Design and engineering for Agoura Hills
We are ten minutes away in Agoura Hills, and we design, engineer and permit residential projects across Los Angeles County.
Who issues building permits in Agoura Hills?
Residential projects in Agoura Hills are permitted by City of Agoura Hills — Building & Safety. Much of the city sits in hillside terrain and in a State Responsibility Area for wildfire, so grading, drainage and the fire requirements that apply in a very high fire hazard severity zone shape most projects from the first sketch rather than at plan check.
What shapes a design here
These are the conditions that change a Agoura Hills project before the first sketch. Confirm current requirements against the agency — rules change.
- Hillside lots usually need a grading and drainage design alongside the design set.
- Ignition-resistant construction requirements apply in the very high fire hazard severity zone.
- Oak and native tree protection can affect where a building footprint can go.
Our work in Agoura Hills
Services in Agoura Hills
Accessory dwelling units
California removed most of the discretion that used to stop ADUs.
Home design
Most of what determines whether a house works is settled early, on a site plan, before anyone has drawn a kitchen.
Structural engineering
In seismic California the lateral system is not a detail added at the end — it decides where walls can go and how big an opening can be.
Civil engineering
On a flat lot the civil scope is small.
Additions & remodels
Every remodel has a point where continuing to keep the old structure costs more than replacing it.
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Thinking about a project in Agoura Hills?
Send us the address. We come back with the zoning position for that parcel, the permit path for this jurisdiction, and a fixed fee for the first phase.