Planning

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Starting Friday, September 3, 2021, Siskiyou County Planning Division will no longer accept new Use Permit applications for Short-Term Vacation Rentals on properties under 2.5-acres countywide.

Siskiyou County Planning is one of the three divisions within the County's Community Development Department. Planning Responsibilities:

• The land use information center for the County
• Functions as the professional staff to the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission.
• Disseminates information to the public regarding potential development areas for residential, commercial, industrial, and resource development and management.
• Is responsible for the maintenance and implementation of the County General Plan, the County's Zoning Ordinance, and implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
• Processes development applications and permit requests for land divisions, use permits, General Plan amendments, zone changes, and variances.
• Processes permits and enforces state requirements for the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA).
• Staff maintains and implements the County's street naming and addressing system and provides address related information for the County's Emergency 911 response program.