To aid you in your planning process, here links to various government sites.

City Government Sites

Campbell

Cupertino

Fremont

Gilroy

Hayward

Hollister

Los Altos

Los Altos Hills

Los Gatos

Menlo Park

Morgan Hill

Mountain View

Newark

Oakland

Palo Alto

Pleasanton

Redwood City

San Francisco

San Jose

San Mateo

Santa Clara

Santa Cruz

Scotts Valley

Sunnyvale

Watsonville

Woodside

Santa Clara County Sites

County of Santa Clara (main site)

Planning Department

Building Department

Other Related Government Sites

International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
(The people who write the UBC Building Code)

Santa Clara Valley Water District
(Responsible for flood zones)

Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
(Responsible for septic systems)

Contractors State Licensing Board, San Jose Office

American Institute of Architects, Santa Clara Valley Chapter

American Institute of Architects, National