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18.106.010 (Pleasanton Supp. No. 30, 7-23) 670 Chapter 18.106 ACCESSORY AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS* Sections: 18.106.010 Purpose. 18.106.020 Use requirements and review process. 18.106.030 Density and growth management program. 18.106.040 Standards for attached accessory dwelling units—Height limitations, setbacks, open space, and other regulations. 18.106.045 Standards for detached accessory dwelling units—Height limitations, setbacks, open space, and other regulations. 18.106.050 Standards for accessory dwelling units resulting from converting existing space in multi-family developments—Height limitations, setbacks, open space, and other regulations. 18.106.060 Required standards for all accessory dwelling units. 18.106.070 Required standards for all junior accessory dwelling units. * Prior ordinance history: Ord. 1812 § 1, 2000. 18.106.010 Purpose. Accessory and junior accessory dwelling units are a valuable form of housing in the city. These units meet the city’s general plan housing policies related to: attaining a variety of housing types; providing housing stock to lower income households; including lower income housing units within market rate housing projects; providing alternative, nontraditional means suited to the community to fill lower and moderate income housing needs; meeting the city’s share of regional housing needs; providing a means to assist homeowners in financing the acquisition of a home; and providing security to homeowners living alone. The further purpose of this chapter is to comply with the requirements of State law. To do so, this chapter identi- fies those zoning districts where an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit meeting enumerated stan- dards to ensure neighborhood compatibility is a permitted use in that district. (Ord. 2213 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2161 § 1, 2017; Ord. 2080 § 2, 2013; Ord. 1885 § 2, 2003) 18.106.020 Use requirements and review process. A. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units are permitted uses in the R-1 one family residential district, RM multi-family residential district, planned unit developments zoned for residential uses, MU mixed use districts, C-C central commercial district, and A agricultural district, if the primary unit is a proposed or exist- ing legal one-family dwelling unit or existing legal multi-family development and the accessory dwelling unit meets all of the standards set forth in Section 18.106.060 of this chapter and the applicable site standards in Sec- tion 18.106.040 of this chapter for attached accessory dwelling units, Section 18.106.045 of this chapter for de- tached accessory dwelling units, Section 18.106.050 of this chapter for accessory dwelling unit(s) resulting from conversion of existing space in multi-family development, or Section 18.106.070 of this chapter for junior acces- sory dwelling units. B. For purposes of this section: 1. A one-family development is defined as a property, site or parcel that contains one dwelling unit (other than an accessory dwelling unit), where the primary dwelling unit is detached and/or separated from any adjacent dwelling unit other than an accessory dwelling unit. A property, site or parcel containing multiple detached single-family dwellings on the same lot shall also be considered a one-family development. 2. A multi-family development is defined as building(s) or structure(s) to house more than one household within separate dwelling units, including units having attached or shared walls.