Land Use Planning Forms and Guides
Note: Archived Content
This page contains archived documents that are identified with the words "archive item" at the end of the link name. These documents are not being updated and may not be fully accessible. To request an accessible version or a reasonable accommodation, please contact CDA Accessibility Coordinator at CDA.Accessibilty@acgov.org.
If you have questions on what forms are necessary with your application submittal, please contact the Alameda County Planning Department at 510-670-5400, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., except on Wednesday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Administrative Use Permit (ACUP) (archive item) (PDF - 49kb) *
- Administrative Minor Use Permit (AMUP) (archive item) (PDF - 224kb) *
- Alameda County Development Standards for Siting of Telecommunication Facilities (PDF - 242kb) *
- Boundary Line Adjustment/Lot Merger (archive item) (PDF - 426kb) *
- Cannabis Delivery Application (PDF - 476kb) *
- Certificate of Appropriateness (PDF - 137kb) *
- Certificate of Compliance (archive item) (PDF - 101kb) *
- Conditional Use Permit (archive item) (PDF - 230kb) *
- Conditional Use Permit Mandatory Review (archive item) (PDF - 135kb) *
- Demolition Request (PDF - 262kb) *
- Development Project Application Submittal Requirements - Checklist (PDF - 356kb) *
- Fee Schedule (PDF - 319kb) *
- Housing Element Administrative Modification
- Housing Pre-Screen
- Lot Size Consistency in Castro Valley Policy (PDF - 97kb) *
- Massage Facility MUP / CUP Application Supplemental Information (archive item) (PDF - 156kb) *
- Mills Act Application (PDF - 98kb) *
- Mills Act Program Guide (PDF - 797kb) *
- Minor Use Permit (PDF - 220kb) *
- Pre-Application Meeting Form (PDF - 142kb) *
- Preliminary Review Request (PDF - 207kb) *
- Private Street Application (archive item) (PDF - 194kb) *
- Public Records Request Form (PDF - 156kb) *
- Registration of Soil Importing Form (PDF - 183kb) *
- Requirements for Telecommunication Facilities (PDF - 151kb) *
- Reasonable Accommodation (PDF - 71kb) *
- Rezone (PDF - 52kb) *
- SB 9 Pre-Screen (PDF - 331kb) *
- Site Development Review (archive item) (PDF - 157kb) *
- Note: How to Prepare Drawings for Submittal (PDF - 191kb) *
- Site Development Review, Agriculture (PDF - 424kb) *
- Site Development Review, Agriculture Caretaker Unit (PDF - 339kb) *
- Site Development Review, Horse Boarding/Riding Academy (PDF - 329kb) *
- Stormwater Protection Plan - Equine Facilities (PDF - 391kb) *
- Standard Application (PDF - 277kb) *
- Stormwater Checklist (PDF - 315kb) *
- Subdivision (PDF - 1.1M) *
- Surface Mining Permit and Reclamation Plan Application (PDF - 298kb) *
- Temporary Use Permit (TUP) (PDF - 233kb) *
- Variance (PDF - 225kb) *
- Veterans Exemption (PDF - 127kb) *
- Williamson Act Commercial Agriculture Determination (PDF - 1,579kb) *
- Williamson Act Compatible Use Determination Instructions (PDF - 99kb) *
and Form (PDF - 73kb) * - Williamson Act Guidelines for Commercial Agriculture (PDF - 104kb) *
- Wireless Telecom Request for 6409 Approval (PDF - 181kb) *
- Zoning Verification Letter (ZVL) (PDF - 243kb) *
Guides for Zoning Regulations
| A | Agricultural (archive item) (PDF - 22kb) * |
|---|---|
| R-1 | Single Family Residence (archive item) (PDF - 23kb) * |
| R-2 | Two Family Residence (archive item) (PDF - 23kb) * |
| R-3 | Four Family Residence (archive item) (PDF - 22kb) * |
| R-4 | Multiple Residence (archive item) (PDF - 22kb) * |
| R-S | Suburban Residence (archive item) (PDF - 23kb) * |
| C-O | Administrative Offices (archive item) (PDF - 23kb) * |
| C-N | Neighborhood Business (archive item) (PDF - 28kb) * |
| C-1 | Retail Business (archive item) (PDF - 27kb) * |
| C-2 | General Commercial (archive item) (PDF - 24kb) * |
| PD | Planned Development (archive item) (PDF - 29kb) * |
| M-1 | Light Industrial (archive item) (PDF - 22kb) * |
| M-2 | Heavy Industrial (archive item) (PDF - 22kb) * |
| M-P | Industrial Park (archive item) (PDF - 22kb) * |
| MU | Mixed Use (archive item) (PDF - 226kb) * |
| H-1 | Highway Frontage (PDF - 22kb) * |
| SD | Sunol Downtown (archive item) (PDF - 80kb) * |
Combining Districts
| -B | Site Area (archive item) (PDF - 25kb) * |
|---|---|
| -D | Density (archive item) (PDF - 19kb) * |
| -DV | Density Variable (archive item) (PDF - 10kb) * |
| -L | Agricultural Use (archive item) (PDF - 19kb) * |
| -RV | Recreational Vehicle (archive item) (PDF - 12kb) * |
| -SU | Secondary Unit (archive item) (PDF - 28kb) * |
Ashland Cherryland Business District Specific Plan (PDF - 11Mb) *
Castro Valley Central Business District Specific Plan (PDF -10.8Mb) *
Note: Zoning and Land Use regulations are included in the Specific Plan by Sub Area.
| Group A | Intensive Retail Commercial |
|---|---|
| Group B | Low Volume, Predominately Motor Vehicle-Oriented Retail and Service Commercial, Wholesale Commercial, and Industrial |
| Group C | Offices |
| Group D | Medium Density Residential |
| Group E | High Density Residential |
San Lorenzo Village Center Specific Plan (PDF -3.8Mb) *
Note: Zoning and Land Use regulations are included in the Plan.

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