An urban lot split and/or a two-unit housing development shall be subject to the following general requirements, which shall be accepted and acknowledged by the record owner of the subject parcel by signing a deed restriction, on a form approved by the City Attorney, which the city will record against the subject parcel prior to or concurrently with the recordation of the parcel map. The record owner of the subject parcel shall pay a fee established by resolution of the City Council to cover all recording fees.
(A) No non-residential uses. Non-residential uses shall be prohibited on the subject parcel, except for home occupations permitted pursuant to Chapter 17.80 of this code.
(B) Occupancy requirement. The record owner shall occupy one of the dwelling units on the subject parcel as their principal residence for at least three years from the date of the city’s approval of the urban lot split.
(C) No short term rentals. Leases or rental agreements for less than 30 days, including short-term rentals, are prohibited.
(D) No subsequent urban lot splits. Any subsequent urban lot split of the subject parcel shall be prohibited.
(E) Maximum of two dwelling units. No more than two dwelling units of any kind may be constructed or maintained on a parcel created by an urban lot split. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units shall be prohibited on a subject parcel where a two-unit housing development is established.
(F) Common ownership. Dwelling units located on the same parcel shall not be owned or conveyed separately from one another. Fee interest in a parcel and all dwelling units located thereon must be held equally and undivided by the record owners of the parcel. Separate conveyance of the two parcels created by an urban lot split is permitted, subject to the requirements of § 16.18.050(B) above.
(G) Affordable housing requirement. At least one of the dwelling units established as part of a two-unit housing development shall be available at a rental rate affordable to low income or moderate income households if one or both of the units is rented or leased.
(Ord. 3342 § 2 (part), 2022; Ord. 3341 § 3 (part), 2022.)