Rental Housing Inspection Program promotes compliance with health and safety standards to reduce substandard rental housing conditions.
Interested in building an additional home on your property? Visit the new Accessory Dwelling Unit Resource Center for more information.
Be a part of planning for Sacramento's future. The 2040 General Plan is the City's blueprint for how and where Sacramento will grow over the next 20 years.
The City of Sacramento’s Community Development Department (CDD) helps plan, build and maintain a thriving city. The goal is to partner together with the community and customers to ensure a safe, growing and lively Sacramento. Please take a look at some of CDD’s stats from the past year. Thank you to our staff and customers for working together for a better community!
Planning and Building staff works on projects of all sizes and types, everything from single-family homes to large, mixed-use developments. You can use the “AgencyCounter” tool to view project applications and permits all over the city
The Tenant Protection Program was created to assist tenants with increasing rental rates by prohibiting rent gouging and establishing limits on annual rents. It also provides protection for unjustified evictions.
The Downtown Developer Toolkit incorporates policies, processes, incentives and resources to assist in the development of residential projects downtown.
The Community Development Department will be closed for services on Thursday, November 24-25, 2022 in observance of Thanksgiving.
Visit the Accessory Dwelling Unit Resource Center new web page for helpful information about building an ADU within the City of Sacramento.
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Now accepting appointments at the Public Counter, 300 Richards Blvd, 3rd Floor. Appointments are limited and for specific services. Customers must have an appointment to have access to the Public Counter. Visit our Schedule an Appointment page to learn more and schedule. All building an planning applications will continue to be submitted through the Citizen Portal.
On March 22, we launched our Electronic Over-the-Counter Plan Review Service. This Sacramento Streamline program replaces the highly popular version of the service that was performed at our public counter in the past. For qualifying projects, plans can be reviewed the business day after they are received. Visit our Over the Counter Plan Review page to learn more about the service, including which project types are eligible and how to submit.
Building construction projects submitting their building plan review application on or after February 12th, 2021 which require any work in the public right-of-way (also referenced as offsite improvements) must submit an Encroachment Permit to Development Engineering no later than by the cycle 2 review of the building plan check resubmittal to continue with building plan review and approval process. Email DE@cityofsacramento.org for any questions regarding the Encroachment Permit process which are not covered on the City web page.
Director Hearings for City planning purposes will now be online using WebEx until further notice. Please view the Director Hearings page for more information.
Our electronic check payment limit was increased from $100,000 to $150,000. For additional information visit our Pay Building Fees page.
The e-Planning Submittal facilitates submission of Planning Entitlements and projects requesting Planning clearance to submit to building permit applications for Electronic Plan Check (EPC). e-Planning integrates into the existing EPC service the Building Division has been operating for over five years. To learn more visit our e-Planning page.
In addition to major credit cards we now accept electronic check payments. For additional information visit our Pay Building Fees page.
Learn more about the Community Development Department and all we do to make the City of Sacramento a great place to live, work and play.
Visit the Front Street Animal Shelter to experience the joy of shelter pet adoption, looking for a lost pet, or volunteering and making a difference. The shelter offers a variety of services to our community of animals, join Team Front Street!
Sacramento Streamline is the Community Development Department's initiative to provide expedited services to customers. Any new processes that improve the way we do business are added to the Sacramento Streamline page.