FY 24-26 ADOPTED BUDGET

Planning

206.5120

Division Description The Current Planning program is responsible for the realization of the City's land use goals and policies through the administration of regulatory and discretionary land use entitlements (e.g., Planning permits). The Planning Division consists of eight Full - Time Equivalents; a Department Director, a Principal Planner, two Senior Planners, one Associate Planner, one Assistant Planner, one Planning Technician, one Municipal Services Assistant (MSA) and one part - time temporary planner. These positions are funded through the City ’ s Current Planning Fund (206) and the Long - Range Planning Fund (207). Current Planning activities include reviewing proposed plans for compliance with the Zoning section of the Municipal Code, Specific Plans, the General Plan, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and implementation of the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan. Current Planning staff also provide public information (counter) service and perform process improvements to service delivery. The most common land use permit processes administered by this division include Zoning Amendments, Development Agreements, Subdivisions, Design Permits (formerly Site and Architectural Review), Use Permits, Sign Permits, and Tree Removal permits. The Current Planning Team works closely with Building and Land Development Engineering to review Building Permit applications for consistency with Planning permits. With the passage of a wide array of housing legislation, the Division continues to refine the permitting process for housing applications to comply with new State laws. Current Planning activities are funded by the Development Services Fund (206), which accounts for the revenue and cost service delivery for Planning, Building, Land Development Engineering, each of which collects fees and issues permits. FY 2022 - 23 and 2023 - 24 Accomplishments • Continued to implement and refine permit processing for SB330 housing development applications and implemented improvements to the review process by updating the City ’ s objective criteria. • Updated online and printed public information resources related to development

276 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES