(a) "Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)" means a residential dwelling unit that is either attached, detached or incorporated within an existing legally constructed structure, which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family dwelling is situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes the following: (1) an efficiency unit, as defined in Section 17.958.1 of Health and Safety Code; and (2) a manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) "Junior accessory dwelling unit (junior ADU)" means a residential dwelling unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained entirely within an existing single-family structure. A junior accessory dwelling unit may include separate sanitation facilities or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure.
(c) "Efficiency unit," as defined in Section 17958.1 of the Health and Safety Code, may be permitted for occupancy by no more than two persons and shall not be less than 150 square feet in size. The efficiency unit shall have a bathroom facility and a partial kitchen, with a kitchen sink, cooking appliance, and refrigerator.
(d) Collectively, ADUs and junior ADUs may be referred to in this Chapter as accessory dwelling units.
(Ord. 197, passed 3-4-2020)