2. We provide architects, developers, property owners, retailers and contractors, information on
policies, procedures and requirements of various departmental reviews. We have developed
relationships in many communities to simplify the difficult process of securing permits. We
provide quality control to avoid lengthy delays and ensure all aspects of the design and
permit requirements have been addressed properly. We work with clients at the pre-
construction stage to ensure permit issuance, and will continue to maintain rapport with the
Jurisdiction to expediently resolve any revisions required due to site conditions or client
requests. We tailor our services to provide what you need.
We Specialize In:
• Liqour License
• Movie Theaters
• Car Dealerships
• Retail Rollouts
• Grocery Stores
• Tenant Improvements
• Tenant Coordination Rep
• Large-Scale Renovations
• Signage
• Gas Stations
• Mixed-Use
• Medical Centers
• Hotels
• Restaurants
• Educational Facilities
3. 1. Project Intake
a. Open lines of communication with All Parties involved
b. Secure project info from client in order to begin process
c. Assess client deadlines
2. Due Diligence report
a. Includes all jurisdictional departmental reviews required
b. Includes all plan check fee costs
c. Includes all estimated review times
3. Records Research
a. Previous permits issued
b. Easements on record
c. Ordinances / planning cases on file
d. Etc.
4. Submittals
a. Gather required plan sets from all the consultants
b. Work with consultants to accurately complete all submittal paperwork
c. Secure checks for submittal from clients
d. Submit to ALL required Agencies
5. Conditions of Approval
a. Review Conditions of Approval
b. Assess each parties responsibility in the design/development team
c. Process Conditions of Approval
6. Site/Jurisdictional/client visits
a. visit job site when necessary
b. Pick up/drop off to consultants when necessary
c. Pick up/drop off to jurisdiction when necessary
7. Quality Control – done prior to any submittals or plan check meetings
a. Review plan consistency
b. Check that all paperwork is in order
c. Check response letters sent by consultants to ensure all corrections have been
addressed
At Permit Advisors Inc. we go above and beyond what you may have experienced with other
Permit Expediters in the past. Our 11 Points of Focus ensure that we are managing EVERY
aspect of the permitting process for your architectural team:
4. 8. Meetings
a. Pre-submittal Jurisdictional meetings
b. Plan Check meetings – ALL Disciplines
c. Client meetings
d. Consultant Meetings
9. Post Permit Revisions
a. Revisions requested due to site conditions that require plan check approval
b. Revisions requested by client that require plan check approval
c. Assess what departments will be required to review/approve the revisions
d. Process plans for approval through ALL required departments
10. Negotiations
a. Over the Counter reviews rather than submittal whenever possible
b. Appointment plan checks rather than re-submittals whenever possible to speed up
process and minimize number of submittals
c. Use relationships established with officials to minimize project
complications/delays
d. Negotiate out of plan check requirements as requested by the
architect/consultants
e. Negotiate out of High Development impact fees whenever possible
f. Push for shorter review times, especially for time critical post permit revisions
11. Reports
a. Due Diligence Reports
b. Submittal/ Re-submittal reports
c. Meeting summarization reports (for all meetings attended)
d. Project Status update/progress reports
e. Development Impact fee estimation report
f. Final Plan check fee assessment report
g. Project Ready to Issue report
5. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Permit Advisors has project managers and satelite
offices in every region of the United States. This allows us to professionally expedite
permits across the nation safely and securely. From California to Maine, Washington to
Florida, Texas to North Dakota, Permit Advisors has worked with city, county, and state
municipalities to successfully build the strategic relationships needed to help make sure
your next project is completed on time and on budget.
