§ 19.443.040 — Requirements

19.443.040 - Requirements.

A two-unit development made pursuant to California Government Code Section 65852.21 shall conform with the following requirements, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65852.21(a) and Section 65913.4(a)(6): A. Location. A parcel for a two-unit development or urban lot split shall: 1. Be located within a Single-Family Zone (R-1, RE, RR, RC, DSP-RES, or NSP-MDR); 2. Not be located within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, with the exception of sites that have adopted fire hazard mitigation measures pursuant to existing building standards or state fire mitigation measures applicable to the development; 3. Not be located within a mapped 100-year floodplain, wetland, recorded Open Space Easement, mapped Arroyo, or identified for habitat conservation as defined in the Western Riverside Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan; 4. Not be located within a designated hazardous waste site; 5. Not be located within a Historic District or Neighborhood Conservation Area designated pursuant to Title 20; 6. Not be located on property included on the State Historic Resources Inventory, as defined in Section 5020.1 of the Public Resources Code; and 7. Not be located on a site that is designated or listed as a City or County Landmark or Structure of Merit, or other historic property designated pursuant to Title 20 or another City or County ordinance. B. Eligibility. A parcel is not eligible for a two-unit development if the project would require demolition or alteration of: 1. More than 25% of the exterior walls of a unit that is occupied by a tenant or has been occupied by a tenant at any time in the previous three years; 2. Housing that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of moderate, low, or very low income; 3. Housing that is subject to any form of rent or price control; and 4. A parcel containing a unit that was withdrawn from the rental market through an Ellis Act eviction at any time in the last 15 years.

(Ord. 7744, § 6, 2025; Ord. 7592 § 6(Exh. G), 2022)