(A) The accessory dwelling unit shall be located on the same lot as the proposed or existing primary unit and shall be attached to or contained within the existing space of the proposed or existing primary unit, including attached garages, storage areas, or accessory structures, or detached from the primary unit.
(B) Parking for an accessory dwelling unit is required in the following manner:
(1) No additional parking is required for an accessory dwelling unit contained within the existing living area of a primary unit or an existing accessory structure.
(2) An accessory dwelling unit attached or detached from the primary unit shall provide one parking space per unit or one parking space per bedroom, whichever is less. Parking may be provided on an existing driveway in the front yard setback area of the lot on which the accessory dwelling unit is located, provided that the driveway is at least 20 feet in depth. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an existing garage, carport, or covered parking structure is converted to an accessory dwelling unit or demolished in conjunction with the construction of an accessory dwelling unit, the parking provided by such garage, carport, or covered parking structure is not required to be replaced.
(3) Parking spaces shall be paved or on another surface approved by the Community Development Director, such as compacted, decomposed granite. Parking on dirt or landscaped areas is prohibited.
( 4) A front yard landscaped area is required to be maintained on the lot on which the accessory dwelling unit is located and shall not be removed to accommodate off-street parking.
(C) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no additional parking spaces beyond that required for the primary unit shall be required for an accessory dwelling unit that meets any of the following criteria:
(1) The accessory dwelling unit is located within one-half mile walking distance of public transit.
(2) The accessory dwelling unit is located within a historic district identified in the city's Register of Historic Resources.
(3) The accessory dwelling unit is contained within the existing primary unit or accessory building.
(4) When on-street parking permits are required but not offered to the occupant of the accessory dwelling unit.
(5) When there is a car-share vehicle located within one block of the accessory dwelling unit.
(D) The total floor area for an accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed 1,200 square feet, if detached, or 50% of the primary unit if attached, or, subject to subsection (F) of this section, otherwise result in the total built area of the primary unit and the accessory dwelling unit exceeding the maximum lot area coverage as prescribed per the underlying residential zone. This standard shall not apply to an accessory dwelling unit that is contained within the existing space of an existing or proposed primary unit or accessory building.
(E) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed and no development standard shall apply to prohibit the construction of an accessory dwelling unit that is at least 16 feet in height and at least 800 square feet in size.
(F) The location of, and improvements for, the accessory dwelling unit shall conform with the yard setback, building height, and landscaping requirements of the zone in which it is to be located, except as applied in the following:
(1) No setback shall be required when existing living area or an existing accessory structure is converted to an accessory dwelling unit, or a portion of an accessory dwelling unit, or when an accessory dwelling unit or a portion of an accessory dwelling unit is constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as existing living area or an existing
accessory structure.
(2) A setback of no more than four feet from the side and rear lot lines, including lot lines adjacent to streets, shall be required for all other accessory dwelling units.
(G) An accessory dwelling unit shall have a separate independent entrance from the primary unit.
(H) A manufactured home on a permanent foundation may be permitted in any zone as an accessory dwelling unit, subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.81.
(I) The accessory dwelling unit shall be architecturally compatible with the primary unit, with respect to style, roof pitch, color, and exterior materials.
(J) If the existing primary unit is required to have fire sprinklers, the accessory dwelling unit shall be required to have fire sprinklers.
(Ord. 3311 § 3, 2020; Ord. 3291 § 10, 2018; Ord. 3259 § 43, 2017.)