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Porter Ranch ADUs drawn for the LADBS reviewer: ember-resistant walls, roof and vents where a parcel is fire-mapped, and a site plan with clear access.
When a Porter Ranch parcel sits in a state-mapped fire hazard severity zone, the LADBS reviewer reads an ADU set for ember resistance before finishes. The check covers the roof covering, vents, siding, glazing and eaves against the wildland-urban interface rules, then the site plan for clear access around the unit. Parts of Porter Ranch carry that mapping, so we confirm the status of your parcel first and draw to it.
Exterior materials on the checklist
Siding has to be noncombustible or ignition-resistant, so fiber cement or three-coat stucco fits. Eaves are enclosed, and vent openings use listed ember-resistant vents. Decks, stairs or landings attached to the unit are built from ignition-resistant or noncombustible material. The reviewer also looks at the space under the unit if it sits on posts over a slope, since an open underfloor can trap embers, and asks for it to be enclosed or protected. We note each choice on the wall sections so the review can go line by line.
Site plan, access and clearance
Beyond the walls, the site plan shows how a firefighter would reach the unit and how the ground around it will be kept clear. A path from the street to the unit's door without locked gates or cramped stairs makes that case. Vegetation near the new walls is shown as cleared or replaced with low, irrigated planting. If the lot slopes, the plan also locates retaining walls and drains, because those affect both access and runoff. Drawing this clearly up front cuts down on correction rounds.
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Somewhere a firefighter can reach on foot and where the foundation does not need extreme work. If the lot slopes, a bench near the main house often satisfies both. Setbacks and brush clearance trim the options further, and we sketch the spots that remain on a site plan before talking layout.
Covered: a one-story unit within the 500 square foot limit qualifies. For Porter Ranch, the wall sections and the roof plan hold most of the ember-resistance details LADBS reads on a fire-mapped parcel, so they are drawn in full. Bigger designs, and any soils work a slope demands, are quoted apart.
Building on posts or a stepped foundation over a slope, then enclosing that underfloor to meet ember rules. Hauling material uphill and setting retaining walls can add more. Each item is listed on its own line, so you can compare a spot on the slope with one on level ground.
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