Planning Applications, Checklists, and Handouts

  1. Find your applicable planning application from the top of the left-hand column in the table below.

  2. Next find the corresponding application checklist from the table below.

  3. Refer to the Plan Preparation Guidelines to prepare the plan documents required by the applicable permit application checklist.

The Plan Preparation Guidelines and corresponding supplemental checklists outline the basic requirements for submitting a planning application. Note that a completed application form must be submitted along with the required application fee(s) and supplemental materials as indicated either on the form or in the application checklist. Applications that do not include these materials will not be deemed complete. Contact the Planning Department if you have questions about application requirements.

APPLICATION AND PERMIT FORMS

PLANNING APPLICATION CHECKLISTS

Planning Application

Plan Preparation Guidelines

Appeals

Accessibility Improvement Permit

Environmental Information Form

Accessory Dwelling Unit

Home Occupation Permit

Cannabis Business Compliance Checklist

Outdoor Amplified Sound Request

Design Permit Review

Property Owner Authorization Form

Fence Exception

Private Tree Removal & Severe Tree Trimming Application

General Plan Text and/or Map Amendment

SB 330 Preliminary Application

Grading Review by Planning Commission

Short Term Rental Permit Application Habitat Conservation Plan Operating Program Revision 
 

Height Exception for Rooftop Solar Energy System

INFORMATIONAL HANDOUTS Housing Development Permit
ADU Compendium Landscaping Application Review
Guidelines for Measuring Building Height Lighting Deviation
Habitat Conservation Plan Procedures (Refer to HCP Operating Program Revision

Minor Modification at the Northeast Ridge

How to Measure Floor Area and Lot Coverage

Outdoor Storage of Approved Flammable Materials

Licensed Professional Requirements

Planned Development Permit

Planning Fees (Master Fee Schedule)

Private Tree Removal & Severe Tree Trimming Checklist & Guide

Research & Development Business Checklist

Public Convenience or Necessity

SB 330 Guide

SB 35 Eligibility Checklist

Short Term Rental FAQ

Setback Exception

Short Term Rental Guide for Hosts, Tenants, and Neighbors 

Short Term Rental Permit

Unrecorded Lot Guidance

Sign Permit Application Checklist

When is a Public Convenience or Necessity Determination Required? Sign Program Application Checklist
  Variance
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW CHECKLISTS AND RESOURCES Zoning Map and/or Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment
Bay Area Air Quality Management District CEQA Air Quality Guidelines 8.1.2 (2017)  
Brisbane General Plan Environmental Setting Table USE PERMIT CHECKLISTS
Brisbane General Plan Figures and Maps (individual maps available here) Conditional Uses in all Zoning Districts
C.3 and C.6 Development Review Checklist (2019) Conditional Uses per District
CEQA Handbook §15001 and 15002 with FLOW CHART (2020) Condominium Conversion
San Mateo County Current Stormwater Quality Control Requirements (2023) Density Transfers
San Mateo County Update on Stormwater Treatment Requirements for New Development and Redevelopment Projects (2016)
USGS Preliminary Geologic Map – City of Brisbane (1998) Interim Uses on the Baylands
  New Facilities and Substantial Modification to Existing Telecommunications

SIGN PROGRAMS AND GUIDELINES

Night Operations
Sign Guidelines

Parking Regulation Modification

Brisbane Technology Park  
Brisbane Village SUBDIVISION/MAPPING CHECKLISTS
Genesis Marina Certificate of Compliance
Industrial Way Final Map
Sierra Point Lot Line Adjustment & Lot Mergers
The Shore at Sierra Point Map Waiver
  Subdivision Modification Provisions
  Tentative Map