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Ordinance No. Page 11 of 12 A. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall be located entirely within the existing structure of the detached one-family residence and shall have its own separate interior and exterior entrances. B. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed 500 square feet in area. The square footage of the primary residence and ADU combined cannot exceed the maximum floor area ratio requirement for the lot. C. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall include an efficiency kitchen which includes a sink, cooking appliance, counter surface, and storage cabinets that meet minimum building code standards. Gas and 220v circuits shall not be allowed. The junior accessory dwelling unit may share a bathroom with the primary residence or may have its own bathroom. D. Parking shall not be required for a junior accessory dwelling unit. When code- required parking for the primary residence's garage is eliminated and/or modified, in conjunction with the creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit, the replacement space(s) shall be located on the same lot as the primary unit. With the approval of the community development director or designee, the parking may be configured in a flexible manner so as not to burden the creation of the junior accessory dwelling unit. The location and configuration of the replacement parking is subject to the review and approval of the director of community development, and may be located and configured in such a manner to facilitate the junior accessory dwelling unit. E. Additional water, sewer and power connection fees shall not be required. F. Only one other residential unit and one other accessory dwelling unit shall be permitted on a lot with a junior accessory dwelling unit. If the owner occupies the primary residential unit, the owner may rent the junior accessory dwelling unit to one party. If the owner occupies the junior accessory dwelling unit, the owner may rent the primary residential unit to one party. The owner may rent both the primary residential unit and the junior accessory dwelling unit together to one party who may not further sublease any unit(s) or portion(s) thereof. In any case, the rental period shall be longer than 30 days. The owner shall be a signatory to any lease for the rented unit, for which the city may reasonably require a copy of to verify compliance with this chap ter, and shall be the applicant for any permit issued under this chapter. G. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall not be sold or held under a different legal ownership than the primary residence, nor shall the lot containing the junior dwelling unit be subdivided. H. The resident owner shall install address signs that are clearly visible form 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 junior accessory dwelling unit form the engineering department. I. Except as modified by this chapter, all other regulations embodied in the zoning of the property for main dwellings shall apply to the development of junior accessory units. J. The owner of the lot on which the junior accessory dwelling unit is located shall participate in the city's monitoring program to determine rent levels of the junior accessory dwelling unit being rented. K. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall comply with the other zoning and building requirements generally applicable to residential construction in the applicable zone where the property is located. L. A restrictive covenant shall be recorded against the lot containing the junior accessory dwelling unit with the Alameda County recorder's office prior to the issuance of a building permit form the building division stating that: Page 81 of 348