Management Team
Jim Myers
Assistant Deputy Director
Information Technology & Records
(619) 446-5007
jmyers@sandiego.gov
Data processing support, Project Tracking System (PTS) development, records, purchasing, cashiers, and facilities management.
Building Construction & Safety
Afsaneh Ahmadi , P.E.
Chief Building Official
Chief Deputy Director
Assistant: Patricia Santillan
(619) 557-7998
aahmadi@sandiego.gov
Plan review and inspection for building, plan processing, project submittal, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and fire, grading permits, public Improvements, construction inspections, enforcement of municipal and model codes.
William Barrañón
Assistant Deputy Director
Inspection Services
(858) 573-1216
wbarranon@sandiego.gov
Construction Inspections of structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and fire system installations for mobile home parks, residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Enforce compliance with local and state regulations to ensure fire, life and health safety, and public welfare.
Permit Issuance & Code Enforcement
Robert Vacchi Esq.
Deputy Director
Assistant: Lisa Michaels
(619) 236-5502
rvacchi@sandiego.gov
Permit submittal, processing and issuance functions for construction and development permits. Code enforcement activities related to violations of building, housing, land use, disabled access and noise regulations.
Leslie Goossens
Assistant Deputy Director
Submitted Project Processing Section
(619) 446-5431
lgoossens@sandiego.gov
Construction and Development Permit project processing, including setup, plans processing, plan pick-up, issuance, closeout, and ministerial project management.
Advance Planning & Engineering
Cecilia Gallardo
Deputy Director
Assistant: Dolores Osorio
(619) 446-5008
cgallardo@sandiego.gov
Long range planning activities including community plan updates, the Multiple Species Conservation Program, historic review, and park planning. In addition, environmental, subdivision, and current planning and zoning functions related to ministerial and discretionary projects; and the discretionary engineering and mobility planning functions will be performed by this division.
Cathy Winterrowd
Assistant Deputy Director
Current Planning
(619) 235-5217
cwinterowd@sandiego.gov
Environmental review, planning review, long-term permit monitoring, development and permit information, historic surveys and districts, historical resources board, mills act agreements and inspections, historic property designations, MSCP, vernal pool HCP, open space acquisition, historical and MSCP project reviews.
Greg Hopkins
Assistant Deputy Director
Discretionary Engineering
(619) 446-5431
ghopkins@sandiego.gov
Discretionary engineering and transportation development review, map checking, easement acquisitions, addressing, street naming and field surveys.
Economic Development & Project Management
Tom Tomlinson
Deputy Director
Assistant: Elena Molina
(619) 236-6421 / (619) 533-3187
tomlinsont@sandiego.gov
Office of Small Business, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, Business Finance, Economic Growth Services, Facilities Financing, Public Facilities Financing Plans, development impact fee programs and project management.
Mike Westlake
Assistant Deputy Director
Project Management
(619) 446-5220
mwestlake@sandiego.gov
The Project Management section is responsible for processing the City’s discretionary land development projects, ensuring all submitted discretionary project applications are provided with a timely, predictable, efficient and fiscally accountable permit review process. Development Project Managers are assigned as the single point of contact for each project, and act as liaison between the City’s multi-disciplinary review team, the applicant, community planning groups, and all other stakeholders. The Project Management section also provides administrative support for the City’s Hearing Officer and the Planning Commission.