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��nin�i � Community Development Departme� PLAN]VTNG DIVISION Red �Q�EMENTS FOR $a � ,� �'� �nonw ACCESSORY DWELLINGS An accessory dwelling is typically a small residendal unit that is located on the same parcel as a single-family residence. It provides a complete, independent residential unit for living, sleeping, cooldng, and personal sanitation. Somctimes referned to as "in-law" units or "granny flats," accessory dwellings are not considered aparmnenLs in the normal sense because they tend to be smaller. The Zoning Ordinance has a series of standards for accessary dwellings. These requiremcnts are designed to accommodate accessory dwelling units while maintaining the character of thc individual singlc-family residence and the surrounding neighborhood. Zoning Ordinance :zquiremenu for accessory dwellings are, in some ways, similar to thosc for �� adding a room. However, theiz are regulations which specifically address accessory dwellings. They consist of the following: • An accessory dwelling can only be locaud in an area that is zoned for residential use. • The minimum lot size for an accessory dwelling shall be the minimum lot size requirement for thc residential zone in which it is located. • The lot upon which the accessory dwelling is to be locaud can only conrain an cxisting single-family residence that is owner-occupied. • The accessory unit may be either attached or detached to the existing single-family residence. If the unit is detached, it must be located on the same lot as the existing residence. • The maximum floor area of an accessory unit shall be no more than 640 square fee� • Although an accessory dwelling may include a bathroom and ldtchen, it can have no morc than one bedroom. • An accessory dwelling cannot be bought or sold as a scparate unit • The accessory dwelling shall comply with the height, setback, lot coverage, and parldng requirements of the zone in which it is located. • There shall be no more than one entrance to the single-family dwelling on the street side of the building, other than an entrancc from the garagc. 1fie door to the accessory dwelling shall not be visible from the streeL • There shall be at least thrcc off-suea paridng spaccs provided on site which � meet the design, setback, and di.mension requirements specified in Article 30 of I the Zoning Ordinanca Tandem Parldng (where one car pazks behind the other) is not considered a legal off-strezt parldng space.