Quick Links

• Submit an application through the Virtual Planning Counter
• Submit payment through Click2Gov

Application Procedure

• Contact a planner at (805) 449-2323 or planning@toaks.org to discuss your project and determine the appropriate applications to submit.
• Submit your application online through the Virtual Planning Counter.
• Once your application has been reviewed, you will be contacted with instructions to submit payment.
• If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact a planner to make arrangements to submit your application on a USB thumb drive.  Please note that all applications must be submitted electronically as pdf files. Paper documents are no longer accepted.
• To submit an application for a wireless facility, please call (805) 449-2343. A planner will contact you to discuss your submittal.

Notices

Effective June 29, 2020, project applicants are responsible for posting Notice of Application/Hearing signs at project sites.

• Notice of New Procedures
• Notice of Application/Hearing Sign Posting Instructions and Affidavit

Effective September 1, 2020, all project applications must be submitted electronically.

• All applications forms, plans, and other documents must be submitted electronically as pdf files.
• Paper documents are no longer accepted.
• Applicants are encouraged to submit online. Applicants that are unable to submit online are required to submit pdf files on a USB drive.
• Applicants preparing paper plans and documents will be required to have the documents scanned to pdf files prior to submittal.

Planning Application Forms

• AGREEMENT FOR PAYMENT (Mandatory for all Applications that Require a Deposit)
• Accessory Dwelling Unit  (For more information, click here.)
• Administrative Action (not Mobile Business)    
• Annual Tree Pruning Transmittal
• Acknowledgement of Risk/Waiver
• Appeal of an Administrative Decision to the Planning Commission
• Appeal of a Planning Commission Decision to the City Council
• Block Party Permit 
• Certificate of Compliance
• Density Bonus & Affordable Development Application
• Design Review  (updated 12/2017)
• Development Permit, Special Use Permit or Major Modification To
• Farm Animal Permit 
• Film Permit
• Garage Sale Permit for Multiple Residences/Boutique 
• General Plan Amendment
• Grading Design Review
• Home Occupation Permit 
• Landscape Plan Check (updated 4/2018)
• Lot Line Adjustment
• Minor Modification 
• Mobile Business 
• Municipal Code Amendment 
• Notice of Application/Hearing Sign Posting Instructions and Affidavit
• Oak Tree Permit - Dead/Hazardous Tree (Type A)
• Oak/Landmark Tree Permit - Simple Pruning (Type B)
• Oak/Landmark Tree Permit - Remove and/or Prune Trees (Type C and D)
• Parcel Map Waiver 
• Pre-Application Submittal 
• Precise Plan of Design for Modifications to an Existing Home  (updated 04/2018)
• Precise Plan of Design to Construct a New Home
• Request for Letter of Public Convenience and Necessity
• Residential Capacity Allocation/Prescreening
• Residential or Hillside Planned Development or Major Modification To 
• Sale and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages
• Sign Application and Instructions (updated 7/31/2018)
• Special Event Permit
• Tentative Tract Map, Land Division or Modification To
• Temporary Use Permit for Christmas Tree and Pumpkin Lots
• Underground Utility Waiver
• Variance or Major Modification To 
• Wireless Communication Facility Application Package  (Wireless Communication Facility applicants please see the notice at the top of this page)
• Wireless Communication Facility Application Package for 6409(a) 
• Zone Change 

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