“Accessory dwelling unit” means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family dwelling is situated.

“Accessory dwelling unit, attached” means an accessory dwelling unit that shares a common wall with the primary dwelling unit on the lot, by being constructed as a physical expansion (i.e., addition) of the primary dwelling unit.

“Accessory dwelling unit, detached” means an accessory dwelling unit that is constructed as a separate structure or as an addition to an accessory structure that is separate and detached from the primary dwelling unit on the same lot.

“Dwelling unit” includes an ADU, JADU, a primary dwelling unit, and an SB 9 dwelling unit.

“Junior accessory dwelling unit” means an accessory dwelling unit created by the conversion of existing floor space, which is contained within the existing floor area of a primary dwelling unit.

“Primary dwelling unit” means the single-family residence on the property and is the larger of the two (2) if there is an existing accessory dwelling unit on the property.

“Private road” means a road, way, or street in private ownership and under private maintenance, not offered for dedication as a public road, way, place, or street, which affords the principal means of access to three (3) or more lots or parcels which do not have frontage on a public street.

“SB 9 dwelling unit” means a dwelling unit that is developed using the provisions in this chapter and the provisions identified in California Government Code Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7, as they may be amended or recodified. (Ord. 1061 § 2 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 1057 § 3, 2022; Ord. 1055 § 2 (Exh. A), 2021)