01
Build the submittal around one set of facts
City staff decides what applies to the parcel. A contractor helps keep the submission and the build talking to each other.
Use the same address, survey, existing-condition notes, utility information, and proposed layout across every consultant file. A mismatch that looks small on paper can stop a review.
02
Keep corrections tied to the right sheet
Read the City ADU page and current checklist. Confirm whether the project follows standard review or may qualify for ADU Express.
Log each City comment, the person answering it, and the revised sheet. Send the full corrected set to the field team so an old detail does not return during construction.
03
Plan for inspections before the walls close
Bring planning, structural, energy, utility, and site information into one coordinated set. Track comments by sheet and responsibility instead of responding from memory.
Ask the designer and builder which work must remain visible for inspection. The sequence should leave room for testing, access, and corrections without needless demolition.
04
Know what permit issuance does not finish
Permit issuance is followed by inspections during construction. Keep approved documents and revisions available to the field team.
Issued plans still need to be built, inspected, and closed out. Keep fees, deferred items, revisions, and final documents on the project list until each one is complete.
City and state references
Where we checked the rules
Open the current agency material before fixing a design detail or construction allowance.
Continue from here
Build out the rest of the work list
Bring us the property
Talk through the existing conditions
Describe the existing building, the intended resident, and the decision holding up the project.