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 To assist the residents, landowners, farmers, and business owners in San
Benito County in land use planning, zoning, land division, building permits
and building inspections.
To ensure the orderly and balanced growth and development of San Benito
County while maintaining its quality of life and natural environment by:
- Partnering with citizens and others in the implementation, maintenance,
and monitoring of the adopted General Plan that guides public and private
decisions regarding new development.
- Affecting development in a manner that promotes land stewardship and is
consistent with the County General Plan.
- Administering adopted regulations and building codes in a fair and
equitable manner to assure proper design and safe construction of the built
environment.
- Administering the County's Zoning, Subdivision, Environmental Review,
Nuisance Abatement (including abandoned vehicle removal), and Surface Mining Reclamation Ordinances.
- Serving as staff to the San Benito County Planning Commission and
assisting the Commission and the San Benito County Board of Supervisors
in long-range planning for San Benito County by maintaining the County
General Plan and coordinating planning efforts with other local, state, and
federal agencies that affect San Benito County and its residents.
- To do so with excellent customer service in a manner consistent with
the values of San Benito County residents.
ThePlanning &
Building Department is the primary agency for development review
and processing of proposals in the County. The
Department assists the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, the
public and the development community in meeting the goals of the
General Plan, compliance with the Zoning Ordinance and Specific Plans and
development in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.
The Department is a joint department which is also comprised of Building &
Code Enforcement.
PLANNING
Planning is responsible for
the administration of the General Plan, Specific Plans, the Zoning
Ordinance, compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and assistance to the public and the development community in meeting
development requirements. For
general planning questions, visit the public counter at 3224 Southside
Road, Monday through Friday between
8:00 a.m. and
5:00 pm.
To
schedule an appointment call 831-637-5313.
For each application that is filed, a
case planner is assigned. If you do not know who the case planner is
for a particular application please contact the Planning Department by
phone or email. Staff e-mail addresses are availabale by clicking the link at the top of this page.
Questions regarding an application should be addressed to the case
planner. For questions regarding your
application/project, please contact the case planner either in
person,
by phone or by e-mail.
BUILDING
The
Building Division reviews plans and issues building permits for
compliance with the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Fire Code, National
Electric Code, Uniform Plumbing Code and various other building codes. The Building
Division shares the same counter and has the same hours as the Planning
Division.Inspections may be requested 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 831-637-1041. It is requested that inspection requests are made 24 hours in advance of actual inspection. When requesting a building inspection, please speak clearly, stating your name, building permit number, inspection location and a phone number where someone can be reached. YOUR PERMIT MUST BE POSTED ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE
CODE ENFORCEMENT
CodeEnforcement reviews all property for property maintenance, compliance with
the sign ordinance, adopted conditions of approval, local, state and
federal law, and zoning, building and engineering codes.
Code Enforcementcomplaints can be filed by fax, mail or in person - CLICK HERE FOR COMPLAINT FORM
INCOMPLETE OR BLANK INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN YOUR
COMPLAINT NOT BEING INVESTIGATED ~ ALL INFORMATION WILL
REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL UNLESS ORDERED RELEASED BY A
COURT ORDER
HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Christopher "CJ" Valenzuela, Housing Programs Coordinator
3224 Southside Road, Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: 831-636-1763 (Monday, Wednesday & Friday)
Phone: 831-636-4316, ext. 14 (Tuesday & Thursday)
Fax: 831-636-2803 (Monday, Wednesday & Friday)
Fax: 831-636-2803 (Tuesday & Thursday)
Email: cvalenzuela@planning.co-san-benito.ca.us
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