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<br />P25-0026, Accessory Dwelling Units Planning Commission, February 12, 2025 <br />Exhibit A, PMC Amendments, Page 2 <br /> <br />unit is detached and/or separated from any adjacent dwelling unit other than an <br />accessory dwelling unit. A property, site or parcel containing multiple detached <br />single-family dwellings on the same lot shall also be considered a one-family <br />development. <br />2. A multi-family development is defined as building(s) or structure(s) to house more <br />than one household within separate dwelling units, including units having attached <br />or shared walls. <br />3. A development project that has both one-family and multi-family units on the same lot <br />shall be defined as a multi-family development. <br />4. In a development project that has both one-family and multi-family housing types, <br />regulations applicable to one-family developments shall apply to the one-family <br />housing types and regulations applicable to multi-family development shall apply <br />to multi-family housing types, irrespective of whether those one-family or multi- <br />family units are each located on their own lot or a common parcel. <br />C. Subject to meeting the regulations of this section, accessory dwelling units and junior <br />accessory dwelling units as defined in Chapter 18.08 shall be allowed on a parcel in the <br />following quantities: <br />1. In one-family developments, both of the following are permitted: <br />a. One accessory dwelling unit in addition to the primary residential unit. The <br />accessory dwelling unit may be attached or detached and may be the result of <br />new construction or existing space that is converted. <br />b. One junior accessory dwelling. <br />2. In the multi-family developments, one of the following are permitted: <br />a. Non-habitable portions of the existing main structure ADUs may be created <br />within the portions of existing multifamily structures that are not used as <br />livable space, as defined by Gov. Code, § 66313(e), are permitted to be <br />converted to an accessory dwelling unit. A minimum of one such accessory <br />dwelling unit is permitted. The maximum number of such accessory dwelling <br />units shall not exceed 25 percent of the existing multi-family dwelling units <br />located within each multi- family structure. A fraction of 0.5 or more is <br />rounded up and a fraction that is less than 0.5 is disregarded. In development <br />projects that have both one-family and multi-family housing types, 25 percent <br />shall apply only to the multi-family units, and any one-family units that are <br />within a multi-family development but are on their own parcel are subject to <br />regulations applicable to accessory dwelling units for one-family <br />developments. If the multi-family unit is eligible for an accessory dwelling <br />unit, the accessory dwelling unit resulting from the conversion of space may <br />be located in either the multi-family unit or in the one-family unit.