New Construction in Canoga Park
New Canoga Park houses priced after we measure how far the lot falls to the street, so sewer and drains flow by gravity, with an ADU placed to match.
How far the ground falls from the back fence to the street gutter is the reading we take first on a Canoga Park lot, using a builder's level and a rod. That figure tells us whether roof water and the sewer line can flow out by gravity, or whether the floor needs to sit higher or a pump has to be added. A backyard ADU depends on it most, since its drains have the longest run.
What the reading decides
Sewage and storm water both need a steady slope to move without help. If the lot is flat or falls toward the back, the line from a rear ADU may be too long to keep that slope and still meet the main at the street. Then the choices are raising the unit's floor, moving it forward or adding a small ejector pump with an alarm. Roof drains follow the same logic, and the site plan shows each route with its fall before any price is set.
Other early measurements
Along with the fall, we measure the street frontage, find the property corners and note where the water meter and power connection sit. Those points let the survey and soils work start with a clear picture of the lot. LADBS reviews the site plan, grading and stormwater sheets with the structure and energy forms, so the drainage choices made from that first reading carry through to plan check. An ADU on the same submittal is reviewed with its own sewer route shown.
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A Canoga Park lot that can hold a second dwelling should get one on the first site plan. The sewer from a rear unit needs enough fall to reach the street, and that is easiest to solve while the main house's floor height and layout can still change.
Measurement comes before paperwork here: the fall of the lot, the frontage and the corners. Survey, soils, design, engineering and LADBS plan check follow. Demolition of an older house waits for its permit and utility disconnects, and footings follow building permit approval.
Los Angeles city zoning fixes height, setbacks and floor area for a Canoga Park parcel. The state's building, energy and green codes govern construction, and plumbing code slope requirements decide how sewer and drain lines run. Grading and stormwater rules apply to the earthwork.
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