Rebuilding in Playa Vista, Los Angeles County

Fire rebuild in Playa Vista

Playa Vista fire rebuild permitted by LADBS: a coordinated plan set, written replies to each review comment, and inspector visits from trench to final.

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A rebuild in Playa Vista is permitted by LADBS, the building department of the City of Los Angeles. That one office reviews the drawings, issues the permit and sends inspectors out during construction. We build the submittal around what its review needs, so the plan set arrives with structural calculations, energy forms and the site drainage plan already coordinated, and any question can be answered from the sheets.

Before the permit is issued

A reviewer at LADBS checks the load path, the foundation design, the shear walls and the energy compliance report against current code. Any questions arrive in writing, and our designer and engineer revise the affected sheets and reply to each point in a single package. A state level development approval may sit ahead of the city permit for certain parcels, and that question is answered before the set goes in. The written scope tracks each of these steps, so you can see where the permit stands at any point.

On site with the inspector

Once work starts, inspectors visit at set points. They look at the trenches and steel before concrete, the framing and hardware before sheathing hides it, the pipes, circuits and ductwork while the walls are still open, and the completed house at the end. Work on a stage holds until its sign off is on the card. Moist air is hard on exposed metal, so straps, hold downs and flashing are stainless or heavily galvanized, and the inspector sees them in place. Culver City and El Segundo rebuilds follow this order under their own city departments.

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