A. Floor Area Requirement. A live/work unit shall have a minimum floor area of at least 750 square feet. The nonresidential portion of the live/work unit shall be at least 25 percent but no more than 50 percent of the area of each unit in order to ensure that the residential portion remains accessory to the primary commercial use and complies with California Building Code requirements. All floor area other than that reserved for living space shall be reserved and regularly used for working space.

B. Separation of and Access to Individual Units. Each live/work unit shall be separated from other units and other uses in the building. Access to each unit shall be provided from shop fronts, directly from the sidewalk parallel to the primary or secondary street, or from common access areas, corridors, or halls. The access to each unit shall be clearly separate from other live/work units or other uses within the building. Living space shall be located in the rear ground level or second floor and above to maintain activity and commercial access along the frontage.

C. Facilities to Accommodate Commercial Activities. A live/work unit shall be designed to accommodate nonresidential uses as evidenced by the provision of ventilation, interior storage, flooring, and other physical improvements of the type commonly found in exclusively nonresidential facilities used for the same work activity.

D. Integration of Living and Working Space. Areas within a live/work unit that are designated as living space shall be an integral part of the live/work unit and not separated (or occupied and/or rented separately) from the work space, except that mezzanines and lofts may be used as living space subject to compliance with the other provisions of this part, and living and working space may be separated by interior courtyards or similar private space. (Ord. 690 § 4 (Exh. A), 2018).