THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT serves the County by administering the County's land use planning programs. For more detailed information, click on each section name to visit their web pages.

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• COUNTY–WIDE PLANNING services, including updating of the Sacramento County General Plan.
• SPECIFIC AND COMMUNITY PLANNING services, including preparation and adoption of a series of Specific and Community Plans.
• CURRENT PLANNING AND ZONING services, including zoning information and review of private development projects and processing to the various hearing bodies.
• COMMUNITY PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCILS have been created in the unincorporated area of the County to facilitate and invite direct citizen participation in the planning processing involving the present and future development policies affecting their communities.
• COMMUNITY PLANNING COUNCILS have been formed as a pilot project to provide decision-making authority to a panel of residents appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Each Council functions as a County Planning Commission and meet monthly.
• PLANNING REVIEW includes discretionary and non-discretionary hearing bodies for land use, zoning, and related issues. Agendas, calendars, and minutes are provided.
• MAPS

► NEW fees affective August 18th!
     See the new Fee Schedule click here.
     Design Review Discretionary Submit Req Plus New Fee
     Design Review Nondiscretionary Additional Fees Notify
    
 

►Weigh In on Rio Linda/Elverta Community
Results will be incorporated into the upcoming Rio Linda Vision Plan and shared with the community in early September. Take the survey here!

►Sacramento County Takes Next Step in Improving Development Services;
Performance Audit now available
As part of the County’s multi-year focus on improving development services, an independent auditor, Citygate Associates, was contracted to examine the processes of two key departments, Planning and Community Development and Environmental Review and Assessment.
Read the Complete Audit 
Read Survey Appendix

Please send your comments and suggestions to: streamliningdevelop@SacCounty.NET

►The Planning Department is pleased to announce that effective June 1, the department has implemented a new Project Manager Program. Click here for more details.
 

►Visioning Efforts for the Jackson Highway and Grant Line East Areas Now Underway!

CORRIDOR PLANS

• Commercial Corridor Website - Information and resources for corridor plans and studies underway in the unincorporated areas of Sacramento County.
• Fair Oaks Boulevard Corridor Plan
• North Watt Corridor

PROJECTS AND UPDATES

• Proposed El Camino Special Planning Area Feasibility Study
• Easton
• General Plan Update
• American River Parkway Plan Update
• New Adopted Design Review Program
• Florin-Vineyard Community Plan Update
• Folsom Blvd/Sacramento County Transit Area Plans Project
• South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan
• Surface Mining: Special Projects
• Housing Information
• Housing Element Update NEW!

COMMUNITY PLANS

• Arden-Arcade Community Plan
• Carmichael Community Plan
• Cordova Community Plan
• Fair Oaks Community Plan
• Orangevale Community Plan
• Rio Linda and Elverta Community Plan
   

PLANNING AWARDS %

• American River Parkway Plan Update – Focused Issue Planning Award

• General Plan Update – Planning Implementation – Large Jurisdiction

CONTACT INFORMATION

Hours: Mon - Fri, 8am - 5pm
Phone: 916-874-6141
Information: 916-874-6221
Fax: 916-874-6400
Email: sacplan@saccounty.net
Address: 827 7th Street, Room 230
Sacramento, CA 95814