Pre-Application Meetings
Pre-Application Meetings are required for certain projects in Benicia prior to submittal of permit applications to Planning, Building, or Engineering. Department Staff may also request a Pre-Application meeting for other projects. The applicant is encouraged to bring their technical team (e.g., architects, engineers, project managers) to the meeting. For cannabis businesses, applicants must provide contact information and bring a security consultant to the meeting.
Pre-Application Meetings offer applicants the chance to meet with multiple departments after City staff reviews preliminary and/or conceptual design proposals. These meetings are designed to help applicants better understand the City’s permitting process and receive initial feedback.
Comments received at the pre-application meeting are informational only, based upon the material provided, and are not binding. Pre-application meetings are not public meetings and/or hearings; the City takes no formal action at these meetings.
When Is a Pre-Application Meeting Required?- Any change of occupancy for commercial use as such term is defined by the California Building Code;
- New non-residential buildings or major alterations;
- New construction or conversion of multi-family residential, live-work or mixed-use development;
- Any new cannabis business;
- Any new business establishment with full alcoholic beverage service;
- Any grading permit or master grading permit as determined by the Community Development Director;
- Any request for right-of-way vacation or abandonment;
- Any proposal that would include an application for a Use Permit, Subdivision, Parcel Map, Rezoning or General Plan Amendment; and/or
- Design review of “major” projects in a historic district.