American Green replied to one of your updates: "Hi Lee. Thanks for your interest. You ask a good question. Although it is hard to see sometimes, there is daily forward motion at American Green at the facility and on all the company’s initiatives, especially for the last several months. Wish we could have gotten back to you sooner but today was particularly busy, ultimately a good things for all concerned!
There are two parts to your question, permitting and building, but they obviously tie together and in a legal cultivation, it is a complex process and one that when done correctly takes time. When compounded by other circumstances it can take even longer. If it was just putting up the building, it could have been done months ago. The good news is that with the diligent work of several people the complexity and challenges created by many mitigating circumstances is nearly at an end. And since this is a verified group, you can take that as fact.
As the other responder pointed out there were three permits at the time of that PR. However there was a fourth that was issued months before for demolition. In October the company believed that with those permits it could correct some work done that had been done that was NOT part of the demo permit and be ready to roll when the complete building plan was finished, permitted and earnest construction could get underway. But the way the process works it was not to be the case and here we are today. Below find some details regarding the whole process that might help you and others understand why and provide confidence that everything is moving forward toward a positive outcome.
To get started, among other things, the original bathrooms were removed. This was in spite of not being spec’d for removal (and now requiring significantly more expensive ADA compliant lavs to take their place before a certificate of occupancy can be granted.) Also some trenching and plumbing was done outside of that demo permit. The result was that no work could proceed until the complete site plan was submitted and permitted. This then required applying for extension of the variance and although it was granted (great news) that introduced a month to timeline. The company went to work on getting the plans finalized but any change affects every engineer, all of whom must provide a seal of approval before the city will accept plans. And each change in design affects the other engineers. If you change your lighting system it increases or decreases heat. This in turn changes how the HVAC is designed. The two of these go together with other aspects to affect the electrical engineer and ultimately the power company. And that is all for a change from one type of light, say a Phantom AC/DE 1000W to Gavita 1000s, or perhaps moving to 630W LECs entirely or checkerboarded. The same holds in one way or another for every detail based on the degree of scrutiny at a cultivation facility and the level of professionalism of the engineers.
In short, from power to plumbing to permitting and not forgetting AC, security, and floor repair to name but a few, a complete architectural drawing with all the engineer’s seals took more time than expected but was worth every minute. There is simply no rushing a plan like this.
In addition American Green selected some cutting edge building materials which required stress testing and engineering calculations before the city could sign off on their use. Compound that with the holidays and their affect on other calcs as described earlier and some extra time before submitting for the permit was inevitable. But the result will be well worth the wait.
Rest assured that given all this the team leading this process has worked endlessly and done a great job of moving the whole project along. As it transitions from planning to construction and ultimately operation, details will be made available and you will no doubt see why the time was well spent and all shareholders should be pleased with the outcome.
Hopefully this not only answers your question but provides some insight to the whole process, something every quality cultivation facility must go through to meet city and state standards for a legal cannabis operation.
Look forward to updates and good things to come. This is an exciting time for American Green and for the industry itself as it continues to mature. Thanks again for your query."
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