Albert Lopez
Planning Director
Planning

Welcome to the Planning Department


The Alameda County CDA Planning Department serves the unincorporated communities of Alameda County, which include Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fairview, Hayward Acres, San Lorenzo, Sunol, and rural east county communities outside the cities of Livermore, Dublin, and Pleasanton.

The Planning Department plans and oversees new development and redevelopment plans; creates policy for land use; and regulates, monitors and enforces County Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision, and other ordinances. The Planning Department performs municipal-type land use regulation functions for unincorporated areas of the County, ensuring compatible land use for the roughly 152,000 residents within its jurisdiction.

The Planning Department protects and enhances the quality of life in our communities by:

  • Creating specific area and general plans with community participation, thus guiding the development and conservation of the county's unincorporated areas.
  • Planning and building existing and new communities utilizing in-house policy, environmental assessment and site design review expertise.
  • Enforcing the General Plan and the zoning ordinance and responding to citizen-initiated concerns about land use.

Main Office

224 West Winton Avenue, Rm. 111
Hayward, CA 94544
MAIN PHONE # 510.670.5400
FAX 510.785.8793
CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION PHONE # 510.670.5460

Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm
CLOSED ON HOLIDAYS

Zoning Desk
at the Permit Center

399 Elmhurst Street, Suite 141
Hayward, CA 94544

HOURS: Mon-Thu 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday Phone 510.670.5400
EMAIL ZONING DESK
CLOSED ON HOLIDAYS

PAM public access map, unincorporated Alameda County interactive zoning viewer Alameda County Permit Portal: Your one-stop-shop for permits. Residential Design Guidelines and Standards
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