Sand City Planning Department

The purpose of the Planning Department, under the direction of the Community Development Director/City Planner, is to manage and enforce Title 18 of the City’s Municipal Code, otherwise called the Zoning Ordinance. The Planning Department is also responsible for the review of development proposals, organizing public hearings pertaining to such proposals, and the issuance of development permits. Planning Department staff performs both long range and current planning projects. Long range projects consist of maintaining the City’s General Plan and Housing Element, Zoning Ordinance and Map, Local Coastal Plan, and (under the title of Redevelopment Agency) maintain and implement the City’s Redevelopment Plan. Current planning pertains mostly to processing land use and development applications; which includes architectural review, site plan review, land use proposals, property subdivisions, etc. The Planning Department is also responsible in the City’s dealings with regional, State, and Federal agencies involved with land use, land management, transportation, air quality, water quality, public health, parks & recreation; to name a few.

Contact the Planning Department at (831) 394-6700 for information on:

Zoning Codes and Map
Parcel Information
Land Development Requirements
Coastal Zone Regulations

Planning Department applications can be obtained at City Hall, whereby the Planning staff can better guide and inform on the application process.