Areas Covered
Areas Not Covered (HI, AK, IL, NY)
8. Due Diligence Report-Staples-Los Angeles, CA 7.7.2010
RE: Staples_City_of _Los Angeles
Street Name
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Scope: Tenant Improvement for Staples; Minor modification and/or upgrades to MEP
(each Separate reviews/permits). Demo of only non-load bearing partition walls
(Separate Review/Permit). New signage (separate review/permit); New Fixture Plan
(separate review/permit); High Pile storage (separate review/permit); Food sales (HELTH
Approval required prior to T.I. Permit issuance); Proposed painted red strip and signage
on exterior façade.
The following is the standard procedure for securing a TI permit in the City of Los
Angeles. These time frames are prior to any negotiations with the various Jurisdictional
officials to assist in speeding up the process.
Prior to issuance of Building Permit for Tenant Improvement, we will need to secure
approval from the following City of Los Angeles Community Development Departments:
BUILDING
We must submit to separate disciplines within the Building Department.
BUILDING – Will take the plans in for back room plan check and will review
Architectural and Structural portion of plans. – 6-8 week estimated review time.
Electrical plans are submitted separately to the Electrical Plan Check Division
within the Building Department, and requires a separate permit.
Plumbing plans are submitted separately to the Plumbing Plan Check Division
within the Building Department, and requires a separate permit.
Mechanical plans are submitted separately to the Mechanical Plan Check Division
within the Building Department, and requires a separate permit.
DEMO will be under separate permit.
Any proposed signage will be under a separate permit and can be processed with
over the counter plan checks (Please be advised, although our project is exempt
from Review of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, signage will require
approval from this agency.)
Applications must be completed and plans must be shown to BLDG official in
order to Assess Plan Check fees. Permit Advisors can front the submittal fees for
this project.
9. PLANNING
Building Department will issue clearances from planning.
Planning reviews land use, parking, and area requirements along with any Zoning
cases that may be on the property.
For a TI with no work to the exterior/façade; no change in use, or square footage,
the planning department should sign off right away.
There is a Zoning Administration case on this property that we must secure
clearance for from planning. Based on the scope, we do not foresee any obstacles
to gain this approval.
These clearances will be reviewed via appointment plan check.
FIRE
This is a separate submittal review.
For architectural review for TI the Fire department will be looking mostly focused
on egress and Fire Life Safety requirements.
The initial review time is 4-8 weeks. All re-submittals will be via appointment
plan check.
FIRE Alarms, FIRE Sprinklers and High pile storage must be a separate
submittal/review/permit.
PUBLIC WORKS
We must secure sign offs from the Bureau of Engineering to ensure that any
engineering determinations previously made are abided by.
Based on the scope of the project, we anticipate general clearances to be issued.
Everything is being done by right so we should have no difficulties securing sign
offs.
There will be some fees (sewer, engineering processing, etc.) to be paid.
Fee estimates can be provided once existing/proposed plans are presented.
These clearances will be reviewed via appointment plan check.
DISABLED ACCESS
This will be a separate submittal review.
Plans will be reviewed in order to ensure compliance with California Disabilities
Act.
The estimated review time for initial submittal is 6-8 weeks.
All re-submittals will be via appointment plan check.
10. CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency)
Our project is located in the Wilshire Center/Koreatown Redevelopment project
area.
Any proposed revisions to the Façade will require a formal review and approval
from the CRA.
We will be required to secure approval from the CRA prior to issuance of
Building permit even if no exterior work is proposed.
The CRA may require exterior upgrades to the façade or an approval from CEQA
(California Environmental Quality Act). This will ONLY be required if the
building façade looks like it needs to be upgraded.
This is a fairly new building and will likely not require revisions to the façade but
this will only be determined once our proposed site/floor/elevations plans and
photos of the existing façade are provided to CRA.
We have negotiated for an informal review with the CRA prior to submittal and
payment of any fees in order to assess what their requirements may entail.
HEALTH
If there will be any food sales (even prepackaged candy), the project will need to
be reviewed by the Health Department.
LA County Health has a 20+ Business day initial review time.
All re-submittals will be via appointment plan check.
