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<br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 38 of 54 <br /> <br />(j) Unit Standards. <br /> <br />(1) Quantity. No more than two (2) dwelling units of any kind may be built on a <br />lot that results from an urban lot split. For purposes of this paragraph, "unit" <br />means any dwelling unit, including, but not limited to, a primary dwelling <br />unit, a unit created under this article, an ADU, or a JADU. <br /> <br />(2) Unit Size. <br /> <br />(A) The total floor area of each primary dwelling that is developed on a <br />resulting lot must be: <br /> <br />(i) Less than or equal to eight hundred (800); and <br /> <br />(ii) More than five hundred (500) square feet. <br /> <br />(B) A primary dwelling that was legally established prior to the urban lot <br />split and that is larger than eight hundred (800) square feet is limited to <br />the lawful floor area at the time of the urban lot split. It may not be <br />expanded. <br /> <br />(C) A primary dwelling that was legally established prior to the urban lot <br />split and that is smaller than eight hundred (800) square feet may be <br />expanded to eight hundred (800) square feet after the urban lot split. <br /> <br />(3) Height Restrictions. <br /> <br />(A) On a resulting lot that is smaller than two thousand (2,000) square feet, <br />no new primary dwelling unit may exceed two (2) stories or twenty-two <br />(22) feet in height, measured from finished grade to peak of the <br />structure. Any portion of a new primary dwelling that exceeds one (1) <br />story must be stepped back by an additional five (5) feet from the <br />ground floor; no balcony deck or other portion of the second story may <br />project into the stepback. <br /> <br />(B) No rooftop deck is permitted on any new or remodeled dwelling or <br />structure on a lot resulting from an urban lot split. <br /> <br />(4) Lot Coverage. The maximum building coverage of net lot area shall be <br />thirty-five (35) percent. If new structures are proposed to be one-story and <br />be deed restricted to be maintained as one-story structures in perpetuity, a <br />fifty (50) percent lot coverage is allowed. This lot coverage standard is only <br />enforced to the extent that it does not prevent two (2) primary dwelling units <br />on the lot at eight hundred (800) square feet each. <br /> <br />(5) Open Space. Private open space shall be provided for each unit at a <br />minimum of one hundred (100) square feet in the form of a private covered <br />patio or deck. The minimum dimensions of such space shall be eight (8) feet <br />in each direction. This open space standard is only enforced to the extent