MEP Plans in Visalia, CA

Visalia project facts we design around

County	Tulare County
Title 24 climate zone	Climate Zone 13, confirmed by ZIP for every project
Electric utility (most addresses)	Southern California Edison (SCE)
Permit review	The City of Visalia building department
ADU permits issued, 2021–2025	118 (#199 of 450 cities)
ADU approval timeline	Approve or deny within 60 days of a complete application (state law)

ADU building activity in Visalia

Visalia issued 118 ADU building permits from 2021 through 2025, the 199th most among the 450 California cities that reported ADU permits. Permits went from 5 in 2021 to 40 in 2025.

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
5	16	21	36	40

Source: California Department of Housing and Community Development, Annual Progress Report data (ADU building permits by year).

Title 24 in Climate Zone 13

• Windows: U-factor 0.27 or lower and solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) 0.23 or lower, with total window area up to 20% of floor area (west-facing up to 5%).
• Whole-house fan required (at least 1.5 cfm per square foot of floor area); units of 500 sq ft or less are exempt.
• Cool roof required: steep-sloped roofs need aged solar reflectance 0.2 or higher and thermal emittance 0.75 or higher; low-sloped roofs 0.63 / 0.75.
• Solar PV sized by the CEC formula kW = (floor area x 0.894) / 1000 + 1.51; no PV is required if that is under 1.8 kWdc, which for a single ADU works out to about 324 sq ft or smaller.

Climate Zone 13 requirements in full →

HVAC design for Visalia

The California Energy Commission's design-day data for Visalia gives the outdoor conditions a Manual J load calculation uses: a summer design temperature of 99°F and a winter design temperature of 25°F.

Summer design (1%)	99°F dry bulb / 70°F wet bulb
Winter design (median of extremes)	25°F
Daily temperature range	38°F
Elevation	325 ft
Heating degree days	2,459

Both seasons matter here. The heat pump is usually sized for the 99°F cooling condition and then checked to confirm it still covers the heating load at 25°F.

Electrical service from Southern California Edison (SCE)

If the load calculation shows you need a service upgrade, a second meter or a relocated service, Southern California Edison (SCE) handles that through its Building, Renovation, and Project Planning Portal, separately from the building permit.

ADU electrical service with Southern California Edison (SCE) →

Plumbing and sewer

The plumbing plan shows the route, slope and cleanouts of the connection to the existing sewer lateral.

Pricing is flat statewide: ADU plans from $995, full ADU MEP package from $2,295, Title 24 add-on $240. See what's in a complete ADU MEP set.