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Planning & Inspection
Telephone: (408) 615-2450 Fax: (408) 247-9857
 
The mission of the Planning and Inspection Department is to plan for and review the development and maintenance of the privately owned, physical environment of the city. The Planning and Building Divisions have been actively involved in implementing a new Smart Permit software created by Tidemark Systems. The City has been testing the software system in house, and hopes to have "live applications" ready soon to better serve our many permit customers. Simple permit forms are downloadable from the City's website in the Permit Center & Licenses under the Community section.
 
The Planning Division makes recommendations to maintain the Santa Clara General Plan as current City policy. The Division serves the Planning Commission and City Council in the administration of land use regulations and preparation of reports on development issues. Zoning regulations are enforced through Code Enforcement
 
The Inspection Services Division administers City and State Regulations for the design, construction, quality of materials, use and maintenance of all buildings in Santa Clara.
 
The Housing & Community Services Division administers State and Federal grants to the City of Santa Clara and the Redevelopment Agency Affordable Housing Fund. Community Development Block Grants are used to promote affordable housing, rehabilitate substandard housing, build new park facilities, provide neighborhood improvements, remove barriers to the handicapped and fund public services for low and moderate income residents. These services are provided through non-profit, delegate agencies under third party contracts with the City. The Redevelopment Agency Affordable Housing Fund is used to create and retain affordable housing in the City for very-low to moderate income households.
For your convenience, a PDF of the City of Santa Clara Zoning Map (3.16MB) and the General Plan Map (1.09 MB) are now available online. Please note that the PDF files are very large and may take several minutes to load if you are on a dial-up connection. If you have difficulty opening the PDF, you may need to refresh the page (F5) or download a newer version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
 

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Planning Department Fact Sheet (PDF)
Santa Clara Station Area Plan
Smart Permit Information System
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