How do you split outdoor space between two homes in North Hollywood?

Map the route from each door to the street first. A small deck or patio goes along each route, with planting or a low screen between them, so nobody crosses the other home's sitting area to take out the trash.

Which decks and patio covers in North Hollywood call for a permit?

LADBS needs plans for a deck that rises past 30 inches, a deck fixed to a building and a patio cover. A platform at grade may be exempt, but setbacks still hold, and new outdoor circuits for lights or outlets usually need an electrical permit as well.

Can Decks & Patios in North Hollywood be drawn with the ADU plans?

Yes. With the deck, the path lighting and the cover on the ADU set, LADBS reviews them as a package and the trenches for power can be shared. A deck added later can still go through on its own, with a second review.

Decks & Patios in North Hollywood

Decks, patios and lit paths that give a North Hollywood ADU and the main house separate routes through the yard, planned by Cedarline Design Build.

Call the office Check what my lot allows

Someone living in a North Hollywood ADU should be able to reach the gate after dark without passing under the main house's bedroom window. That route decides how the deck or patio has to work every day: lit at step height, wide enough for a bin or a bike, and level enough that nobody trips carrying groceries. The surfaces and any cover get placed around that path.

A path for each home

Two front doors on the lot mean two daily routes, and they work best when they barely touch. The ADU path can run along the side yard to the gate, with a small deck at its door for a chair and a place to set things down. The main house keeps its patio off the kitchen, turned away from the unit. Step lights set low in the risers or the path edge show the way without throwing glare into either home's windows. Hose bibs and outdoor outlets get placed where each home can reach its own.

Plan check in North Hollywood

LADBS reviews decks, covers and their outdoor wiring in North Hollywood, which falls inside the City of Los Angeles. The reviewer looks at guard heights, stair rise and run, the footing plan and the distance from each structure to the lot lines. A deck at the ADU door also has to keep the exit path from the unit clear. We draw the paths, the lights and the decks on the ADU site plan, so the same set covers how people move through the yard. Any cover over the patio is shown with its posts and roof edge, which keeps it from crowding the unit's walkway.

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