NOTE: Effective October 6, 2003, the City of Dana Point will be requiring that approved plans for grading, improvements, and retaining walls be submitted on Mylar. Once submitted, the City will release the plans to a local reprographics company for prints. The applicant will be responsible for all reproduction fees. For more information and additional requirements, see the Mylar Requirement section below.

GENERAL PERMIT INFORMATION

The Public Works & Engineering Department has outlined the requirements for all permits in the documents below. Please be sure to review and include all items in the checklist and to adhere to the submittal requirements listed in the Permit Process documents.

NO INCOMPLETE SUBMITTALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Permit Type	Required	Fee	Downloadable Handouts
Address Assignment	Whenever an address is being changed or assigned	$63 per address	Address Assignment Handout
Encroachment Permit	Anytime work is being performed in the public-right-of way (exception: installation of grass or small plants in the parkway)	Varies per fee schedule + $50 filing fee	Encroachment Permit Handout Standard Encroachment Conditions
Final Maps	When subdividing land and for the establishment of condominiums (reference the Subdivision Map Act for details)	Final Parcel Map = $810* + $215  non refundable admin fee Final Tract Map  = $972* + $494   non refundable admin fee* *Deposit amount. Map checking is on a time & materials basis	Final Map Handout
Grading	When an excavation exceeds twenty-five (25) cubic yards on any one site and which is more than one (1) foot in vertical depth. OR When a fill more than one (1) foot in depth is placed on natural grade with a slope steeper than five horizontal to one vertical (5:1). OR When there is fill more than three (3) feet in depth, intended to support structures or mobile homes. OR When surface paving of any kind exceeds three thousand (3000) square feet. OR When an existing watercourse, channel, or revetment is altered by excavating, or placing fill, rock protection or structural improvements. (Additional requirements may apply.  See section 8.01.060 of the Municipal Code)	Varies based on the total number of cubic yards and valuation of the grading and site improvements (see fee schedule). A recent revision to the DP Municipal Code calls for a fee of time and materials to be applied to projects with 500 cy or less	Grading Handout Standard Grading Notes
Improvements	Installation of new storm drains, sewer/water lines, street improvements, etc.	Varies based on the valuation of the project (see fee schedule)	Improvements Handout
Lot Line Adjustment	Any division of land not requiring a subdivision tract map, as specified by the Subdivision Map Act, where adjustment is sought between two or more existing adjacent parcels, the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel, and a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not thereby created	$216 + $54 per parcel + $98 filing fee	LLA Handout
Transportation Permits	When a non-exempt vehicle exceeds a maximum gross weight of 10,000 pounds along or upon any restricted street.	Single trip = $16 Annual Permit = $90	Transportation Handout

Additional Forms  

Form	Description	Link
Sample Cost Estimate		Sample Cost Estimate
Application	General permit application for all Public Works Permits	Application.PDF
Unit Price List	Unit prices handout to be used when preparing cost estimates	Unit Price List

WATER QUALITY INFORMATION

Certain permits will require a Best Management Practice (BMP) Report to be included in the submittal.  Please review the permit checklists to verify that this is required for your submittal.  

Also, certain projects will require a Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP).  If you have obtained a Site Development Permit or Coastal Development Permit from the Planning Department, you should review the Conditions of Approval to confirm this requirement.

BMP REPORTS

• Complete the Urban Runoff Threat Assessment Form to determine if your project is a low, medium, or high priority project.  You will need to come to the front counter to complete this step.
• Obtain a BMP handout from the front counter pertaining to your project priority.  This handout will list all of the BMPs that will need to be included in your report.
• Go to www.cabmphandbooks.com and click on the “Construction” link at the bottom of the page.  You will need to print out the required BMPs and place them in a report which explains that your contractor will be implementing these BMPs during the construction phase of the project.

WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN (WQMP)

• Click the link below for a sample template of a WQMP:  

WQMP Template.doc  

MYLAR REQUIREMENT  

Effective October 6, 2003, the City of Dana Point will be requiring that approved plans for grading, improvements, and retaining walls for new tracts and parcel maps be submitted on Mylar.  

The City requires that the Dana Point Standard Border be placed on all submittals.  

*   Click on the link below to download the AutoCAD DWG file:  (AutoCAD 2000 Format)

            Standard Border.dwg         (updated July 2007)
            City Seal                                (for use with the standard border)

      OR

•    Individual Mylar sheets are available for purchase at the following location:

 

OCB Reprographics
14 Goddard
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 753-4700
Driving directions

If you have additional questions, please contact the department secretary at (949) 248-3554