Planning Permit Applications

This page provides the planning permit application forms, fee schedule and supplemental guidance information and submittal checklists.  The plan preparation guidelines and supplemental checklists outline the basic requirements for planning application submittals.  Note that the completed application form must be submitted along with the required application fee(s) and supplemental materials as indicated either on the form or in the application checklist.  Applications that do not include these materials will not be deemed complete.  Contact the Planning Department at (415) 508-2120 or planning@brisbaneca.org if you have questions about application requirements.
 

Planning Application Forms:  

• Planning Application 
• Appeals  

Planning Application Fees

• Planning Fees 2019/2020 (Effective August 19, 2019) 

Business Licenses:  Business Licenses are processed by  Avenu (formerly MuniServices) in partnership with the Planning, Finance and Fire Departments.  Refer to the City’s Business License webpage for further information, at https://archive.brisbaneca.org/business-licenses .  Supplemental Planning Department forms are required for certain business, as follows:

• Home Occupation (Form to submit with business license application.  See also)
• Cannabis Businesses 

Other Applications Processed by the Planning Department:  

• Tree Removal and Severe Trimming 
• Outdoor Amplified Sound 

General Guidance Documents 

• Plan Preparation Guidelines 
• Licensed Professional Requirements 
• Height: Guidelines for Measuring Building Height 
• Habitat Conservation Plan Procedures 
• Sign Guidelines (not applicable to sign programs) 
• Sign Programs – Location Specific Provisions:
  • Brisbane Technology Park 
  • Brisbane Village 
  • Industrial Way 
  • Sierra Point (All sites except The Shore) 
  • The Shore at Sierra Point (large file - 16MB) 

Planning Application Checklists

Design and Planned Development 

• Design Review Permit 
• Planned Development Permit 
• Minor Modifications at the Northeast Ridge 

Grading Review  

• Grading Review by the Planning Commission (Note:  Certain projects, 50 cubic yards of export or 250 cubic yards of on-site cut and fill, require Planning Commission review to precede  City Engineer review of Public Works required grading review application.  See also https://archive.brisbaneca.org/public-works-permits)

Tree Removal and Landscaping 

Housing 

• Accessory Dwelling Unit (Secondary Dwelling) 
• SB35 Eligibility Checklist 
• Condominium Conversion 

Use Permits 

• Zoning District Specified Conditional Uses 
• Freight Forwarding in the TC-1 Crocker Park District  
• Interim Uses on the Baylands 
• Night Operations, after 10 pm and before 5 am, in the NCRO-1 & 2, SCRO-1 Districts and certain areas of the TC-1 District  
• Uses in All Zoning Districts per BMC Sections 17.32.020 & 17.32.030 (i.e. public buildings, institutional uses, etc.) 

Telecommunications 

• New Facilities and Substantial Modification to Existing Telecommunications 

Development Exceptions/Variances 

• Accessibility Improvement Permit 
• Fence Exception 
• Height Exception for Rooftop Solar Energy Systems 
• Outdoor Storage of Approved Flammable Materials in TC-1 District Exception Permit
• Parking Regulations Modification 
• Setback Exception 
• Variance 

Lots, Subdivisions and Maps 

• Lot Line Adjustment & Lot Mergers 
• Certificate of Compliance 
• Tentative Map 
• Final Map 
• Map Waiver 
• Subdivision Modification Provisions 

Signs 

• Sign Permit Application Checklist 

Amendments to General Plan 

• General Plan Text and/or Map Amendment  

Environmental Review – Refer to CEQA Guidelines and contact Planning Staff