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

FAQ

What does RTI mean?

RTI stands for "Ready-To-Issue." It signifies that your permit is approved and ready for final issuance by the city or local authority.

Direct answer

Ready-To-Issue. The permit is approved.

RTI stands for "Ready-To-Issue." It signifies that your permit is approved and ready for final issuance by the city or local authority.

That is the Encino / Los Angeles use of the term. RTI means the city has approved the permit and it is ready to issue.

Issuance still follows the city's steps. This is not legal advice and not a guarantee of a pull date.

Ready-To-Issue

Approved. Ready for the city to issue.

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

Review

On an Encino permit, RTI means Ready-To-Issue.

RTI

The city has approved it and it is ready for final issuance.

Issue

No dollar amounts on this page. 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

An Encino plan set, no fake stamp, no RTI badge.

121 Design Build is in Encino. We explain RTI; the city still issues the permit.

We do not invent dollar amounts, licenses, volumes, or years. Fees after review are an aim, not a guarantee.

How we work

What RTI means

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. Converse

We start with the Encino lot and where the permit sits in city review.

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2. Review

When the city approves the set, the status becomes Ready-To-Issue.

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3. RTI

That means it is ready for final issuance by the city or local authority.

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4. Next step

Then we talk next steps on the Encino lot, including when you can pull.

Honest scope

What 121 actually does, and what we do not.

We do

Explain Ready-To-Issue

RTI stands for "Ready-To-Issue." It signifies that your permit is approved and ready for final issuance by the city or local authority.

We do not

A printed pull date

We do not invent an RTI date or a city issuance for Encino.

Ask what RTI would mean on your Encino permit.

If you have a permit in Encino / Los Angeles, start with a conversation about what RTI means on your job. Call (424) 600-2100.