As-Built Plans in Burbank, CA

Measured drawings built on real Burbank conditions

If you own property in Burbank, an accurate set of as-built plans is the starting point for almost any building project. Burbank's tidy grid of mid-century homes and studio-adjacent commercial space sees steady demand for additions and tenant improvements.

Whether you are adding square footage, converting a garage, or preparing a property for sale, permit reviewers and trades all rely on drawings that match the building exactly as it stands today. The region's building stock spans century-old Craftsman bungalows and Spanish Colonial Revival homes, mid-century hillside residences, dense multifamily buildings, and modern infill. That variety means as-built accuracy matters: assumptions from a template rarely survive contact with a real LA property.

FastAsBuilt combines on-site laser measurement with senior CAD drafting to document existing conditions across Burbank and the rest of Los Angeles County. You get clean, dimensioned floor plans, elevations, and sections you can hand straight to your architect, designer, contractor, or the City of Burbank Community Development Department.

Drawings the City of Burbank Community Development Department will accept

Los Angeles County is one of the most permit-intensive jurisdictions in the country. Most cities require accurate existing-condition drawings before they will accept plans for additions, ADUs, tenant improvements, or change-of-use projects, and the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) is especially rigorous about matching submitted drawings to what is actually on site.

In Burbank, plans for additions, accessory dwelling units, and tenant improvements are submitted to the City of Burbank Community Development Department. Reviewers compare your proposed work against documented existing conditions, so an accurate as-built set is what keeps a project from stalling in plan check.

Our Burbank drawings are prepared with California requirements in mind, including Title 24 energy documentation, current ADU regulations, and seismic considerations common to Los Angeles County. That groundwork means fewer correction cycles and a faster path to approval.

Most Burbank building departments will not begin a meaningful review without existing-condition drawings, because they establish the baseline for setbacks, egress, occupancy, and how much of a structure is being altered. California ADU law has made garage and accessory-unit conversions especially popular, and each of those projects hinges on documenting exactly what is there before new work is proposed. Starting with a verified as-built set is the single most reliable way to avoid a stalled permit in Burbank.

Everything in your Burbank as-built set

Every Burbank project is field-measured and drafted to professional standards, then delivered in formats your whole team can use. We capture the building as it actually stands today — not as the original plans intended — so decades of past remodels, additions, and quiet modifications are all reflected in the final drawings.

• Fully dimensioned, scaled floor plans of existing conditions
• Exterior elevations and building sections where needed
• Wall thicknesses, door and window sizes, and fixture locations
• Reflected ceiling and roof plans on applicable projects
• Print-ready PDF and editable CAD (DWG) files
• Clean, standard layering your drafter can build on