The Building Division is responsible for administering state and local building construction regulations. Building Division activities include checking building plans for compliance with building codes, issuing building permits, and inspecting construction for compliance. The Building Division also is responsible for building-related code enforcement. Learn more about the Building Division.

The Sustainability Division manages the City’s urban and natural environment, including climate action and adaptation planning and implementation; hazard mitigation and disaster resilience; resource reduction, recycling, and solid waste management; creek and open space planning, and more.  Learn more about the Sustainability Division.

Since the permitting of outdoor dining in the Alameda County Public Health Order released on June 18, 2020, in-street outdoor dining has been an important support for a number of Albany restaurants along Solano Avenue during the COVID-19 pandemic. [San Pablo Avenue is a California State Highway and is in the jurisdiction of Caltrans. Thus, the City of Albany is not able to process encroachment permits for in-street seating on San Pablo Avenue]. 

Between the fall of 2021 and summer of 2022, city staff surveyed businesses and community members, reviewed programs developed in peer cities, and discussed and revised draft regulations with the Albany Transportation Commission, Economic Development Committee, and Planning & Zoning Commission. 

On September 19, 2022, Albany City Council approved regulations for in-street parklets. The new regulations are intended to meet safety, accessibility, and aesthetic considerations and outline the city review process for proposed parklets. Learn more about Parklets in Albany.

The Transportation Division is responsible for the traffic operations in the city, the pedestrian and bicycle system, regional transportation activities and other transportation related projects. The Transportation Division also provides staff support for the Transportation Commission. The Albany Active Transportation Plan identifies bicycle and pedestrian improvement projects approved by the Transportation Commission. Learn more about the Transportation Division.

The Albany Waterfront is comprised of 190 acres of land on the eastern edge of the San Francisco Bay, offers approximately 88 acres of publicly owned parkland, including Albany Beach, Albany Bulb, and the Plateau. Much of the waterfront was created gradually from 1963 to 1983 by a landfill operation that placed construction debris progressively further out into the Bay. Its terrain has been configured by vegetation growing over the fill.  Find out more about the Albany Waterfront.