Planning & Building Services
Mendocino County building permit services. Confirm which county or city agency handles your property before applying.
The current Planning page separates inland and coastal applications and offers project consultation. The obsolete department path returned 404 and is not used as the service URL.
Service area: County Planning application information. Confirm jurisdiction for the property and project; incorporated-city authority is not established by this entry.
- Availability · Planner consultation and pre-application conference options
- If you have specific questions regarding a proposed or past project, we encourage you to consider a Planner Consultation Meeting or a Pre-Application Conference.
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Planning | Mendocino County — planning-06045-consultation
If you have specific questions regarding a proposed or past project, we encourage you to consider a Planner Consultation Meeting or a Pre-Application Conference.
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Mendocino County · Mendocino planning-current instructions (opens in a new tab)
Planning | Mendocino County — service-planning-application-06045
In administering these codes and regulations, the Department processes all required applications (i.e., General Plan amendment, rezoning, agricultural preserve, subdivision, use permit, coastal development permit, variance, certificate of compliance, boundary line adjustment, etc.) and provides staff support to the various Planning Public Hearing Bodies.
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