Permitting – Phase 1
Permitting a project is daunting and not for the faint of heart. Filling out all the forms, communicating back and forth with the city, ordering inspections…it can be a lot for someone, and we understand that. That’s why we have a trained team of experts on hand to guide you through the process. You can hire the Wolf Industries Permitting Team to take on this phase of your project for you. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!
The cost to hire us as your Permit Specialist is ≈$2,500 – $5,000, which would be the 1st payment in our payment process. The permit service fee not only hires us to apply for your permits but is also the deposit that holds your spot in the production line (it does not cover the cost of the permits themselves). The base permit service fee includes applying for permits for the following services:
• Building Permit
• Electrical Permit
• Health Department Permit
• Tree Protection Plan
• Plumbing Permit
• Mechanical Permit
• Site Plan Drawing
• Stormwater Plan
• Erosion Plan
• File Prep & Submission
Each project is a little bit different and requires a specialized plan based on the jurisdiction and the site needs.
Some additional requirements could be:
• Demo Permit
• Zoning & Land Use Review
• Geo Tech
• Well Test
• Environmental Constraint Reviews
• SDC – Water
• SDC – Sewer
• Unpermitted Structures
• Infiltration Test
• Engineered Stormwater
These add-on items each have their own cost associated with them based on work required by your Permit Specialist.
For example, one reason you might need the SDC fee added (System Development Charge) is when we are creating a new water or sewer connection(s) on a raw piece of property. The infrastructure design needs to be permitted and reviewed. These charges can range from $3,500 – $10,000+ depending on the jurisdiction and utilities being connected.
Another example – If there is a well on-site, a well test will be required. Some jurisdictions allow for a well test waiver if a test had been done within a certain time frame from applying for permits (1 year for example).
Here is the Clark County Checklist, to give you an idea of what a permit packet includes:Residential Building Permit Application Packet (wa.gov)
Starting the Permit Process
The permit process can take anywhere from 4-6 weeks in the City of Vancouver, 8-10 week in Clark County, and up to 5 months in the City of Portland. Our permit team prioritizes your permit acquisition in the best way possible to line up with your production slot date. That means that if your jurisdiction takes 10 weeks to issue permits, but your build date isn’t for 8 months from now, we will start permitting you in about 5 months. This is because permits can expire, and we don’t want your permits issued too early, when we aren’t ready to start building.
Once your project has moved into our permits queue, one of our Permit Specialists will reach out to introduce themself and start creating your permit submittal packet. They will verify the model, roof style, and deck design, which cannot change once we begin permitting. Creating your submittal packet can take 1-3 weeks depending on your project. Once created, we submit your permits, and they are now in review in your jurisdiction. Your permits will be reviewed by a Permit Tech and possibly a Planner in your jurisdiction, who will communicate to your Wolf Permit Specialist as needed. After everything has been reviewed and approved you are now in the pre-issuance phase. This is when payment to the jurisdiction is due, before permits are issued. The Permit Closeout payment pays for the actual permits, and is the 2nd payment in our process. Once they receive payment, your permits will be issued! Permit issuance means we can now call you for your pre-production meeting to finalize your Wolf home details!
Phase 1 is now complete, and we can move on to Phase 2 – Production!
Permitting – Phase 1
Permitting a project is daunting and not for the faint of heart. Filling out all the forms, communicating back and forth with the city, ordering inspections…it can be a lot for someone, and we understand that. That’s why we have a trained team of experts on hand to guide you through the process. You can hire the Wolf Industries Permitting Team to take on this phase of your project for you. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!
The cost to hire us as your Permit Specialist is ≈$2,500 – $5,000, which would be the 1st payment in our payment process. The permit service fee not only hires us to apply for your permits but is also the deposit that holds your spot in the production line (it does not cover the cost of the permits themselves). The base permit service fee includes applying for permits for the following services:
• Building Permit
• Electrical Permit
• Health Department Permit
• Tree Protection Plan
• Plumbing Permit
• Mechanical Permit
• Site Plan Drawing
• Stormwater Plan
• Erosion Plan
• File Prep & Submission
Each project is a little bit different and requires a specialized plan based on the jurisdiction and the site needs.
Some additional requirements could be:
• Demo Permit
• Zoning & Land Use Review
• Geo Tech
• Well Test
• Environmental Constraint Reviews
• SDC – Water
• SDC – Sewer
• Unpermitted Structures
• Infiltration Test
• Engineered Stormwater
These add-on items each have their own cost associated with them based on work required by your Permit Specialist.
For example, one reason you might need the SDC fee added (System Development Charge) is when we are creating a new water or sewer connection(s) on a raw piece of property. The infrastructure design needs to be permitted and reviewed. These charges can range from $3,500 – $10,000+ depending on the jurisdiction and utilities being connected.
Another example – If there is a well on-site, a well test will be required. Some jurisdictions allow for a well test waiver if a test had been done within a certain time frame from applying for permits (1 year for example).
Here is the Clark County Checklist, to give you an idea of what a permit packet includes:Residential Building Permit Application Packet (wa.gov)
Starting the Permit Process
The permit process can take anywhere from 4-6 weeks in the City of Vancouver, 8-10 week in Clark County, and up to 5 months in the City of Portland. Our permit team prioritizes your permit acquisition in the best way possible to line up with your production slot date. That means that if your jurisdiction takes 10 weeks to issue permits, but your build date isn’t for 8 months from now, we will start permitting you in about 5 months. This is because permits can expire, and we don’t want your permits issued too early, when we aren’t ready to start building.
Once your project has moved into our permits queue, one of our Permit Specialists will reach out to introduce themself and start creating your permit submittal packet. They will verify the model, roof style, and deck design, which cannot change once we begin permitting. Creating your submittal packet can take 1-3 weeks depending on your project. Once created, we submit your permits, and they are now in review in your jurisdiction. Your permits will be reviewed by a Permit Tech and possibly a Planner in your jurisdiction, who will communicate to your Wolf Permit Specialist as needed. After everything has been reviewed and approved you are now in the pre-issuance phase. This is when payment to the jurisdiction is due, before permits are issued. The Permit Closeout payment pays for the actual permits, and is the 2nd payment in our process. Once they receive payment, your permits will be issued! Permit issuance means we can now call you for your pre-production meeting to finalize your Wolf home details!
Phase 1 is now complete, and we can move on to Phase 2 – Production!