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owner may rent the accessory dwelling unit to one party. The rental period shall be 30 days or longer. The owner shall be a signatory to any lease for the rented unit, for which the city may reasonably require a copy of to verify compliance with this chapter, and shall be the applicant for any permit issued under this chapter. B. The accessory dwelling unit shall not be sold or held under a different legal ownership than the primary residence; nor shall the lot containing the accessory dwelling unit be subdivided. C. In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, the following objective standards shall apply to accessory dwelling units: 1. Accessory dwelling units shall incorporate the following: a. Architecture of an accessory dwelling unit shall match the existing architectural style of the primary residence with the use of the following building elements to the maximum extent feasible: i. Use of the same wall material or wall, or wall material that visually appears the same as the existing primary residence, including color and texture; ii. Use of same trim material and trim style; iii. Use of same roof form, roofing material and roof slope to the maximum extent feasible; iv. Use of the same window size, proportion, operation, recess or reveal, divided light pattern, and spacing distance between placement of windows; v. Use of same railing design and material. b. A solid fence at least six feet in height and vegetative screening/plantings of species with a mature height of at least 10 feet in height shall be located or constructed along interior side and rear property lines adjacent to the accessory dwelling unit if the accessory dwelling unit is located less than 10 feet from respective property lines. On a corner property, if the accessory dwelling unit is located less than 10 feet from respective property lines, a solid fence at least six feet in height or vegetative screening/plantings of a species with a mature height of at least 10 feet shall be located in the area between the accessory dwelling unit and the street side property line, and both a solid fence at least six feet in height and vegetative screening/planting of a species with a mature height of at least 10 feet shall be located in the area between the accessory dwelling unit and the rear property line. In no instance shall solid fencing be required in planned unit developments where open fencing is otherwise required. In no instance shall the provisions of this subsection conflict with the fence requirements identified in Chapter 18.84 of this title. c. Exterior lighting shall be shielded, directed downward, and located only at exterior doors and if applicable, along the path of travel from the public right-of-way. d. To the maximum extent feasible, mechanical equipment and plumbing, conduit, or cabling for utilities is not permitted on the exterior walls of the accessory dwelling unit. This requirement does not apply to meters, electrical panels, and solar installations. 2. The following standards apply to accessory dwelling units proposed as a second-story accessory dwelling unit that is consistent with this chapter: a. Any exterior stairway proposed to serve the accessory dwelling unit shall not be visible from the public right-of-way on the frontage abutting the front yard upon completion of the construction of the accessory dwelling unit. Where the project includes planting of vegetation for screening an exterior stairway, the assessment of visibility may take into account the mature height of vegetation that has been planted but has not yet reached full maturity at completion of construction. b. All new windows may be operable, but at least one of the following measures must be implemented for new second-story windows in an accessory dwelling unit that are 25 feet or less from a property line: (1) the proposed window of the accessory dwelling unit is positioned such that the window sill is at least five feet above finished floor; or (2) the proposed window of the accessory dwelling unit utilizes frosted or obscured glass in the glazing portion of the window. Page 24 of 448