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We're (slowly) changing the way to apply for permits and reviews in Development Services. To submit an application to Development Services - Planning, please follow these steps:
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To apply for DEVELOPMENT REVIEW:
Beginning Friday February 17, 2023, City of Eureka Development Services - Planning will be accepting Development Review applications ONLY online via the City’s new OpenGov website. If you are not applying for Development Review see APPLICATIONS OTHER THAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW, below.
If you already have an OpenGov account, you will need your user name and password. Use the link below to start your application.
If this is the first time you are using the OpenGov system, you will need to create a free OpenGov account. Click the link below, and then click the Sign Up link at the top right side of the page, or click Sign Up under “Your profile” at the bottom of the page.
City of Eureka – Planning - OpenGov
Please call Development Services – Planning at 707-441-4160 for more information or if you encounter problems with the OpenGov system.
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To apply for APPLICATIONS OTHER THAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW:
- Review the project Guide and Worksheet for your project (found on this page under Fee Schedules, Guides and Worksheets) to determine what supplemental information is required for your project
- Complete the 2022 to 2023 Application Form
- Complete/compile the information requested in the project Worksheet
- Print the application form and the worksheet/supplemental information (either hard copy or electronic). You do not need to print or submit the project Guide.
- Sign the application form.
- Submit the application form and supplemental information, either by:
- Emailing to the Planning Department or
- Calling 707-441-4160 to make an appointment to drop off the application and supplemental information. Staff is available Monday through Friday, except holidays, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
- Pay the application fee from the appropriate fee schedule found on this page in the Fee Schedules, Guides and Worksheets, or call Planning at 707-441-4160 and we'll calculate the fee(s) for you.
Application fees must be paid at the time the application is submitted, and project processing cannot begin until all fees are paid. You may:- Mail a check, made payable to:
City of Eureka
Development Services - Planning
531 K Street
Eureka, CA 95501 - Include a check when the application is dropped off at the appointment or
- Call 707-441-4160 to pay by credit card (Visa or Mastercard only).
- Mail a check, made payable to:
If you have questions regarding the application requirements or process, please contact Development Services - Planning.
The following forms do not require a 2022 to 2023 Application Form:
- Burn Down Letter Request
- Complaint/Violation
- Cottage Food Operator
- Design Review Incentive Fee Reduction
- Flood Elevation Certificate
- Home Occupation Permit
- Mobile Vendor
- Vacation Dwelling Unit (coastal)
- Vacation Rental (inland)
Fee Schedules, Guides and Worksheets
- 2022 to 2023 Coastal Fee Schedule
- 2022to 2023 City-wide Fee Schedule
- Administrative Adjustment (Inland Only)
- Burn Down Letter Request
- Certificate of Compliance
- Coastal Categorical Exclusion
- Coastal Design Review Guide and Supplemental
- Coastal Development Permit Guide and Worksheets
- Coastal Vacation Dwelling Unit Permit Includes Home Occupation and Business License
- Complaint-Violation Form
- Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Guide and Worksheets
- Cottage Food Operator Home Occupation Permit
- Design Review Guide and Supplemental-Inland
- Flood Hazard Area Supplemental
- General Plan Amendment
- General Plan Petition
- Historic Preservation (Add-Remove from LRHP) Guide and Worksheets
- Historic Preservation (Alter-Demo) Guide and Worksheets
- Home Occupation Permit (HOP)
- Local Coastal Program Amendment Guide and Worksheets
- Lot Line Adjustment Guide and Worksheet
- Merger Guide and Worksheet
- Mills Act FAQ
- Minor Modification Guide and Worksheet
- Minor Use Permit (MUP) Guide and Worksheets
- Mobile Vendor Application
- Reasonable Accommodation Request Worksheet
- Right-of-Way Vacation Guide and Worksheets
- Sign Permit - Administrative
- Sign Permit Master and Creative Guide and Worksheets - Inland
- Subdivision Major Guides and Worksheets
- Subdivision Minor Guides and Worksheets
- Text Amendment Guide and Supplemental
- Vacation Rentals - Inland
- Variance Guide and Worksheets
- Wireless Telecommunication Facility (WTF) - Eligible Facility Request
- Wireless Telecommunication Facility (WTF) - New WTF
- Wireless Telecommunication Facility (WTF) - Non-Eligible Facility
- Zone Reclassification Guide and Worksheets