Planning Department
Planning Services are provided by a contract planner, Farhad Mortazavi. Planning Services include environmental review and implementation of the city’s land use and development policies as identified in the General Plan and other documents. This includes administration of the city’s zoning, subdivision, and environmental ordinances, design review, and processing of ministerial and discretionary permits, as well as the Resource Allocation Program which is designed to allow for growth in proportion to the resources available to serve new development.
Questions can be emailed to planning@ci.jackson.ca.us
Land use and zoning codes can be found in the Municipal Codes for the City of Jackson, which are located on this website.
Questions can be emailed to planning@ci.jackson.ca.us

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Adopted Architectural Regulations - August 201111 documents
- a_Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Chapter 2 - Design Standards for All Projects
- Chapter 3 - The Mother Lode Style
- Chapter 4 - Design Standards for Historic Residential
- Chapter 5 - Design Standards for Single Family Residential Construction & Remodels
- Chapter 6 - Design Standards for Historic Commercial
- Chapter 7 - Design Standards for New Subdivisions
- Chapter 8 - Highway Commercial
- Chapter 9 - Design Standards for Specific Land Uses
- Downtown Historic Jackson District Downtown Historic Jackson District
General Plan Update 20407 documents
- Draft EIR (Jackson GP Update) June 2023
- FINAL EIR - General Plan Update (Sept 2023)
- Findings of Fact - General Plan Update (Sept 2023)
- General Plan Update - Outreach Summary Report Outreach Summary Report
- General Plan Update Review Draft June 2023
- NOA - GP Update EIR (Comment Period 6/30/23 to 8/14/23)
- NOP-EIR (comment period Nov. 23 - Dec. 27, 2022) Notice of Preparation of EIR
Planning / Development Forms11 documents
- Application for Commercial Sign
- Application for Conditional Use Permit
- Application for Historic Variance
- Application for Rezone
- Application for Variance
- General Planning Application Form
- Lot Line Adjustment Application
- Planned Development Amendment Application
- Schedule of Charges - Planning/Building
- Standard Form Requirements for Tentative Subdivision Maps
- Tentative Map Checklist Form
Current Planning Projects5 documents
- Draft County-wide 6th Housing Element update text Draft 6th Housing Element Update
- Sutter St. Ext Initial Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration City releases an IS/MND. Review period extends from November 4 to December 5, 2022.
- Sutter St. Ext. Project (GHD Presentation 4/24/23 CC Mtg)
- Sutter Street Extension Project (dated 10/21/20)
- Sutter Street Extension Project - Alternative Descriptions (dated April 15, 2021)
Other Plans or Reports1 document
- Draft Energy Action Plan The Energy Action Plan is a roadmap for expanding energy-efficiency and renewable-energy efforts already underway in the City.