Which ADU type suits this house?
What stands out around Mesa Verde South.
Mesa Verde South is the southern portion of the broader district shown on the City neighborhood exhibit. The map helps identify the area; it does not establish a parcel boundary, easement, or permit result.
City neighborhood exhibit ↗How we would walk a Mesa Verde South property.
For Mesa Verde South, the whole yard matters more than the open patch where a unit might fit. Pools, decks, golf-facing edges, walls, trees, drains, and outdoor circulation are drawn with the proposed footprint. We trace how workers reach excavation, where concrete is placed, how framing is stored, and which family route stays open. Equipment clearance and utility trenches need room too. This turns yard preservation and restoration into planned scope instead of a surprise after heavy work begins.
An attached unit can preserve ground near a pool but may disturb bedrooms, roofing, utilities, and interior finishes. A separate building moves more work outside while adding foundation, drainage, delivery, and trenching. Each option should carry the same level of detail about dust control, temporary barriers, paving, irrigation, planting, and matching repairs. Comparing only building area hides the work that often decides which approach is practical around an established pool and mature landscape.
Photograph every yard edge, not only the proposed rectangle, and include pool equipment, gates, drains, roof discharge, panel, trees, decks, and the main-house entrance. Explain what outdoor use must remain during the job. The first site discussion should assign open questions about elevations, services, access, or records. The later agreement names plan version, allowances, exclusions, coordination, inspections, selections, and the finish expected when trenches and staging areas are restored.
For Mesa Verde South, walk the pool, decks, golf-facing edge, drains, walls, planting, and every route used for excavation or deliveries. Confirm the designed drainage and the agreed repair standard around hardscape and irrigation. Attached-work rooms and roof junctions require their own finish check. The closeout list should identify exterior restoration, equipment information, inspection records, and touch-ups with the same precision used for the new living space.