FAQ
Which permits and approvals should I plan for with an SB9 feasibility review in Los Angeles?
An SB9 feasibility study in Los Angeles is not a permit. It is a written map of which permits you will later need — urban lot split, two-unit, ADU or JADU stack, Bureau of Engineering, LADBS — before anyone applies. 121 Design Build in Encino uses that map so owners do not file the wrong stack first.
Direct answer
An SB9 feasibility review is not a permit. It maps the permits you will later need.
SB9 feasibility permits are a planning list, not a counter ticket. Zoning, lot size, existing house, and whether a second unit or ADU can sit with a split all change which agencies you will face. The review names those paths. It does not submit them.
121 Design Build can then sequence the actual filings: lot split, two-unit, ADU stack, BOE, LADBS. That order is the point of the study.
We do not invent City of Los Angeles permit types or fees. This page is not legal advice.
What the study names
Lot split, two-unit, ADU stack, BOE, and LADBS — listed before you apply.
Not a permit
A feasibility review does not file with Planning or LADBS. It answers whether an Encino lot can carry an SB9 path at all.
The map
The map lists lot split, two-unit, ADU/JADU, BOE, and LADBS items that belong on this address — and which ones do not.
Then apply
Applications start after that list is honest. Call (424) 600-2100.
Documents before a filing
A site walk and documents on an Encino table, before anyone files.
121 Design Build is in Encino. An SB9 feasibility study sits on a table with zoning notes and a site walk, not at the LADBS counter.
We do not treat the study as a permit. This page is not legal advice.
How we work
How 121 runs an SB9 feasibility study in Encino
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1. Walk the lot
We walk the Encino lot and the existing house before anyone names a permit stack.
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2. List the stack
The written path lists lot split, two-unit, ADU stack, BOE, and LADBS — only the ones this address actually needs.
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3. Name the agencies
Agencies are named so owners stop mixing an urban lot split with a building permit.
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4. Hold the filings
Filings wait until that list is clear. Call (424) 600-2100.
Study vs filing
What a feasibility review produces, and what it does not file.
We map
The list
A written map of lot split, two-unit, ADU, BOE, and LADBS items for this Encino lot. That is what an SB9 feasibility study produces.
We do not
Not a filing
We do not file a feasibility review as a permit, invent Encino fees, or give legal advice.
Ask about SB9 feasibility permits on your Encino lot.
If you have an SB9 feasibility question in Encino / Los Angeles, start with the permit map before you apply. Call (424) 600-2100.