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(in) Antennas and Dish Antennas. Antennas and dish antennas are permitted subject to the requirements set forth in Article 5 of Chapter I and Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 10. (n) One secondary dwelling on each parcel or lot of land in one ownership which is of at least one acre in gross area, subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter and other laws. The gross area shall be measured prior to any required dedication of right- of-way or access easements, when required as part of a site development permit application submitted subsequent to January 1, 1999. Secondary dwellings shall meet the following standards: (1) A secondary dwelling shall be subordinate to and architecturally consistent with the primary dwelling; (2) The secondary dwelling shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area; (3) If the secondary dwelling is within or attached to the primary dwelling, it shall be constructed so that the entire structure appears to be one dwelling; (4) If the secondary dwelling is separate from the primary dwelling, it shall not be sited in a visually prominent location, and shall respect the visual and acoustic privacy of primary dwellings on contiguous lots; (5) The lot on which a secondary dwelling is located must be connected to the public sanitary sewer system or have a private sewage disposal system that is deemed to be adequate for the addition of the second dwelling by the Santa Clara County Division of Health Services; and must have an adequate water supply; (6) The secondary dwelling shall not have a significant adverse impact on traffic flow and safety; (7) Any vehicular access to a secondary dwelling shall be by a common driveway with the primary dwelling; (8) The views of prominent scenic features by primary dwellings on contiguous lots shall be preserved. (o) Temporary Trailer Coaches. Trailer coaches during construction or substantial remodeling of a primary dwelling are permitted, subject to receipt of a zoning permit, pursuant to Section 10-1.310, after a public hearing held by the Zoning Administrator pursuant to Section 10-1.1005. One trailer coach specifically designed and equipped for human habitation may be placed on a lot, in accordance with the setback requirements of this Code and occupied only by the owner of the lot and members of the owner's family, as a temporary residence during construction or substantial remodeling of the primary dwelling on the lot. This pen-nit shall be granted for no more than six (6) months, but shall be renewable upon the determination of the Zoning Administrator that the use has not resulted in detriment or nuisance to the adjacent properties or the neighborhood. However, in all cases, the trailer coach shall be removed prior to building permit final. (p) Photovoltaic power generation facilities. (q) Solar thermal energy facilities. 2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this ordinance, Ordinance 556 Page 3