Sources checked: the county parcel record, the zoning district and its code, and the parcel outline.
Documents
Report
HOA and CC&Rs
Report
Report
Due diligence checklist
Report
Exhibits
Report
PDF
Report
Ideas
Addition or second story
Report
Guest house, ADU
Report
Lot split
Report
Rebuild
Report
Your Project
Work inside the existing walls does not change setbacks or coverage. Engineering depends on what is opened up.
Path to permit, City of Scottsdale
1. FARO 3D Laser Scan
The existing house is laser scanned in a day, then drawn as it stands. Design starts from those drawings.
1 wk
2. As-Built
1 wk
3. Design drawings
5 wk
4. MEP engineering
4 wk
5. City plan review and permit
13 wk
About 24 weeks
Some steps run side by side. Fees, sequencing and redline risks are in the report.
An addition keeps to the house's setbacks: front 20 ft, rear 25 ft, interior side 5 ft, street side 5 ft.
Path to permit, City of Scottsdale
1. FARO 3D Laser Scan
The existing house is laser scanned in a day, then drawn as it stands. Design starts from those drawings.
1 wk
2. As-Built
1 wk
3. Design drawings
5 wk
4. Structural engineering
4 wk
5. MEP engineering
4 wk
6. City plan review and permit
13 wk
About 24 weeks
Some steps run side by side. Fees, sequencing and redline risks are in the report.
A detached ADU has its own yards and size cap in most districts. Both are in the report, measured against this lot.
Path to permit, City of Scottsdale
1. Topographic survey
A licensed surveyor maps the boundary, grades and what stands on the lot. Design starts from it.
3 wk
2. Site plan
2 wk
3. Design drawings
5 wk
4. Structural engineering
4 wk
5. MEP engineering
4 wk
6. City plan review and permit
13 wk
About 25 weeks
Some steps run side by side. Fees, sequencing and redline risks are in the report.
A new home sits inside front 20 ft, rear 25 ft, interior side 5 ft, street side 5 ft, up to 30 ft.
Path to permit, City of Scottsdale
1. Topographic survey
A licensed surveyor maps the boundary, grades and what stands on the lot. Design starts from it.
3 wk
2. Soils investigation
3 wk
3. Site plan
2 wk
4. Design drawings
5 wk
5. Structural engineering
4 wk
6. MEP engineering
4 wk
7. Grading and drainage
4 wk
8. City plan review and permit
13 wk
About 25 weeks
Some steps run side by side. Fees, sequencing and redline risks are in the report.
Turning a garage or other existing space into living area or an ADU stays inside walls that already stand. Parking and the ADU rules usually decide it, and both are in the report.
Path to permit, City of Scottsdale
1. FARO 3D Laser Scan
The existing house is laser scanned in a day, then drawn as it stands. Design starts from those drawings.
1 wk
2. As-Built
1 wk
3. Design drawings
5 wk
4. Structural engineering
4 wk
5. MEP engineering
4 wk
6. City plan review and permit
13 wk
About 24 weeks
Some steps run side by side. Fees, sequencing and redline risks are in the report.