Archipartners Design
Sample · 14-day permit set
How a real permit set comes together — day by day.
A recent commercial tenant improvement, anonymized. Same playbook we run on every job, scaled to project size. Numbers and dates are real.
Project
Restaurant TI · 2,400 sqft · ground-floor lease
Scope
Permit-ready set · code analysis · MEP coordination · plan-check liaison
AHJ
Phoenix DSD
Outcome
Permit cleared first review · 14 business days from kickoff to issuance
Day-by-day
Day 0
Kickoff call
30-minute call with the GC. Pulled the parcel, scanned zoning, and ran the change-of-use review against IBC 2024 Section 302. Wrote the code-strategy memo before quoting.
Day 1
Site visit
On-site existing-conditions photos, dimensioned demising wall, verified MEP rough locations against the as-builts the landlord supplied.
Day 2
Code memo + fixed-fee quote
Two-page code-strategy memo emailed. Quote signed same day. Engagement letter executed via the portal.
Day 3
Schematic floor plan
Demo plan + new layout on three iterations. Posted to the client portal for redlines. GC marked it up that evening.
Day 4
Schematic revisions
Four small changes from the GC. Bar layout shifted 18". Trash room moved. Sent revised plan back to portal for sign-off.
Day 5
MEP partner kickoff
Architectural background sent to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers. Manual J load summary started in parallel.
Day 6
Reflected ceiling plan
Drew the RCP with fire-rating callouts. Started the assemblies sheet (UL listings for the demising wall and ceiling).
Day 7
Code analysis sheet
Built the egress, accessibility, and occupant-load tables. Cross-checked against the city's commercial cheat-sheet — no surprises.
Day 8
MEP redlines back
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing redlines returned. Conflict-detection pass on the merged set. Three crossings flagged and resolved before drafting.
Day 9
Senior review
Senior drafter reviewed the full set. Two corrections — title block on sheet A0.0 and a missing accessible-route arrow on the floor plan. Both fixed same day.
Day 10
IECC compliance
Energy compliance pathway selected (prescriptive). Envelope and lighting-power calculations finalized. IECC sheet added to the set.
Day 11
Set assembled
Cover sheet, drawing index, code summary, and key-note schedule completed. PDF stamped, paginated, and exported. Ready to file.
Day 12
Submitted to AHJ
Filed via the city portal. Pre-screened format, so the file was accepted at intake without a kickback. Plan-check queue started same afternoon.
Day 13
Plan-check review
Reviewer assigned. We were already on the email thread — no surprises. One minor question came back about smoke separation; answered within an hour.
Day 14
Permit issued
Cleared first review. Permit set stamped and ready for pickup. Closeout report sent to the GC the same morning.
Same playbook, your project
Want this on your timeline?
Send us the lot, the GC, and the date you want to break ground. We'll write the code-strategy memo before the quote — same way we did here.