Decks & Patios in Van Nuys
Cedarline Design Build maps meter lids, cleanouts and trench routes before planning a Van Nuys deck, patio or cover beside a new ADU.
Meter lids, cleanout caps and valve boxes are what we look for first in a Van Nuys yard. A deck or patio cannot sit over them, and an ADU brings new lines that must reach them. Marking each one on the site plan tells us how much of the yard is truly free, and where a deck, a patio or a cover can go.
What the lids tell us
A water meter box, a gas shutoff, a sewer cleanout and an electrical panel each need clear access. A cleanout cap hints at where the sewer line runs, and a new ADU connection may follow the same path. Paving or framing laid over any of these becomes a problem at the next repair. So we mark the lids, measure the clearance each one needs, and keep the deck and patio footprints outside those boxes. Where a lid cannot move, the surface around it gets a removable panel.
Reviewed through LADBS
Van Nuys plans are read by LADBS, which treats a raised deck or a roofed cover as a structure. The site plan has to show where each lid, line and setback falls, so the paperwork and the yard agree. Drawing the deck and patio with the ADU keeps one set of utility notes for everything. It also lets us stage the work, with trenches for the unit's lines dug before any footing or paving goes in. Each inspection then has a marked yard to check against.
Decks & Patios in Van Nuys: common questions
Each home keeps a landing at its entry. The ADU gets one and the main house keeps its back door area, with planting or a level change as the boundary. Utility lids stay clear of both, so nothing needs lifting later.
Whether LADBS needs a drawing depends on height, attachment and a roof. Anything standing above 30 inches counts as raised. A ground-level slab or platform may be exempt, though setbacks still apply, so the category gets confirmed before drawing begins.
Yes. One set covers the unit, the deck and the cover, so every line and every lid in the yard appears once on the site plan. LADBS reviews it together, and trench work for the ADU can be scheduled ahead of the footings.
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