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 Community Development

Building, Planning and Development
Community Visioning Project
One-Stop Permit Center


 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

The Sunnyvale Community Development Department is one of eleven City departments. Its functions include activities related to development services, long-range community planning, economic prosperity, and neighborhood stability. The hub of the department is the One-Stop Permit Center. The Center provides all development related services in one location including building permits, building inspections, business licenses, housing services, plan checking, planning permits, economic development, and other general services.

 

The Community Development Department is comprised of the following divisions:

 

Building Division à

Topics

 

·         Plan Checking

·         Permitting

·         Inspections

·         One-Stop Permit Center

 

Planning Division à

Topics

 

·         Administrative Hearings

·         General Plan

·         Heritage Preservation Commission

·         Land Use Permits

·         Planning Commission

·         Residential and Commercial Additions

·         Tree Removal Permits

·         Zoning Standards

·         Zoning and Land Use Designations

 

Housing Division à

Topics

 

·         First-time Home Buyers Programs

·         Fair Housing and Land Lord and Tenant Mediation

·         Housing Element Update

·         Housing and Human Services Commission

·         Housing Rehabilitation

·         HUD Programs

·         Rental Housing Programs

 

Neighborhood Preservation à

Topics

 

·         Building, Planning and Housing Code Violations

·         Nuisance Violations:

-  Junk and Debris

-  Overgrown Vegetation

-  Weeds

-  Trash Containers

-  Graffiti  

 

Onizuka  à

Topics

 

·         Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)

·         Onizuka Redevelopment Plan

 

On-Line Building Permit Services

 

Available Commercial Property Search  

 

One-Stop Permit Center,

 

City Hall
456 W. Olive Ave

(408) 730-7444

 

Hours:

8am - 5pm
(closed from  
12pm - 1pm)

 

Structural Engineer

is available from

8:30am - 12pm

 

Fire Engineer

is available from

8am - 12pm