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If you have any questions about these documents or are looking for information not shown here, please email us. You may also call the planner on duty at (650) 522-7212 or call the Planning Division general office line at (650) 522-7202.

PLANNING APPLICATION PROCESSING GUIDES

• The Large Project Preliminary Planning Application Guide
• The Planning Application Guide
• Single-Family Dwellings: Forms, Submittal Requirement Checklist, and Guide.

DESIGN GUIDELINES

These Guidelines address how a building’s size, architectural character, and relationship to the street and nearby structures contribute to successful neighborhoods.

• Single-Family Dwelling Design Guidelines
• Multi-Family Design Guidelines
• Small Lot Multi-Family Design Guidelines
• Duplex Design Guidelines
• Downtown Retail Core & Downtown Historic District Design Guidelines
  • Vision of the Gateway
• Mid and South El Camino Real 40-55 Foot Building Height Design Guidelines
• Bay Meadows Phase II Design Guidelines and Development Standards

PLANS AND POLICIES

• General Plan Vision 2030
  • Housing Element
  • Climate Action Plan
  • Maps: Zoning, Land Use, Height, Intensity, Historic Resources
• San Mateo Rail Corridor Transit-Oriented Development Plan
• Bay Meadows Specific Plan (Phase I)
• Bay Meadows Specific Plan Amendment (Phase II)
• Hillsdale Station Area Plan
• El Camino Real Master Plan (from Belmont to Highway 92)
• Downtown Plan
• Mariner's Island Specific Plan
• Shoreline Specific Plan
• Detroit Specific Plan
• Historic Survey
• Bicycle Master Plan
• Pedestrian Master Plan
• Sustainable Streets Plan
• North Central Community Based Transportation Plan

 OTHER INFORMATION

• R-1 Development Standards FAQs
• Preliminary Application For Housing Development
• Small Second Story Additions to Existing Two Story Single Family Residences
• Historic Resources Information
• Historic Walking Tour
• Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (Private Property) Information
• Guidelines for Preparation of Shadow Studies
• Bicycle Parking Handout
• Community Benefits
• Fence Regulations and Exceptions
• Noise Study Info
• Public Works Standard Drawings
• Parking Standards
• Tree Grate Standards
• Zoning Code
• Subdivision Code
• Site Development Code
• Protected Tree Information
• Sign Code
• Below-Market Rate Requirements
• Sustainability
• Public Works Development Standards
• Planned Sign Districts
• Use Chart
• Transportation Impact Analysis Guidelines 2020