Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Courtesy notice required
A courtesy notice shall be issued for junior accessory dwelling unit in compliance with division 19.58.
- JADU owner occupancy required
The junior accessory dwelling unit shall be considered legal only so long as the primary dwelling is occupied by the owner of record of the property, unless the owner is another governmental agency, land trust, or non-profit housing organization;
- Replacement parking allowed in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
Notwithstanding subsection 19.20.100.E.3. of this title, replacement parking can be located in a required front yard setback.
- Replacement parking required for converted garage
Where an existing attached garage providing conforming parking for a single-family dwelling is converted to create a junior accessory dwelling unit then those off-street parking stalls shall be replaced on-site by providing uncovered parking stalls complying with the requirements of subsection 19.20.100.E.4., subsection 19.30.070.D.2.a., subsection 19.30.080.A. of this Title and subsection 5-17.008.e. of Novato Municipal Code chapter V.
- Replacement parking allowed in tandem
Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 19.30.030.A, replacement parking can be provided in a tandem configuration.
- Unpermitted JADU pre-2020 can be permitted
An unpermitted JADU that was constructed before January 1, 2020, can be permitted pursuant to the provisions of Government Code section 66332.
From the ordinance
No on-site parking is required for a junior accessory dwelling unit.
Parking requirements
{
"JADU": "No on-site parking required"
}