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Community Development Department (CDD) Services
Planning, Building, Code Enforcement and Housing Services staff are available for telephone and email inquiries - contact information for each division is listed on this page.
- City of San Mateo’s Community Development Department proudly announces a new self-service online permit center! We now accept, review, receive payments, and issue planning entitlements and building permits securely online.
Building Permits - Available Online
- All construction activities are permitted.
- Online building permit applications and building permit submittals and inquiries are available on our Citizen Self-Service (CSS) Portal.
Virtual and In-Person Inspections
- New inspection requests can be submitted using the Citizen Self-Service (CSS) Portal
- Virtual and in-person inspections are being conducted. See a list of virtual inspections being performed.
- Contact (650) 522-7172 or building.info@cityofsanmateo.org for questions.
Virtual Code Consultations - By Appointment Only
- Coordinated building permit code consultations for building, fire and zoning code will be scheduled remotely by appointment only Monday-Friday, 9:00am-12:00pm. Appointments will be made on a first come first serve basis in 20-minute increments.
- Request a code consultation appointment by emailing building.info@cityofsanmateo.org.
Planning Division
- We are accepting new planning applications online at our Citizen Self-Service (CSS) Portal. Staff will continue processing pending planning and building permit applications.
- Zoning code consultations will be scheduled remotely by appointment only Monday - Friday, 9:00am-12:00pm. All appointments will be made on a first come first serve basis in 20-minute increments.
- Due to social distancing guidelines, no in-person activities or workshops are scheduled.
Code Enforcement
Code Enforcement staff will only be handling critical life/safety situations. Contact Code Enforcement at (650) 522-7150 or codeenforcement@cityofsanmateo.org.
Housing and Neighborhood Services
Contact Housing and Neighborhood Services staff at (650) 522-7220 or housing@cityofsanmateo.org
Introducing Our New Self-Service Online Permit Center
Our Online Permit Center let’s you submit building permit and planning applications securely online through our Citizen Self-Service Portal (CSS).
We now accept, review, receive payments, and issue planning entitlements and building permits through our online permit center.
The Citizen Self-Service (CSS) Portal let’s you search records by address, date range, permit number, or parcel number – you can also use the interactive map search feature.
San Mateo General Plan 2040
Your participation will ensure that the General Plan represents a true community-based vision for San Mateo. The City wants all residents, business persons, and community members to have a voice in the future of San Mateo. Visit the project website to see how you can get involved: http://strivesanmateo.org
Planning eNewsletter
The best way to keep up to date with all kinds of Planning related information for development activities - both current private development and long-range plans - is to subscribe to our weekly newsletter. And if you ever want to look back at the newsletter archives to see what you may have missed, you can do that too!
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Community Development
Physical Address
San Mateo City Hall
330 West 20th Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: (650) 522-7200Fax: (650) 522-7201
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Building Division
Phone: (650) 522-7172
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Code Enforcement
Phone: (650) 522-7150
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Neighborhood Improvement and Housing
Phone: (650) 522-7220
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Planning Division
Phone: (650) 522-7212