Public-record permit data only — not zoning, feasibility, or legal advice. Records may be incomplete, delayed, or mis-categorized. Check with your city planning department.

Across South Los Angeles, public records show 5,905 ADU permits in the 15 Los Angeles neighborhoods listed below. The most active are Empowerment Congress North Area (698), Empowerment Congress Southeast Area (614) and Park Mesa Heights (595).

NeighborhoodADU permits
Central Alameda129
Community and Neighbors for Ninth District Unity270
Empowerment Congress Central Area541
Empowerment Congress North Area698
Empowerment Congress Southeast Area614
Empowerment Congress Southwest Area471
Empowerment Congress West Area294
Mid City401
Park Mesa Heights595
South Central204
United Neighborhoods (Arlington Heights, West Adams, Jefferson Park)409
Voices of 90037357
Watts230
West Adams397
Zapata-King295

Where the numbers come from

Counts come from City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety permits, by Neighborhood Council area