Development Planning processes discretionary land use and development applications ensuring compliance with all City zoning standards, plans, policies, guidelines, and regulations, including environmental review and other applicable local and state regulations.  Staff supports the Planning Commission.

Current Project Applications

Visit CSS Project Look Up to view planning applications under review or view the instructions on how to navigate through this search function.

Completed Project Applications

Access the City of Encinitas Planning Permit Viewer to find basic information on planning applications that have been completed. 
(Note: The data provided here is through 2019. For information on projects after 2019, please refer to our Customer Self Service (CSS) Project Look Up described above.)

Applications, Forms and Information

Links to planning, building, and engineering applications and related information.

Plans, Codes and Guidelines

Plans

• Bikeway Master Plan
• Cardiff-by-the-Sea Specific Plan
•  Downtown Encinitas Specific Plan
• El Camino Real Specific Plan
•  Encinitas Ranch Specific Plan
• General Plan
• General Plan Land Use Policy Map
• Home Depot Specific Plan
• North 101 Corridor Specific Plan
• Post-Local Coastal Program Certification Permit and Appeal Jurisdiction Map
• Recreational Trails Master Plan

Municipal Code

• Chapter 9.70: Wireless Communication Facilities
• Chapter 23.06: Citizen Participation Plans
• Chapter 23.08: Design Review
• Chapter 23.26: Water Efficient Landscape Regulations
• Title 24: Subdivisions
• Title 30: Zoning Code

GIS Mapping Applications

• Engineering Plan Index Viewer - This interactive map app will allow you to identify, view, and print plans and drawings associated with a particular location.
• E-Zoning - Type in a property address to find its zoning profile.
• Historical Imagery Viewer 1988-2022 - See aerial imagery of Encinitas from the past and present.
• Land records - This interactive map allows you to view County-recorded subdivision maps, plans, and records related to land information.
• Mapped Open Space Easements - View Encinitas City-mapped open space easements as well as "historical" open space layers.
• MyEncinitas Map - Type in an address and find all the need to know info, including school district, trash pickup schedule and more. Parcel owner information can be requested from the San Diego County Assessors Office.
• Special Purpose Overlay Zone Viewer - This app shows all the different Special Purpose Overlay Zones, as called out in Chapter 30.34 Special Purpose Overlay Zones of the Municipal Code.
• Tree Tracker Map - Access information and location of City-owned trees.
• Encinitas Major Transit Stop Buffer - This map shows a 1/2 mile radius and walking distance buffer around the major transit stop in Encinitas.
• SB-9 Project Viewer - This interactive map displays active SB-9 (Two Unit Development and Urban Lot Split) projects in the City.

Guidelines

• Design Standards and Guidelines
• Offstreet Parking Design Manual
• Urban Forest Management Procedures Manual

Approvals and Interpretations

• Planning Commission Resolutions
• Planning and Building Director Notices of Decision
• Planning Commission Interpretations

Planning Staff