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*NOTICE: Reference the most recent adopted Municipal Code, Title 17 here. All other modified titles can be found in the staff report to City Council.
Applications
- Planning Application Form
- Preliminary Review Application Form
- Temporary Banner Application Form
- Note: Over-the-Counter submittals, Zoning Letter requests, and Landscape Plan Review submittals can be emailed directly to planning@cityoflancasterca.gov. Please include a Planning Application Form with your submittal.
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Checklists - Entitlements
- Staff-Level Submittal Checklist
This checklist outlines submittal requirements for the following entitlements, which are approved by Planning staff action:
- Public Hearing Submittal Checklist
This checklist outlines the submittal requirements for the following entitlements, which are approved by Planning Commission or City Council action and require public hearings:- Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
- Tentative Parcel Map (TPM)
- Tentative Tract Map (TTM)
- Variance (VAR)
- Zone Change and/or General Plan Amendment (ZC/GPA)
- State-Mandated Entitlement Processes
- Entitlement submittals involving the application of state bills, such as SB 9 and AB 98, must demonstrate itemized compliance with their respective state bill, through a detailed site exhibit and written project description.
- State-Mandated Ministerial Subdivisions (SMMS)
- Certain state bills mandate requirements for a ministerial subdivision process, including SB 9 (2022), SB 684 (2024), and SB 1123 (2024). SMMS projects will be required to submit the standard Tentative Parcel Map (TPM) or Tentative Tract Map (TTM) entitlement application, but will be charged a Tentative Administrative Parcel Map (TAPM) submittal fee.
Checklists - Other
- CEQA Review Materials Checklist
- Public Noticing Materials Checklist
- Site Plan and Exhibits Checklist
- Wireless Communications Facility (WCF) Checklist
Development Standards
- Commercial and Industrial Development Regulations
- Single Family and Multi-Family Residential Zones Development Regulations
- Mixed-Use Zones Development Regulations
Fees
Forms
- Alcohol, Tobacco, and Entertainment Project Description Form
- Certification of Survey
- Easements of Record Affidavit
- Environmental Assessment Form
- Financial Interest Disclosure
- Fire Department Form
- Housing Project Description Form
- Mailing List Affidavit
- Owner Authorization
- Parking Analysis Form
- Petition for Zone Change/General Plan Amendment
- Prescriptive Compliance Certification
- VMT Analysis Screening
Maps
Resources
- Accela Registration and Payment Instructions
- Development Fee Incentive Summary
- SoCal Edison "High Confidence" Project Guide
- Consultant Listing - Biological
- Consultant Listing - Cultural Resource
- Consultant Listing - Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
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