Editorial diagram of one Encino house with a single design-build team versus a split architect and contractor handoff

FAQ

What are permit-related fees?

Permit-related fees cover government-required approvals, including construction permits, impact fees, and inspection costs necessary for the legal operation of your building project.

Direct answer

City invoices, not a 121 price list.

Permit-related fees cover government-required approvals, including construction permits, impact fees, and inspection costs necessary for the legal operation of your building project.

That is the Encino / Los Angeles practice. The City of LA or the local AHJ sets those amounts. We do not invent dollar amounts here.

A 121 fee is not a city invoice. Permit-related fees sit outside standard 121 pricing. This is not legal advice.

Typical city items

What the city invoices.

Editorial diagram of one Encino house with a single design-build team versus a split architect and contractor handoff

Construction permits

Construction permits the city requires before the Encino job can legally start.

Impact fees

Impact fees the municipality may assess. The city sets the amount. 121 does not invent it.

Inspections

Inspection costs needed for legal operation. Call (424) 600-2100.

Editorial diagram of one Encino house with a single design-build team versus a split architect and contractor handoff

No invented amounts

LA civic desk, then the Encino lot.

121 Design Build is in Encino. We coordinate permit work. The city invoices permit-related fees.

We do not invent city fee amounts, licenses, volumes, or years. City of LA / the local AHJ decides.

How we work

How permit-related fees show up

Four-step diagram of 121 Design Build's one-team path from conversation and brief through design, permits, and construction

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1. Scope

We start with the Encino lot and which government approvals the project needs.

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2. City items

Construction permits, impact fees, and inspection costs are city or municipal items.

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3. AHJ

The City of LA or the local AHJ sets the amounts. That is not a 121 package price.

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4. Next step

If the Encino project still fits, we talk through drawings, permits, and construction. Call (424) 600-2100.

Honest scope

What 121 actually does, and what we do not.

We do

Name city fees

Permit-related fees cover government-required approvals, including construction permits, impact fees, and inspection costs necessary for the legal operation of your building project.

We do not

Invented dollar amounts

We do not invent city fee amounts, licenses, volumes, or years. This is not legal advice.

Ask what the city may invoice.

If you have a project in Encino / Los Angeles, start with a conversation about permits and city fees. Call (424) 600-2100.