§ 153.109 HOTELS.
   (A)   A hotel as defined in § 153.005 of this code shall be permitted in the VHS-C Zoning District only, upon the issuance of a conditional use permit.
   (B)   One off-street parking space as defined in § 153.086 of this code shall be required for each guest room in a hotel and one space for each employee shall be provided. These parking spaces are in addition to off-street parking spaces required for any associated use such as a restaurant, bar and related facilities.
   (C)   Minimum lot size, lot width, setbacks (except where the structure involved exists as nonconforming and no increase in the violation of the setback occurs) and maximum site coverage shall be regulated as per § 153.051 of this code, and the number of hotel rooms in the structure shall be limited to two double occupancy hotel rooms per old village lot contained within the contiguous property upon which the structure is located, or within the contiguous property in an adjacent block situated entirely within the VHS-C Zoning District. If lots in an adjacent block are used for density purposes for hotel rooms, they shall not be used for any principal purpose, but may be used only for septic area or parking spaces required for the hotel and associated uses such as a restaurant or bar.
   (D)   Sanitary facilities must comply with all state, county and city codes and the sanitary facilities of the hotel shall be exclusively for the use of hotel room guests.
   (E)   Signage for a hotel shall be regulated as per § 153.130 of this code.
   (F)   Hotel shall not be of more than two stories in height unless approved by the City Council upon recommendation of the Fire Marshal.
   (G)   The fire safety, sprinkler and alarm systems shall be in compliance with the state, county and local codes, and shall be adequate in the view of the Fire Marshal and the City Engineer for the health and safety of the occupants of the hotel and the adjoining landowners.
   (H)   All other codes, including Ch. 157 and 159 of this code, must be complied with.
(Prior Code, § 12-223)