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Getting Started: Community and TI O N 3

Project Assistance Center E C

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The Development Services Section of the Planning and Building Department
operates several workgroups, which are designed to meet the needs of
diverse projects. The Community and Project Assistance Center is the
starting point for applicants as they get ready to submit for project review. It
is also where the community goes to get information about projects in their
neighborhood, and anything else of interest. The Community and Project
Assistance Center operates the public counter, along with general email and
telephone inquiries on all matters prior to a project being assigned a planner.

Beginning the Application Process
An initial consultation can
Applicants first must contact the Community and Project
Assistance Center to begin the application process. save significant time and
For simple projects, such as ministerial permits, this costs, as staff can identify
may merely involve submitting the application. All
discretionary project applications and certain ministerial likely issues and set the
applications may only be submitted by appointment. project down the right
Scheduling may be done at the counter, via phone or
email at 760-633-2710 and planning@encinitasca.gov. path for review.

Staff Advisory Committee (SAC)

Encinitas offers the Staff Advisory Committee (SAC), a free interdisciplinary
team meeting to preliminarily provide feedback on projects. These meetings
are scheduled for two, hour-long slots on Wednesdays. For more complex
projects, such as discretionary permits, an initial consultation can save
significant time and costs, as staff can identify likely issues and set the project
down the right path for review.

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