Mailing Address: Portola City Hall | 35 Third Ave | Portola, CA 96122
The Planning Department is responsible for implementing City policies that direct the physical development of the City through advanced and current planning functions.
Planning Department services include:
Assisting the City Manager, City Council, Planning Commission, and the Community With Creating Guiding Policies That Shape the Future of Development in Portola;
Preparing Amendments to the General Plan, Specific Plans, and Zoning Ordinance;
Coordinating With Local, Regional and State Agencies;
Reviewing Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Development Projects to Ensure Compliance With City Policies;
Providing Support/enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance.
For Information relating to GIS data including parcel and zoning, please check out our Area Maps and GIS Data page.
City of Portola is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, City of Portola
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Call us at 530-832-4216 or 1-800-678-4216 for Emergency Water Services
Ongoing Compliance Information
Compliance Officer
City of Portola has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
City of Portola regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 530-832-4216 or 1-800-678-4216 for Emergency Water Services.
Report a Website Accessibility Issue
We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.
