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ATTY/RESO.0046/PC RESO RECOMMENDING ZONING TEXT & MAP AMENDMENTS – EXHIBIT A REV: 06-02-23 JB Page 17 of 66 review standards of the underlying zoning district unless the standard would have the effect of physically precluding the construction of up to two units or that would physically preclude either of the two units from being at least 800 square feet in floor area. The City shall waive or modify any standard if that standard would have the effect of physically precluding the construction of two units of at least 800 square feet each; any modifications of development standards shall be the minimum modification necessary to avoid physically precluding the construction of two units of 800 square feet each. The following exceptions to the requirements of the underlying zoning district apply: 1. Height. The maximum building height for SB 9 Projects shall be consistent with the underlying zoning district requirements, except that SB 9 Project structures encroaching within the rear setback area, as identified in Section 5.7, shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height when that portion of the SB 9 Project has a flat roof, or twenty-four (24) feet in height with a pitched roof (with the additional four (4) feet solely devoted to roof pitch). 2. Setbacks. SB 9 Projects shall be set back from the side and rear property lines as provided below: i. Side: 4 feet. ii. Rear: 4 feet. iii. No setback shall be required for an existing structure or a new structure constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as an existing structure. 3. Parking. For parking standards, see Section 30.5.A.2. 4. Floor Area Ratio. Where applicable, SB 9 Projects that propose to develop a single-family dwelling shall comply with the floor area ratio requirements in Article 48 (Floor Area Ratio for Single-Family Homes) of the Zoning Ordinance. SB 9 Projects that propose any other type of dwelling shall not be subject to a limit on floor area ratio. C. Allowable Demolition. No more than 25 percent of the existing exterior structural walls shall be demolished if a tenant has occupied the site in the last three years. D. Location Restrictions. An SB 9 Project is prohibited on a site that is identified in Government Code Section 65913.4(a)(6) subparagraphs (B) to (K) and as summarized below: 1. Farmland. 2. Wetlands. 3. Hazardous waste site. 4. Under conservation easement. 5. Lands identified for conservation. 6. Habitat for protected species. 7. Within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, except for sites excluded from specified hazard zones by the city, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 51179, or sites that have adopted fire hazard mitigation measures pursuant to existing