TranslatePermit Sonoma COVID-19 Service and Ordinance Updates
This page is a central location for information about Permit Sonoma during the COVID-19 pandemic. Included:
- Hours of operation
- Services
- Permitting policies and County ordinances
- Reopening status
Permit Sonoma Services Information
Current Permit Sonoma Live Services and Hours
Find latest information on Permit Sonoma's operating hours and available services.
Permit Sonoma Virtual Office
Information about Permit Sonoma's virtual operations including applying for permits electronically and remote video inspections.
COVID-19 Permitting Policies and Ordinances
Tent Guidelines During COVID-19
Guidelines for Temporary Tents, Canopies and Membrane Structures for Outdoor Business Operations
These guidelines were developed to establish reasonable prescriptive guidance and supplemental clarification to the general requirements established in the State Blueprint for a Safer Economy for outdoor dining, bars, pubs, brewpubs, and breweries when such businesses are required to operate outdoors.
Urgency Ordinance Authorizing Enforcement of COVID-19 Health Orders
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors have adopted an ordinance to help slow the surge in new COVID-19 cases and get the county back on track to reopening in a safe manner. This order allows for civil penalties that give enforcement agents additional tools to address those violations of health orders that create serious risk of spreading the virus.
The COVID-19 Public Health Officer Order Compliance Hotline contact information is:
- Phone: 1-833-SAFE707
- Email: safe707@sonoma-county.org
- SoCo Connect: sonomacountyca.citysourced.com
Vacation Rental Urgency Ordinance
The Board of Supervisors approved an updated the urgency ordinance on December 15, 2020. View full text of ordinance which temporarily caps the number of whole-house vacation rental permits in unincorporated Sonoma County.
Chapter 40B – COVID-19 Recovery Ordinance
On May 19, 2020 the Board of Supervisors adopted Chapter 40B - COVID-19 Recovery Ordinance. The ordinance was created to address Permit Expiration Dates in in response to the COVID-19 event.
Interim Policy for Zoning Ordinance Implementation to Accommodate Physical Distancing in Commercial Zones
The purpose of this Policy is to support the safe reopening and operation of local business operations in commercial zoning designations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Urgency Ordinance – Temporary Modifications and Encroachment COVID-19 Recovery
On July 7, 2020 the Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance addressing several business related permit requirement modifications including encroachment, design review requirements, and home office permits given the current COVID-19 environment.
Construction Permit Extension Policy
This policy applies to ministerial construction permit types where Permit Sonoma is the authority having jurisdiction and meet additional criteria.