Submitting A Project?

STEP 1 - DISCUSS SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS WITH A PLANNER

1. Come to the Permit Services Section - located in the City's Municipal Services Building, 633 E. Broadway, Rm. 101. Location Map
2. Check-in at the Information Desk.
3. The Customer Service Representative will complete an appointment form for you.
4. Take this form to "Zoning and Planning Applications" Counter #6, where you will put the form in a black tray.
5. The planner on duty will call your name (in the order forms are received) when he/she is available to discuss your project with you, and give you the appropriate submittal requirements and forms.
6. Make sure the planner gives you their name and phone number, as they now will be your contact person.

The various submittal requirements listed below are provided for your information:

Application Instructions/Check List
Design Review Board Applications:

Single Family - Preliminary Review
Single Family - Final Review
Multi-Family, Commercial and Industrial - Preliminary Review
Multi-Family, Commercial and Industrial - Final Review
Design Review Plan Amendment and Violation Correction
Sign Programs

Environmental Information Form Submittal Requirements
Fences (new) in the ROS, R1R and R1 zones
Food/Merchandise Cart Application Requirements
Inclusionary Housing Requirements
Posting of Public Hearing Sign Requirements
Reasonable Accommodation Flyer
Window Replacement Submittal Requirements
Wireless Telecommunication Application Instructions
Zoning Use Certificate Application Instruction Sheet

Submittal/Calculation Examples:
Concrete Masonry Block Wall Detail
Equipment View Obscuring Screen Detail
Horse Overlay Zone Information Sheet
Minimum Garage Dimensions Example
Multi-family Interior Setback Averaging Example
Neighborhood Key Example
Parking Calculations - New Business
Plot and Floor Plan Examples
Retaining Walls Example (uphill condition)
Vicinity and Photo Map Example

STEP 2 - RESEARCH YOUR PROJECT

• Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• General Plan
  
• South Brand Boulevard Specific Plan
  
• Downtown Specific Plan
  
• Design and Landscaping Guidelines Publications
  
• Mobility Study
  
• Residential Mixed-use Opportunities
  
• Hillside Standards

STEP 3 - COMPLETE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FORMS (available for printing only; cannot be submitted online)

• Acceptance Affidavit
  
• Administrative Exception Application
  
• Affidavit of City as Property Owner
  
• Appeal Form
  
• Certificate of Compliance
  
• Conflict of Interest Statement
  
• Conditional Use Permit Application
  
• Demolition Clearance (from Planning Department) Application
  
• Design Review Application
  
• Exception (for relocation of accessory units not exceeding 600 square feet on same lot where originally located)
  
• Home Occupation Permit Application
• Inclusionary Housing Application
• Lot Line Adjustment Application
• Off-Site Parking Covenant and Agreement Form
• Owner/Applicant Affidavit Form
• Parking Reduction Permit Application
• Parking Use Permit Application
• Reasonable Accommodation Application
• Special Recreation Review Application
• Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan (SUSMP), Local Storm Water Pollution, and/or other NPDES Requirements
• Wireless Telecommunications Application
• Wireless Telecommunications Supplemental Application
• Wireless Telecommunications Owner/Applicant Affidavit
• Variance Application
• Zoning Use Certificate Application

STEP 4 - SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT

WHERE AND WHEN CAN I SUBMIT MY PROJECT?
After you have completed your application packet and are ready to submit your project, schedule an appointment with your case planner by calling 818-548-2115. Their name should be written on the forms your received when you went to Counter #6 to discuss submittal requirements.

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
Planning Fee Schedule Effective June 21, 2010 (PDF format)