Pinole's Applications

• Planning Application Form (for design review, use permits, sign permits, variances, and other planning projects)

• Tree Removal Permit Application

• ADU Development Restriction Form (accompanies building permit applications for ADUs and JADUs) 

• ADU and JADU Standards (Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units)

• Lot Line Adjustment/Merger Submittal Requirements

• Residential Design Guidelines

• Old Town Design Guidelines (see Map1 on page 3 for applicable areas)

• Three Corridors Specific Plan Design Guidelines (see here for Specific Plan areas):
  • Chapter 6: Development Standards
  • Chapter 7: Private Realm Design Guidelines
  • Chapter 8: Public Realm Standards and Design Guidelines

• Water Efficient Landscaping

Fees

• Application fees for Planning Applications (See the last pages of the Planning Application Form)

• Development impact fees (effective 8/1/23) for new development projects and nonresidential additions. Impact fees are submitted after Planning approval and prior to Building Permit issuance.

• Transportation impact fees (wcctac.org) - The City collects fees for the West County Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program (STMP) on behalf of the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC). For more information on STMP fee rates, refer to wcctac.org. Impact fees are submitted after Planning approval and prior to Building Permit issuance.

• School fees - Fees for new development and additions are collected by the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD).