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Section 5. Sections 41.194 to 41.194.3 are hereby added to the Code to read as follows: Sec. 41-194. Second dwelling units--Standards. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a second dwelling unit may be constructed and maintained on a parcel in the R1, R2, R3, R4, CR, Al, or RE zoning districts, or on a parcel within any Specific Plan or Specific Development zoning district in which residential uses are permitted, on any parcel which is already improved with one (1) single-family dwelling unit and no other second dwelling unit, either as an attached or detached unit, or as a division of space within the existing unit, provided the following ministerially applied standards are met: (a) No second dwelling unit shall be permitted on any parcel which the city has designated as deficient in public open space, as shown on the map entitled "Areas of Open Space Deficiency" on file with the clerk of the council. (b) The second dwelling unit shall be not less than 300 square feet; (c) The second dwelling unit shall be not more than 750 square feet or thirty pement (30%) of the size of the primary dwelling unit on the parcel, whichever is less, provided, however, that the second dwelling unit shall in all cases be permitted to be a minimum of 300 square feet; (d) The lot coverage for the parcel, as that term is defined in this chapter, shall not exceed the percentage specified in the underlying zoning district. (e) The size and location of the second dwelling unit shall not cause the parcel to be reduced below a total of 1,200 square feet of usable, continuous, non-front yard open- space, excluding driveways and parking areas. Any open space with a minimum dimension of fifteen feet (15') shall be deemed contiguous. (f) The front yard setback shall be not less than twenty feet (20') from the street. The primary and secondary dwelling units shall comply with the provisions of section 41-603 et seq. of this code relating to setbacks. (g) Each side yard shall be a minimum of five feet (5') for the second dwelling unit. On corner lots, the side yard on the street side shall be a minimum often feet (10'). (h) The rear yard shall be a minimum of ten feet (10'). (i) There shall be a minimum of fifteen feet (15') separation between the primary dwelling unit and a detached second dwelling unit and a minimum of five feet (5') between a detached second dwelling unit and an accessory structure. Ordinance No. NS-2629 Page 5 of 8