Free
California Site Report
A preliminary screen of the statewide ADU framework for any California address.
Any address in California.
What it costs,
in one place.
Reports tell you what a property allows. Plan production draws the thing you are going to build. The work that cannot carry a price until the project is known is listed at the bottom rather than hidden in a proposal.
Property reports
A ladder. Each step answers a question the one before it left open.
$12
Zoning Snapshot
The ADU standards that govern this parcel, each with the section of the ordinance it came from.
San Diego, Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
$49
Buildable Envelope Report
Where a unit may legally sit on this parcel, and how much of the lot is left to build in.
Parcel research in San Diego, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. A calculated envelope is produced only for parcels in certain zones of City of San Diego, Unincorporated San Diego County, Vista, Carlsbad, Encinitas and Chula Vista. For any other parcel the Buildable Envelope Report and the Zoning & Site Profile are refused before payment, and the Zoning Snapshot is the report available.
$149
Zoning & Site Profile
Automated zoning and site research for one parcel, assembled from public records and the jurisdiction's adopted ordinance. Every published value carries the source it came from, and anything the records do not establish is listed as an open question rather than answered.
Parcel research in San Diego, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. A calculated envelope is produced only for parcels in certain zones of City of San Diego, Unincorporated San Diego County, Vista, Carlsbad, Encinitas and Chula Vista. For any other parcel the Buildable Envelope Report and the Zoning & Site Profile are refused before payment, and the Zoning Snapshot is the report available.
Credited in full toward an Express or Custom Plan for the same property, where the plan agreement is signed within 90 days of delivery.
For professionals
Not a rung on the ladder above. This is for screening many parcels rather than understanding one — agents, builders and consultants working a street, a list, or a portfolio.
$79per month
Pro
20 Zoning Snapshots and 2 Buildable Envelope Reports each month. Beyond that, $8 per Snapshot and $35 per Envelope Report.
The allowance is counted against your Stripe billing period, not the calendar month. Extra reports are metered as you order them and billed with your next invoice. You get in with a link emailed to your subscription address — no password to set up, and it works from any device.
Plan production
Available in San Diego and Ventura counties. Every plan set includes responses to the first two rounds of agency corrections.
from $4,500
Express Plan
A jurisdiction's pre-approved ADU plan adapted into a permit set for your property.
Available where the city runs a pre-approved plan program, the program is open, and the property qualifies.
from $6,500
Custom Plan
An original layout developed for the property and the people who will live in it.
$750Flat fee
Unpermitted ADU / Code Enforcement
A preliminary review of what legalising an existing unpermitted unit would involve on this property.
Plan work is quoted after the review, once the condition of the existing unit is known.
Quoted separately
These depend on the property and the project, so a number here would be a guess. They are listed so nothing arrives as a surprise.
- Consultants
- Structural, Title 24 energy, soils, survey and civil engineering.
- Permit processing
- Submittal, agency coordination and resubmittal handling.
- Plan-check corrections after the second round
- The first two rounds of agency corrections are included with every plan set. Beyond that, billed hourly at the agreed rate.
- Interior design
- Provided through Via Rosa Design Studio.
- Contractor estimates
- Arranged with builders; ParcelForm does not price construction.