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Accessibility Requirements - Building Plan Check

After You Receive Your Building Permit

Appeals for Building Permit Applications

Building Permit Application Requirements for Residential Structures

Commercial Requirements for Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing

Drainage for Single Family Dwellings

Fees Associated With Your Residential Building Permit

Green Building Checklist pdf

Green Building Glossary

How to Get a Residential Building Permit

Information About Holds

Inspection Procedures for As-Built Structures

Measuring Height

Minimum Final Inspection Requirements For A Single Family Dwelling

Rectify Violations by "Undoing the Work"

Re-Roofing Permits and Inspections

Residential Fire Agency Requirements

Residential Fire Agency Requirements For Projects Prior to Jan 1st 2008

Standard Details for Retaining Walls

Swimming Pool, Spa or Hot Tub Door and Window Alarms

Swimmng Pool Demolition & Abandonment

Swimming Pool Enclosure Ordinance(SPEO) Applicability Questions and Compliance Checklist

Swimming Pool Enclosure Ordinance(SPEO) General Information and Frequently Asked Questions

Swimming Pool, In-Ground Spa, Hot Tub and Pool Barriers Permit Application Submittal Requirements

Swimming Pool Barrier B1 RESIDENTIAL POOL ENCLOSURE SITE PLANS A & B

Swimming Pool Barrier C1 RESIDENTIAL POOL ENCLOSURE SITE PLANS C & D

Typical Inspection Procedures For Single Family Dwellings

When is a Building Permit Required?

When is an Electrical Permit Required?

When is a Mechanical Permit Required?

When is a Plumbing Permit Required?

Demolition Permit Inspection Procedures

Relocation of Habitable Residential Structures

Permits to "Repair in Kind"

Conversion of a Single Family Dwelling to a Second Unit, in connection with a new SFD.

Urban Wildland Intermix Code (UWIC) Guidelines For Building Plan Check

Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Codes and Standards

 

Erosion and Sediment Control Plans

Geology Soils & Engineering Reports

Grading

Riparian Corridors

Sensitive Habitat Protection

Significant Tree Replacement List

Soils Report Requirement Guidelines

Tree Removal in Santa Cruz County

 

Affordable Housing Resources

Second Units Outside the Coastal Zone

Second Units Inside the Coastal Zone

Second Unit Rent, Income & Utility Limits (For properties in the coastal zone ONLY)

 

Planning Department Policy Interpretations
 
Zoning & Development

Animal Keeping

Determining Parcel Buildability in Santa Cruz County

Basic Zone District- Summary of Uses

Coastal Zone Permits

Fences & Retaining Walls

Home Occupations

Miscellaneous Appeals or Protests

Planning Appeals for Discretionary Projects

Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors Development Permits - Levels 6 and 7

Predevelopment Site Review

Recommended Agricultural Buffer Planting List

Variances

Zoning Administrator Development Permits - Level 5

Guidelines For Neighborhood Notification of Proposed Development