ADUs and additions, North Hollywood, Los Angeles County
New Homes with ADUs in North Hollywood
Building a new North Hollywood home with an ADU in the same set of drawings: shared utility sizing, layout choices and LADBS inspections for both.
If an existing North Hollywood house is coming down, new construction is where the project starts, and the ADU can be designed in the same set of drawings. Sizing the sewer lateral, electrical service, water meter and driveway once for two dwellings avoids retrofitting them later. A clean slate also allows layouts a remodel cannot, like an attached unit framed alongside the main house or a JADU planned into the new floor plan.
One site plan for two dwellings
Designing the house and unit together lets setbacks, yard space and utility routes be settled for both in one pass. A detached unit can be placed so its waste line runs cleanly toward the street. An attached unit can share a footing pour and a roof plane with the new house. A JADU can get its own entry and an efficiency kitchen built in from the first framing. We lay each arrangement over the same site plan, so the trade-offs in privacy, open yard and budget are visible together.
Inspections for house and unit
Plans for both buildings on a North Hollywood lot go to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, and its inspectors check each stage of the work. Footings are looked at before the pour, then framing, rough plumbing, electrical and mechanical, insulation, and drywall where it applies. On an inland valley lot, hard sun and dry wind feed into the roof, glazing and insulation choices in the energy calculations. Each dwelling gets its own final, and the ADU can be signed off together with the house.
What we build in North Hollywood
Second units and room additions lead, with the rest of our services available on the same lot.
Planning a unit in North Hollywood?
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