Divisions

Building

The Building Division of the Community Development and Planning Department administers the State adopted codes, including the International Building, Residential, Mechanical, Fuel/Gas, and Existing Building Codes; the Uniform Plumbing Code and the State Energy and Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Codes.

Code Enforcement

Enforcement of building and land use codes

Hearing Examiner

Hears shoreline permits, conditional use permits, appeals of administrative determinations, long subdivisions.

Land Use

Administers regulations, amends regulations, writes new regulations, establishes policies to clarify regulations, and provides staff support to Council and certain committees.

Long Range Planning

Long-Range Planning approaches land-use planning by studying environmental conditions and the cultural landscape, and then creating or changing County policy statements and the development regulations that carry those policies out.

Commissions, Councils and Committees