- Julia Krog - Director
- John Burkes - Assistant Director
- Richard Angley- Building Official
- Adrienne Thompson - Administrative Services Manager II
The Planning and Building Services Department's primary responsibilities are to:
- Administer, implement and enforce state and local building construction regulations in the unincorporated area of the County and the cities of Fort Bragg and Point Arena;
- Administer, implement and enforce state and local land use planning and zoning laws;
- Prepare, revise, update, implement and administer the County General Plan, Local Coastal Program and Airport Land Use Plans.
- Coordinate the abatement of abandoned vehicles in the unincorporated area of the County and the Cities of Willits, Fort Bragg and Point Arena.
- Coordinate preparation and dissemination of mapping and population information.
State and local construction regulations include the Uniform California Building Code, Plumbing Code, Mechanical Code, Fire Code, Housing Code, Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, Swimming Pool Code, National Electric Code, State Historic Building Code, Regulations for Limited Density Rural Dwellings, (Class K), the California Administrative Code Titles 24 and 25, and sections of the California Health and Safety Code including access requirements for the physically disabled. Typically, the Department will review or plan check, then inspect structures during the course of construction. Planning and Building Services is responsible for the administration of these construction regulations in the unincorporated area of the County as well as the Cities of Fort Bragg and Point Arena.
Under State and local planning law, the Department is responsible for preparing, updating and implementing the County General Plan, Housing Element and Local Coastal Program, including the Mendocino Town Plan, Gualala Town Plan, Comprehensive Airport Land Use Plans, zoning ordinances, subdivision ordinance (consistent with the State Subdivision Map Act) surface mining ordinance and the California Environmental Quality Act. In administering these codes and regulations, the Department processes all required applications (i.e., General Plan amendment, rezoning, agricultural preserve, subdivision, use permit, coastal development permit, variance, certificate of compliance, boundary line adjustment, etc.) and provides staff support to the Planning Commission, Zoning Administrator, Coastal Permit Administrator, Mendocino Historical Review Board, Business Improvement District Advisory Board, Archaeological Commission, Airport Land Use Commission and Subdivision Committee.
