What We Handle and How We Support Projects
Civica Prax provides permit support, compliance coordination, and regulatory problem-solving for residential and commercial projects.
We work directly with local municipalities and reviewing authorities to move projects forward — when the process becomes stalled, unclear, or breaks down between approvals and documentation.
Permit Initiation & Filing
What it covers
New permit applications
Scope determination and jurisdiction review
Coordination with local building departments
Filing, tracking, and response management
Best for
New construction
Remodels and build-outs
Owners or contractors unsure what permits are required
Ready to move forward with this type of work?
Permit Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution
What it covers
Stalled or inactive permits
After-the-fact permits
Expired, rejected, or abandoned applications
Compliance corrections and re-submittals
Multi-department coordination
Best for
Work already started or completed
Conflicting agency feedback
Situations where “no one can give a straight answer”
Does this describe your situation?
Plan Reconstruction & CAD Preparation
What it covers
Existing plans brought into AutoCAD (DWG) — rebuilt as clean, usable base files
Files are rebuilt and organized — not auto-converted
Layout reconstruction based on existing drawings
File organization for coordination and submission
Scaling using known reference dimensions where available
Best for
Older properties with only paper or scanned plans
Projects delayed due to unusable or missing drawings
Owners or contractors needing clean base files for engineers
Not sure if your plans are usable?
Project Review & Regulatory Guidance
What it covers
Initial project review
Permit feasibility assessment
Identifying required approvals
Determining next steps or alternate paths
Best for
Complex or unusual projects
Unclear permit history
Early-stage planning with regulatory risk
Not sure which category fits your project?
Not every project fits neatly into a category.
Some start with permits. Others start with plans that need to be fixed first.
If your situation involves multiple scopes, unusual uses, or regulatory gray areas, we’ll clarify what’s required
and when another approach may be more appropriate.
That often starts with older plans pulled from public records — degraded, barely legible, or sourced from microfiche archives.