Common Applications

• Uniform Planning Application - Application required for most projects.
• Dumpster Permit - Temporary dumpsters for projects with an active building permit.
• Minor Site Plan Review - Minor accessory structures (a/c units, swimming pool, etc.). 
• Sign Permit - Temporary and Permanent Signs on private property. 
• Temporary Banner Permit - Non-commercial special event banners in the public right-of-way.  Apply online.

Specialized Applications

• Coastal Permit - Most improvements on properties located seaward of Palos Verdes Drive West and South
• Certificate of Compliance - Determination as to whether or not a parcel was legally created.
• Conditional Use Permit - Development or use not readily classified as permitted uses in individual districts
• Corrections or Amendments to Final Maps - Procedure for correcting and amending Final Tract or Parcel Maps
• Division of Land - Subdivisions (Tract Map & Parcel Map)
• Environmental Assessment - Checklist for major projects to determine potential impacts on the environment.
• Exotic Animal Permit - Non-domesticated Pets (e.g. chickens, goats, etc.)
• Fee Waiver Request - Fee waiver for application filing fees.
• General Plan Initiation and/or Amendment - Land use designation changes (i.e. density)
• Geological Investigation Permit - Investigative trenching and/or boring
• Landslide Moratorium Exception Permit - Improvements to properties within the Landslide Moratorium Area
• Large Domestic Animal Permit - Keeping of horses, sheep and goats exceeding the number allowed by-right
• Large Family Day Care Permit - Operation of an in-home day care center in zoning districts other than Single-Family Residential
• Lot Line Adjustment - Adjustment of boundary lines between two abutting properties.
• Minor Exception Permit - Deviations to fence/wall heights and reductions in required setbacks and open space
• Non-commercial Antenna Application - Certain satellite dish antennas and amateur radio antenna assemblies
• Open Space Hazard Interpretation Procedure Application - Move the Open Space Hazard line up to 100'
• Special Construction Permit - Construction on Sundays and legal holidays. 
• Special Event Permit - Events partially or fully on public property or right-of-ways (e.g. marathon, etc.)
• Special Use Permit - Events on private property (e.g. golf tournaments, fund raising events, etc.)
• Temporary Vendor Permit - Temporary sales activities
• Variance - Deviations (e.g. exceeding maximum allowed structure heights, required setbacks, etc.)
• Zone Change Permit - Increasing or decreasing density