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Originally Posted by mikester
Technically that basement is already a 2 car garage but it's just not wide enough to put too cars in and be able to get out of them. My hope would be to expand that to actually be able to get into and out of the cars and maybe one additional car width under the house for a work area.
Otherwise the hope is to go up, I don't think anyone's view will be affected by it. I am sure I will need a new foundation and would prefer to put an earthquake safe structure in place. The fire sprinklers are unexpected though, when did that come into play? I haven't seen any recently renovated houses that have them.
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Depending on additional sq footage, a larger garage maybe needed. Sprinkler system is usually based on that, but sometimes required by the total percentage of walls remodeled. This includes both interior and exterior. Again, a lot of these requirements are a little different in each cities. Check with planning.
If I remember correctly, you also have hillside to deal with. That in itself is a real PITA. Nothing too bad, just a money fix. The hillside ordinances in the City of LA has gotten so bad that my architect decided to not take any hillside job in LA anymore. He has it easy, he's a lic architect and structural engineer.