The Santa Rosa Garage Builders serves Cotati, CA for detached and attached garages, garage additions, garage apartments, carports and conversions, with free estimates and written quotes. Call (707) 392-2557 or text a photo of the job.
Garage Building services in Cotati
Cotati is small, built around its six-sided plaza, with a mix of 1960s to 1980s homes, some older cottages near downtown and newer infill. Lots are mostly flat. The City of Cotati publishes its building design criteria, and they spell out what a garage there is built for: a 12-inch frost line, zero ground snow load, Seismic Design Category D and a soil bearing value of 1,500 pounds per square foot unless a soils report says otherwise. Creeks run through parts of town, and the city keeps garages at least 30 feet back from the top of a creek bank. Most requests are for detached two-car garages in the back yard, attached garage additions and garage conversions into ADUs.
Neighborhoods we cover in Cotati
- Downtown Cotati
- La Plaza area
- Old Redwood Highway area
- West Cotati
Permits and local rules
The City of Cotati's building design criteria list a 12-inch frost line, zero ground snow load, Seismic Design Category D, and a minimum 30-foot setback from the top of a creek bank for garages and other structures. A new garage needs a city building permit.