Some friends are building their retirement house in the Carmel Valley (inland from Monterey, CA). It took them *two years* to get the permits.
Mutual friends I just saw asked how long it would take us to get permits for something like that. I’m in the Atlanta area. I told them if I had plans and the land was already appropriately zoned (likely), probably two weeks at worst.
I lived out there in the early/mid 50’s. There used to be a two room school house. 1-6th grade in one and 7-12 in the other. We drove through there a couple years ago and it ain’t there now. Not a lot of new houses either. We lived above what used to be the Holt ranch. Now, I wouldn’t take a house for free in cali. Even in Carmel Valley. 😎👍