Community Development Department

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The Community Development Department is organized into three divisions:

 

The Planning/Code Enforcement Division

The The Planning/Code Enforcement Division is responsible for long term planning regarding growth and development of the City and for reviewing and processing applications for all development proposals, including improvements to residential properties. This review includes free pre-application consultations with property owners or their representatives. Foster City residents wishing to remodel or otherwise improve their home in any way are strongly urged to first discuss their plans with the Planning Division.

The Planning/Code Enforcement Division has prepared a series of public information brochures to help inform residents about the permit process and various requirements for specific types of permits. Additionally, people coming to the Planning/Code Enforcement counter in City Hall have access to a large variety of statistical information about Foster City, including Federal Census information, building and development statistics and future growth and population projections.

The Building Inspection Division

is responsible for ensuring that all construction projects permitted within the City comply with the Uniform Building Codes, the Foster City Municipal Code and all other applicable codes and regulations.

The Community Development Agency

was formed in 1981 to build infrastructure, improve circulation, create job opportunities, finance public facilities, assist in providing a stable economy and provide affordable housing through a combination of public and private investment in the community.