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Item No. 4 (continued) "This subdivision establishes the maximum standards that local agencies shall use to evaluate proposed second units on lots zoned for residential use which contain an existing single - family dwelling. No addi ti onal standards, other than those pro vi ded i n thi s subdi vi si on or subdivision (a), shall be utilized or imposed, except that a local agency may require an applicant for a permit issued pursuant to this subdivision to be an owner- occupant." 9. Said subdivision (b) establishes the standards that shall apply for the approval or disapproval of an application to construct a second dwelling unit on lots zoned for residential use when a local agency has not adopted an ordinance governing such units pursuant to subdivision (a) of said section. Among the standards established by subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 65852.2 is the following: " (3) The lot contains an existing single-family dwelling." (Emphasis added.) 10. The legislative fi ndi ngs made in adopting Government Code Section 65852.2 include the following: "... "(b) The Legislature finds and declares that California's exi sti nq housing resources are vastly underutilized due in large part to the changes in social patterns. The improved utilization of this state's exi sti nq housing resources offers an innovative and cost - effective solution to California's housing crisis." (Sec.l .b. Chapter 1440, Stats. 1982; Emphasis added.) 11. Both the standards established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 65852.2 and the legislative findings made in connection with the adoption of said section permit, and indicate, respectively, that local ordinances may require that second dwelling units on residentially zoned property be limited to lots with existing dwelling structures constructed thereon. 12. The proposed dwelling cannot currently be deemed "underutilized ", as specified in the above - quoted legislative fi ndi ngs , since it is not yet in existence. Construction of a second dwelling unit on the Subject Property within the proposed single-family residential structure would create an overutilized condition on the Subject Property because it would establish a new, higher density use of the property, and not take advantage of an existing low density usage reflective of "...changes in social patterns." (cf., legislative findings, para 10, supra). 13. Granting Appellant's application would encourage similar applications with respect to the other unimproved lots in the vicinity of the Subject Property, which, if likewise granted, would create an even greater condition of overuti l izati on of said properties. 14. The above- described concrete platform which would serve as the floor of the second dwelling unit proposed to be constructed by Appellant would create a thi rd f Ioor i n the structure. Reg.Mtg. 6/27/88 MINUTE BOOK NO. 48 page 5 Page No. 111