core planning services
Whether it’s land use approval, permitting, or expediting, Core has what it takes.
Our experience with the complex approval processes within Southern California put us, and our clients, at a great advantage. This vast experience covers every aspect of the process, including land acquisition, entitlement, permitting and the expediting of such. We work with more than 160 jurisdictions and have established long-term relationships with planning and building department staff, planning commissioners, city council members, and county supervisors. Effective working relationships, professional experience, and an intricate knowledge of how to get things done enable us to deliver even the most complex projects on time and on budget.Understanding what it takes
Our project team members understand the other side of the counter as former or current city planners or planning commissioners. Others are LEED and/or Build-It-Green professionals. These varied backgrounds and collective knowledge allow for a unique and highly effective approach to entitlement and permitting. In turn, our clients benefit from a faster, more efficient approval process. Because we understand what it takes, we’re better able to move projects through correctly, the first time, avoiding costly errors and delays. We also offer a fixed-price alternative to the traditional (and unpredictable) "pay as you go" model. Once the scope of your project is agreed upon, we put our people, processes and systems to work to eliminate the guesswork and guarantee a successful outcome.Our integrated suite of planning services includes:
- Land Acquistion
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On our clients’ behalf, we leverage our knowledge and experience within L.A. County, Orange County, and the western Inland Empire by utilizing our internal land resources and relationships with outside brokers. We’re able to obtain control of property that meets the individual development standards of our clients, including but not limited to:
• Making the initial offer
• Negotiating the terms of the sale or lease
• Assisting in the due diligence by evaluating city development standards
• Identifying political obstacles
• Reviewing and removing constraining easements - Entitlement
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Our staff has successfully processed entitlements within more than 160 jurisdictions in the greater Los Angeles area. We prepare city applications, submit to local jurisdiction, and represent the owner in all discretionary hearings or processes, including but not limited to:
• General Plan Amendments
• Zone Changes
• Tentative Parcel and Tract Maps
• Site Plan/Design Review
• Conditional Use Permit (new/modifications/renewals)
• Variances
• Categorical Exemption, Negative Declaration, Environmental Impact Report or other discretionary review
• Other discretionary review (ABC/Coastal Commission, etc) - Permitting
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Because of our well established working relationships within the plan checking and permitting divisions in numerous jurisdictions, we can coordinate our clients’ initial submittals and all subsequent plan checks to ensure permits are obtained on schedule. These plan checks and permits include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Landscaping
• Grading (Rough/Precise)
• Wall/Fence
• Street/Traffic
• Sewer
• Water/Hydrology/Drainage
• Soils
• Storm Drain
• Fire
• Building (Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing)
• School Clearance
• Signage
• Miscellaneous permits - Post-construction services
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As construction comes to a close, we can also manage:
• Bond Exoneration
• Final Tract Monumentation
• Conditional Use Permit monitoring or renewals