For more information, Applicants can contact the City of Walnut’s Planning Division via e-mail at planning@cityofwalnut.org.

All Planning Applications shall be submitted as noted below, unless otherwise provided by the Planning Division.

Planning Applications can be submitted electronically by taking the following steps:

• All Planning Applications require a completed Development Application form with the Property Owner(s) Signature and Notary Public and submittal materials. Applicants can access the electronic copy of the Development Application, Fee Schedule, and the Planning Submittal Checklist online (https://www.cityofwalnut.org/for-residents/departments/community-development/planning-division/planning-forms-docs).
• Once the Development Application is completed, Applicants may submit an electronic copy of the application and required submittal materials to the Planning Division by uploading them to Dropbox. The Project materials shall be uploaded as follows:
  • The Project material(s) shall be uploaded within a zip-folder.
  • The zip-folder shall be renamed to include the Project’s address and date.
    • (e.g., 21201 La Puente Road_01.01.2022)
  • All files within the zip-folder shall be named based on the document type.
    • (e.g., Proposed_Plans, Development_Application, CUP_Application, etc.)

The City is not responsible for any Project materials that were not uploaded per the Planning Division’s requirements outlined above. Any project material(s) submitted outside the specified requirements will not be accepted.

• Subsequent to Dropbox submittal, Applicants shall inform the Planning Division via e-mail at {Insert Email Here] regarding the Planning Application submitted. The subject of the e-mail shall read:

  “Electronic Submittal of Planning Application: 21201 La Puente Road_01.01.2022”

  The body of the e-mail shall include the following:

  1. Project Description.
  2. Applicant’s Name.
  3. Applicant’s Phone Number.
  4. Applicant’s E-mail Address (*If different from the one used to send the e-mail).

     It is the responsibility of the Applicant(s) to confirm that the Planning Division has received all required material(s) submitted electronically.

• Having received the Planning Application and material(s), the Planning Division will review the application and determine if all required submittal items have been submitted:

   

  • If the Planning Division determines that the submission is COMPLETE, Staff will contact the Applicant(s) the balance due for the processing of the application and deliver a copy of the invoice via e-mail. *The balance due shall be paid before the Planning Division commences review of the application.

     

  • If the Planning Division determines that the submission is INCOMPLETE, Staff will contact the Applicant(s) a detail of the items missing. The balance due and invoice will be provided at this time. The items missing shall be provided and the balance due shall be paid, before the Planning Division begins processing of the application.

     

  • Applicants and Residents shall mail all payments, along with a copy of the invoice, to the Planning Division. At this time the Planning Division will only accept payments in-person or mail by cash, check, or money order; credit card payment will not be accepted. All checks and money orders shall be made payable to the “City of Walnut”, and be mailed to:

City of Walnut Planning Division
Attn: Gabriel Katigbak, Assistant Planner
21201 La Puente Road

All Planning Applications shall be submitted as noted above, unless otherwise provided by the Planning Division. For more information, customers can contact the Planning Division via e-mail at planning@cityofwalnut.org