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Most Requested Applications & Guides
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU & JrADU):
- Accessory Dwelling Unit Application Packet (PDF)
Administrative Design Review (ADR):
- Administrative Design Review Application Packet (PDF)
- Administrative Design Review Guide (PDF)
Citywide Design Guidelines
- City Council Adopted Design Guidelines (PDF)
- Design Guidelines FAQ (PDF)
Design Review Board (DRB):
- Citizens' Participation Program Application Packet (PDF)
- Design Review Board Application Packet (PDF)
- Design Review Board Guide (PDF)
May also be required:
- Coastal Development Permit (PDF)
- Floodplain Development Permit (PDF)
- Land Conservation Permit (PDF)
Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO):
- Water Efficient Landscapes Guide (PDF)
Determination of Substantial Conformance (DSC):
- Determination of Substantial Conformance Application Packet (PDF)
- Determination of Substantial Conformance Guide (PDF)
Encroachment Permit (EP):
- Encroachment Permit Application (PDF)
- Encroachment Permit Guide (PDF)
Administrative Sign Review (ASR):
- Administrative Sign Review Application Packet (PDF)
- Administrative Sign Review Guide (PDF)
- Signage Calculation How-to Guide (PDF)
In addition to any of the individual applications below, please fill out a Uniform Development Application, which can be filled out at the link below, and attach it to your application.
- Banner Application (PDF)
- Bingo Permit Application (PDF)
- Boundary Adjustment Permit Application (PDF)
- Certificate of Compliance Application (PDF)
- Coastal Development Permit Application (PDF)
- Conditional Use Permit application (PDF)
- Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plan (PDF)
- Demo Permit Application (PDF)
- Electrical Permit for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Checklist (PDF)
- Environmental Assessment application (PDF)
- Final and parcel map application (PDF)
- Floodplain Development Permit (FDP) Application (PDF)
- In-Lieu Parking Program Application (PDF)
- Land Conservation Permit (PDF)
- Letter of Authorization to Submit a Project (PDF)
- Mobile Vending application (PDF)
- Mutual Agreement Form - Fences and Walls (PDF)
- Newsrack Application (PDF)
- Notice of Intent Application (PDF)
- Rezone Permit Application (PDF)
- Shoreline Protection Permit Application (PDF)
- Sidewalk Cafe Permit Application (PDF)
- Street Vacation Application (PDF)
- Tentative Map / Tentative Parcel Map Application (PDF)
- Tree Removal Permit Application (PDF)
- Trees, Scenic Views, & Sunlight Application (PDF)
- Variance Application (PDF)
- Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plan (PDF)
- Accessory Dwelling Unit Checklist/Verification Form (PDF)
- Administrative Design Review (ADR) Checklist (PDF)
- Administrative Design Review (ADR) Guide (PDF)
- Administrative Sign Review (ASR) Guide (PDF)
- Beach Preservation Initiative (BPI) Guidelines (PDF)
- Bingo Permit Guide (PDF)
- Boundary Adjustment Guide (PDF)
- Building Valuation Guide (PDF)
- Certificate of Compliance Guide (PDF)
- Citizens Participation Program Handout (PDF)
- City Council Adopted Design Guidelines (PDF)
- Conditional Use Permit Guide (PDF)
- Design Review Board (DRB) Guide (PDF)
- Design Review Board (DRB) Checklist (PDF)
- Determination of Substantial Conformance applicants guide (PDF)
- Fats, Oils and Grease Procedures (FOG) (PDF)
- Final & Parcel Map Guide (PDF)
- Grading applicants guide (PDF)
- Guidelines For Construction Permit Applications (PDF)
- Mobile Vending Guide (PDF)
- Pollution Prevention Guide (PDF)
- Priority Development Project SWMP (PDF)
- Project Priority Form (PDF)
- Project Processing Guide (PDF)
- Protected Tree Ordinance Guide (PDF)
- Sidewalk Cafe Permit Guide (PDF)
- Standard Project SWMP (PDF)
- Story Poles Guide (PDF)
- Sustainability Checklist (PDF)
- Temporary Use Permit Checklist (PDF)
- Tentative Map / Tentative Parcel Map Guide (PDF)
- Tree Removal Permit Guide (PDF)
- Trees, Scenic Views, & Sunlight Guide (PDF)
- Variance Guide (PDF)
- Water Efficient Landscapes Guide (PDF)
- Citizens Participation Program Handout (PDF)
- City of Del Mar Benchmarks (PDF)
- Construction-Phase Impacts Plan (Example) (PDF)
- FEMA User's Guide to Technical Bulletins
- Grading and Drainage Plan (BMP Details) (PDF)
- Parking Layout for Parking Space Design (PDF)
- Plan Copy Release Form (PDF)
- Project Processing Guide (PDF)
- Requirements for Digital Submittals (PDF)
- Storm Water BMP Design Manual Appendices & Forms (PDF)
- Water Quality Sensitive Areas Map (PDF)