Application Forms & Related Information available online, as well as information about the planning application & permit process, including appeals and fee schedule.

As an alternative to meeting with our planning staff at the County offices in downtown Marintez, planning services are now provided in East and West Contra Costa County. Find out how to schedule an appointment:   East County | West County

Contra Costa County's Williamson Act Program was established in 1968 as authorized by the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, better known as the Williamson Act. The Williamson Act created a program that has helped counties preserve agricultural land and open space by offering tax incentive to property owners. The Act provides an arrangement where private landowners voluntarily restrict their land to agricultural and compatible open space uses under a contract with the County, known as a Land Conservation Contract.