Monterey County Planning

For more complex permits, you will need to meet with a planner to receive an application. The planner will provide you with detailed application instructions, give you a fee estimate and a tentative timeline, as well as answer any questions you may have regarding the process. To schedule this meeting you will need to submit an "Application Request Form and Scope of Work Statement" and a Site Plan of your proposed. A fee is charged for these types of meetings, however this fee will be credited to your application fee if you apply within six months. If needed, a site visit with your project planner may be scheduled at this time. Forms and Applications can be found here.

For more complex permits, you will need to meet with a planner to receive an application. The planner will provide you with detailed application instructions, give you a fee estimate and a tentative timeline, as well as answer any questions you may have regarding the process. To schedule this meeting you will need to submit an "Application Request Form and Scope of Work Statement" and a Site Plan of your proposed. A fee is charged for these types of meetings, however this fee will be credited to your application fee if you apply within six months. If needed, a site visit with your project planner may be scheduled at this time. Forms and Applications can be found here.

For more complex permits, you will need to meet with a planner to receive an application. The planner will provide you with detailed application instructions, give you a fee estimate and a tentative timeline, as well as answer any questions you may have regarding the process. To schedule this meeting you will need to submit an "Application Request Form and Scope of Work Statement" and a Site Plan of your proposed. A fee is charged for these types of meetings, however this fee will be credited to your application fee if you apply within six months. If needed, a site visit with your project planner may be scheduled at this time. Forms and Applications can be found here.

All planning applications, except for over-the-counter and Design Approval submittals, require an appointment for submittal. When you have prepared the application materials call your project planner to schedule an appointment to submit your application. Before accepting the application, the planner will review the application to make sure that all the required items are included. Application fees are also due at this time. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. If submitting your application in person creates a hardship, please contact your project planner to arrange an alternative.

Once the application package is formally submitted, the applicable County of Monterey land-use departments will have 30 days to either deem the project application complete or incomplete. If the project application is deemed incomplete, you will need to correct the outstanding items identified by County staff and re-submit the requested materials. If the project application is deemed complete, and no further environmental review is required, the project will be tentatively scheduled for hearing with the appropriate hearing body.

The adopted resolution for the project will include a matrix that specifies Conditions of Approval and/or Mitigation Measures that must be met prior to obtaining ministerial permits and at other stages of the development process. Additional condition compliance application fees will be due at this time.