Question 1

What does permit support cover?

Accepted Answer

Preparing and organising the submittal, and then as much or as little of the process as you want. Some clients take the package and submit it themselves. We tell them what intake will ask for and stay available when comments come back. Others have us submit, manage plan check and drive corrections through to issue. Both are normal; we agree which at the start.

Question 2

How long do permits take in your counties?

Accepted Answer

It varies more than most people expect. San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties tend to move predictably; Santa Barbara County and the cities inside Los Angeles County can run considerably longer, especially in coastal zones or design review overlays. We give you a realistic range for your specific jurisdiction rather than a generic one.

Question 3

Can you tell us whether our idea will be approved?

Accepted Answer

Not as a service in its own right. Whether a scheme is approvable is the designer's or planner's territory, and on anything substantial that is who should be answering it. What we will do, while we are in the records and on the site, is raise anything that looks like it will cause a problem, early enough to be cheap to change.

Question 4

I want to pull my own permit. Can you still help?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and plenty of builders do exactly that. We prepare the package, tell you what intake will ask for, and stay available when comments come back. You keep control of the process without walking in unprepared.

Question 5

What happens if our project is in the coastal zone?

Accepted Answer

It adds a review on top of the building permit, and it adds time. We flag it early so the schedule is realistic and we produce the drawings the submittal needs. The coastal application itself sits with your planner or designer.

Question 6

Who deals with plan check corrections?

Accepted Answer

We do. We track every comment, revise the drawings, write the response, and resubmit. You get an update when something needs a decision from you, not a forwarded email chain.

Question 7

Do you work in cities as well as unincorporated county areas?

Accepted Answer

Both. City departments and county departments run to different submittal standards even within the same county, and we format to whichever one is reviewing your project.

Permit Support FAQs

01What does permit support cover?

02How long do permits take in your counties?

03Can you tell us whether our idea will be approved?

04I want to pull my own permit. Can you still help?

05What happens if our project is in the coastal zone?

06Who deals with plan check corrections?

07Do you work in cities as well as unincorporated county areas?