How this site works

Backyard Office Permits compares backyard pod sizes from the manufacturers' pages with building permit exemptions from city and county pages. It shows which sizes are within each published size limit.

Where the specs and rules come from

Pod sizes, specs and prices come from each manufacturer's site. Rule text comes from a city or county page, a code library or an official handout, and each rule page links its source. A price is shown as Not confirmed when two pages from the same manufacturer list different prices. A spec the manufacturer does not give is shown as Not listed.

Testing

Backyard Office Permits has not built, installed or inspected any pod. All sizes and specs are the manufacturers' published numbers.

Permit decisions

The site does not decide whether a permit is required. It repeats the published rule and compares it with published sizes. Zoning, HOA rules and the building department's reading of its own code can change the result.

How the site is paid for

Right now it carries no ads and no affiliate links. Links to manufacturers are plain links. If that changes, this page and each affected page will say so.

Corrections

Rules and prices change. Corrections go to support@backyardofficepermits.com with a link to the official page.