All Forum Posts by: Adwait G.

Hello!

I have looked at the San Jose codes but did not find a clear answer to the following question. Please let me know if any of you have a clue :)

Does the San Jose city require a permit for the below two structures?

1. Wooden deck less than 30 inches above ground, attached to the house in the backyard, with more than 20ft rear setback and 10 feet side setback from property line.

2.  Patio cover of 120sqft over this deck that is attached to the house. Not an enclosed patio cover but an open one with just the roof.

Thanks for starting this thread. If a detatched ADU is built in the backyard, it would need to have a new 100 Amp electrical subpanel right from the main electrical meter installed by the utility company. Can the electrical conduits/wiring for the ADU be run under the primary house's crawl space up until the house's facade facing the ADU and finally underground for the remaining bit? Is that allowed as per the electrical codes? If not, I'll need to trench all the way from the electric panel in front yard which is going to cost a lot, since there's concrete paving all through.