Payment Instructions

Planning & Environmental Review
Instructions for Paying for a Project

DO NOT WIRE MONEY!

Sacramento County has been made aware of a fraudulent email scheme targeting both current and former Planning customers. The scam involves sending fake invoices using the names of County Officials and the official Sacramento County logo, instructing recipients to wire money. For more information, see this Press Release.

Pay Only When You Have Received an Invoice

If you have received an invoice with notification that your Planning Application fees are ready to be paid, please follow these instructions. If you have NOT received an invoice, please do not attempt to pay!

Payment Methods

Planning only accepts two methods of payment:

1. Credit Card or eCheck Online (Recommended, instructions provided on this page)
2. Cash or Check In-Person at our Cashier’s Counter at 827 7th Street from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday. Email planning-applications@saccounty.gov for check endorsement instructions.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY PLANNING DOES NOT ACCEPT WIRE TRANSACTIONS! IF YOU ARE REQUESTED TO PAY BY WIRE, THE REQUEST IS FRADULENT!

Step 1

Go to https://aca-prod.accela.com/SACCO/ and login or create an account.

Step 2

Click “Home”, then “Search for a Tree Permit or Planning Project”

Step 3 - TREE PERMITS ONLY

All Other Applications

If you are not applying for a tree permit, please proceed to Step 4.

If you created the application online, you will see it in the list of Records. If you did not create the application, you will need to do a search to find it (go to Step 4). To pay fees on an application you created online, click the “Pay Fees Due” link.

Step 4 - ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS

Scroll down on the page until you see the General Search section. Type in your application number in the “Application Number” field and click “Search”.

Enter Only Your Application Number

Please enter your application format in the exact format as shown on your invoice (PLNPxxxx-xxxxx; PLNRxxxx-xxxxx; DRCPxxxx-xxxxx). There are no spaces in application numbers!

Step 5

On the permit details screen, click the arrow to expand the “Payments” section and click on “Fees”.

If you owe fees, you will see a “Pay Fees” link. Click it to start the process.

Step 6

The next page provides information about the fees. Click “Continue” when ready.

Step 7

Select the method of payment and click “Submit Payment”.

Step 8

You will be taken to our third-party payment processing site. You may need to select your payment option again on that site.

Payment Processor Fees

Payments by credit card have a surcharge of 2.29 to 2.35 % depending on type of credit card. Payments by e-check have a one-time processing fee of $0.95. Please review the payment page to verify current surcharges and processing fees.

Complete the payment information. All fields are required. When completed, click “Continue”. You will then see a review page. If all information is correct, click “Submit Payment”.

You will then see a Confirmation page. You can print a receipt if needed. Click the “Return to Sacramento County On-Line Services web site” button to return to our site.

Step 9

When you return to our site you should be on this page. If you click the button labeled “Print/View Summary”, it will open up a summary report of your application in PDF format. You can print this and keep it for your records. There is also a link back to your permit details.

Next Steps

• If you paid online, we automatically receive notification that your payment has been made. There is no need to email us to let us know you have paid.
• If you paid by check or in person at our cashier window, please email us at planning-applications@saccounty.gov to let us know that you have paid.

Please allow at least one week for a lead planner to be assigned. Once assigned, the lead planner will introduce themselves to you by phone or email.

If you have not been contacted by your lead planner in one week, please email planning-applications@saccounty.gov for assistance.