Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
- Maximum units
- 1
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Allowed where single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. dwellings are permitted by zoning, including on lots with legal nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. dwellings
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
Existing height of the area being converted to a junior accessory dwelling unit or the maximum height approved for a proposed single-family residence within which the junior accessory dwelling unit will be located.
Other
- Efficiency kitchen required
A junior accessory dwelling unit shall include an efficiency kitchen.
- Internal doorway connection required
A common interior doorway shall be provided to connect a junior accessory dwelling unit to the living area of the primary single-family dwelling.
- Separate exterior entry required
A separate exterior entryway shall be provided independent of the primary dwelling unit's entryway.
- JADU must be within primary dwelling footprint
A junior accessory dwelling unit shall be located entirely within the footprint of an existing or proposed single-family dwelling.
- Maximum JADU floor area500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum gross floor area allowed for a junior accessory dwelling unit is 500 square feet.
From the ordinance
The maximum gross floor area allowed for a junior accessory dwelling unit is 500 square feet. ... A junior accessory dwelling unit shall be located entirely within the footprint of an existing or proposed single-family dwelling.