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“Terry is one of the most impressive project managers I have worked with in my 36 years of construction experience. Permitting is a critical part of any construction project schedule. He truly manages the permitting process and gets results.”

“Have had the privilege of working with Terry Strom for several years. Cannot imagine going into battle without my entitlement sword and shield of Terry!”

“Terry Strom has led entitlement efforts on several prior and ongoing projects for Universal Health Services in Southern California. For a $428M hospital project, he managed the entire effort that included approvals from two different cities, multiple utilities, county, state, federal agencies, cell tower vendors, and manipulation of dedicated easements. Terry’s skillsets include detailed and organized management of communications with agency representatives, and he is able to hold them accountable to all agreements. Where agency requirements conflicted or representatives were in disagreement, he facilitated solutions that lead to successful outcomes and the projects moving forward as intended. Terry’s decades of experience in dealing with project entitlements, as well as his leadership, professionalism, and teambuilding expertise, all results in great outcomes. Terry is and will continue to be my go-to professional for my project entitlement need.” – Mike Engel, AIA DBIA, Assistant Director

“Terry was brought on as a valuable team member to help our church develop a new Master Facility Plan and the subsequent Conditional Use Permit. The plan included a full review and modification of 17 separate buildings on our 27 acre campus. Terry was a tremendous asset and helped us meet all of our goals throughout the process. He has a great approach with both government officials and our development team and successfully helped us navigate through the complicated process. He helped make a tough and long process much more pleasant and brief. Thanks Terry. Great work”

“As the Chief Executive Officer of United Recove1y Project, we have had the privilege of working with Terry Strom establishing our new facility in Beaumont, California. Mr. Storm’s experience, knowledge, and attention to details as a consultant are exceptional. Mr. Strom has established our 31-bed drug rehab facility when others believed it would be an issue. He has gone above and beyond working weekends, additional conference calls and exhausting all resources until the project is complete. United Recovery Project plans on expanding in the California area and without a doubt will be asking Terry Strom to be our consultant for future projects.

Terry has shown to be a hardworking, dedicated, and passionate Entitlement Consultant. Terry was honest, dependable, and a truly valuable asset to ensuring we were taken care of at Alter Health Group. He was an absolute joy to work with and is a true professional. Terry was knowledgeable in zoning projects and has been a significant help with amending our Conditional Use Permit, for a Behavioral Health Care property we own in the city of San Diego. Terry was a key factor in overall project success and completion. Terry made sure our facilities were within zoning and construction standards and secured any possible mistakes and guided us to avoid any potential setbacks. Without a doubt, I confidently recommend Terry to join your team, as a dedicated and knowledgeable addition to your organization for comprehensive zoning work and projects. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding his character and past assignments.

Terry has worked as a consultant for our company for the past seven years. I cannot think of one time that Terry has not performed on every level. He has always been ahead of the curve and always done this in a professional manner. Currently we have a project Sharp Ocean View Tower. Terry is the consultant to the City for this complex project; CUP, EIR, DRC, Precise Plan. Terry has been on top of it all. Not only does he bird dog every project but he will give advice on how to process the project quicker. As an Architect the last thing I want to do is fight with the city. I have my hands full as it is. Terry provides the expertise to make the job go smoother. It is a pleasure to work with him and would recommended him to anyone (except my competition).”

“Twenty two medical office parks simply wouldn’t have been developed if it weren’t for Terry Strom. The process of getting entitlements and permits were bringing our company to a halt. That’s when Terry stepped in, grabbed the bull by the horns and more than met our expectations. In fact, he created a whole new genre of musthave consultants. I recommend him unequivocally.”

“Terry’s ability to manage, track and to maneuver the very complex County of San Diego permitting and entitlement process is truly amazing. His attention to detail and knowing who’s court the ball is in at any time helps manage and streamline the permitting process, resulting in time saving and cost savings for your project. His civil engineering, construction and business acumen makes Terry a one stop shop, and I would most certainly recommend him on any developer’s pursuit to entitle his project. Hats off to Terry and his extraordinary results on the AGC San Diego’s Chapter Headquarters and Apprenticeship Training Facility in Lakeside, CA.”

“Terry Strom, of Strom Entitlement-Permitting Project Management LLC, has been providing services for the Rancon Group since 2015, and continues to provide service as of this date. Initially Terry handled all plan processing for Europa Village, a 160,000 square foot winery resort project on 40 acres with 3 wineries, 2 hotels, a bed and breakfast, and a spa. As a result of his exceptional service, we expanded the scope of his work to include clearing conditions, and entitlement and permit processing efforts on Europa Vineyard Estates, a 290-acre estate home subdivision. Terry was instrumental in helping us clear numerous hurdles with multiple public and municipal agencies to achieve full approval of all plans and to clear all conditions of building permit issuance for four separate buildings in Europa Village. Additionally, he was given the task of clearing numerous conditions for the grading permit of the 290-acre estate home subdivision in order to meet a time sensitive deadline. Terry cleared all the conditions well ahead of time, allowing us to pull the grading permit in plenty of time to meet an important deadline. He is now clearing the conditions for recordation of three phased final maps for that same 290-acre estate home subdivision. Clearance of these final maps for recordation involves concurrent utility easements, formation of maintenance districts, dedication of trails, offsite easements, street improvement s, dedication of drainage facilities, bonding and concurrent approval and recordation of CC& Rs. His effort encompassed working with multiple agencies, resolving issues, and finding solutions to challenging situations. Terry has a keen understanding of the nuances involved in working with public agencies and is able to pierce through roadblocks that are so often encountered during this type of work. One of Terry’s greatest strengths has been his ability to identify critical tasks and to find ways to achieve our scheduling goals. In addition to Terry’s technical knowledge and skills, he has an innate ability to forge positive working relationships with agency staff that results in elevated levels of cooperation from the ‘other side of the counter.’ Terry is very personable, extremely persistent, and maintains a keen focus on achieving results. I highly recommend Terry’s service to anyone involved in entitlements, processing and permitting of any type of development project. We intend to continue using Terry’s services on current and future projects”

“It has been our firm’s good fortune to have become acquainted with, and worked with, Terry Strom for the past several years. He has assisted us with some very difficult and tenuous discretionary approval projects in jurisdictions beyond our firm’s usual familiarity. His research and recommendations have consistently been extremely thorough and well documented, and have been invaluable in helping us to determine the best strategy and approach to securing our approvals. He is a man of complete integrity, and one we would highly recommend.”

I have had the pleasure of working with Terry and several large project pursuits. Terry’s passion for his work is contagious! Permitting is critical on any job but in particular on large complex, multi-phased projects or programs. Terry has the expertise and the personal relationships to get the job done. I highly recommend him.”

“Terry Strom is not only an expert in the coordination of complex construction project entitlements with city governments, but also a very valuable member of our project teams. He is always providing insight on how to improve the team dynamics on our projects. Terry has provided great service on numerous projects, which ultimately paved the way for a successful completion.”

“Terry gets in there and gets things done his tenacity, knowledge, expertise, get it done attitude proved infectious as the first project became a reality. He is the guy I want on my team to get the job done & we have retained his services on couple projects and look forward to having him on the next one.”

“I’ve had firsthand experience working with Terry Strom, and I am very impressed with how he was able to take a very disorganized effort by the design team and guide it to success. Using his persistence, tact, deep knowledge of this permitting process and the people involved, he pushed our project though in a timely manner. He showed finesse in managing the people on the public and private side, the private side being a very disorganized design team lacking leadership, in a very professional manner. This effort was made on our behalf by Terry for our new Corporate Office in Mission Valley. PIT2 Strom! “Push it thru Terry!” has been an immense help. I would recommend Strom Entitlement-Permitting Project Management and Terry Strom to anyone looking to effectively navigate their way through the entitlement and permitting process.”

“Terry is a key factor in the success of many of Sharp HealthCare’s projects. Terry has worked with us on a Cancer Center, a Master Plan, a major 770 stall parking structure, a medical office building and most recently on a new $239M hospital expansion. As a member of each project’s Design Build team, it was Terry’s job to manage the interface with local government and special districts on all required permits. We consistently achieve our fast track schedules, because Terry is “best-of-class” in securing entitlements.”

“Just when you think you have seen it all along comes a real estate lease transaction that tops them all. This transaction required the prospective tenant to obtain a NUP (Neighborhood Use Permit) as a condition for locating their business in this area of San Diego. The feedback from the city was that this would be approved after all of the necessary documents were submitted for review. The missing piece of this puzzle was that after review the cost of getting the NUP was over $300,000. This was a small business entering into their first commercial lease and business venture. For most people faced with a situation like this “trying to fight city hall or change a city hall decision” the outlook would be bleak. However, this group found Terry Strom. Terry through tireless efforts worked through the maze of requirements and eventually presented a case to the city where not only was the NUP approved but the fees were reduced to $40,000. In addition to this type of work Terry has helped me, my team members and clients with guidance and evaluation on difficult deals where how you approach a municipality regarding zoning and permitting are critical to the success of the transaction.I highly recommend Terry for any and all issues that require additional city approvals such as CUP’s, NUP’s, permitting issues, entitlements issues etc.”

“Terry diligently pursued the appropriate personnel, established relationships with city officials and agency reviewers, and processed entitlement documentation quickly and efficiently. His efforts resulted in a smooth submittal and review process.

“I first had the privilege of working with Terry on a medical office development in Hemet, CA. Terry was an indispensable member of our development team, a problem solver &jackofall trades that simply got things done. When an unforeseen condition arose or problems with the city threatened to slow the project, Terry was able to use his knowledge and contacts to successfully circumvent the issue, most times BEFORE the issue was even known to the rest of the development team. Terry was also able to explain complex construction issues in layman’s terms, articulating issues in a clear and concise manner. Finally, Terry was always available to help and was a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend Terry as a project manager for any development.”

“I’ve engaged Terry to facilitate our entitlements on an apartment project in Point Loma (City of San Diego). Terry has been instrumental in helping our team navigate through the governmental process and connecting us key decision makers. I’ve been impressed with his knowledgeable, connections, and capabilities and would highly recommend him.”

“Terry, I would to take this opportunity to thank you for all your efforts. Your professional and expedited efforts allowed our project to become a reality much sooner than expected. Your ability to work through the permitting process along with your knowledge of working within the many agencies has been expletory. Thank you for a project well done.”

“We all know how challenging the entitlement/permitting process can be. Terry Strom recently expedited two parking variances for me with the County. He cut the timing anticipated for my clients in half with his connections, persistence and follow up and saved them a great deal of money. I highly recommend Terry!!”

“We were contracted with Terry Strom of Strom Entitlement Permitting to manage and assist the development of 97 acres of raw land into an industrial/commercial/medical development in the City of Menifee off the 215 freeway. Terry quickly took on the important dual role of managing the relationship with city management/staff and supervising the design team through the processing of the Tentative Parcel Map (TPM) for this project. This included scheduling meetings with follow ups and maintaining detailed records of all the meetings with the civil engineer, architect, biologist, archaeological consultant, traffic consultant, and bridge engineer. With his help, he facilitated the development of the site plans, phasing plans, grading plans, Traffic Impact Analysis, Determination of Biological Equivalent or Superior Preservation (DBESP) report, MSHCP Consistency Analysis, Jurisdictional Delineation (JD), Hydrology Report, Water Quality Management Plan, and Cultural/Archeology review. His involvement entailed working with other entities to include the the Army Corps of Engineer and the local Pachanga and Pala Indian tribes. Terry was indispensable in assisting me and the other owner of this project through this TPM entitlement process. He saved us an enormous amount of time which in the development field equates to a significant amount of money saved. I would highly recommend him for any project that needs help navigating through the city and governmental entitlement process. I would without question use him on my next project.”

“Terry Strom is a master at working through the entitlement permitting process. He is very knowledgeable and possesses excellent communication and negotiation skills. I hired Terry for a somewhat difficult situation that I wasn’t really sure we would get approved, and I was amazed at the way he broke down each hurdle one-by-one to not only get the approval, but to do it much quicker than I anticipated. I would definitely recommend his services to anyone seeking entitlement permitting from both a performance and cost effectiveness perspective.”

“The angel who saved us! Terry was contacted (through LinkedIn) when our company was being relocated by eminent domain. Terry worked tirelessly on our behalf on a project facing near impossible odds. After much work and dedication he helped us relocate and get our entitlements. Our family business of 65+ years would have failed if not for Terry. Needless to say, I would recommend Terry to anyone needing project management or entitlement assistance. We are forever grateful to Terry and can also call him a great friend.”

“Dogtopia of Miramar hired Terry in October 2014 when we began hitting roadblocks with the City of San Diego. It is unfortunate in the first place that we even needed to hire Terry to start up our small business as the city was difficult and useless. Terry was instrumental in successfully communicating with an industry that is not easy to work with. Terry maintained professionalism and a positive attitude through a very convoluted and arduous process. Terry helped us tirelessly with impeccable communication and helped us keep our spirits up as well (we were feeling beyond defeated)! The end result, because of Terry, we were able to negotiate an 80% reduction in an unfair development impact fee, get the Miramar Airforce Base to back off on a restrictive use easement, and get the city to change their rules to allow a dog care facility in a Prime Industrial Lands area so we could finally get all of our building, zoning, and occupancy permits. I am convinced we would not have been able to open our business in the City of San Diego if it weren’t for the help of Terry Strom. I highly recommend Terry Strom if you have any issues with the City of San Diego regarding entitlement/permitting.”

“I have had the pleasure to work with Terry over the last six years. If you’re looking for competency, reliability and knowledge, Terry is the guy. Our firm has used Terry’s skills from CUP processing to permitting on a wide range of projects. His inside knowledge of agency approvals and processes are unmatched. When we need to get it done, fast and effective, Terry is our sole source. I highly recommend Terry!”

“Terry Strom of Strom Permits has performed in an excellent and thorough manner assisting is in processing several church and school entitlement projects. Terry was instrumental in helping to process a conditional use permit in San Bernardino where a growing pre-school desired to occupy a free-standing building on a church property in San Bernardino. We were impressed with Terry’s professional yet “bottom-line” approach in dealing with the city planning representatives. In another church project located in Riverside, we were confronted with suffering from the poor follow-through management of the selling pastor; specifically, in dealing with a fire condition affecting the parsonage of the church. The church leadership failed to repair the fire damage in a timely manner, and the city filed numerous fines and legal attachments to the property that interfered with a viable offer to purchase. Terry was very instrumental in providing the proper logical “pressure” on the city which enabled a significant reduction in the fines and the city’s release of the attachment against the overall church property. A successful sale resulted, which without Terry’s help would likely have not occurred. Terry assisted one of our clients in processing an amendment to a conditional use permit for a major church/school property in Chino Hills. Terry provided excellent input and assistance for the benefit of the Buyer of a $14 million major church and school campus. I highly recommend Mr. Terry Strom of Strom Permits for any commercial entitlement processing endeavor. He is thorough, knowledgable, honest, and delivers on time and within budget.”

”It is with pleasure that I recommend Mr. Terry Strom. He has served as the Permitting Project Manager for the Makena/Sharp Chula Vista new Cancer Center and medical office plaza. Some of Terry’s responsibilities included obtaining all of the local land use permits required for the project. His knowledge and experience in the land entitlement process is truly superior. Terry is very thorough in his work and he has the ability to manage groups of people through a process to achieve desired outcomes. He is a team player and is very effective in his communication with others. He has always had a positive attitude and is always willing to go the extra mile to ensure projects are successful.”

“This is to recommend Mr. Terry Strom as a strong asset in obtaining entitlement discretionary permits and project management. Terry assisted BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair in obtaining permits and approvals for a $20M pier replacement project under the authority of the San Diego Unified Port District and the City of San Diego. Terry’s knowledge and experience, and his “can do” attitude, made a complicated and difficult process of navigating the maze of requirements possible in a timely and affordable manner. Thank you Terry for making an extraordinarily difficult aspect of our project easy.”

