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3. General Provisions_V1 <br /> <br />3-81 <br />§1007.048 ACCESSORY APARTMENTS. <br /> <br />(1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide standards for the establishment and <br />use of home accessory apartments in owner occupied single family homes. <br /> <br />(2) Application. Subject to the non-conforming use provisions of this Ordinance, all home <br />accessory apartments as defined in §1007.001. Definitions established after the effective date of <br />this Ordinance shall comply with the provisions of this section. <br /> <br />(3) Procedures and Permits. All home accessory apartments shall require an accessory <br />apartment permit. Applicants for such a permit shall be made on forms provided by the City which <br />shall include the following: <br /> <br />(a) Legal description of the property location and proof of ownership. <br /> <br />(b) Plans, drawn to scale, indicating existing and proposed floor plans and access to both <br />the principal unit and the accessory unit. <br /> <br />(c) Site plan depicting parking availability. <br /> <br />(4) Requirements. All home accessory apartments shall comply with the following <br />requirements: <br /> <br />(a) The accessory apartment shall be clearly a subordinate part of the single family <br />dwelling. In no case shall the accessory apartment be more than forty (40) percent of the building’s <br />total floor area, not to exceed nine hundred sixty (960) square feet nor have more than two (2) <br />bedrooms. Common area shared by the principal dwelling and accessory apartment shall be <br />considered part of the principal dwelling and shall not be included in the calculation of accessory <br />apartment floor area. <br /> <br />(b) The principal unit shall have at least nine hundred sixty (960) square feet of living <br />space remaining after creation of the accessory apartment exclusive of garage area. Accessory <br />apartments shall have at least five hundred (500) square feet of living space. Living space for the <br />accessory apartment shall include a kitchen or cooking facilities, a bathroom and a living room. <br /> <br />(c) A separate exterior entrance may be permitted. Any exterior alterations or expansion <br />shall be constructed of similar size, color, and type of materials as the principal single family unit <br />provided that no unenclosed ramps or stairways are utilized to access either the primary or <br />accessory unit. Only one (1) exterior stairway may be located on the side or rear of the dwelling. <br /> <br />(d) The principal unit and accessory apartment shall share an internal doorway <br />connection between the units. <br /> <br />(e) Both the principal unit and accessory apartment shall share a single utility hookup. <br />