Story Pole Plans California
A field-ready plan showing where each pole goes, the required top elevation and which roof or wall lines must be connected.
15+ Years in California
Residential & Commercial
Northern & Southern CA
Regional crews
Story Pole Plans Serving CA
A story pole plan translates the current architectural drawings into a simplified field layout. It identifies the points, heights and connecting lines needed to represent the proposed building mass. The reviewing authority decides what must be shown and whether the plan needs approval before installation.
All American Story Poles prepares the plan from the files you provide and the available project instructions. If you also request installation, the same accepted plan becomes the field reference.
What we need before drafting
Send the project address, current drawing set, reviewing authority and known hearing or noticing date. Include written comments from the assigned reviewer because those instructions can control the project even when a general policy is published.
We review the supplied site plan, roof plan and elevations, identify missing field information, and define the deliverable in writing. Sloped sites may also require grading or survey information before pole heights can be established.
Current site and roof plans
Building elevations and grading information
Reviewer comments, deadline and project address
Plan preparation across California
Plan work is available for projects in selected Northern and Southern California communities. Check the California requirements guide, then send the address so we can confirm scope and schedule.
How plan preparation works
A defined sequence from current drawings to the accepted field reference.
Send the plans
Project address, current plan set and known review deadline.
Check requirements
We review published requirements and project-specific instructions supplied by the reviewer.
Plan drafted
Pole points, top elevations and connecting lines are added to the working plan.
Reviewer confirms
Where approval is required, the project team submits the plan to the reviewing authority before installation.
Poles installed
The accepted plan is used to locate and set the temporary field outline.
Certified where required
A qualified professional verifies the installed work only when required by the reviewing authority.
Story pole plan questions
The answers below define the plan deliverable and the responsibilities that remain with the applicant and reviewer.
What is shown on a story pole plan?
Pole locations, required top elevations and the lines connecting the poles so the proposed mass can be installed on the site.
What files are needed?
The current site plan, roof plan, elevations, project address and relevant grading, survey or reviewer instructions.
Does the authority approve the plan first?
Some authorities require plan approval before field work. Confirm the sequence with the assigned reviewer.
Is certification included in the plan?
No. Certification is a separate verification step performed by an accepted professional when required.
Prevent Delays With Accurate Plans
With over 15 years of experience, we create clean, easy-to-read story pole plans as part of your project review and submittal process.
Our streamlined story pole plans create consistency between drawings and installation. This helps project reviewers understand exactly what will be installed on site prior to the installation.
Accurate preparation of the story pole plan provides efficient fieldwork, especially on challenging sites with restrictions or complex layouts.
Related story pole services
Choose only the work your project needs, or request a combined written scope. See all story pole services.
Story pole plans
Pole locations, elevations and connecting lines prepared from the project drawings. Plan preparation details.
Story pole installation
Temporary poles and connecting material installed from the accepted plan. Installation details.
Certification coordination
An accepted licensed professional verifies the installation when required. Certification details.
Project notice signs
Notice signs produced to the approved project specifications. Project-sign details.
California service availability
Availability is confirmed from the project address, access, deadline and requested scope. Review our service areas or send the project address for confirmation.
Northern California
Selected Peninsula, South Bay, Marin, East Bay and Monterey-area communities.
Southern California
Selected Southern California communities. Confirm plan-service availability using the project address and deadline.
