Community Development

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS ACCEPTING ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS AND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

In response to COVID-19, City Hall and other City facilities are temporarily closed to public access, but the City is still open for business and we are accepting and processing all permit applications. 

Building Permit Applications and Development Permit Applications and related documents can be submitted electronically in PDF format to commdev@groverbeach.org. If document(s) are too large to email as an attachment, please send us an email link to the documents.

Please mail checks or money orders, made payable to the City of Grover Beach, to: City of Grover Beach, Community Development Department, 154 South 8th Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433, or place in the "Utility Payment Drop Box" at 154 South 8th Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433.

If you have any questions, including the amount due at the time of permit submittal, please email commdev@groverbeach.org, or call us at (805) 473-4520.

We will also continue to offer building permit inspections while observing the physical distancing guidelines suggested by the CDC including maintaining a distance of at least six feet from other individuals. Please continue to make building permit inspections requests by calling (805) 473-4527.

Functions

The Community Development Department administers the city’s land use and building regulations through the implementation of the General Plan, Development Code, and building codes. The department also supports the implementation of the city’s adopted economic development strategy.

Divisions

The Community Development Department is comprised of the following divisions: