Prepare, complete, obtain property owner approval for, and submit zoning and building permit applications to local authorities. Serve as the point of contact for local inquiries.

As soon as possible after space rights negotiation, lease exhibits, and the land survey are completed, zoning permit applications can be submitted if permit drawings, the land survey, and engineering reports are available. This keeps the project’s local permit rights process moving as quickly as can be expected. The same applies to submitting building permit applications when construction drawings and associated reports are available and at the soonest date, the jurisdiction will allow submittal. Zoning permit approval may be required before the building permit application can be accepted.

By tracking the A&E firm’s progress with drawings for permit applications, the site acquisition consultant can begin preparing applications so they may be submitted to the jurisdiction at the earliest date. The site acquisition consultant is responsible for the quality of the permit applications, adherence to jurisdiction guidelines, and representing the wireless facility developer regarding issues or questions raised by the planning staff. Upon initial review and prior to full application acceptance, the staff may require additional information that they might not have anticipated before this point. Such additional information may be related to the status of the property parcel itself or gaps in understanding by the planning staff.

The site acquisition consultant’s goal at this stage is to respond to staff inquiries by doing what is necessary to get the applications scheduled for a public hearing. The planning staff has internal knowledge and experience of what, if any, additional questions need to be addressed before a hearing can be scheduled. To determine what additional information may be required, the application must be examined by the staff within the context of the proposed parcel.