NS-3076 - Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) Amendments

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term is defined in California Government Code section 66310, et. seq., as amended from time to time. (2) "Existing accessory structure" means an accessory structure, as defined in this chapter, which was legally established and existing prior to the submittal of an ADU or JADU application. (3) "Existing carport"and "Existing covered parking structure" and "Existing garage" means a building or portion of a building designed or used for parking or storage of motor vehicles that was legally established and existing prior to the submittal of an ADU or JADU application. (4) "Existing uncovered parking space" means a parking area without a roof or other structure that is designated for a specific building and that was legally established and existing prior to the submittal of an ADU or JADU application. (5) "Junior accessory dwelling unit" or "JADU" means a unit that is no more than five hundred (500) square feet in size, contained entirely within the living area of a single-family residence, provides a cooking facility with appliances, food preparation counter and storage cabinets that are of reasonable size in relation to the unit, and has independent exterior access. A junior accessory dwelling unit may include separate sanitation facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure when an interior connection to the primary unit where the sanitation facilities are located is provided. (6) "Livable space" means a space in a dwelling intended for human habitation, including living, sleeping, eating, cooking, or sanitation. (7) "Living area" means the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit, including basements and attics, but does not include a garage or any accessory structure. (8) "Mixed-use" for purposes of ADU development means a development that combines residential land use with one (1) or more additional land uses where uses are physically and functionally integrated (horizontally or vertically). (9) "Multi-family building"for purposes of ADU development means a building, other than a hotel or motel, with two (2) or more attached dwelling units used to house two (2) or more families, living independently of each other. (10)"Public transit" means a location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or train station, where the public may access buses, trains, subways, and other forms of transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public. (11)"Single-family residence"means a residential building containing one(1)or more habitable rooms with only one (1) kitchen, designed for‘occupancy by one (1) independent household unit with common access to, and common use of all living, kitchen and bathroom areas. (12)"Tandem parking" means that two (2) or more automobile§ are parked on a driveway or in any other location on a lot, lined up behind one another. Ordinance No. NS-3076 5 of 10