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P25-0026, Accessory Dwelling Units Planning Commission, February 12, 2025 Exhibit A, PMC Amendments, Page 10 development and parcel criteria. a. Parking shall not be required if the city finds that parking is not feasible due to site topography or would create fire or life-safety conditions. 8. The square footage of the primary residence and accessory dwelling unit(s) combined cannot exceed the maximum floor area ratio requirement for the lot, except that the maximum floor area ratio may not reduce the square footage of an accessory dwelling unit to less than 800 square feet if the accessory dwelling unit is 16 feet or less in height and located at least four feet from side and rear property lines. 9. The accessory dwelling unit shall have access to at least 80 square feet of open space on the lot, except that this open space requirement may not reduce the square footage of an accessory dwelling unit to less than 800 square feet if the accessory dwelling unit is 16 feet or less in height and located at least four feet from side and rear property lines. D. The resident owner shall install address signs that are clearly visible from the street during both daytime and evening hours and which plainly indicate that two separate units exist on the lot, as required by the fire marshal. The resident owner shall obtain the new street address for the accessory dwelling unit from the engineering department. E. Adequate roadways, public utilities and services shall be available to serve the accessory dwelling unit. Accessory dwelling units shall not be considered new residential uses for the purposes of calculating connection fees or capacity charges for sewer and water. Installation of a separate direct connection between an accessory dwelling unit contained within an existing structure and the utility shall not be required. Accessory dwelling units not within an existing structure shall be required to install a new or separate utility connection and be charged a connection fee and/or capacity charge. These charges shall be proportionate to the burden imposed by the accessory dwelling unit on the water or sewer system based upon either its size or number of plumbing fixtures as determined by the city. F. The owner of the lot on which an accessory dwelling unit is located shall participate in the city's monitoring program to determine rent levels of the accessory dwelling units being rented. G. The accessory dwelling unit shall not create an adverse impact on any real property that is listed in the California Register of Historical Resources. H. The accessory dwelling unit shall comply with other zoning and building requirements generally applicable to residential construction in the applicable zone where the property is located. I. A restrictive covenant shall be recorded against the lot containing the accessory dwelling unit with the Alameda County recorder's office prior to the issuance of a building permit from the building division stating that: