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04/08/2013 (3) Manufacturin�or industrial activities including but not limited to weldin�, machining, or anv open flame work. (4) Anv other activity or use as determined by the responsible review authority to not be compatible with residential activities and/or to have the possibilitv of affectin� the health or safetv of live/work unit residents due to the potential for the use to create dust, �lare, heat, noise, noxious �asses, odor, smoke traffic vibration or other impacts, or would be hazardous because of materials, processes, products, or wastes. ii Chan�es in use. After approval a live/work unit shall not be converted to entirely residential use. b. Desi�n Standards. i Floor area requirement A live/work unit shall have a minimum floor area of at least 750 square feet. The residential portion of the live/work unit shall be no more than 60 percent of the total unit area, but no less than 50 percent of the total unit area in order to ensure that the residential portion remains accessory to the primary commercial use and complv with California Building Code requirements. All floor area other than that reserved for livin� space shall be reserved and regularlv used for workin�space. ii Access to individual units. Access to each unit shall be provided from shop fronts directiv from the sidewalk parallel to the primary or secondarv street, from common access areas corridors, or halls. The access to each unit shall be clearly separate from other live/work units or other uses within the buildin�. Livin� space shall be located in the rear �round level or second floor and above to maintain activity and commercial access alon�the frontage. iii. Facilities to accommodate commercial or industrial activities. A live/work unit shall be desi�ned to accommodate nonresidential uses as evidenced by the provision of ventilation interior stora�e, floorin�, and other physical improvements of the tvpe commonly found in exclusivelv nonresidential facilities used for the same work activity. iv. Inte�ration of livin� and workin� space. Areas within a live/work unit that are desi�nated as livin� space shall be an inte�ral part of the live/work unit and not separated (or occupied and/or rented separately) from the work space, except that mezzanines and lofts may be used as living space subiect to compliance with the other provisions of this Section, and livin� and workin� space mav be separated bv interior courtvards or similar private space. v. Mixed occupancy buildin�s. If a buildin� contains mixed occupancies of live/work units and other nonresidential uses, occupancies other than live/work ATTY/ORD.387/GP ZONING ORD MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT ORD.#1130-359 UNDER ARTICLE 54 FORMERLY MUFF#602 REV:03-06-13 PT Page 72 of 86