Sec. 26-138. - Permit.

(a)

Accessory dwelling units are permitted only in areas zoned to allow multifamily and single family residential, subject to the issuance of a building permit. Any application for an accessory dwelling unit that meets the unit size standards and development standards contained in this division or is the type of accessory dwelling unit described in this division, shall be approved ministerially by the City by applying the standards herein and without a public hearing.

(b)

An application for an accessory dwelling unit permit (second unit review—see article VI division 9) shall be made by the owner of the parcel on which the primary unit sits and shall be filed with the City on a Cityapproved application form and subject to the established fee set by City Council resolution as it may be amended from time to time. The second unit review application process shall be considered the same as a zoning clearance.

(c)

Applications for accessory dwelling units shall conform to the requirements for, and shall obtain, a building permit consistent with the requirements of chapter 7 (buildings and building regulations) of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)