Decks & Patios in West Hills
West Hills deck, patio and cover plans from Cedarline Design Build, prepared for LADBS review and drawn with the ADU as one submittal for both homes.
The office that stamps a West Hills deck drawing is LADBS, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety. What it asks for depends on how high the deck stands, whether it attaches to the house, and whether a roof goes overhead. Knowing those answers in advance shapes the plans, and drawing them with an ADU keeps everything in one review.
What the reviewer reads
A plan reviewer follows the load from the surface down to the soil. Guard height and baluster spacing come up when a deck is high enough to need a rail. Stair rise and run get measured. The ledger connection, where the deck bolts to the house, is a point of attention, and so are footing sizes. Clear labels on each connection, by type, save back-and-forth. A cover adds rafters, posts and uplift hardware. Shown clearly on the drawing, each of these moves through review with fewer comments.
Combining with the ADU
When a second unit is in the plan, the department checks the site plan for every structure and its distance to the lot lines. Putting the deck and cover on the ADU set means setbacks are checked once, drainage is shown once, and the inspection schedule covers them all. The unit's door and the landing outside it are drawn to the same finish height, which saves a step down or a trip hazard at the threshold. Once the inspection plan lists each stage, nothing waits on a missed step.
Decks & Patios in West Hills: common questions
Give each home a landing at its own door, then run a path from that landing to the gate. A planting bed, a step or a low screen divides the two, and the site plan shows both paths so neither crosses the other's space.
LADBS draws the line at height, attachment and roofing. A low freestanding platform may be exempt, with setbacks still in force. Height is measured from the lowest grade at the deck edge, and we sort out which category applies before drawing.
Yes. LADBS reads a deck and cover in one submittal when the ADU set includes them. The site plan, the drainage notes and the finish heights are shared, so reviewers have one set to compare.
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