Short term rental permits are only granted to owners who will be renting their primary residence.

At a high level, the system ingests raw documents from the recorder's offices, building permits, zoning permits, market data, and other auxiliary datasets.

This is who will approve or deny your plans when you apply for a permit.

So are you trying to avoid pulling permits? 

You can reach out to Roy Hasson with permit advisors.

Does it require a highway occupancy permit if its on a state road, in my area it cost me around $1000 just to get the permitting and design for my driveway entrance.

Understand the local permitting requirements, keep eyes on your property to avoid squatters, and make sure you have a great vacant insurance policy while you're renovating.

Goodin Development has no filings with the SEC authorizing it to raise money, has not pulled any permits and is not mentioned in any of the numerous news articles discussing the development and the companies involved.If you are thinking of sending Justin Goodin or Goodin Development any money - THINK TWICE!!

Some of them even walk off the job, even after they pull permits and are technically responsible for the work.  

For our ADU (garage conversion), I am handling the design/engineering and then selecting a final contractor once its permitted and ready to go.