Creek Protection

Is there a watercourse, drainage feature, creek, or pond on or adjacent to your property? You may need a Creek Protection Permit.

Are you replacing existing curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway, or constructing a curb drain, a new driveway or widening an existing driveway? You will need a CGS permit.

Are you repairing or replacing a portion of the sewer outside the foundation of the building? Are you demolishing a building with plumbing in it? Are you connecting roof leaders to the storm system? You need a sewer permit.

Are you digging off your property – sidewalk area or street? You need to call USA 1-800-642-2444 & 238-4447. You need an excavation permit?

Are you removing, importing, or moving soil around during your project which changes the slope or elevation of the site? You may need a grading permit.

P-Job

Do you need to extend the public sanitary sewer, public storm sewer, construct a street, curb, gutter or sidewalk where none currently exist? You may be required to get a P-Job permit for the private construction of a public improvement.

Do you need to park construction vehicles, moving vans, or dumpsters at the curb? You need an obstruction permit. Do you need to close a portion of the sidewalk for scaffolding – you need an obstruction permit. Do you need to close a traveled lane of traffic – you need an obstruction permit.

Encroachment Permit

Do you need to place a private improvement in the Public right-of-way: driveway bridge, stairs & retaining walls on streets without curb & gutter – you need a waiver of damages; are you planning to construct a monitoring well, tree wells, fences, retaining walls, gutter bridges, stairs on streets with curb & gutter or private conduit in street area from one building to another – you need a minor encroachment permit; do you have or are proposing a basement under the sidewalk, or special sidewalk paving detail – you need a major encroachment permit.

Are you changing the number of parcels you have? If the final number of lots is 4 or less – then a parcel map is used to create the lots; if the final number of lots is 5 or more – then a tract map is used to create the lots.

Are you extending a public sanitary sewer and the extension could benefit other lots between the existing sewer location and the new end of the main; then you may want to apply for a PSAD to allow for the potential for partial recovery of the cost of constructing the extension. This process is time sensitive & should be started before the P-Job is issued.

Are you constructing, working on or changing the occupancy to a non-single family building, or a 3-story building? Are you proposing a Tract or Parcel Map? You may need a seismic hazard determination – if the property is in a seismic hazard zone then you may be required to get a soils report that address the seismic concerns.

Are you doing work as described in Seismic Hazard Zone? You need to identify if your parcel is within the special studies zone – if it is, then you need a Geologic Report (Fault Trace Investigation).