Question 1

Do you work on tasting rooms?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Production space, storage and a public tasting room are different uses under the code, with different occupancy and exiting consequences, so which one a building actually is decides the size of the permit. General agricultural structures are not something we take on.

Question 2

Is commercial work along the highway different?

Accepted Answer

It brings frontage, access and parking into the conversation earlier than an interior project would, and signage is usually its own approval. The building work is ordinary; the site and access requirements are where the schedule goes if they are left late.

Question 3

We are just outside the city limit. Who reviews it?

Accepted Answer

The county. Parcels outside Buellton's boundary go to County of Santa Barbara Planning and Development, which has its own checklist, setbacks and, on rural parcels, septic and water questions a city lot never raises. We confirm which counter your project goes to before formatting the set.

Question 4

Do you do hospitality projects?

Accepted Answer

Only tenant improvements and interior work. Hospitality is not a focus for us, and ground-up hotel or restaurant work belongs with a design team leading it.

Question 5

Can you as-built an existing commercial building?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We scan the building, deliver measured existing plans and elevations, and note where it diverges from whatever drawings are on file. For a tenant improvement that is usually the difference between a fit-out that installs and one that has to be modified on site.

Drafting and Permit Documents in Buellton

01Do you work on tasting rooms?

02Is commercial work along the highway different?

03We are just outside the city limit. Who reviews it?

04Do you do hospitality projects?

05Can you as-built an existing commercial building?