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  "city": {
    "slug": "fresno",
    "name": "Fresno",
    "state": "CA",
    "stateFullName": "California",
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  "pages": {
    "adu": {
      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/adu/fresno",
      "path": "/adu/fresno",
      "title": "Can I Build an ADU in Fresno? | Buildability™",
      "description": "Check Fresno ADU rules instantly. Free ADU eligibility lookup with zoning, size, height, setback, and parking rules — takes 20 seconds.",
      "h1": "Can I Build an ADU in Fresno?",
      "intro": "Thinking about an ADU on your Fresno, California lot? Buildability™ reads Fresno's ADU ordinance against your exact parcel — zoning, setbacks, height, parking, owner-occupancy — and returns a Buildability Score™ in 20 seconds. First check is free.",
      "sections": [
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          "h2": "Fresno ADU rules at a glance",
          "body": "Fresno follows local ordinances layered on top of California state ADU law. Typical restrictions cover maximum size (often 800–1,200 sqft), height (16–25 feet), side setbacks (4 feet minimum in most jurisdictions), parking (often waived near transit), and owner-occupancy. Buildability™ reads Fresno's specific code against your exact lot."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Why this matters",
          "body": "A compliant ADU on a Fresno lot can add $150K–$500K in value depending on size and neighborhood. Roughly one in four lots has a dealbreaker — easement, overlay, setback encroachment — that isn't visible from the street. Check before you spend."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ checks your Fresno property",
          "body": "Enter any Fresno address. Buildability™ pulls zoning, lot dimensions, easements, environmental overlays, utility access, and current California state ADU law. Results include your Buildability Score™, setback envelope, maximum ADU size, parking waiver eligibility, and an estimated permit timeline — in about 20 seconds. Free for your first check."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates Fresno's ADU rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the Fresno planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. Fresno planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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          "label": "What can I build in Fresno?",
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          "label": "ADUs in Los Angeles",
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      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/can-i-build/fresno",
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      "title": "Fresno Lot Feasibility — Free Zoning Check | Buildability™",
      "description": "Check what you can build on any Fresno lot instantly. Free zoning, setback, and feasibility lookup — takes 20 seconds.",
      "h1": "Fresno Lot Buildability Check",
      "intro": "Buildability™ checks whether a Fresno lot can support new construction, a teardown-rebuild, an addition, or an ADU — all in one pass. Zoning, FAR, lot coverage, setbacks, height limits, and overlays, layered against California state law. Free for your first address.",
      "sections": [
        {
          "h2": "What's typically possible on a Fresno lot",
          "body": "Most Fresno lots fall under a residential zone that permits one or more of: a new single-family home, an addition, an ADU, a detached garage, or a teardown-rebuild. What's actually feasible depends on lot size, existing structures, setbacks, FAR, height limits, and overlays like historic districts, flood zones, or hillside/slope rules. Buildability™ reads your specific parcel against Fresno's code — not a neighborhood generalization."
        },
        {
          "h2": "The hidden blockers to check first",
          "body": "Builders in Fresno routinely spend $3,000–$8,000 on preliminary design before learning their project is blocked by an easement, overlay, or setback encroachment they didn't check first. Buildability™ catches those blockers before you spend soft costs."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ checks your Fresno lot",
          "body": "Enter any Fresno address. Buildability™ pulls zoning, parcel dimensions, setbacks, FAR, height limits, easements, environmental overlays, utility access, and California state-level rules that apply. Results include your Buildability Score™, buildable envelope, the scenarios that are feasible (new build, addition, ADU, split), and the ones that aren't — in about 20 seconds. First check is free."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates Fresno's buildability rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the Fresno planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. Fresno planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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        {
          "label": "What can I build in Los Angeles?",
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        {
          "label": "What can I build in San Diego?",
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    "floodzone": {
      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/flood-zone/fresno",
      "path": "/flood-zone/fresno",
      "title": "Fresno Flood Zones — Free Address Check | Buildability™",
      "description": "Check the FEMA flood zone on any Fresno property instantly. Zone, Base Flood Elevation, insurance flag, and Buildability Score™ impact — free.",
      "h1": "Is My Fresno Property in a Flood Zone?",
      "intro": "Check the FEMA flood zone for any Fresno address in about 20 seconds. Buildability™ pulls the latest FEMA flood maps and returns the exact zone designation (X, A, AE, V, VE), whether flood insurance is likely required, and how the zone affects your Buildability Score™. Free for your first check.",
      "sections": [
        {
          "h2": "Flood zones in Fresno",
          "body": "Fresno properties fall across several FEMA flood zones. Zone X means minimal risk — no insurance required. Zone A and AE are Special Flood Hazard Areas where most lenders require flood insurance and elevated foundations may apply. Zone V and VE are coastal high-velocity zones with the strictest building codes and the highest insurance costs. Buildability™ returns the exact zone for your specific Fresno parcel, not a street-level generalization."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Why this matters",
          "body": "Building in a Fresno flood zone triggers additional requirements: elevated foundation (often 1+ foot above Base Flood Elevation), flood vents, breakaway walls in V zones, and higher material costs. Budget 8–15% more for construction in AE/V zones versus X zones. Buildability™ flags the zone so your pro-forma is based on reality."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ checks your Fresno flood zone",
          "body": "Enter any Fresno address. Buildability™ queries the current FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, returns your exact zone designation, Base Flood Elevation (where published), insurance requirement flag, and how the zone affects your Buildability Score™. If the zone is AE or V, we also flag the likely elevation requirement and estimated insurance cost impact. Free for your first check."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates Fresno's flood zone rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the Fresno planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. Fresno planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/zoning/california/fresno",
      "path": "/zoning/california/fresno",
      "title": "Fresno Zoning Lookup — Districts & Rules | Buildability™",
      "description": "Look up Fresno zoning instantly. District, permitted uses, setbacks, height limits, overlays — plus your Buildability Score™. Free for first check.",
      "h1": "Fresno Zoning Districts & Rules",
      "intro": "Look up the zoning district on any Fresno address in about 20 seconds. Buildability™ returns your exact zone code (like R-1 or RM-2), what's permitted under that zone, the setback and height limits that apply, and any overlay districts that layer additional rules on top. Free for your first check.",
      "sections": [
        {
          "h2": "Understanding Fresno zoning districts",
          "body": "Fresno's zoning is built around a handful of base districts. Residential zones (often R-1, R-2, RM-1, etc.) control single-family and multi-family housing with different lot size, setback, and height limits. Commercial zones (C-1, C-2, C-3) permit retail, office, and mixed-use. Industrial zones (I or M) cover manufacturing, warehousing, and heavy uses. Mixed-use and transit-oriented zones layer housing above commercial. Buildability™ returns your exact district and decodes what it means for your specific Fresno parcel."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Overlays and the things that trip people up",
          "body": "California state law often overrides or supplements Fresno zoning — especially on ADUs, density bonuses, and ministerial approvals. A Fresno ordinance might say one thing while state law says another; the state law usually wins. Buildability™ reads both layers and tells you what actually applies."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ reads your Fresno zoning",
          "body": "Enter any Fresno address. Buildability™ pulls the current zoning district, permitted uses, development standards (FAR, lot coverage, setbacks, height), overlay districts, and California state-level rules that apply. Results include your Buildability Score™, permitted uses, maximum build envelope, and the overlays to watch. Free for your first check."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates Fresno's zoning rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the Fresno planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. Fresno planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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          "label": "What can I build in Fresno?",
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        {
          "label": "Los Angeles zoning codes",
          "href": "/zoning/california/los-angeles"
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        {
          "label": "San Diego zoning codes",
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