Here at Hayne, we have many encounters with city counters. Along with that, we have many… discussions.. with them too. Especially when we know what we are proposing is allowed! Let us tell you a story.. Scene: Hayne Architects want to plan ahead and be sure that the remodel/ addition they are proposing will be…
Category: The Counter Encounter
We are Thankful For … Digital Submittals
We historically go through A LOT of paper! If one good thing came out of the COVID chaos, it has been DIGITAL SUBMITTALS (and our internal effort to do more digital)! Here is a sample of how a few jurisdictions we work in address digital submittals (some are better than others…). LA City (LADBS) LA…
Halloween Horror Stories: Submittal gone wrong!
Once upon a time, a Client told Robbin Hayne (aka the Boss Man) that he would like to build a new house and start construction the following spring. Boss Man thought, no problem, me and my girls can get that approved for you… Robbin’s Girls worked diligently with the Boss Man’s redlines and countless Zoom…
Counter Encounters: COVID-19 Edition
Here at Hayne, we’ve been on deadlines for some of our commercial projects. Submittals have been interesting, to say the least! We thought we would share a couple of our experiences… Scene: Hayne Architects is trying to complete a project submittal for a large scale commercial project at an undisclosed jurisdiction somewhere in the United…
The Counter Encounter: Episode 3
Continuing on from last weeks episode from when our Architect was not so successful at the City due to the property “not existing.” The Architect was advised to see if the Assessor’s office could provide a permit to show the existence of the property.. Let’s see how it goes.. Well that was kind…
The Counter Encounter, Episode 2
Here we are! Back with at the City for what we think is a simple over the counter check to receive a permit to a building that clearly has a garage.. or what we think is clear.. Does this garage exist? Does it not? I guess we have to wait and see for the…
The Counter Encounter: Episode 1
Welcome to The Counter Encounter a new hit Series that you are going to love! This week on The Counter Encounter we watch our character go through what many people think is an easy task… filing for a permit extension! *GASP* Watch below to see what will come of this, will the extension go through!?…