Design and engineering for Sherman Oaks
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 Sherman Oaks?
Residential projects in Sherman Oaks are permitted by Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). Flat lots north of Ventura Boulevard are governed by the standard single-family rules; parcels south of the boulevard climb into the hills and pick up the Baseline Hillside Ordinance along with its grading and access requirements.
What shapes a design here
These are the conditions that change a Sherman Oaks project before the first sketch. Confirm current requirements against the agency — rules change.
- Baseline Hillside Ordinance applies south of Ventura Boulevard.
- Some blocks fall within a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone — check before design starts.
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Our work in Sherman Oaks
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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 Sherman Oaks?
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.