Hillside and Ridgeline Protection Mapping and Ordinance Update Service

Overview

Architecture, Engineering & Urban Planning

Novato, California, United StatesPosted 21 days agoDeadline: May 20th, 2026

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SUMMARY

The City of Novato seeks a vendor to update hillside and ridgeline protection mapping and ordinances, including relevant policy amendments and permit process evaluations.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must have experience engaging and collaborating with residents, stakeholders, and staff
Must have the ability to prepare environmental review documentation in compliance with CEQA
Must have experience working with municipalities
Must be a corporation in good standing and qualified to conduct business in California
Must provide a minimum of three references
Must maintain a City business license for the duration of the agreement
Must provide proof of insurance coverage including professional liability, general liability, workers' compensation, and automobile liability

BUDGET

Estimate

$75,000 – $150,000

TIMELINE

Release of the Request for Proposals: April 20th, 2026

Proposals Due: May 20th, 2026, by 3:00 PM

Consultant Selected: Week of June 1st, 2026

City Council Action: July 2026

Issuing Agency

City Of Novato

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority in Novato, California seeks a vendor to provide services for hillside and ridgeline protection mapping, alongside updating related ordinances. The scope includes preparing a general plan map to identify hills and ridgelines and potentially amending general plan policies and programs regarding hillside development. The proposal should reference existing general plan policies, associated maps, current hillside development regulations, and applicable definitions.

Vendors are tasked with amending the general plan text, policies, and programs as necessary to support the mapping effort and implementation of updated ordinances. The project also requires evaluating the applicability of ordinance criteria (such as slope thresholds, mapped areas, and potential changes) and considering updates to permit processes for qualifying projects.

Consideration must be given to discretionary review for commercial development and single-family dwellings, as well as ministerial review for housing projects. Vendors should assess the supplemental application materials, including whether to revise current requirements related to constraints analysis, visual simulations, and other documentation needs.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.