Claremont ADU Construction Near the Property Lines
Claremont ADU construction drawn so walls near the property lines pass plan review while the yard side opens wide to light and a patio. Palmcrest Contractors.
Property lines are what a Claremont plan reviewer reads most closely on a backyard unit: how far each new wall stands from the fence, and how far from the main house. Under state ADU law a city may ask for no more than 4 feet at the side and rear, so our site plan dimensions those gaps, the roof overhangs and any patio cover to scale.
What the reviewer checks along the fence
A wall closer than 5 feet to a property line falls under the fire separation rules in the residential code. It needs a rated assembly, its eave has to be protected or cut back, and the glass it can carry is limited or ruled out. The reviewer checks each of those against the site plan and the wall sections. Putting the unit tight to a line frees yard space, and that trade is worth weighing early, because it moves most of the glass to the other faces.
Opening the yard side wide
With the fence side kept mostly solid, the face toward the open yard can take a wide slider or folding glass wall onto a patio set flush with the floor. Clerestory windows high on the near-line wall still bring light in where the rules allow them. We draw the plans, file them with the city and answer the corrections. The drawing set carries its own fixed price, and construction is priced separately once we have walked the Claremont lot and seen the utilities.
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Close enough to a side or rear line to free up yard, but with its glass turned to the open part of the lot and away from the main house windows. On a Claremont parcel we test a few positions on the site plan before choosing the one that keeps both homes private.
Claremont plans fall inside the package while the unit keeps one floor and stays at 500 square feet or less. For Claremont the site plan and the wall sections get the careful drafting, with each near-line wall marked for its fire rating and its limited openings. Anything larger or taller is quoted after a visit.
Yes, on the face that looks into the yard. A Claremont unit placed near one fence can still open a broad glass door onto a patio on its far side, with a pergola or cover for shade and a screen of planting between it and the main house.
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