A-00Residential Planning & Permits

Plans built on solid ground.

Permit-ready residential and commercial plans with dependable guidance from concept to approval.

Est. 1995 · Coarsegold, California

Years in practice: 30+
Established: 1995
Counties served: 4
Bilingual studio: EN · ES

S-00What We Do

Every service points toward one outcome — an approved permit.

Northstone handles the full arc of residential and commercial planning: the drawings, the submittal, and the back-and-forth with the building department. You stay focused on the project.

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Residential Plans

Permit-ready blueprints drawn to your lot, your local code, and the way you actually live.

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Drafting

Precise technical drawings — plans, elevations, sections — built to survive plan review.

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Permit Assistance

We assemble, submit, and shepherd your application through the jurisdiction.

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Remodel & Additions

Plans that tie new work cleanly into existing structure — a bump-out to a second story.

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Approval Support

We answer the reviewer's corrections so your project keeps moving toward a permit.

P-00The Process

A calm, four-step path from concept to keys.

Discover

We review your goals, your lot, and the requirements of your jurisdiction.

Draft

Your plans are drawn, dimensioned, and detailed for review.

Approve

We submit, track, and resolve corrections until the permit is issued.

Build

You break ground with a complete, approved set in hand.

A-00Featured Plans

Permit-ready work, drawn to last.

A selection of recent residential plans and approvals. Client details are redacted; the drafting is not.

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A-01Permit Approved

Red Lion Drive Remodel

Type: Remodel & Addition
Scope: 3 bed · 3 bath
Area: 1,811 + 263 sq ft
Jurisdiction: Fresno County

A-02Permit Approved

Arroyo Seco Avenue ADUs

Type: ADU Conversion
Scope: Garage + 2nd-floor ADU
Area: 408 + 1,055 sq ft
Jurisdiction: Los Angeles

A-03Permit Approved

West 53rd Street ADUs

Type: ADU Conversion
Scope: Garage + 2nd-floor ADU
Area: 744 + 640 sq ft
Jurisdiction: Los Angeles

T-00Why Northstone

The permit process should feel structured — not stressful.

Most delays come from drawings that raise questions and applications no one is watching. We remove both. You get a clean set and a studio that tracks every step.

A clean, code-checked set is the fastest path through plan review — it is the difference between a permit issued and a project that stalls in correction cycles.
Northstone · How we draw

Permit experience

Three decades of submittals across Los Angeles, Orange, and Fresno-area building departments — we know how each one reads a set.

One point of contact

You work with the person drawing your plans. No handoffs, no account managers, no telephone game.

A calm process

Discover, draft, approve, build. You always know which stage you're in and what happens next.

F-00Beyond the Blueprint

Alongside our planning work, Northstone offers measured insurance and investment guidance — a complementary service for clients who want it, never a distraction from the plans.

Insurance Guidance

Life and health coverage reviewed alongside the long-term plans for your property and family.

Investment Guidance

Measured, plain-spoken direction for putting the equity in your home and projects to work.

X-01Start Here

Let's get your plans on solid ground.

Tell us about your project. We'll review your lot, your goals, and your jurisdiction — then map the clearest path to an approved permit.

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