"Terry Strom is a life-saver and if it wasn’t for his help with our project we would still be stuck trying to figure out the ins and outs of getting a permit from the city of Riverside. Me and my partner were trying to open a Veterinary Clinic, and the city of Riverside required a minor conditional use permit (MCUP). We had no idea where to start and what to do, it’s not as easy as going to city and filling out paperwork and bam they give you a business license. The city required us to do an application, a noise study, a parking analysis and Terry helped us put it altogether. He even helped us find the individuals to conduct all the studies the city wanted. He was very professional throughout the process and always helped to clear any confusion we had about the project. It would have taken much longer without his services so he’s worth every penny spent. I will definitely be using him in the future and would recommend him to anyone that is on the fence on getting help with a city permit."

“We have had the pleasure to work with Terry Strom on several complex projects in various locations in San Diego County. Terry is one of the most organized and effective project leaders I have known. His people skills are exceptional and he knows how to drive a project while helping team members feel good about the process.”

“I have been working with Terry for the past 7 years, and have a great respect for his knowledge, thoroughness, and his ability to get things done. He has become my ace in the whole and is my go to person on several of my projects. He not only takes great care in handling all our requests but those of our clients as well.”

“Terry helped our team get our project from dirt, to concept to building permits in a very expeditious manner. He not only is a consummate professional but really cares how his clients projects do and he will do whatever he can to make a project a reality and I could not see working with anyone else, but he is simply the best at what he does.”

“I would like to recommend Terry Strom as a preferred consultant who has consistently performed at the highest levels of professionalism and expertise on behalf of many of my clients in a variety of challenging assignments. Terry has shown a marked tenacity to stay after a difficult situation around moving through the process for attaining special use permits, conditional use permits, and project entitlements and permits for a variety of different types of real estate properties and a diverse group of owners. He has also shown the ability to work with a variety of city staff members whether in the planning, engineering, or city development offices in order to achieve one or more set of specific objectives. I would highly recommend you strongly consider Terry Strom when looking for a consultant who has worked within city government as well as outside city government and has developed a terrific understanding of the best ways to achieve a resolution to a challenging objective.”

“Terry Strom has been unbelievably helpful in acquiring the CUP for our new fleet yard. After purchasing the property, we continued to hit roadblock after roadblock when dealing with the city. This continued for some time until we ran across Terry. Without his help I believe we wou Id not been able to move into our property. Not only did he hand lethe entire submittal process for our CUP, but he also kept detailed records of meeting minutes between us and the city which proved to be invaluable when it came to finalizing our permit. Thank you, Terry, for all of your hard work we could not have gotten here without you.”

“Joanne and I want to thank you very much for all your timely hard work and attention to our CUP. Your knowledge and experience in addition to relationships with city managers was invaluable, and certainly expedited our timeframe and ultimately the approval of our CUP.”

“Working with various local jurisdictions can be challenging and often cumbersome for all parties involved. Terry’s diligence, patience, and expertise are a true asset to working through the submittal processes. I look forward to continuing to work with Terry on more projects in the near future.”

“One of the biggest challenges on a project for the architectural team is the entitlement process and document flow through the agency reviews. Terry worked very closely with our design team in a truly collaborative spirit to simplify the process and assist us throughout the entire design and planning phase of the project. NTD Architecture was very impressed with Terry’s knowledge and leadership and looks forward to future opportunities.”

“Met Terry through the BIA and then bumped into him other spots. When it came time to get all the necessary information on our properties, we sought help from others and didn’t get complete results. I finally reached out to Terry and finally got the complete information that was critical to move forward. His work was complete, thorough, accurate and well documented. His pricing was fair and he was generous with his time. Great guy to work with. I highly recommend Terry”

“Working with Terry has been a complete pleasure! His knowledge in construction along with his organizational skills makes working with him extremely pleasurable. Deadlines are key in this industry and we as we all know, getting fast, responsive information from Building Departments is often difficult. Terry navigated us through the various departments quickly and professionally. He would be the first person we would call for our next permit expediting need.”

