Planning / zoning review
Estimate my timeline
10 jurisdictions. Planning vs building, split out. Designers and engineers: print or save the result for your client file.
Your estimated timeline
Building plan review
Pro: the full breakdown
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Planning vs building — the split
What slows this city down
All scopes in
Why this exists
Every permit shop quotes a filing date and goes quiet. We show you the whole road — because in cities like Concord, planning approval must clear before you can even submit for a building permit, and in Oakland, design review can run nine months before building review starts. The Timeline Estimator splits the two so you can plan the project, not just the paperwork.
Figures come from published city schedules, state law, and our filing archive. Anything we can't verify is labeled an estimate — never presented as a promise. Timelines are estimates, not guarantees; cities change staffing and queues.