Ordinances, Codes, Plans

Ordinances & Codes

• Zoning Ordinance
  Santa Clara County's Zoning Ordinance
• Grading & Drainage Ordinance
  Rules regarding the grading of a property
• Green Building Ordinance
  Requirements to obtain a Green Building Certificate
• Floodplain Ordinance
  Regulations and standards for building in a flood plain.
• Rebuild Ordinance
  A set of thresholds and guidelines to determine if a project is a remodel or classified as a rebuild.
• Landscaping Ordinance
  Water Efficient Landscaping
• Building Code
  The State Building Code.

• All-Electric Reach codes
  all new construction in unincorporated County areas to use electricity (not natural gas) for water heating, space heating, cooking, clothes drying, indoor and outdoor fireplaces, and decorative appliances.

• Fire Code
  Fire Standards and related ordinance
• Code Enforcement
  Ordinances regarding Code Enforcement and Abatement
• Fees
  Several of the Fees associated with Planning and Development