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Ordinance No. Page 7 of 12 exceeds 800 square feet, a 10-foot street side setback is required for corner lots. Only in instances when complying with the front yard setback precludes a Statewide Exemption Accessory Dwelling Unit can an encroachment into the front yard setback be permitted and shall be limited only to the extent necessary to accommodate a Statewide Exemption Accessory Dwelling Unit. Where a detached accessory dwelling unit, or a portion thereof, would be constructed in exactly the same location and to exactly the same dimensions as a legal accessory structure, or is the result of the conversion of an existing accessory structure, the accessory dwelling unit may maintain the same setbacks as the existing structure, with no minimum setback required. C. The gross floor area of a detached accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed 850 square feet if the accessory dwelling unit is a studio or one-bedroom unit or 1,000 square feet if the accessory dwelling unit is two or more bedrooms, except where such unit results from conversion of an existing accessory building, in which case it may exceed these size limits. D. An accessory dwelling unit that does not meet all of the Statewide Exemption Accessory Dwelling Unit Standards defined in Section 18.106.020 shall comply with applicable floor area ratio maximums, minimum open space requirements, and any other applicable d evelopment regulations established by this section and the zoning district or planned unit development in which the property is located. E. Except as modified by this chapter, all other regulations embodied in the zoning of the property for class I accessory structures shall apply to the development of detached accessory dwelling units on one-family residential lots and multi-family residential lots. (Ord. 1885 § 2, 2003; Ord. 2080 § 2, 2013; Ord. 2161 § 1, 2017; Ord. 2213 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2244 § 2, 2023; Ord. 2277, 5/7/2024) § 18.106.050. Standards for accessory dwelling units resulting from converting existing space in multi-family developments—Height limitations, setbacks, open space, and other regulations. Accessory dwelling units resulting from the conversion of existing space in multi -family developments shall meet the requirements in Section 18.106.060 of this chapter and the following requirements: A. Expansions of the subject building not directly a part of the accessory dwelling unit shall be subject to the maximum height, and the minimum front, rear, and side yard requirements of the for the main structure, as applicable for the zoning district. B. Existing space in the multi-family development that is converted to an accessory dwelling unit shall be limited to space that is not livable habitable space. Space that may be converted includes, but is not limited to: storage rooms, boiler rooms, passageways, attics, basements, or garages. In no case shall the conversion of space to an accessory dwelling unit result in the elimination of access necessary to maintain safe ingress or egress per the Building and Fire Code. C. Except as modified by this chapter, all other regulations embodied in the zoning of the property for multi-family dwellings shall apply to the development of accessory dwelling units resulting from the conversion of existing space. (Ord. 2213 § 2, 2021) § 18.106.060. Required standards for all accessory dwelling units. All accessory dwelling units shall meet the following standards: A. Only one other residential unit shall be permitted on a lot with an accessory dwelling unit. The owner may rent both the primary residential unit and the accessory dwelling unit together to one party who may not further sublease any unit(s) or portion(s) thereof. The owner may rent the accessory dwelling unit to one party. The rental period shall be 30 days or longer. No ADU may be rented for a term that is shorter Page 77 of 348