Code compliance 2025.
Your rebuild is reviewed under the 2025 code package. Here is every code section that applies.
Your rebuild is reviewed under the 2025 code package. Here is every code section that applies.
Your Pacific Palisades rebuild is reviewed under the 2025 California code package. The major codes that apply: California Building Code 2022 with 2025 emergency updates, California Residential Code 2022, Title 24 Part 6 2025 energy standards, CALGreen 2022 with 2025 updates, California Fire Code 2022, and local City of Los Angeles amendments.
For the average Pacific Palisades rebuild, the code items that most affect design decisions are: Chapter 7A WUI requirements, the 2025 Title 24 Part 6 all electric prescriptive path for new construction, CALGreen Tier 1 baseline, ADA setbacks if you have an accessible entry, and the City of Los Angeles residential design review for external appearance.
We handle all of this without you having to read any of the code yourself. Every drawing is code compliant before it goes to plan check.
Chapter 7A (WUI): ignition resistant materials, Class A roofing, ember resistant vents, enclosed eaves, specific window assemblies. Applies to every Pacific Palisades rebuild because the entire area is designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ).
Title 24 Part 6 2025: increased envelope performance, mandatory heat pump water heating (no gas water heaters on new residential), high efficacy lighting, strict duct leakage limits, commissioning requirements on larger homes.
CALGreen 2022 with 2025 updates: 20 percent water use reduction from baseline, construction waste diversion, indoor environmental quality requirements. Tier 1 (baseline) is mandatory; Tier 2 (voluntary) available for additional certification.
California Fire Code: defensible space (4291), driveway access for fire apparatus (20 foot width minimum), fire sprinkler systems in all new single family residential per the state fire code since 2011.
City of Los Angeles local amendments: may include additional setback requirements in the hillside overlay, specific requirements for slope above 30 percent, and HOA design review for certain neighborhoods.
Our role on Pacific Palisades rebuild projects covers design, permit documentation, and construction administration. David Foote, Associate AIA, draws every project personally. No junior designer intermediaries. Forty years of California residential design, 1,532 completed homes.
We accept new Palisades Fire rebuild clients on a limited basis to preserve project quality. If your rebuild lot is in Pacific Palisades and you want to explore working with us, the next step is a free 90 minute consultation. Call (805) 444 1230 or email dcfoote@dcfoote.com. We respond within one business day.
Published hourly rate $350. Most rebuild projects quoted as fixed fee or percent of construction cost after initial scope is clear. Insurance often reimburses the design fee as a covered claim expense.
Yes. Your rebuild is reviewed under the code in force at permit issuance, which is the 2022 California code package with 2025 updates. Your original home's code basis is not preserved.
Even a like for like rebuild is held to current code. "Like for like" refers to the value and quality, not the exact original construction details. WUI, Title 24, and CALGreen apply regardless.
Yes. The 2025 update mandates heat pump water heating, higher envelope performance, mandatory commissioning on larger homes, and strict duct leakage. Typical cost impact 1 to 3 percent but performance improvement is substantial.
Permit issuance locks your code basis. Changes during construction are evaluated against the code in force at permit. This is why finishing plan check efficiently is valuable.
Ninety minute consultation, no fee. We meet at our Camarillo office, your temporary housing, or your Pacific Palisades lot. From there, we decide together whether we are the right match for your rebuild.
David C. Foote, Principal Designer, Associate AIA. 40 years practicing residential design. 1,532 completed homes since 1986.