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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 8% glazing area?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 4% ventilation window?
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a rent control registration?
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 68°F heating system?
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 15-inch toilet clearance?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 50 cfm bathroom fan?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 1-hour fire-rated wall?
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica more than 150 feet from the roadway?
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 10 mil moisture barrier?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 3-foot egress door?
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 2x4 stud infill wall?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 10-inch footing depth?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a shared bathroom for a JADU?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with an existing HOA?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a historic primary dwelling?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 10-foot setback for fire safety?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a lienholder’s consent for condo sale?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a shared utility connection?
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica without a certificate of occupancy?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a 6-foot separation from my house?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I sell my Santa Monica ADU as a separate condominium?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica without fire sprinklers?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I expand my Santa Monica single-family dwelling for an ADU conversion?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I rent my Santa Monica JADU for 30 days or less?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Santa Monica with a deed restriction for rental use?
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Can I build an ADU in Burbank with a shared bathroom for a JADU?
General Advice Burbank, CA
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Burbank with a pre-existing easement?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Burbank with a 1,120 sq ft size?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Burbank with a conversion of a storage room?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Burbank with a 500 sq ft studio?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Burbank with a separate address?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Burbank with a pre-2017 second dwelling unit?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build a JADU in Burbank with a shared entrance to the main house?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build a JADU in Burbank with a microwave and hotplate kitchen?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Burbank with a 4-foot eave-to-eave separation?
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Anonymous
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Burbank with a 150 sq ft expansion of an existing structure?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Burbank with a shared sewer line?
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Anonymous
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Burbank with a separate utility connection?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I convert my Burbank guest dwelling into an ADU?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build a JADU in Burbank without a separate bathroom?
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Jun 22, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in Burbank with a covered porch that doesn’t count toward square footage?
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Anonymous
Jun 22, 2025
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Can I rent my Burbank ADU for short-term stays like Airbnb?
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Anonymous
Jun 22, 2025
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How do I check if my LA ADU project vested under old rules before the 2019 ADU Ordinance, and can I switch to new rules?
General Advice Los Angeles, CA
David K.
Jun 20, 2025
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If I build an ADU in LA and later add a new non-ADU structure, will passageway rules apply to the ADU retroactively?
General Advice Los Angeles, CA
Melissa K.
Jun 15, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in LA if my lot has an onsite water treatment system? Do I need a new percolation test?
General Advice Los Angeles, CA
Samantha D.
Jun 13, 2025
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My LA lot is in a Hillside Area but not a Fire Hazard Zone. Can I build a State ADU without extra restrictions?
General Advice Los Angeles, CA
Michelle D.
Jun 11, 2025
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Can I avoid fire sprinklers for my Glendale ADU if my main house doesn’t have them?
General Advice Glendale, CA
Lucas K.
Jun 10, 2025
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Can I build an ADU in LA if my lot is in a flood zone? Do extra rules apply?
General Advice Los Angeles, CA
Joshua W.
Jun 09, 2025
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I want to build an ADU in LA, but my lot has a utility easement. Can I build over it?
General Advice Los Angeles, CA
Thomas R.
Jun 05, 2025
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Can I rent out my Glendale ADU for short-term stays like Airbnb?
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Lucas K.
Jun 02, 2025
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