Additional bedroom permit

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You need an additional bedroom permit if your proposed construction project increases the number of bedrooms but does not provide the required conforming parking spaces. In this scenario, a variance from the parking requirements must be considered by the Planning Commission at a public hearing. Exterior changes to a residential building require a design review permit that, depending on the scope, is reviewed either by staff or the Planning Commission.

This process will remain available to project applicants, but the adopted new City Code division 17.42 Additional Bedrooms in Existing Dwelling Units provides a ministerial process for reconfiguring existing living area to increase the number of bedrooms subject to specific standards. The new division provides a ministerial process for the review of such permits, subject to the following standards provided in City Code section 17.42.040.

Requirements and standards

  • The application proposes no more than two additional bedrooms within an existing dwelling unit. Area within an existing dwelling unit shall not include garages, carports, porches, decks, or crawl spaces.
  • The additional bedrooms shall be created solely within existing space of the dwelling unit and no additional expansions of existing space are proposed to be added to the building (e.g., attic dormers and other structural protrusions).
  • The project meets the requirements of division 17.30 Parking of this Code.
  • Exterior design modifications (e.g., window and door changes) necessary to meet the health and safety requirements of Chapter 8 Building, Construction & Fire Prevention of this Code conform to the standards in the City of Piedmont Design Guidelines.

The new code provisions in division 17.42 comply with State law while continuing the City’s on-site parking requirements, zoning, and design standards.

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How to apply

The City of Piedmont has a new online permitting system called eTRAKiT. You can now apply for and track your additional bedroom planning permit online. Paper and email applications for planning permits are no longer accepted.

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