Can you build an ADU in your LA neighborhood?

BackyardCheck has analyzed 848,589 single-family lots across 113 Los Angeles neighborhoods. Pick yours below for the share of lots that qualify, typical zoning, and max ADU sizes — or check your exact address for the rule that applies to your lot.

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A

Adams-Normandie78% eligible Arleta95% eligible Arlington Heights80% eligible Atwater Village76% eligible

B

Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw92% eligible Bel-Air99% eligible Beverly Crest83% eligible Beverly Grove77% eligible Beverlywood97% eligible Boyle Heights59% eligible Brentwood95% eligible Broadway-Manchester70% eligible

C

Canoga Park76% eligible Carthay88% eligible Central-Alameda62% eligible Century City80% eligible Chatsworth87% eligible Chesterfield Square77% eligible Cheviot Hills95% eligible Chinatown40% eligible Cypress Park66% eligible

D

Del Rey89% eligible Downtown0% eligible

E

Eagle Rock86% eligible East Hollywood72% eligible Echo Park75% eligible El Sereno81% eligible Elysian Park63% eligible Elysian Valley61% eligible Encino95% eligible Exposition Park82% eligible

F

Fairfax81% eligible Florence71% eligible

G

Glassell Park82% eligible Gramercy Park87% eligible Granada Hills95% eligible Green Meadows79% eligible Griffith Park3% eligible

H

Hancock Park91% eligible Hansen Dam11% eligible Harbor City79% eligible Harbor Gateway79% eligible Harvard Heights71% eligible Harvard Park82% eligible Highland Park87% eligible Historic South-Central53% eligible Hollywood61% eligible Hollywood Hills94% eligible Hollywood Hills West99% eligible Hyde Park82% eligible

J

Jefferson Park86% eligible

K

Koreatown70% eligible

L

Lake Balboa96% eligible Lake View Terrace92% eligible Larchmont83% eligible Leimert Park88% eligible Lincoln Heights64% eligible Los Feliz93% eligible

M

Manchester Square83% eligible Mar Vista95% eligible Mid-City82% eligible Mid-Wilshire86% eligible Mission Hills85% eligible Montecito Heights75% eligible Mount Washington99% eligible

N

North Hills93% eligible North Hollywood74% eligible Northridge90% eligible

P

Pacific Palisades95% eligible Pacoima85% eligible Palms78% eligible Panorama City90% eligible Pico-Robertson80% eligible Pico-Union59% eligible Playa del Rey80% eligible Playa Vista47% eligible Porter Ranch97% eligible

R

Rancho Park89% eligible Reseda92% eligible

S

San Pedro80% eligible Sawtelle72% eligible Sepulveda Basin18% eligible Shadow Hills88% eligible Sherman Oaks92% eligible Silver Lake89% eligible South Park77% eligible Studio City85% eligible Sun Valley79% eligible Sunland93% eligible Sylmar89% eligible

T

Tarzana91% eligible Toluca Lake85% eligible Tujunga92% eligible

U

University Park70% eligible

V

Valley Glen92% eligible Valley Village91% eligible Van Nuys78% eligible Venice82% eligible Vermont Knolls75% eligible Vermont Square83% eligible Vermont Vista79% eligible Vermont-Slauson75% eligible

W

Watts88% eligible West Adams77% eligible West Hills98% eligible West Los Angeles84% eligible Westchester86% eligible Westlake55% eligible Westwood88% eligible Wilmington55% eligible Windsor Square94% eligible Winnetka96% eligible Woodland Hills93% eligible

Eligibility is zoning-only (zoning-only (overlays excluded; see checker for per-lot verdict)). Ruleset la-2026.06. Neighborhood boundaries: Los Angeles Times / Mapping L.A. (CC BY 4.0).

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