Cotati, CA · Sonoma County

No notary required

Sign Permit Application

Cotati businesses and applicants use this application to request a permit for new, replacement, or temporary signs at a project site.

What this form is

The City of Cotati Community Development Department uses this application for requests to permit new, replacement, or temporary signs. Applicants provide business, site, contact, and property-owner information, describe the proposed signs, and report sign dimensions and locations. The form lists supporting materials to confirm with City staff, including a scaled site plan, scaled elevation and landscape plans, and a color rendering or photo.

Who needs it

Applicants requesting a new, replacement, or temporary sign permit in Cotati should complete this application and provide the required submittal items.

How to submit it

Applications are filed with the Community Development Department at 201 W Sierra Avenue, Cotati, CA 94931, or [email protected]. The form says all required submittal items must be included and supplied in digital PDF format.

About notarization

This document is signed without a notary; the property owner signs a declaration under penalty of perjury, and the applicant signs and dates the application.

How to submit this form

  1. 1

    Download The Application

    Download the Sign Permit Application PDF.

  2. 2

    Complete The Application

    Fill in the business, site, applicant, property-owner, and proposed sign information.

  3. 3

    Confirm And Gather Submittals

    Confirm required submittals with City staff and prepare them in digital PDF format.

  4. 4

    Submit To The City

    File the application and required submittals with the Community Development Department or email them to [email protected].

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a notary for the Sign Permit Application?
No. This application is signed without a notary. The property owner makes a declaration under penalty of perjury, then signs and dates the form.
How do I submit the Sign Permit Application?
File it with the Community Development Department at 201 W Sierra Avenue, Cotati, CA 94931, or email it to [email protected]. Include required submittals in digital PDF format.
What information does the application ask for?
It asks for business, project-site, applicant, and property-owner details, plus sign descriptions, dimensions, locations, and frontage information.
What supporting materials may be required?
The form lists a scaled site plan, scaled elevation and landscape plans, and a color rendering or photo. Confirm with City staff which submittals are required.

Need something notarized?

This Sign Permit Application doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Cotati form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.