The following services are provided by the Planning Division of the Yolo County Department of Community Services.

Counter Hours: 8 am to 12 pm & 1 pm to 4 pm Monday through Thursday and 8 am to 12pm Friday
Phones are answered 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday
Closed for lunch 12pm to 1pm

Type of Permit	Activities for Which Permit is Required
Agricultural Contract	Placing agricultural and open space land into a Williamson Act contract, or changing the boundaries of an existing contract.
Building Permit	New construction, including additions, alterations, repairs, and changes of use of existing buildings.
Business License	Generally includes businesses that sell products, provide services, and/or have employees.
Certificate of Compliance	Parcels that have been created illegally.
Code Interpretation	Special situations that are not specifically covered in the Zoning Ordinance.
Flood Development Permit	Building, grading, filling, excavation or other construction within the 100-year floodplain.
General Plan Amendment	Changes, additions, or deletions to the policies and/or land use designations in the General Plan.
General Plan Consistency	Special situations that are not specifically covered in the General Plan.
Historic Landmark Permit	Remodeling, moving, or demolishing a designated historic landmark.
Lot Line Adjustment	Changing the boundaries of an existing parcel(s), or merging two or more existing parcels into a single parcel.
Mining/Reclamation Plan	Removing dirt, sand, gravel, or other materials from a property for commercial purposes.
Parcel Map	Dividing a single parcel of land into five or fewer parcels.
Road Naming	Creating a private road that serves four or more homes and/or businesses, or changing the name of an existing County road.
Site Plan Review	New construction including swimming pools, signs, roadside stands, parking, accessory buildings, and minor changes in land use.
Subdivision Map	Dividing a single parcel of land into more than five parcels.
Use Permit	Land uses which may affect public safety unless additional restrictions are required. Activities that require use permits vary from one zone designation to another. Please call the Planning & Public Works Department for use permit requirements within a specific zone.
Use Permit Modification	Includes changing the conditions of approval to an existing use permit, abandoning all or a portion of a County road, or creating a new private road.
Variance	Structures that differ from the requirements of the Zoning Code due to special situations.
Zone Change	Changing a parcel to a different zone designation.
Zone Change Amendment	Changing or adding regulations to the Zoning Code.