Variance Application Checklist (Concord, California)
This is the official Variance Application Checklist from City of Concord. You can fill it in its original layout in your browser or with an AI assistant, then download it to review, sign and submit to the agency.
Form details
- Issuer
- City of Concord
- Jurisdiction
- Concord, California
- Type
- Planning and zoning applications
- Questions
- 58
- Last mapping review
- 2026-10-01
Official blank PDF from City of Concord ↗
What this form asks
- Submittal Checklist: Application Form (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Filing Fee (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Public Notification Materials (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Title Report (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Arborist Report (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Written Statement (checkbox)
- Written Statement: Strict application of the development code denies the owner privileges enjoyed by others in the vicinity and zoning district (checkbox)
- Written Statement: Special circumstances were not created by the owner or applicant (checkbox)
- Written Statement: Variance is not a grant of special privileges inconsistent with limitations on other properties (checkbox)
- Written Statement: Variance does not authorize a use or activity not otherwise authorized in the zoning district (checkbox)
- All Plans: Prepared, signed and stamped by licensed professionals with date of preparation and revision dates (checkbox)
- All Plans: Fully dimensioned and drawn to scale on same size sheets with a consistent scale (checkbox)
- All Plans: Submitted in collated sets and folded to 8-1/2" x 11" (checkbox)
- All Plans: Numbered in proper sequence (checkbox)
- Hard Copy Plan Sets: 1 set full size 24" x 36" (checkbox)
- Hard Copy Plan Sets: 2 sets reduced to 11" x 17" (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Development Plan Sets (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Development Plan Sets: Title Sheet (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Development Plan Sets: Site Plan (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Vicinity map showing north arrow, the location and boundary of the project, major cross streets (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Table with General Plan, zoning, lot area, floor area, coverage, open space and parking information (checkbox)
- Site Plan Table: General Plan and Zoning designations (checkbox)
- Site Plan Table: Size of property including gross & net lot area (square feet and acres) (checkbox)
- Site Plan Table: For residential development, include the floor area for each unit type, the number of bedrooms (checkbox)
- Site Plan Table: For commercial development, total floor area in each building (checkbox)
- Site Plan Table: Percent lot coverage, percent of net lot area covered by buildings (checkbox)
- Site Plan Table: Percentage of net lot area devoted landscaping, common open space and private useable open space (checkbox)
- Site Plan Table: Parking requirements including tabulation of the number of parking spaces required and proposed (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Existing and proposed property lines with dimensions, bearings, radii and arc lengths (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Location and dimensions of all existing and proposed structures extending 50 feet beyond the property (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Dimensions of setbacks from property lines and between structures (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Location, dimension and purpose (i.e. water, sewer, access, etc.) of all easements (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Location and dimensions for all adjacent streets (public and private) and proposed streets (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Existing topography and proposed grading extending 50 feet beyond the property (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Preliminary drainage information showing spot elevations, pad elevations, existing catch basins (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Location and dimensions of existing and proposed utilities (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Location and dimensions of parking spaces, back-up, loading areas, and circulation patterns (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Survey of all existing trees on the site and adjacent to the site with a trunk diameter of 4” or greater (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Location of all natural features such as creeks, ponds, drainage swales, wetlands, etc (checkbox)
- Site Plan: Approximate location of areas subject to inundation or storm water overflow, and all areas covered by watercourses (checkbox)
- Site Plan: If any parcel is within a FEMA defined 100-year floodplain or floodway (checkbox)
- Site Plan (FEMA Floodplain): Identify the floodplain or floodway on all plan sheets depicting the existing and proposed site (checkbox)
- Site Plan (FEMA Floodplain): Flood zone boundaries and floodwater surface elevation (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Engineered Cross-Sections (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: True Cross-Sections (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Stormwater Control Plan (checkbox)
- Stormwater Control Plan: Site size in sq. ft (checkbox)
- Stormwater Control Plan: Existing impervious surface area in sq. ft (checkbox)
- Stormwater Control Plan: Impervious surface area created, added or replaced in sq. ft (checkbox)
- Stormwater Control Plan: Total impervious surface area in sq. ft (checkbox)
- Stormwater Control Plan: Percent increase/replacement of impervious surface area (checkbox)
- Stormwater Control Plan: Estimated area in sq. ft. of land disturbance during construction (including clearing, grading or excavating) (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Building Elevations (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Preliminary Landscape Plan (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Floor Plans (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Photos (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Hazardous Waste and Substances Statement (checkbox)
- Submittal Checklist: Parking Impact Study (checkbox)
Review, sign and submit
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Frequently asked questions
Does PaperPorter submit this form?
No. You download the completed PDF, then review, sign and submit it to City of Concord yourself.
Can I fill it without an AI assistant?
Yes. Fill it in your browser and download the completed PDF. An assistant such as ChatGPT or Claude can also ask you the questions and fill it for you.