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Permit & Resource
Management Department

Permit Sonoma is Sonoma County's consolidated land use planning and development permitting agency. Virtually any land development or construction that takes place in the unincorporated area of Sonoma County (outside the nine incorporated cities) is reviewed, permitted, and inspected by Permit Sonoma. Read More About Us

Rebuilding Together

The official information and resource site for rebuilding efforts, within the unincorporated areas of Sonoma County, related to the 2017 Sonoma Complex Fire.

Upcoming Events

Board of Zoning Adjustments Meeting
Today: December 13, 2018 at 1:00 PM
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County of Sonoma Board of Zoning Adjustments will serve to answer questions on the Board of Zoning Adjustments Staff Report.
Alternate Water Sources Working Group Meeting
When: December 18, 2018 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Join us On December 18th for a History of the Graywater-Rainwater Catchment Working Group and the Alternate Water Sources Working Group, Continuity of the Alternate Water Sources Working Group after June 2019, Brainstorming Goals for the AWSWG, and Next Steps.
Design Review Committee Meeting
When: December 19, 2018 at 1:30 PM
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Project Review and Advisory Committee Meeting
When: December 20, 2018 at 9:00 AM
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Public Meeting for Project Review and Advisory Committee
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Latest News

November 2018 Issue of Permit Sonoma Newsletter Now Available!
Published on December 3, 2018
In this issue of our newsletter, we have Rebuilding Better, Storm Water Protection Measures Are Working, What Would Motivate you to Build an Accessory Dwelling Unit?, and Permitting Tips for Building a Fence.
Accessory Dwelling Unit Survey
Published on November 20, 2018
The County of Sonoma and partnering cities want your input on potential barriers and incentives for building accessory dwelling units and/or junior accessory dwelling units. Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey (English or Spanish) to inform our efforts to increase housing in Sonoma County.
No Well & Septic Inspections November 28 or 29, 2018
Published on November 19, 2018
Well & Septic will not be conducting inspections on Wednesday, November 28 or Thursday, November 29, 2018 due to an all-staff training. No Well & Septic inspection appointments will be available on those dates. We apologize for any inconvenience.
All other inspections (e.g. Building or Engineering inspections) will proceed as usual.
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