11 August

Entitlement Process

What Gets Approved? In the entitlement process, a developer is essentially asking the local jurisdiction to approve a project. For housing, a common document that gets submitted for review and approval is a tentative tract map (TTM).  This TTM is …

02 June

Entitlement Approvals

How Do Entitlements Add Value? You may have heard that the entitlements, or government approvals, for a project adds value to a property.  In some cases, the entitlements may add more value to a project than all of the grading, …

03 October

The Entitlement Process

Why Does It Take So Long? Entitlements are essentially the government approvals for proposed projects, with these approvals being voted on by the political bodies in government – typically the planning commission or city council.  Detailed construction drawings and building …