1. Provide homeowners with a means of obtaining rental income, companionship, security and services through tenants in either the ADU or the primary residence;

2. Add affordable units to the existing housing;

3. Make housing units available to moderate-income people who might otherwise have difficulty finding homes within the city;

4. Develop housing units in single family neighborhoods that are appropriate for people at a variety of stages in the life cycle; and

5. Protect neighborhood stability, property values and the single family residential appearance of the neighborhood by adopting uniform ADU standards.

1. At least one room of not less than 150 square feet of habitable area.

2. At least one additional room of not less than 70 square feet of habitable area.

3. At least one bathroom containing a toilet, a sink and a shower stall or bathtub.

4. At least one, and no more than one, kitchen or cooking area containing at least a sink, a cooking appliance and a refrigeration unit.

5. The maximum size of an ADU shall be 800 square feet of habitable area or thirty-five percent (35%) of the living area of the primary residence, whichever is smaller; except that, if the ADU is located on a single floor and there is not increase in the size of the primary residence, the Community Development Director may allow an increase in the permitted size to efficiently use the floor area.

6. There shall be only one entrance on the front of the primary residence. Additional entrances are permitted at the side or rear of the house.

7. One off-street parking space is required in addition to the off-street parking spaces required for the primary residence. Parking must be provided in the rear of the lot or on a driveway.

8. An addition to a primary residence for the purpose of creating an ADU is a permitted use in residential and institutional zones.

9. Either the primary residence or the ADU must be occupied by an owner of the property.

10. In order to encourage the development of ADU’s for people with disabilities, the Building Official may allow reasonable deviation from the stated requirements to install features that facilitate accessibility.

1. Living room, bedroom, dining room, family room and similar living areas with a ceiling height of a least seven feet six inches (7’ 6”).

2. Kitchen, hallway, bathroom with a ceiling height of at least seven feet (7’).

3. In rooms with sloping ceiling, at least one half of the room area need meet the ceiling height prescribed above, except that no area with a ceiling height of less than five feet (5’) shall be considered habitable area.