Building & Safety II: Residential Artwork

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Building & Safety II: Residential

May 15, 2025 • City of Brea • Season 4 • Episode 5

Dan Fenstermaker continues his conversation with the Brea Building & Safety team, this time discussing the various nuances of residential projects. Learn from Alexis Mendicino and Rogelio Cortes what residential building codes are hiding in plain sight (2:25), the process of putting in a major project like an ADU (6:53) and what the most common misconceptions are regarding residential construction projects and the process involved with them (14:01).

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