FAQ
Are there special fees associated with SB9 ADU/JADU projects?
SB9 can potentially lower fees associated with zoning and permits for ADUs and JADUs, making the process more affordable for homeowners looking to add additional units.
Direct answer
SB9 can lower typical zoning and permit fees. Not a guarantee.
SB9 can potentially lower fees associated with zoning and permits for ADUs and JADUs, making the process more affordable for homeowners looking to add additional units.
That is the Encino / Los Angeles practice. SB9 can help. The city still sets its own fees after review.
Lower fees are a typical aim, not a guarantee. We do not invent dollar amounts on this page. This is not legal advice.
How fees can change
Zoning, permits, and what still sits outside 121.
Zoning
SB9 can lower typical zoning fees for an Encino ADU or JADU.
Permits
Permit fees can also land lower than a traditional house path.
City fees
No dollar amounts on this page. Call (424) 600-2100.
No invented amounts
An Encino ADU lot, no invented fee table, no handshake photo.
121 Design Build is in Encino. SB9 can help fees. The city still bills its own amounts.
We do not invent dollar amounts, licenses, volumes, or years. Fees after review are an aim, not a guarantee.
How we work
How SB9 can change fees
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1. Converse
We start with the Encino lot and whether SB9, an ADU, or a JADU is the path.
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2. Zoning
SB9 can potentially lower fees associated with zoning and permits for ADUs and JADUs.
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3. Permits
That can make adding a unit more affordable. Fees after review are an aim, not a guarantee.
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4. Next step
If the Encino project still fits, we talk through drawings, permits, and construction. Call (424) 600-2100.
Honest scope
What 121 actually does, and what we do not.
We do
Explain typical SB9 fee relief
SB9 can potentially lower fees associated with zoning and permits for ADUs and JADUs, making the process more affordable for homeowners looking to add additional units.
We do not
A printed city fee
We do not invent dollar amounts, licenses, volumes, or years. This is not legal advice.
Ask how SB9 fees would land on your lot.
If you have an SB9 ADU or JADU in Encino / Los Angeles, start with a conversation about city fees. Call (424) 600-2100.