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eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the one-family or multifamily dwelling is or <br />will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes the following: <br />1.An efficiency unit. <br />2.A manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code. <br />B.“Junior accessory dwelling unit” shall mean a unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and <br />contained entirely within a one-family residence. A junior accessory dwelling unit may include <br />separate sanitation facilities or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure. <br />C.“One-family development” shall mean a property, site or parcel that contains one dwelling unit <br />(other than an accessory dwelling unit), where the primary dwelling unit is detached and/or <br />separated from any adjacent dwelling unit other than an accessory dwelling unit. A property, site <br />or parcel containing multiple detached single-family dwellings on the same lot shall also be <br />considered a one-family development. <br />D. “Multifamily development” shall mean building(s) or structure(s) to house more than one <br />household within separate dwelling units, including units having attached or shared walls. <br />E.“Statewide exemption accessory dwelling unit,” shall mean a unit that complies with Government <br />Code Section 66323 and meets one of the following: <br />1. For Single-Family Residential: <br />a.One accessory dwelling unit that is within the proposed space of a new, one-family <br />development. The unit shall include an exterior entrance independent of the primary <br />dwelling, and may be located within a garage or carport attached to the primary dwelling. <br />b.A conversion of space within an existing one-family development to an accessory <br />dwelling unit. The unit shall include an exterior entrance independent of the primary <br />dwelling, and may be located within a garage or carport attached to the primary dwelling. <br />c.Conversion of an existing accessory structure to an accessory dwelling unit, with up to <br />150 square feet of additional floor area, if necessary to accommodate ingress and egress. <br />d.One detached, new construction accessory dwelling unit, which has a floor area of not <br />more than 800 square feet, a maximum height of 16, 18, or 20 feet depending on <br />conditions specified in Government Code Section 66321(b)(4), and four-foot side and rear <br />yard setbacks. <br />e.One junior accessory dwelling unit <br />2.For Multifamily Residential. Multiple state-exempt accessory dwelling units are permitted on <br />lots containing a proposed or existing multifamily dwelling structure or structures, as follows: <br />a.All proposed multifamily structures are permitted up to two (2) detached accessory <br />dwelling units not exceeding a maximum height of 16, 18, or 20 feet depending on <br />conditions specified in Government Code Section 66321(b)(4), and four-foot side and rear <br />yard setbacks. <br />b.Lots with an existing multifamily dwelling are permitted to have up to eight detached <br />accessory dwelling units, or as many detached accessory dwelling units as there are <br />primary dwelling units on the lot, whichever is less. <br />c.Lots containing an existing multifamily dwelling structure or structures are permitted <br />multiple accessory dwelling units located completely within existing areas not used as <br />livable space within the multifamily dwelling structure(s) (including any attached garages <br />P25-0026, Accessory Dwelling Units Exhibit A, PMC Amendments Page 2 Planning Commission, August 27, 2025 <br />DR <br />A <br />F <br />T