Title 24 reports for West Covina and Covina permits.
Two adjacent cities, two different plan-check processes — West Covina now requires its goPost portal, Covina still runs plan check at the counter. Both still need the same CF1R.
Same valley, opposite submittal processes
West Covina’s Building Division now requires all applications through goPost, an ePlanSoft-based portal shared across several San Gabriel Valley cities — the division states it no longer accepts email submittals. One quirk worth knowing: the plan-check review clock and expiration date are measured from the day plan-check fees are paid, not the day plans are uploaded through the portal. ADU applications get a 30-day Planning review commitment before Building plan check even begins; ADUs/JADUs there are barred from separate addresses or utility meters.
Covina, four miles away, is the opposite: its Building & Safety Division states directly that it does not currently offer electronic plan check or online permit issuance — submittal is in person or by mail, with a preliminary email review recommended first. Covina publishes real turnaround tiers: 4–6 weeks for a first residential plan-check submittal, 10 working days for minor projects, 1–6 business days for solar. Covina’s own ADU handout is explicit that “the Title 24 Energy package is always required” as a submittal item, and that a new/separate address is needed before plan check for utility metering — a step easy to miss if you’re used to another city’s process.
One thing that doesn’t change by city: T24 Studio’s price and turnaround are flat statewide — $99 first report, $150 flat after, 24–48 hours on your first job. What differs city to city is what happens on the plan-check side before and after the CF1R lands in your permit set, which is what this page covers.
Prices
Flat fees, in writing before I start. No hourly, no bid package, no change-order games — the number on the quote is the number on the invoice.
Your first report with me
One per client, homes under 3,000 square feet. Full energy model, CF1R and CHEERS registration. It’s a test run — send one job and see how it goes.
Every model after the first
The standard rate once you’re a client — the second building, ADU plus main house, the next project that walks in. Back in 3 business days.
Over 3,000 square feet
Quoted from the plans before any work starts, same day.
24×36 plan-sheet set
Your CF1R laid out full size, matched to your drawing set. Comes back as a PDF you drop straight in.
Revisions
Two revisions included, plus questions any time. Past two I quote first, before I touch it.
Commercial / tenant improvement
Send the plans and you’ll have a flat quote back the same day. No deposit, no minimum.
How it works
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Send the plans
A PDF of the architecturals and the project address. If something’s missing I ask once, in one email — not five.
Mechanical and plumbing don’t have to be picked yet. If the plans don’t call out the HVAC or the water heater, I model what I’d normally specify for that job and tell you exactly what I assumed. Change any of it and I’ll rerun — that’s not a revision.
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I build the model
If the design does not comply as drawn, I tell you what the model needs to pass and the least disruptive way I can find to get there — your call what goes on the drawings.
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You get it back ready to sign
CF1R registered with CHEERS, you named as the responsible designer. 3 business days — 24–48 hours on your first one. Pay on delivery: Zelle, Venmo or Cash App.
One honest note
I’m not a licensed engineer or architect, and I don’t stamp drawings. On the CF1R I’m the documentation author — you stay the responsible designer. Nothing about your role on the job changes.
That’s on purpose. I’m not after your scope or your clients. I do one piece of the permit set — the piece that usually holds it up — and I do it fast.
West Covina & Covina plan-check questions
If yours isn’t here, see the full FAQ or call and ask.
Do West Covina and Covina use the same plan-check portal?
How long does Covina's plan check take?
Does my ADU or addition actually need one?
Almost certainly. New conditioned floor area — ADUs, JADUs, garage conversions, additions — triggers Title 24. So do alterations that touch the envelope, the ductwork, or the HVAC equipment, including a straight change-out. A remodel that only moves non-structural interior partitions usually doesn’t.
Send it either way. If it doesn’t need a report I’ll say so and there’s no charge for the look.
What do you need from me to start?
A PDF of the architecturals and the project address. Floor plans, elevations and a window schedule is plenty.
You don’t need the HVAC or water heater picked. If the plans don’t call them out, I model what I’d normally specify for that job — and I list every assumption in the email so nothing is buried. Swap any of it and I rerun; that doesn’t count against your free revisions.
The design doesn’t have to be finished either. Early is often better, because that’s when a compliance problem is still cheap to fix.
Send your West Covina or Covina plans.
Say which city in the notes — the CF1R comes back formatted for whichever submittal process applies.