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Ordinance No, 2300 <br /> Page 13 <br /> § 18.106.080. Required standards for all junior accessory dwelling units. <br /> All junior accessory dwelling units shall meet the following standards: <br /> A. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall be located entirely within the existing <br /> structure of the one-family residence and attached garages and shall have its own <br /> separate interior and exterior entrances. <br /> B. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed 500 square feet in area. <br /> C. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall include an efficiency kitchen which includes <br /> a sink, cooking appliance, counter surface, and storage cabinets that meet <br /> minimum building code standards. The junior accessory dwelling unit may share <br /> sanitation facilities with the primary residence or may have its own sanitation <br /> facilities. <br /> D. Parking shall not be required for a junior accessory dwelling unit. When code- <br /> required parking for the primary residence's garage is eliminated and/or modified, in <br /> conjunction with the creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit, the replacement <br /> space(s) shall be located on the same lot as the primary unit. With the approval of <br /> the community development director or designee, the parking may be configured in <br /> a flexible manner so as not to burden the creation of the junior accessory dwelling <br /> unit. The location and configuration of the replacement parking is subject to the <br /> review and approval of the director of community development, and may be located <br /> and configured in such a manner to facilitate the junior accessory dwelling unit. <br /> E. Additional water. sewer and power connection fees shall not be required. <br /> F. Only one other residential unit and up to one other accessory dwelling unit shall be <br /> permitted on a lot with a junior accessory dwelling unit, as provided in <br /> 18.106.030(C)(1). If the owner occupies the primary residential unit, the owner may <br /> rent the junior accessory dwelling unit to one party. If the owner occupies the junior <br /> accessory dwelling unit, the owner may rent the primary residential unit to one <br /> party. The owner may rent both the primary residential unit and the junior accessory <br /> dwelling unit together to one party who may not further sublease any unit(s) or <br /> portion(s) thereof. In any case, the rental period shall be longer than 30 days. The <br /> owner shall be a signatory to any lease for the rented unit, for which the city may <br /> reasonably require a copy of to verify compliance with this chapter, and shall be the <br /> applicant for any permit issued under this chapter. <br /> G. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall not be sold or held under a different legal <br /> ownership than the primary residence, nor shall the lot containing the junior <br /> dwelling unit be subdivided. <br /> H. The resident owner shall install address signs which indicate that two separate units <br /> exist on the lot, as required by the fire marshal. The resident owner shall obtain the <br /> new street address for the junior accessory dwelling unit form the engineering <br /> department. <br /> I. Except as modified by this chapter, all other regulations embodied in the zoning of <br /> the property for main dwellings shall apply to the development of junior accessory <br /> units. <br /> J. The owner of the lot on which the junior accessory dwelling unit is located shall <br /> participate in the city's monitoring program to determine rent levels of the junior <br />