Welcome to the Public Works Department
Department Overview
The city's Director of Public Works manages the largest department in the City of Piedmont with 16 full-time staff members. The Director oversees all functions including building, planning, engineering, sewers, storm drains, streets and park maintenance. He is assisted by four separate division heads who manage building, planning, project management and maintenance and by various contract employees who assist with engineering and design projects.
The department's responsibilities include the following areas: building permits, building inspections, code enforcement, planning and zoning, conditional use permits, second unit permits, sidewalks and curbs, street resurfacing, street sweeping, street lights, street trees, sewers, parks, filming permits, banner hanging permits, drop box permits and garage sale permits.
Department Directory
| General Inquiries | |||
| Chester Nakahara | Director of Public Works | (510) 420-3061 | cnakahara@ci.piedmont.ca.us |
| Marietta Blessent | Administrative Assistant | (510) 420-3051 | mblessent@ci.piedmont.ca.us |
| Viba Regalado-Silva | Administrative Assistant | (510) 420-3052 | vregalado@ci.piedmont.ca.us |
| Planning | |||
| General Planning & Zoning Inquiries | Planning Technician | (510) 420-3050 | ondutyplanner@ci.piedmont.ca.us |
| Kate Black | City Planner | (510) 420-3063 | kblack@ci.piedmont.ca.us |
| Kevin Jackson | Assistant City Planner | (510) 420-3039 | kjackson@ci.piedmont.ca.us |
| Parks | |||
| Mark Feldkamp | Parks & Project Manager | (510) 420-3064 | mfeldkamp@ci.piedmont.ca.us |
| Maintenance | |||
| Dave Frankel | Supervisor of Maintenance | (510) 420-3065 | dfrankel@ci.piedmont.ca.us |
| Building | |||
| Robert Akiyama | Building Official | (510) 420-3062 | rakiyama@ci.piedmont.ca.us |
| Craig Griffin | Plan Checker | (510) 420-3060 | cgriffin@ci.piedmont.ca.us |
