If you are unsure about your particular business, contact the zoning information section for a determination. Better yet, write to the zoning section and describe in as much detail as possible the nature and operating characteristics of your business. There is no zoning permit necessary to operate a lawful home occupation. To change the location of a legal boundary, a boundary adjustment application must be filed with this department. These applications are available at the zoning information counter.
State law requires that a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor draw the plat.
For more information and current filing fees, please contact zoning to discuss your proposal. The subdivision of property requires compliance with zoning, the General Plan, County policies such as the Hillside Development Policy and county ordinances such as the Groundwater Ordinance. It also requires compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the State Map Act and County Subdivision Ordinance. We recommend that anyone considering this complex process, first come into our office and gather some basic facts about the subject property and subdivision process itself. For example, you need to determine whether the zoning and general plan will allow the property to be subdivided.