Woodland Hills · Est. 2013
Plans drawn. Permits approved.
Architectural drawings and permit expediting for homeowners, investors and contractors across Greater Los Angeles. One firm draws the plans, files the paperwork, and works the corrections until the city says yes.
Tell us the project and the city. If it doesn't need a permit, we'll say so.
Most projects don't stall on the job site. They stall at the counter.
The same three problems hold up almost every application we see.
Drawings the city won't accept
Plan check rejects incomplete or non-compliant sets, and every rejection starts another correction cycle — weeks each time. Drawings drafted to your city's own checklist the first time are the single biggest schedule saver in the whole process.
Every city has its own rulebook
The building code is statewide. How cities apply it is not. Setbacks, zoning overlays, energy documentation, submittal formats — all of it varies by jurisdiction, and the counter staff will tell you what's wrong, not how to fix it.
Nobody owns the follow-up
An application sitting in a reviewer's queue doesn't move on its own. Someone has to track status, answer corrections quickly, and know how each counter actually operates. That's the expediting half of what we do.
Sound familiar?
Tell us where your project is stuck.
Tell us the project and the city. If it doesn't need a permit, we'll say so.
Four steps, from idea to issued permit.
- 01Step one
Consult & measure
Consult & measure
We look at the project and the property, confirm what your city will require, and quote the work. Then we measure the site and document existing conditions.
Fixed scope and quote
- 02Step two
Design & drawings
Design & drawings
We produce the permit set — site plan, floor plans, elevations, and the supporting sheets your jurisdiction's checklist calls for — and coordinate licensed engineers where structural calculations are required.
Permit-ready plan set
- 03Step three
Submittal & expediting
Submittal & expediting
We file with the city, handle the intake requirements, and track the application through review — so your project is never the one waiting on paperwork.
Application in review
- 04Step four
Corrections to approval
Corrections to approval
Plan check almost always comes back with comments. We respond, revise and resubmit until the permit issues — then hand the approved set to your contractor.
Issued permit
If it needs drawings and a permit, it's our kind of project.
- 01Permit expeditingView →Submittal, tracking and plan-check corrections — for plans we drew or plans you already have.
- 02Architectural drafting & designView →Permit-ready plan sets — site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections — drawn to your city's checklist.
- 03ADU plans & permitsView →Accessory dwelling units — new builds, attached units and conversions — from feasibility through issued permit.
- 04Garage conversionsView →Living space, home office, or a full conversion ADU — permitted, not improvised.
- 05Home additionsView →Room additions and second stories — designed, engineered and permitted.
- 06Kitchen & bath remodelsView →Permit sets for the remodels cities actually check — plumbing, electrical and structural openings.
- 07Whole-home remodelsView →Multi-room and down-to-the-studs remodels, drawn and permitted as one coordinated set.
- 08Commercial & tenant improvementsView →Small commercial build-outs and tenant improvements, drawn and expedited.
Tell us the project and the city. If it doesn't need a permit, we'll say so.
- 012013In business sinceIncorporated October 25, 2013
- 02C3614811California corporationActive · good standing
- 0323Permitted projects≈ $873K in recent years, per public permit records
- 045Counties permitted inLA · Orange · Ventura · San Bernardino · Riverside
- 0512+Years at itBased in Woodland Hills, CA
Every figure above comes from the public record — the California Secretary of State and city permit databases — not from a marketing department.
- 2013
- Incorporated
- C3614811
- CA corporation, active
- 5
- Counties permitted in
Who you're hiring
Twelve years of plans, permits, and plan-check letters.
RG Permits & Design Services has been doing one job since 2013: getting building projects from an idea to an issued permit. A California corporation in good standing, based in Woodland Hills, with permitted projects across five Southern California counties — all of it on the public record.
The things people ask before they send the address.
01Do I need a permit for my project?
If the work touches structure, plumbing, gas, electrical, windows, or the building's footprint — almost certainly yes. Like-for-like finish work (paint, flooring, cabinets in the same layout) usually doesn't. The line varies by city, so tell us the scope and the address and we'll give you a straight answer. It costs nothing to ask.
02How long does plan check take?
It depends on the city, the season and the scope — and anyone quoting you a number before knowing all three is guessing. What we can do is tell you how your specific city has been running lately, and keep your application from adding avoidable weeks: complete submittals and fast correction responses are the parts of the timeline anyone can actually control.
03What are plan-check corrections?
After you submit, the city's plan checker reviews the set and sends back a list of comments — code items to address, details to add, sheets to revise. Nearly every application gets some. The cycle of responding, revising and resubmitting is a normal part of the process, and turning corrections around quickly is one of the biggest levers on your total timeline.
04Can you legalize work that was done without a permit?
Usually, yes. Legalization means documenting what exists, drawing as-built plans, and applying for a permit to keep it — with whatever corrections the city requires along the way. The city decides what it will accept, so no one can honestly guarantee an outcome, but this is routine work for us and far better done on your schedule than during an escrow.
05Do you do the construction too?
No — and that's by design. We draw the plans and get them approved; a licensed contractor builds from them. We don't hold a contractor's license because our work doesn't require one, and we're glad to coordinate with the contractor you choose.
Your city
Every city is different. We'll tell you what yours requires.
Tell us the project and the city. If it doesn't need a permit, we'll say so.
Start with the drawings, or start with a question.
Send the project and the address. We'll tell you what your city will ask for, what we'd draw, and what it costs — before you commit to anything.
Tell us the project and the city. If it doesn't need a permit, we'll say so.