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ATTY/RESO.0080/PC RESO ADU REQUIREMENTS REV: 09-01-2020 PR Page 7 of 14 J. Junior Accessory Dwelling Units. If a junior accessory dwelling unit is proposed, it shall comply with the requirements of California Government Code section 65852.22, including but not limited to the following. 1. A junior accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed 500 square feet in size and contained entirely within a single family home. 2. No junior accessory dwelling unit shall be smaller than the size required to allow an efficiency unit pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958.1. 3. A junior accessory dwelling unit shall be contained entirely within the walls of a single-family residence, and shall contain a kitchen or an efficiency kitchen that includes cooking appliances, a food preparation counter, and storage cabinets that are of reasonable size in relation to the junior accessory dwelling unit. 4. A junior accessory dwelling unit may share a bathroom with the single-family home. 5. A junior accessory dwelling unit shall provide a separate exterior entrance from the single-family home. 6. Owner-occupancy is required. The owner may reside in either the single-family residence or the newly created junior accessory dwelling unit. 7. A deed restriction shall be recorded providing for a prohibition on the sale of the junior accessory dwelling unit separate from the single-family residence, including a statement that the deed restriction may be enforced against future purchasers. A restriction on the size and attributes of the junior accessory dwelling unit that conforms with the requirements of Government Code Section 65852.22.8. Only one junior accessory dwelling unit is allowed per lot. K. Building and Fire Code Compliance. Accessory dwelling units shall comply with all applicable building and fire code requirements. Accessory dwelling units shall not be required to provide fire sprinklers if they are not required for the primary residence. Except however, fire sprinklers may be allowed to address fire code compliance as needed. 37.4 - Streamlined Accessory Dwelling Units Application. The new construction of one detached accessory dwelling unit that does not exceed eight hundred (800) square feet and sixteen (16) feet in height with minimum four (4) foot side and rear yard setbacks within a residential or mixed-use zone on a lot with a single-family dwelling shall be allowed with a building permit. The detached accessory dwelling unit may be combined with a junior accessory dwelling unit when constructed within the single-family home. An accessory dwelling unit that includes a second-story element shall require approval of an Architectural Permit in accordance with Article 45. 37.5 - Long-Term Rental Only. The Aaccessory dwelling units shall not be intended or offered for sale, nor sold, but may be rented for terms of thirty (30) days or longer. The short-term rental of accessory dwelling units is not permitted. 37.6 - Application Review Process Homeowner Occupancy.