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Citizens can submit and pay for Planning Applications online, including: Administrative and Conditional Use Permits; Administrative and Comprehensive Design Review; General Plan, Specific Plan and Zoning Ordinance Amendments; Lot Mergers, Adjustments and Subdivisions; Minor Deviations and Variances, Sign Permits and Sign Programs; SB 9 Lot Splits and Development; Temporary Use Permits; and Tree Removal Permits.

Email or call Planning staff 510-724-8912 if you need assistance.

Please contact our Records Division to request a copy of a crime or collision report, request a police records check, or a police records clearance letter (including immigration clearances).

Contact us: Email, call 510-724-8950, or fax us 510-724-9061

Planning Staff is available to discuss ideas and concepts citizens may have for their properties, which may include new development, new uses, or subdivisions, prior to submitting formal Planning Applications.

Please contact the Planning Division by email, the Department phone line (510-724-8912), the Planning Manager phone (510-724-9842), during open Permit Counter hours on Wednesdays from 1-3pm, or by individual appointment scheduled by email.

For information on opportunities to do business with the City, visit procurement.

The City Council holds regular meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the City Hall, 2131 Pear Street, Pinole, at 5:00 p.m. City Council business immediately follows the conclusion of Closed Session items.

As a public agency, the City of Pinole adheres to the California Public Records Act (GC § 6250-6270) which requires that governmental records shall be disclosed to the public, upon request, unless there is a specific reason not to do so.

The Department of Public Works will review your application and verify if all required documents have been submitted. If are missing any document(s) we will not review the permit.

The Police Department’s Property and Evidence Section handles the release of property booked for safekeeping. All property is released by appointment only. Please call 510-724-8923 for additional information and to make an appointment.

To report a crime, collision, make a missing persons report, or request to speak to an officer, please call 510-724-1111 for dispatch center.

Review reports to see by month the number of permits issued, their fees, and to which residents and/or businesses they have been issued to. 2024 Building Permit Reports 2023 Building Permit Reports 2022 Building Permit Reports 2021 Building Permit Reports 2020 Building Permit Reports 2019 Building Permit Reports 2018 Building…

Every rental unit located within the City is required to have a health and safety inspection by the City’s Building Division once every three years to ensure compliance with all applicable City ordinances or other laws relating to housing, including the substandard housing provisions of the Housing Code contained in Chapter 15.22 of the Pinole Municipal Code. Information about requesting an inspection is online; if assistance is needed, Building Staff can be reached by email or call 510-724-8912.

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The City designs compensation systems that support and reinforce the City’s long-range objectives as well as the culture, climate, and behaviors needed for the organization to be effective.

The Pinole Police Department encourages residents and businesses to register their video security cameras with the Department’s security camera registry. The registry provides a valuable tool for officers and detectives investigating crimes, while maintaining personal privacy. When an incident is reported, police officers will use the registry to see if private security cameras in the area may have captured images/footage that could help solve the crime. Participation is voluntary and can be withdrawn at any time with notification. To be added to the video surveillance registry:

Register here

Contact dispatch: 510-724-1111