“RECON has worked with Terry on several complex land use projects as the environmental consultant on multi-disciplinary teams. Terry has always been a collegial leader, well organized and helps to keep the team on schedule. Terry is extremely knowledgeable about land use processing and he knows the importance of teamwork to keep projects on budget and on schedule. Terry has been a pleasure to work with and we look forward to opportunities to work with him in the future.”

I HIGHLY recommend Strom Entitlement Permitting Project Management! During his engagement with Alter Health Group, Terry has shown to be a hardworking, dedicated, and passionate Entitlement Consultant. Terry was honest, dependable, and a truly valuable asset to ensuring we were taken care of at Alter Health Group. He was an absolute joy to work with and is a true professional. Terry was knowledgeable in zoning projects and has been a significant help with amending our Conditional Use Permit, for a Behavioral Health Care property we own in the city of San Diego. Terry was a key factor in overall project success and completion. Terry made sure our facilities were within zoning and construction standards and secured any possible mistakes and guided us to avoid any potential setbacks. Without a doubt, I confidently recommend Terry to join your team, as a dedicated and knowledgeable addition to your organization for comprehensive zoning work and projects.

I wanted to share my positive experience working with Terry over the past year and a half. I found him to be extremely knowledgeable and always quick to respond to any questions, whether by phone or email. I highly recommend Terry to anyone seeking assistance with city permits. Even if you've faced previous rejections, his ability to find solutions is remarkable.

Terry Strom is a master at working through the entitlement permitting process. He is very knowledgeable and possesses excellent communication and negotiation skills. I hired Terry for a somewhat difficult situation that I wasn't really sure we would get approved, and I was amazed at the way he broke down each hurdle one-by-one to not only get the approval, but to do it much quicker than I anticipated. I would definitely recommend his services to anyone seeking entitlement permitting from both a performance and cost effectiveness perspective.

We hired Terry to help us navigate city permitting and to keep our project on schedule in the face of unanticipated delays and problems. Terry did an excellent job working closely with the GC and design firm to ensure that we did not lose a single day of work unnecessarily due to lack of follow up on permitting or responses to municipal officials. We plan to continue to use Terry for our projects due to his high attentiveness to detail, coordination of multiple parties working together, and prompt responses to our questions and requests. We were very impressed and satisfied with Terry’s level of engagement and communication to us about emerging issues or potential avenues to speed up work or remove delays from our project. Would highly recommend Terry’s services to anyone looking for help navigating permitting and keeping construction projects on schedule.

Terry is an exceptional Entitlement Consultant, demonstrating consistent dedication, expertise, and passion in his field. Throughout our work together, Terry proved to be honest, dependable, and an invaluable resource, ensuring our needs were met seamlessly. His deep knowledge of zoning projects and his skill in navigating complex amendments to our Conditional Use Permit for a Behavioral Health Care property in San Diego were instrumental in driving our project’s success. Terry took proactive steps to ensure compliance with zoning and construction standards, safeguarding us from potential issues and setbacks. It was a pleasure working with such a true professional, and I highly recommend Terry for any organization seeking a skilled, reliable, and detail-oriented consultant for zoning and entitlement projects.

Terry has been my consultant thru the City's preliminary review and now the conditional use permit process for my residential care facility. He has great expertise and is a professional to count on thru the ups and downs in the process. I feel strongly about recommending him to other clients seeking entitlement services in Southern California and especially San Diego County.

I’ve been working with Terry over the last few years and he’s always come through to help us move our projects forward. He’s a friendly guy and when I talk to him I feel like I’m talking to a friend, not just a business relationship. Terry has the connections and expertise to help expedite many types of projects. I’d highly recommend him if you need help moving projects with the city or county forward!

Terry helped keep my project moving forward in obtaining a certificate to occupy a new building and helped guide me though the steps needed to get into our new building as soon as possible.

Excellent to work with! A+++