ADUs and additions, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles County

ADU Planning in Eagle Rock

An Eagle Rock ADU runs through the same steps we follow in Glendale, Pasadena and Alhambra, with LADBS reviewing the plans and inspecting the build.

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Glendale, South Pasadena, Pasadena, Alhambra, Altadena and La Canada Flintridge surround Eagle Rock, and we take an ADU through one routine in all of them. A feasibility visit comes first. Then a detached cottage, a JADU, a converted garage and an attached unit are each tested against the actual lot, followed by drawings, plan check, construction and the final inspection. Only the permit office and what the parcel allows shift from one address to another.

Same routine, different permit desks

An Eagle Rock address is permitted by LADBS, which reviews the drawings and sends inspectors through the final. Glendale, Pasadena, South Pasadena and Alhambra each keep their own building departments, and Altadena, being unincorporated, is handled by Los Angeles County. Our side of the work does not change between them. What differs is the submittal format, the comment cycle and who signs each inspection card. Before any drawing begins, we confirm which office holds jurisdiction over the parcel, because an address close to a city line can sit on either side of it.

Weighing the four types on an urban parcel

Houses on urban lots tend to stand close together, so a detached cottage is tested first against the side and rear setbacks and the gap it must keep from the main house. An attached unit shares a wall, which can shorten the sewer and power runs but needs a rated separation. A garage conversion depends on whether the slab and framing are sound enough to keep. A JADU stays within the existing walls and needs its own outside door. For any of them, we trace the sewer lateral, read the panel capacity and pick roofing and glass suited to hard sun.

What we build in Eagle Rock

Second units and room additions lead, with the rest of our services available on the same lot.

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