Bed and breakfast homes and bed and breakfast inns may be issued as a conditional use in districts specified in this chapter; provided, the following standards and conditions of this section and § 152.269 of this chapter are met, and the proposed facility is compatible with the residential character of the area in a residentially zoned district and does not negatively affect the health, safety and general welfare of adjacent properties.
(A) The owner or manager shall permanently reside in the business complex or premises.
(B) Prior to approval of a building or buildings for either bed and breakfast facility, the Board of Adjustment shall receive a written notice from the county’s Health Department that the facility is approved for a bed and breakfast home or inn.
(C) Prior to approval of a building or buildings for either bed and breakfast facility, the Board of Adjustment shall receive a written notice from the town’s Fire Chief that the site and structures have been reviewed, that adequate water is available and that access to the structure or structures is sufficient for providing fire protection to the facility and adjacent properties.
(D) Plans for structural modifications, access, parking and landscaping shall be reviewed in order to determine the compatibility of the facility with adjacent development.
(E) The Board of Adjustment may require new or additional landscaping and screening for the facility and the parking if it is determined that the existing visual screening is inadequate.
(Ord. passed 3-14-2005; Ord. passed 10-10-2016; Ord. passed 3-14-2019, § 912)