Honestly, my excitement is tempered by my frustration with this. We only lost two business days on her inability to find the species in the plan, but it was an emotionally frustrating four days for us (including the weekend).
The end result is that we've received approval from the final department, thus paving the way to permit issuance.
We're unclear on the details of the process from here, but we'll have a "Final" review, and an on-site meeting with the City before they actually put a permit in our hands. This process will take 2-4 weeks, but as far as we know, there's nothing that can really hold up the actual permit issuance.
Personally, I'm shooting for a Monday, May 23 groundbreaking. Two years ago, on that day, Julie and I began a journey together, when she accepted my proposal on a beautiful hike overlooking the bay in San Diego. I think it would only be fitting to mark that anniversary with the beginning of another journey, overlooking the Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains, as we turn the first piece of dirt on the site that will mark our home for a long time.
We'll know more soon, and I expect we'll have a grand ceremony to mark the day.
Up Next: A bottle of champagne! (Or, sparkling white wine, if you're snooty like that)
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