The services provided by the Land Use Section fall into the following general categories:

• Engineering review of permit applications received from Planning and Building Inspection to ensure conformance with applicable codes, guidelines and requirements relating to land development and flood control issues.
• Processing of permit applications for grading, dams, quarries and work in creeks.
• Processing of permit applications involving County roads and rights-of-way including encroachments, filming, and transportation of extra-legal loads.
• Field inspection of construction associated with the above permits.
• Oversees the floodplain management and FEMA Flood Insurance programs
• Checking of subdivision maps and records of survey for conformance with state and local codes and requirements.

• County Engineers Association of California Guide to the Preparation of Records of Survey and Corner Records  
• Corner Records
• County Roads Excavation Prohibition List
• DPW Design Review information
• Encroachment Permit information
• Flood Insurance Rate Map Revisions (FIRM's)
• Surveyor Monument Preservation
• Quarry Information
• Uniform Construction Standards, Approved and Adopted by Cities of Marin and County of Marin
• Standard Specifications for Cities and County of Marin



Erosion Control Application Photo by Mitra Moheb (DPW)




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