In Conarb's world permit fees start at $5000 for a bathroom remodel and require signoffs from 3 different engineers plus another 2 architects with 3D drawings and moving a sink in a kitchen requires a approval by the governor of California along with a $50,000 fee to DEP for in impact analysis to the sewer system. The permit would take 5 years for approval and during construction everyone's property taxes would be raised $10,000 per year to cover the costs of the building department. This, along with the fact that a $1,000,000 permit fee for a new single family residence with a value of $275,000 being the norm makes his world only for the elite.