For example, the iconic Malibu waterfront homes were built directly over the water, many by variance, and assumedly will not be permitted to reconstruct, certainly not with the same materials or attached architecture.

Title III of the ADA requires the removal of architectural barriers in existing facilities unless it can be shown that removing the barrier is "not readily achievable."

I'm excited to see so many of my peers in tech, prefab construction, government policy, architecture, et al come together to try to help those who need it!

As time went on, prices came down because buyers saw the challenges with rebuilding--trade labor, insurability, not knowing what will be built on adjacent lots (like one lot where the owner built a house that looked like a concrete mushroom and that devalued the adjacent new construction homes built to more conforming architecture), and so on.The weakness with moratoriums such as these is that it is now illegal to offer less than FMV as of 1/6/25--but what was FMV on 1/6/25? 

With Chicago's new Express Permit Program, it's a bit easier to get permits for work that would have previously required architectural drawings. 

I'm a Project Manager at an Architectural Firm specializing in Custom High-End Homes. 

. :) A zoning change can take up to 6 months, approval isn't guaranteed (despite Aldermanic support), and potentially cost a lot of money (architectural site / floor plans & dimensioned elevations, zoning attorney, holding costs, etc.) 

The permits and architecture was done prior to start.).For most people the finances are the limitation to scale.  

They're being built in places like Sylmar, Panorama City, and Sun Valley.

Interesting city with a lot of rich history and beautiful architecture.