Resources, Applications & Handouts
Encroachment Permit applications can be found here.
Beginning July 5, 2023 Building Permit Applications must be submitted electronically through the City of Fortuna Permit Portal.
Go to City of Fortuna Permit Portal to create an account and submit your residential, commercial, or over-the-counter application. Some projects will also require hardcopy site plans.
For more information call 707-725-1407.
Required attachments can be found below.

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Documents sorted by HEADER in Ascending Order within category
Residential27 documents
Forms13 documents
- ADU Deed Restriction Form SAMPLE
- COF C&D Waste Management Final Report
- COF C&D Waste Management Plan
- LID Stormwater Control Plan-Regulated Projects
- LID Stormwater Information Sheet
- MWELO Certificate of Completion
- MWELO Landscape Certification Form
- MWELO Performance Compliance
- MWELO Prescriptive Compliance
- MWELO Project Information
- MWELO Worksheet
- Residential Plans Submittal Checklist
- Smoke and Carbon Dioxide Alarm Self-Certification Form
Handouts14 documents
- Building Design Criteria
- Certificate of Occupancy Requirements
- Common Framing Problems
- Deck Construction Guide
- ICC Brace Wall Comment
- LID fact sheet
- LID Frequently Asked Questions
- LID Plants
- LID Stormwater Manual- Humboldt
- MWELO HowTo Measure Turf
- MWELO Information
- MWELO Worksheet EXAMPLE
- Owner-Builder-Contractor Information
- Residential Building Workbook
Commercial21 documents
Forms13 documents
- COF C&D Waste Management Final Report
- COF C&D Waste Management Plan
- Commercial Plans Submittal Checklist
- Disabled Access Compliance
- Landscape Certification Form
- LID Stormwater Control Plan-Regulated Projects
- LID Stormwater Information Sheet
- MWELO Certificate of Completion
- MWELO Performance Compliance
- MWELO Prescriptive Compliance
- MWELO Project Information
- MWELO Worksheet
- Special Inspection Agreement Form
Planning Documents19 documents
- Accessory Dwelling Unit Handout Fortuna
- Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit Application
- Accessory Dwelling Unit Project Information Sheet
- Burn Down Letter Request Form
- Conditional Use Permit Application
- Design Review Application Form
- LLA Application
- Mobile Food Vendor Use Permit Application
- Pre-Application Meeting Form
- SB 9 2-Unit Application
- SB 9 2-Unit Project Information Sheet
- SB 9 Eligibility Affidavit
- SB 9 Owner Occupancy Affidavit
- SB 9 Urban Lot Split Application
- SB 9 Urban Lot Split Information Sheet
- Short Term Rental Application
- Sign Permit Application
- Subdivision Application
- Zoning Information Request