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  • Review the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)

    At the end of each fiscal year, Department of Finance staff work closely with a team of independent auditors to evaluate and analyze the City's fiscal health. This analysis is published as the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). The Department of Finance is responsible for the fair presentation of the financial statements of the City of Hayward, and for the preparation of the Annual…
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  • Transient Occupancy Tax Collection

    Council approved a rate adjustment on the Transient Occupancy Tax at the December 16, 2025, City Council Meeting. Effective February 1, 2026, The TOT rate is 14%, plus 2% excise tax, equaling 16%. No exemption is granted except upon a claim made at the time rent is collected. For persons eligible for the Transient Occupancy Tax, the Emergency Services Facilities tax shall be an additional 2% of…, No tax shall be imposed upon:, Any Federal or State of California officer or employee when on official business Any officer or employee of a foreign government who is exempt by reason of express provision of federal law or international treaty For more information, please call Revenue at (510) 583-4640.
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  • Watch live and recorded webcasts of City Council and Planning Commission meetings

    The Hayward City Council meets at 7:00 p.m. on the first, third, and fourth Tuesday of each month. The Planning Commission meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays from January through July, and the first and third Thursdays from September through December. Visit our, Meeting and Agenda Center, for meeting schedules and documents., How to watch, Online, Stream meetings live or watch archived videos from anywhere on your computer or mobile device. Agendas are available to follow along in real time from the, Meeting and Agenda Center, ., Watch on KHRT, or visit our, YouTube Channel, On TV, Meetings are cablecast live on Comcast, Channel 15. , City Council Meetings, : Live on meeting days and replayed Fridays at 7:00 p.m., Planning Commission meetings:, Replayed the following Monday at 7:00 p.m., In Person, Meetings are held in the Council Chambers at: Hayward City Hall , 777 B Street, 2nd Floor, Hayward, CA 94541
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  • How to Apply for a Lot Line Adjustment

    Lot Line Adjustment map review is required for any property boundary change between two or more adjacent parcels, where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel and where no additional parcels are created.
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  • Lot Line Adjustment Map Checklist

    Type: Document

  • Development Processing Fee Schedule

    Fees Effective July 1, 2015.
    Type: Document

  • How to Apply for a Variance

    An application for a variance is required when an exception to specific requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, Parking Regulations, and Sign Regulations is sought.
    Type: Document

  • Time Line for Administrative Use Permit/Variances

    Time Line for Administrative Use Permits, Site Plan Review and Variances (Administrative Action).
    Type: Document

  • Time Line for a Variance Requiring Planning Commission Review

    Time Line for Conditional Use Permits, Site Plan Review and Variances (Planning Commission Review).
    Type: Document

  • Assign or change a property address

    New Address: When a new building or unit is proposed, an Request for Address Assignment or Change application should be made to the Building Division so that the new address(es) can be established. The address must be approved by the Building Official and must correspond with existing addressing. The Building Official may assign an address different than that proposed. Change of Existing Address…
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