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CONTACT INFORMATION

  • By Mail
    City of Palo Alto
    Development Center
    285 Hamilton Ave
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
        
  • By Phone
    650-329-2496
         
  • Fax
    650-329-2240

CONTENTS

1. Development Center Services
2. Utilities
3. Other Services
4. Department/Division Contacts
5. Planners by Planning District

1. DEVELOPMENT CENTER SERVICES:

  • Building permits: 650-329-2496
  • Inspections: 650-329-2496
  • Fire permits: 650-329-2135
  • Permit status: Check permit status online at Velocity Hall
    (Planning entitlements applications accepted by appointment only): 650-617-3100 x3819
  • Planner On Duty: planneronduty@cityofpaloalto.org
  • Public Works: 650-329-2151
  • Utilities: 650-617-3106
  • Zoning and planning questions: 650-617-3100 x3819
  • Zoning and planning questions (e-mail): planneronduty@cityofpaloalto.org
  • Code enforcement: 650-329-2276
  • Construction and demolition waste diversion program (C&D program): 650-617-3100 x7282

 

2. UTILITIES:

  • Utilities Department Web Site
  • Development Center Services: 650-617-3106
  • Engineering-Electric: 650-566-4500
  • Engineering-Water, Gas, Wastewater: 650-566-4501
  • Customer Service: 650-329-2161
  • Utility Marketing Services: 650-329-2241
  • Power Outages: 650-496-6914
  • Leaks-Water, Gas & Wastewater: 650-329-2579

 

3. OTHER SERVICES:

  • Parking: 650-329-2520
  • Trees (on private property): 650-617-3145
  • Trees (public property or street trees): 650-496-6905
  • Historic Properties
    Dennis Backlund, Historic Planner: 650-329-2173
  • Architectural Review Board (ARB)
    Alicia Spotwood, ARB Secretary: 650-617-3168
  • Historic Resources Board (HRB)
    Diana Tamale, HRB Secretary: 650-329-2144
  • Below Market Rate Housing Program
    Cathy Siegel, Advance Planning Manager: 650-329-2108

 

4. DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CONTACT INFORMATION :

  • Building Division: 650-329-2496
  • Planning Division: 650-329-2441
  • Planning Division e-mail: plandiv.info@cityofpaloalto.org
  • Transportation Division: 650-329-2441
  • Public Works Department: 650-329-2151
  • Fire Department: 650-329-2184
  • Fire Department e-mail: fire@cityofpaloalto.org
  • Utilities Department: 650-329-2161

 

5. PLANNERS BY PLANNING DISTRICT:



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