Cupertino building dept. approved Steve Jobs Theater occupancy after iPhone X event invite...
Apple invited members of the press to the new Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park on Aug. 31, but the City of Cupertino didn't actually sign off on allowing people into the building until a day later, documents reveal.
Apple applied for a Temporary Occupancy Permit for the Steve Jobs Theater on Aug. 8, VentureBeat discovered. A few weeks later, on Aug. 31, Apple sent out invitations for its Sept. 12 event.
"Let's meet at our place," the invitation read. "Please join us for the first-ever event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino."
Clearly, Apple was confident that the city would sign off on the new building. But approval wouldn't come for another day, as Albert Salvador of the Cupertino building department didn't officially approve occupancy within the structure on Sept. 1.
Photos have shown the theater still under construction as recently as Sept. 1.
The city's approval mans that Apple has the all-clear to host members of the press for Tuesday's event, where it will unveil the highly anticipated iPhone X with OLED display. The temporary permit also approves the use of the lobby for a hands-on demonstration area, where attendees will presumably get their first opportunity to use the iPhone X.
AppleInsider will be there live at the Steve Jobs Theater on Tuesday when Apple's iPhone X event kicks off at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern. In addition, the company is also set to announce an iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, Apple Watch with LTE, and a 4K Apple TV with HDR.
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Apple applied for a Temporary Occupancy Permit for the Steve Jobs Theater on Aug. 8, VentureBeat discovered. A few weeks later, on Aug. 31, Apple sent out invitations for its Sept. 12 event.
"Let's meet at our place," the invitation read. "Please join us for the first-ever event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino."
Clearly, Apple was confident that the city would sign off on the new building. But approval wouldn't come for another day, as Albert Salvador of the Cupertino building department didn't officially approve occupancy within the structure on Sept. 1.
Photos have shown the theater still under construction as recently as Sept. 1.
The city's approval mans that Apple has the all-clear to host members of the press for Tuesday's event, where it will unveil the highly anticipated iPhone X with OLED display. The temporary permit also approves the use of the lobby for a hands-on demonstration area, where attendees will presumably get their first opportunity to use the iPhone X.
AppleInsider will be there live at the Steve Jobs Theater on Tuesday when Apple's iPhone X event kicks off at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern. In addition, the company is also set to announce an iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, Apple Watch with LTE, and a 4K Apple TV with HDR.
Readers can install the official AppleInsider app on their iPhones and iPads to get instant alerts and push notifications as news breaks.
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Seriously... the only time it would have been an issue if if Apple DIDN'T get the permit, or knew it wouldn't get an occupancy permit.
Come to think of it, I'd be better off if I were asking myself the same question you asked above
2) Campus Holdings, LLC is an interesting name. Did Apple create an entirely new LLC for the campus? There's word that the the theater would be a waste if only used by Apple with all the backstage area that it could be used for theatrical productions for the city between Apple events.
3) I was hoping there would be a max occupancy value on it or the project valuation figure be filled in. Maybe someone will be able to dig up more info with the other info listed or the official occupancy form.
Psst. Apple probably requested that it not be signed until after the invites went out... lest someone check the city records beforehand and leak that the Steve Jobs Theater was ready for its closeup.
2. Pretty obvious that the project managers at Apple and the construction firm that built the place knew they'd get it. Projects this big are pretty predictable, especially something as important as an occupancy permit. Getting the piece of paper that says they're good to go is merely a formality.
But approval wouldn't come for another day, as Albert Salvador of the Cupertino building department didn't officially approve occupancy within the structure on Sept. 1.
No. He most likely approved it before filing the paperwork. A permit is not a piece of paper, the piece of paper memorializes the permit.
it’s matters like that that require the approval. My business was a commercial film lab. We needed a lot of inspections over the years whenever we did something major. But we never needed approval while we were installing machinery unless that machinery was required to be hardwired, and/or needed direct connection to city water. We could rearrange the interior, and did, any way we wanted without needing any approvals, or filling out any paperwork.
and that’s in NYC, which is one of the toughest jurisdictions one will ever work in.