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The Community Development Department is committed to creating a safe, healthy, and prosperous Salinas through targeted revitalization and sustainable, well-designed land use and development. Department functions include planning, permitting, management of federal funding, housing production, code enforcement, and business development. There are six divisions in the Department:
Reviews construction plans, issues permits, and coordinates inspections to help ensure projects meet building codes and safety standards.
Helps maintain safe and healthy neighborhoods by addressing blights, zoning violations, unpermitted work, and other code concerns.
Reviews development proposals and planning applications to help ensure projects meet city plans, zoning rules, and other requirements.
Supports affordable housing, housing programs, community development funding, and services related to housing stability and homelessness response.
Leads long-range planning efforts, policy updates, and revitalization initiatives that help guide Salinas’s future growth and development.
Draft Vision Salinas General Plan
The City’s draft long-range plan is open for public review and comment, reflecting community input and a full update to Salinas’ General Plan (the first comprehensive update since 2002). Residents can read the draft and submit feedback to help shape Salinas’ shared vision for the future.
Pilot Rental Assistance Program
This pilot program offers short-term rental assistance and supportive services for Salinas residents facing eviction due to non-payment of rent, with the goal of keeping households stably housed and reducing homelessness risk.
Showcase at Hebbron Family Center
Join the City of Salinas for a National Community Development Week exhibition highlighting local housing and community development projects. The event will showcase recent investments and improvements that support Salinas neighborhoods and quality of life.
When: Thursday, April 9, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: Hebbron Family Center, 683 Fremont Street, Salinas, CA 93901
New ADU Pre-Built Plans Available
The City offers a set of pre-approved detached ADU plans in multiple architectural styles and sizes, designed to reduce preconstruction costs and help speed up permitting.
All figures are based on data from Fiscal Year 2024–2025 (1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025)
We are closed the first Friday of each month from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PMAppointments Available:Monday to Friday9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Lisa Brinton
Director
Email:
lisab@ci.salinas.ca.us
Phone:
831-758-7387