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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 928-1983 ORDINANCE NO. 928-83 AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 20.18 ENTITLED "RESIDENTIAL SECOND UNITS" TO THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. CHAPTER 20.18 ADDED Chapter 20.18 entitled "Residential Second Units" is hereby added to the South San Francisco Municipal Code and shall read as follows: "CHAPTER 20.18 RESIDENTIAL SECOND UNITS Sections: 20.18.010 20.18.020 20.18.030 20.18.050 20.18.060 Purpose and Intent Definition Conditional Use Permit required for any Residential Second Units Existing Second Units Limitation 20.18.010 Purpose and Intent The purpose of this Chapter is to provide a mechanism for allowing second units in residential zoned districts, thereby providing the opportunity for the development of small housing units designed to meet the special housing needs of one and two-person households. Furthermore, the purpose of this Chapter is to allow the more efficient use of the City's existing stock of dwellings~ to provide housing units for family members who are elderly or disabled, to avoid parking problems in residential neighborhoods, and to protect property values and the single-family character of a neighborhood by ensuring that second units are developed under such special condi- tions as may be appropriate to further the purpose of this ordinance. This Chapter implements the provisions of government Code Sections 65852.1 and 65852.2. 20.18~020 Definition A, As used in this Chapter, a "primary unit" is a single family detached dwelling unit. B~ As used in this chapter, a residential "second unit" is a separate, complete houskeeping unit with kitchen, sleeping, and full bathroom facilities and which is located on the same parcel or lot as the primary unit, 20.18.030 Conditional Use Permit required for any Residential Second Units. A, New residential second units may be permitted in any residential zoned District in the City subject to a Conditional Use Permit as provided in Chapter 20.80 of this Code. In addition, the follow- ing standards shall apply to the development of each residential second unit: 1. No more than one residential second unit shall be permitted on any one parcel or lot. 2~ A residential second unit may only be permitted on a resi- dential lot on which there is already built one single family detached dwelling unit (primary unit), and such second unit shall be within or attached to the existing primary unit. 3. Residential second units may not be permitted on residential lots already having two or more dwelling units located thereon. 4. Type and size of unit. Second units shall be limited to "studio" or "efficiency" type units. The size of the units shall not exceed 640 square feet of gross floor area~ 5. Minimum yard requirements. Second units shall conform to the front, side, and rear yard setback requirements of the zone in which they are developed, except that in the R-1 and R-2 zones~ 10 feet shall be the rear yard setback requirement. -2- CENTir~AL RECORO~ 6. Off-street parking requirements; Variances (a) One off-street parking space shall be required for the second unit in addition to any off-street parking spaces required for the primary unit by Chapter 20.52 of this Code, as amended from time to time. (b) For the purpose of subsection A6(a) immediately above, the Planning Commission may allow a variance from the requirements of Sections 20.52.110 C and 20.52.170 A or either of them, upon application by the owner and compliance with Government Code Section 65906 and Sections 20.80.090 through 20.80.140 of this Code. 7. Code Compliance. (a) Minimum Housing Code Compliance shall be required for the primary unit. (b) The second unit shall comply with all provisions of the South San Francisco Municipal Code in effect at the time of approval of the Use Permit, including but not limited to, all Uniform Codes adopted by reference in said Municipal Code. (c) Products of combustion detectors shall be required for each primary and second unit. 8. Entrance. The second unit shall utilize the same exterior doorways as the primary unit; it shall not have a separate entrance. Be e 10. 11. Lot size. The minimum size of the lot on which the second unit may be built shall be 5,000 square feet. The lot shall have a minimum width of 50 feet and have a minimum depth of 80 feet. Owner occupancy and deed restriction required. Prior to issuance of a building permit for the second unit, a deed restriction to run with the land shall be recorded such that the use of the second unit as a separate dwelling may continue only as long as the property is owner occupied. Services. Second units shall not be metered separately from the main units for gas, electricity and water services. No Conditional Use Permit for a residential second unit may be approved unless the Planning Commission first makes the following findings: 1. The second unit is compatible with design of the main unit and the surrounding neighborhood in terms of landscaping, scale, height, length, width, bulk, lot coverage and exterior treatment and will not cause excessive noise, traffic or other disturbances to the existing neighborhood or result in significantly adverse impacts on public services and resources. 2. The second unit will not tend to change the character or cause a concentration of such units sufficient to change the characteristic of the residential neighborhood in which it is located. -4- 20.18.050 Existing Second Units This Chapter shall in no way validate any existing illegal second unit. An application for a Use Permit may be made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter to convert an illegal second unit to a conforming legal second unit, and the standards and requirements for said conversion shall be the same as for newly proposed second units. 20.18.060 Limitation Any single-family dwelling unit constructed after the effective date of this ordinance shall be ineligible for a second unit." SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portion of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconsti- tutional. SECTION 3. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be published once in the Enterprise-Journal, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of South San Francisco, as re- quired by law, and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after its adoption. Introduced this 7th day of ~pt~mhpr , 1983. =5- Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco this 21st day of S~.pt~.mh~r , 1983 by the following vote: AYES: C~unr. ilm~mh~r~ Rnnald G Acosta, Emanuele N. Damonte and Gus Nicolopulos NOES: C. nl,ncilmembers Mark N. Addiego and R~berta Cerri Teglia ABSENT: None ATTEST:~le~~~ As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 21st day of September , 1983. -6- GENTRAL. REC~ORD$