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Timeline & Phases
What influences sequencing from early study through closeout.
Four separate things decide the timeline
State baseline reviewed September 26, 2026. Local procedures, exceptions and parcel conditions still apply.
The statutory review clock
After an ADU application is submitted, the local agency must say in writing within 15 business days whether it is complete, and generally approve or deny a complete application within 60 days (Gov. Code § 66317). The clock measures agency review of a complete application — not design, corrections, utility work or construction.
If the agency finds the application incomplete or issues corrections, the time the applicant's team spends revising drawings and resubmitting is outside the agency's clock. Complete, coordinated drawings are the part of the schedule the owner's team controls most.
Water, sewer, electric and gas connections are reviewed and scheduled by the utility or agency that owns each system, sometimes on separate applications. Their timing is not set by the ADU review clock; ask each provider what it needs and when.
Once a permit is issued, duration depends on scope, site conditions, material lead times, inspections and any correction notices in the field. No general duration applies to every property; a schedule should be built from the actual scope.
Yes. California requires a local agency to approve or deny a complete ADU permit application within 60 days (Gov. Code §66317). The clock starts only when the application is complete; correction rounds, utility work and inspections are outside it.
Can monthly permit counts predict my approval time?
No. Census and city reports record authorizations issued, not how long each took. RSA shows those counts for context and asks you to enter your own week estimates per stage, labelled as your scenario.
It can affect concrete pours, roofing and excavation. The planning timeline flags days with rain chance of 40%+, wind of 20 mph+ or heat of 90°F+ as questions to ask your builder — not as a guaranteed work window.
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
002How should a Beverly Hills ADU schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
003How long can a garage conversion take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
004How should a Beverly Hills garage conversion schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
005How long can a JADU take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
006How should a Beverly Hills JADU schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
007How long can a home addition take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
008How should a Beverly Hills home addition schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
009How long can a kitchen remodel take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
010How should a Beverly Hills kitchen remodel schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
011How long can a bathroom remodel take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
012How should a Beverly Hills bathroom remodel schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
013How long can a whole-home remodel take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
014How should a Beverly Hills whole-home remodel schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
015How long can a roofing project take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
016How should a Beverly Hills roofing project schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
017How long can a siding project take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
018How should a Beverly Hills siding project schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
019How long can a deck project take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
020How should a Beverly Hills deck project schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
021How long can a concrete project take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
022How should a Beverly Hills concrete project schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
023How long can a window and door project take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
024How should a Beverly Hills window and door project schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
025How long can a foundation work take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
026How should a Beverly Hills foundation work schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
027How long can a framing scope take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
028How should a Beverly Hills framing scope schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
029How long can a seismic retrofit take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
030How should a Beverly Hills seismic retrofit schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
031How long can a hillside project take in Beverly Hills?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
032How should a Beverly Hills hillside project schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
033How long can a ADU take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
034How should a Santa Monica ADU schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
035How long can a garage conversion take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
036How should a Santa Monica garage conversion schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
037How long can a JADU take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
038How should a Santa Monica JADU schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
039How long can a home addition take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
040How should a Santa Monica home addition schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
041How long can a kitchen remodel take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
042How should a Santa Monica kitchen remodel schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
043How long can a bathroom remodel take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
044How should a Santa Monica bathroom remodel schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
045How long can a whole-home remodel take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
046How should a Santa Monica whole-home remodel schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
047How long can a roofing project take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
048How should a Santa Monica roofing project schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
049How long can a siding project take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
050How should a Santa Monica siding project schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
051How long can a deck project take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
052How should a Santa Monica deck project schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
053How long can a concrete project take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
054How should a Santa Monica concrete project schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
055How long can a window and door project take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
056How should a Santa Monica window and door project schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
057How long can a foundation work take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
058How should a Santa Monica foundation work schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
059How long can a framing scope take in Santa Monica?+
There is no responsible citywide duration. Design decisions, consultant coordination, agency review, procurement, site conditions and construction scope all affect timing.
060How should a Santa Monica framing scope schedule be planned?+
Build the schedule around documented milestones, agency dependencies, owner decisions and material lead times, then update it as project information becomes more certain.
City timeline guides — the deep dive
Every FAQ above is anchored in real jurisdiction data. For full line-item breakdowns, plan-check timelines, and city-specific schedules, open the timeline guide for the city you're building in.
