Planning Sections

    We administer the County's land use planning programs:

• Current Planning and Zoning Services: accepts and processes planning applications for entitlements.
  
  
• Long-Range Planning Services: processes and implements the County General Plan and other county-wide policy documents.
  
  
• Specific and Community Planning Services: accepts and processes plans for larger areas including Community Plans. 

The Planning Department handles planning matters for properties in the unincorporated County. If you are located within a city, please contact the individual city planning departments. Not sure? Click on the “What is My Property Zoned?” button below.

Common Planning Information Requests:

   Parcel Information (also see "Maps" below)

• What is my property zoned? Search for zoning by parcel # or street address.
  
  
• What is my parcel number? Search for parcel number by street address.
  
  
• What can I do on my property? Code Enforcement's FAQ website on specific uses.
  

   Planning Process Information

• What do I need before I visit Planning to discuss my project?
  
  
•  Current Planning and Zoning Services for submitting and processing applications
  
  
• Planning Projects Viewer
  

   Other

• View Zoning Code
  
  
• Accessory Dwellling Unit Manual and Prototype
  
  
• More Planning FAQs
  
  

 
Plans in Progress:

     Growth Area Plans

• Cordova Hills
  
  
• Natomas Joint Vision 
  
  
• North Watt Avenue Corridor Plan
  
  
• NewBridge Specific Plan
  
  
• West Jackson Highway Master Plan 

   Other Plans in Progress

• South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan 
  
  
• Folsom Boulevard Transit Area Plan
  
  
• 2013 Housing Element Update
  
  
• Staff Report Prepared for November 5, 2012 Planning Commission Hearing on Zoning Code Amendments
  
  
• Draft Downtown Rio Linda Business District Special Planning Area
  

 
Recently Completed Planning Documents

2030 Sacramento County General Plan

Recycling Center Zoning Code Amendment

Fair Oaks Boulevard Corridor Plan

Fulton Avenue Special Planning Area

Winery, Farm Stand and Farm Stay Ordinances

Guidebook to American River Parkway Combining Zone

Maps

• General Map Viewer - General Plan, Zoning & Williamson Act maps and much more (Search by Parcel # or address.)
  
  
• Other Planning Related Maps
  
• Geographical Information System (GIS) Data - Downloadable from the Sacramento County GIS Department.
  
  

Planning & Environmental Division

Phone 916-874-6141
Fax 916-874-7499

827 7th Street,         Rm 230
Sacramento, CA 95814