Private Right of Way

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You must apply online through San Joaquin County’s Online Permitting System. First time users will need a valid email address to set up an account. It takes about 5 minutes to create a new account.

Step 1: INITIAL CONSULTATION

Applicants are encouraged to consult with Community Development Department staff prior to submittal of an application. 

Step 2: SUBMIT APPLICATION

1. Indemnity Form with signatures from all property owners
2. Site Plan

Step 3: APPLICATION ACCEPTED

Planning staff will review your application for acceptance. Once accepted, you will be sent information regarding payment of the appropriate fee through the Online Permitting System and via email. The current fee schedule is linked in the column to the right. 

Step 4: FEE PAYMENT

The following forms of payment are accepted:

1. Credit Card: Payable through the Online Permitting System or in person at the Planning Counter. A processing fee applies. 
2. Debit Card: Payable through the Online Permitting System or in person at the Planning Counter. A processing fee applies.
3. Check: Payable in person at the Planning Counter. Checks must be made payable to "San Joaquin County Treasurer."
4. Cash: Payable in person at the Planning Counter.

Private rights-of-way improvements for existing lots shall be processed with a Zoning Compliance Review subject to the following requirements:

• Private rights-of-way approved by the County to provide access to more than six existing lots not within an antiquated subdivision, shall be designed to the same standards as public streets.
  
• In agricultural areas, as designated in the General Plan, any private right-of-way that exceeds one-half mile in length or serves more than 16 lots shall have a secondary method of access, unless this requirement is waived by the Zoning Administrator.
  
• In non-agricultural areas, as designated in the General Plan, any private right-of-way that exceeds 1,000 feet shall have a secondary method of access unless this requirement is waived by the Zoning Administrator.
  
• Island parcels served by a navigable waterway, where such waterway provides the only surface access to the parcel, are deemed to have adequate access.