Chapter: 20.00 Residential Second Units
Sections: 20.00.040 Senior second units—Temporary second dwelling uses with
kitchen facilities in existing residences or additions to existing residences
A use permit for a temporary second dwelling use with cooking facilities may be considered by the planning
commission in a portion of, or an
addition to, any legally existing single-family residence subject to all of the
following:
A.
The second dwelling shall be
used for the sole occupancy of one to two adult
persons who are sixty-two years of age or over and am immediate family members of the principal residents of the
parcel.
B.
The total designated floor area
for the second dwelling use shall not
exceed thirty percent of the floor area of the entire structure, including any proposed addition. However, under no
circumstances shall the floor area of the second unit exceed seven hundred
square feet.
C.
The habitable floor area of the
second dwelling shall maintain direct, internal
access to the habitable floor area of the primary residence, and a direct exit
outside. For purposes of this section,
habitable floor area shall include hallways.
D. Any structural additions or
alterations shall comply with all applicable
building, zoning, health and fire code requirements.
E. Utilities for the second dwelling area
(electricity, water, sewage disposal, etc.) shall be integrated into those of
the primary residence as much as is feasible.
F. When
the specified occupant(s) of the second dwelling no longer reside in the unit
or no longer qualify for the use permitted under these provisions, the kitchen
facilities and any duplicate utilities shall be removed, and the area no
longer used for second dwelling purposes.
G. Notice
of noncompliance, stating the conditions of the use permit, shall be recorded
at the time of issuance of a building permit for the structural addition or
alteration to the existing residence.
H. The
use permit shall be subject to annual review and verification of compliance by the planning department and/or planning commission. A fee, in an amount determined by the board of supervisors,
may be charged for the annual review. (Ord.
95-03 (part), 1995.)