Learn how development and building permits work: pre-application meetings, site plans, plan review, inspections and keeping projects on schedule.
What you’ll learn
- Map the permits a project needs, from land use to certificate of occupancy
- Prepare complete submittals that reduce review cycles
- Work effectively with planning and building department staff
- Track reviews, comments and inspections
- Build realistic permitting timelines and budgets
Lessons
Permitting Process Course — Lesson 1: The permitting landscape
Permitting Process Course — Lesson 2: Pre-application and due diligence
Early conversations save months. You learn how to prepare for pre-application meetings and what to ask staff. In this lesson Pre-application meetings Questions to ask staff Documenting what you heard Put it into practice Draft a pre-application meeting agenda. Note: Rules vary by city, county and state. Use the course to learn the process and […]
Permitting Process Course — Lesson 3: Site plans and submittals
Complete submittals move faster. This lesson covers site plan requirements, checklists and coordinating consultants. In this lesson Submittal checklists Coordinating engineers and architects Fees and application forms Put it into practice Find your city's site plan checklist and summarize it. Note: Rules vary by city, county and state. Use the course to learn the process […]
Permitting Process Course — Lesson 4: Plan review and comments
Most projects get comments. Learn how to track, respond to and resolve review comments efficiently. In this lesson Comment tracking logs Responding clearly Escalating stuck reviews respectfully Put it into practice Build a comment-response log template. Note: Rules vary by city, county and state. Use the course to learn the process and the questions to […]
Permitting Process Course — Lesson 5: Inspections and occupancy
Construction triggers inspections. You learn the inspection sequence, failed-inspection recovery and certificate of occupancy. In this lesson Inspection sequence Re-inspections Certificate of occupancy Put it into practice Create an inspection schedule for a sample project. Note: Rules vary by city, county and state. Use the course to learn the process and the questions to ask, […]
Permitting Process Course — Lesson 6: Timelines and budgets
Permitting time is project cost. This lesson covers building realistic schedules and budgeting for fees and consultants. In this lesson Estimating review times Permit and impact fees Schedule risk Put it into practice Build a permitting timeline for a sample project. Note: Rules vary by city, county and state. Use the course to learn the […]