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Summary of Common Planning & Design Review Fees Below is the current City's Master Schedule of Fees and Charges, effective June 30, 2025, and the Fees Schedule that was adopted by the City Council on April 14, 2025, effective July 1, 2025, and revised November 10, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact the...

Below are applications and forms you may need for the planning and building review and approval process. To view a document, click on the document name. When the document appears, you can download it by clicking the download button. If you can't find what you're looking for, please contact the Planning & Building Department by...

Belvedere’s Planning & Building How-to Guide is designed to provide an overview of the City's planning and building process to help you navigate your way through it.  Note: Most all home projects in Belvedere require either Planning review and approval, Building review and approval or both. If you have any questions, please contact the Planning...

Please click the link below to view Belvedere's Municipal Code, which contains all current ordinances, or laws, of the City. The code is updated annually. You can find more recent City ordinances here.

Current Openings Police Officer - Continuous Recruitment Reserve Police Officer - Continuous Recruitment  

Like most municipalities in California, Belvedere operates a salary "step system" for all employees except the City Manager. Based on performance, employees can move up a step and earn a 5% merit increase each year until they reach Step E. Thereafter, real salaries are capped unless the employee is promoted to a new position. Step...

Please contact City Hall for access to older agreements.

The City Manager is the only employee with a non-step employment contract. Please contact City Hall for access to older contracts.

The City offers a competitive benefits package for all its employees. The City covers health benefits, including dental, for each employee and their dependents based on the Kaiser or PERS Platinum rate. Employees receive paid holidays, sick leave and vacation paid time off. Eligible employees receive retiree health benefits at the PEMHCA minimum. Please review...

The Fire Tax is the only tax Belvedere levies on its residents above and beyond the 1% property tax mandated by Prop 13 (of which it receives just 20.7%). The Fire Tax was introduced in 1980 as an evergreen, flat-rate parcel tax to fund the transition from a volunteer Fire Department to a contract for...

Every year, property owners in California pay a basic property tax equal to 1.0% of the assessed value of their property. This tax is collected by the county and apportioned across local agencies in accordance with the percentages negotiated following the passage of Prop 13 in 1978. The City receives 20.7% of the basic 1.0%...

Reserve Policy The City’s reserve policy is to maintain a General Fund Reserve equal to not less than 50% of projected General Fund Expenditures + Fire Fund Transfers + Pension Related Debt Service Payments. The goal of the policy is to have sufficient funds to continue to operate for six months in the event of...

In the fall of each year, the City undergoes an audit of its financial statements to ensure compliance with government accounting standards and best practices. The City contracts with Maze & Associates to complete our annual audit. The fiscal year is from July 1 to June 30. Please contact City Hall for access to older...

Belvedere operates a full service city with its own police, finance, planning, building, and public works departments, despite being a community of less than one thousand residences, with very limited retail or commercial activity. We contract with Tiburon Fire Protection District for fire and ambulatory service. Our annual budget is just over $11 million, supported...

You can find the complete Belvedere Municipal Code here.

In accordance with the California Public Records Act, most City records are considered public records. Anyone can view or get a copy of a public record in the City’s possession, with certain exceptions, by submitting a Public Records Act Request to the City Clerk by email, regular mail, phone, or by completing the form below....