MonthSeptember 2014

A GUIDE TO BUILDING IN THE HILLS OF LOS ANGELES Article #4: Setbacks (Baseline Hillside Ordinance)  We are working through the Baseline Hillside Ordinance to determine what we can build at the fictional property, 809 Higgins St. in the Hollywood Hills. Today we will look at Setbacks. As always, the ordinances are intended to preserve

A GUIDE TO BUILDING IN THE HILLS OF LOS ANGELES Article #3: Scenario at 809 Higgins St., Hollywood Hills We will walk you through the Baseline Hillside Ordinance with a scenario of improving a fictional property in a Hillside Area. This article will introduce the scenario, and the following articles of the series will explain

A GUIDE TO BUILDING IN THE HILLS OF LOS ANGELES Article #2: Baseline Hillside Ordinance  Any good building project discerns the ground first.   You learn what you can build by finding out what you can’t build.  The first two things that you must have before you build will tell you what you can’t do: A