Census new-housing authorizations by exact place and common period, kept apart from each city’s own permit reports.
01 · Project lens
Where, and what?
Check a point against official County city limits
02 · Municipalities
Choose 2–3
LA County Registrar/Recorder · simplified display outlines, retrieved 2026-09-25. Official layer
Municipal preparation
Compare the first submission
ADU references, not a score or parcel decision. Confirm jurisdiction before applying city guidance.
Beverly Hills
Bring
Parcel boundary and owner records, existing plans, site survey and intended ADU type; for preapproved plans, show setbacks, easements, utilities, sewer, drainage and emergency access.
First agency and action
Community Development Planning is the first contact; Building & Safety reviews the building permit. Ask Planning which city ADU development guide applies; use the Property Owner Submittal Checklist for a preapproved design.
Question to resolve
Hillside, Trousdale, historic, fire and utility review cannot be assigned from a mailing address or a catalog design.
Parcel address, existing home and proposed ADU type, lot measurements and any coastal or historic designation; a sloped lot may need a survey.
First agency and action
City Planning publishes the single-unit parcel guide; Community Development handles building-permit intake. Coastal review may add another authority. Use the November 2025 single-unit-parcel ADU guide to identify the building-permit path and check coastal status before submittal.
Question to resolve
Coastal boundary, historic listing, slope and design-specific plan check remain parcel-dependent.
New housing unitsNew homes the city authorized. Says nothing about how fast review is.
9
328
1-unitClosest to detached single-family work, including many detached ADUs where the city reports them this way.
0
0
2–4 unitsSmall multi-unit buildings — duplexes to fourplexes.
0
0
5+ unitsApartment buildings. One approval can swing a month.
9
328
BuildingsSeparate structures authorized; a 300-unit building counts once.
1
3
Same period, prior yearSame period a year earlier. Hidden when either year was estimated by Census.
3
43Census estimate
Beverly Hills
New housing units
9
1-unit
0
2–4 units
0
5+ units
9
Buildings
1
Same period, prior year
3
Santa Monica
New housing units
328
1-unit
0
2–4 units
0
5+ units
328
Buildings
3
Same period, prior year
43Census estimate
New housing authorizations only. Volume does not indicate approval speed. There is no “best city” score.
04 · City dossier (not comparable)
Beverly Hills: all permits issued
City of Beverly Hills · monthly issued-permit report · Aug 2026
All building permits issued
Permits
103
Remodel / alteration wording
46
Addition wording
3
Median declared valuation
$10,000
54 permits (repairs, windows, awnings and similar) are left unclassified; 0 described a new building; 0 mentioned an ADU. Declared valuation is the administrative figure used for fees — not construction cost — and an issued-only list cannot show how long review took. Counts are not comparable with the Census new-housing table.
Reconciliation
103 permit IDs parsed, 0 duplicates dropped, 0 unparsed ID lines, 43 wrapped description lines recovered. Declared valuation total $88,270,728 across 100 permits; fees $3,888,010. No addresses or names are republished.