Note: Once the plans are submitted for plan check, additional minor clearances may be
issued. These are the main agency sign offs required. We cannot assess all sign offs
without plans to present to the city.
PLEASE BE ADVISED: This is the review times and processes that the city requires
prior to any negotiations. We understand the urgency of the projects and will do what we
can to meet Staples deadlines.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Permit Advisors, Inc.
O. 310.275.7774
C. 310.867.9047
F. 310.881.1135
www.PermitAdvisors.com
12. “Client”-Fountain Valley, CA 1.7.2010
Site: Fountain Valley Community Development Address:
17876 New Hope St. 10200 Slater Ave.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Fountain Valley, CA 92708
City Department Contact #’s Project Contacts:
Building Dept: (714) 593- 4429 Client PM: Mike Mike – (123) 456-7890
Planning Dept: (714) 593-4425
Fire Prevention: (714) 593-4436 X Architects - (123) 456-7890
Health Department: (714) 433-6000
Submittal Item Checklist:
Three (3) complete sets of drawings (AMEPS) – ALL STAMPED AND SIGNED
– to submit to Community Development
Three (3) complete sets of drawings (AMEPS) - NO STAMP OR SIGNATURE
REQUIRED – to submit to Orange County Health
(2) Sets Title 24 calcs
(2) Sets of Structural calcs – Stamped and Signed
Check in the amount of $1705.60 made out to “The City of Fountain Valley” for
Plan Check Submittal fees.
Check in the amount of $855.00 made out to “The County of Orange” for Health
Plan Check Submittal Fees
Completed Permit Application (page 1 & 2)
Completed Plan Submittal Questionnaire
Estimated Review Times Quoted by Jurisdiction
BLDG 1st submittal to BLDG – 2-4 weeks
BLDG re-submittal – 5-10 business days
Health 1st
submittal – 20 Business days
Health re-submittal – 5-10 business days
14. Staples, Inc. 4350 West Camelback Road Glendale, AZ 85301 (623) 934-9816
May 10, 2011
RE: Permit Advisors – Letter of Recommendation
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing to share our experience and success working with the firm, Permit Advisors.
Permit Advisors has done a great job assisting our team with the Development and Plan Check
process. From Due Diligence to Building Permits, the Permit Advisors staff has provided
excellent service, great communication, and surprising results. Cutting Public Agency Review
Times, Negotiating Over the Counter Approvals, and Design Review Negotiations are just a few
of the benefits we have experienced working with them over the last year.
Permit Advisors has done an excellent job making sure all departments receive their submittals
on time and in the required format. To date they worked surprisingly well with local public
agencies in multiple Cities including Las Vegas, NV, Los Angeles, Fremont, and Sonoma, CA. In
addition to Planning and Building Departments, they have obtained approvals from City and
County Health, Fire, and Planning Departments. I am confident that most people in my position
would agree that the Permit Process is always a burden and strewn with unpleasant “surprises”,
luckily the team at Permit Advisors have kept us apprised and made the process much easier!
I am very proud to have them as part of our Design Development team and I recommend them
to any company that navigates the tricky waters of the Permit Process!
Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Staples, Inc.
David Goldman
Project Manager – Retail Architecture
15. 1830 Route 130 North Burlington, NJ 08016
Phone: (609) 387-7800
December 20, 2010
To Whom It May Concern:
I am submitting this letter to recommend Permit Advisors for their profound quality
of service in permit consulting and expediting. Permit Advisors assisted us with
permitting numerous Burlington Coat Factory stores, most of which were over 70,000
square feet. Their vast knowledge and experience enabled us to move along the
construction phase of our projects in a very timely manner.
Permit Advisors worked miracles for many of our projects. They cut review times in
more than half for many of our projects. They were persistent, hard working, and
very communicative.
I highly recommend them to you for all permit services needed. Please feel free to
contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey W. Brown
Jeff Brown
Vice President of Construction
