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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 8% glazing area?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Kevin W.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 2-story detached unit?
Design & Planning Santa Monica, CA
Michelle B.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 4% ventilation window?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Kevin W.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a rent control registration?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Kevin W.
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 68°F heating system?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Emily D.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 15-inch toilet clearance?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Chris V.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 1,000 sq ft two-bedroom unit?
Design & Planning Santa Monica, CA
William C.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 50 cfm bathroom fan?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
William C.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 24-inch attic access?
Parking & Access Santa Monica, CA
Kevin W.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 1-hour fire-rated wall?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Maria M.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica more than 150 feet from the roadway?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Michelle B.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 10 mil moisture barrier?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Jessica A.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 3-foot egress door?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Patricia R.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 5.7 sq ft emergency escape window?
Design & Planning Santa Monica, CA
Emily D.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 50 sq ft kitchen?
Design & Planning Santa Monica, CA
Rachel T.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 2x4 stud infill wall?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Maria M.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a pre-2018 unpermitted JADU?
Construction Santa Monica, CA
Karen Z.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 6-foot ceiling height?
Design & Planning Santa Monica, CA
Steven K.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 10-inch footing depth?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Barbara H.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a shared bathroom for a JADU?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Ashley G.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 70 sq ft habitable room?
Design & Planning Santa Monica, CA
John T.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 1,200 sq ft size on a small lot?
Design & Planning Santa Monica, CA
Steven K.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with an existing HOA?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Michael J.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 500 sq ft studio?
Design & Planning Santa Monica, CA
Ashley G.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a historic primary dwelling?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Kevin W.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a roof deck in R1?
Zoning & Legal Santa Monica, CA
Andrew R.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a proposed multifamily building?
Zoning & Legal Santa Monica, CA
Jennifer W.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with an unpermitted 2019 structure?
Construction Santa Monica, CA
Steven K.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 10-foot setback for fire safety?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Thomas E.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica’s R-2 zone with a flat roof?
Zoning & Legal Santa Monica, CA
John T.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a lienholder’s consent for condo sale?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Nancy F.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 150 sq ft expansion in the front setback?
Design & Planning Santa Monica, CA
Amy J.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a shared utility connection?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Sarah S.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica’s R1 zone with existing zoning violations?
Zoning & Legal Santa Monica, CA
Jessica A.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 60 sq ft balcony in R-2?
Zoning & Legal Santa Monica, CA
Maria M.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica without a certificate of occupancy?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
John T.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 6-foot separation from my house?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Ashley G.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica’s R1 through parcel?
Zoning & Legal Santa Monica, CA
David B.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I convert a 2017 unpermitted storage room in Santa Monica into an ADU?
Construction Santa Monica, CA
Maria M.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica’s R-2 zone without parking?
Zoning & Legal Santa Monica, CA
Rachel T.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 35 sq ft balcony in R1?
Zoning & Legal Santa Monica, CA
Daniel M.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build a JADU in Santa Monica without owner-occupancy?
Design & Planning Santa Monica, CA
Andrew R.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I sell my Santa Monica ADU as a separate condominium?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Lisa K.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica without fire sprinklers?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Robert G.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I expand my Santa Monica single-family dwelling for an ADU conversion?
General Advice Santa Monica, CA
Steven K.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I convert an attached accessory structure in Santa Monica’s R1 lot into an ADU?
Zoning & Legal Santa Monica, CA
Richard P.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 25-foot height?
Design & Planning Santa Monica, CA
Chris V.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build a second-story ADU in Santa Monica’s R1 zone with stepback requirements?
Zoning & Legal Santa Monica, CA
Daniel M.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I convert a detached accessory structure in my Santa Monica multifamily lot into an ADU?
Zoning & Legal Santa Monica, CA
Richard P.
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build a 150 sq ft ADU in Santa Monica’s R1 zone?
Zoning & Legal Santa Monica, CA
Andrew R.
Jun 22, 2025
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