Development Services

Colusa County’s Development Services Department consists of the Planning, Building, Environmental Health, Code Compliance, and Water Resources divisions. The Board of Supervisors have combined these functions into a single agency in order to help facilitate the delivery of the highest level of customer service to the County’s residents and businesses in support of agricultural activities and economic development.

Click here for Domestic Well Outage Resources and information regarding the Colusa County Emergency Domestic Well Program.

Functions

The primary functions of the department include:

Planning

• Current planning, which includes processing and analyzing land use entitlements, tentative maps, and lot line adjustments
• Long-range planning, which includes updating and creating county plans, drafting Zoning Code ordinances, and drafting General Plan resolutions
• Housing Element - Adopted June 30, 2020

Building 

• Building administration, which includes processing building permits, conducting site inspections, and enforcing building codes

Environmental Health

• The application of public health laws regarding Retail Food Safety, Cottage Food Operations, Septic Systems, and Small Water Systems, as well as others through permitting and inspection activities.
• Hazardous Materials & Waste (CUPA)
  • Hazardous Materials Area Plan, 2018 Update (PDF)  
  • Agricultural Operations Hazardous Materials Survey
• Colusa County Local Agency Management Program (LAMP) (PDF)
  • Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Ordinance (PDF)
  •  Onsite Systems Manual (PDF)
  •  State OWTS Standards vs. Colusa County OWTS Standards (PDF)

Water Resources

• Implementation of the Colusa County Groundwater Management Plan.
• Support of County related issues of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).
• Involved in various other water-related activities like Sites Reservoir Outreach.

Natural Resources

• Review of Public Land Issues
• Wildland Fire Hazard Mitigation Efforts
• Surface Mining and Reclamation
• Flood Hazard Mitigation Support

Airport Land Use Commission

• The Community Development Department staff provides staff support to the County’s Airport Land Use Commission.
• Staff reviews all projects within the Colusa County’s Airport’s Influence Area to determine which projects require review by the Airport Land Use Commission.
• Staff processes development projects to the Airport Land Use Commission for consistency review against the Colusa County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.

Code Compliance

• Receive complaints - Complaint Form (PDF) or Online Complaint Form
• Investigate complaints to determine whether a violation of County Code exists.

Click Here for the Online Permit Portal - This allows applicants to apply for permits, track their application status, to request inspections, and communicate directly with the County staff processing their permits through an easy to use web-based interface.  Any computer or mobile device connected to the internet can access the County's Online Permit Portal.

Department Management

• Email Greg Plucker, Director
• Email Kuljeet Mundi, Environmental Health Manager
• Email Steve Geiger, Principal Planner

Administrative Staff

• Vacant, Assistant Planner
• Vacant, Permit Technician
• Email Julia Ornbaun, Permit Technician