(a) Bed and Breakfasts and Short-Term Rentals.
(1) No owner shall permit a guest to occupy such accommodations for more than a thirty (30) day consecutive period.
(2) Electric and internally illuminated signs shall not be allowed in residential districts.
(3) In business districts, signs shall not exceed an initial lumen output of 2850 lumens (equivalent to a 150-watt incandescent A lamp) (copied from Ravenna)
(4) There shall be no more than four (4) guest rooms with a maximum number of guests not to exceed two (2) times the number of beds utilized by guests.
(5) All owners of a Bed and Breakfast or Short-Term Rental shall be current on all transient lodging taxes due the City, as provided in Chapter 193 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Conneaut.
(6) The Conneaut City Fire Department shall inspect and approve all Bed and Breakfasts and Short-Term Rentals for compliance with the State Fire Code prior to a conditional use permit being granted. The Conneaut Fire Department shall also conduct annual inspections to insure compliance with the State Fire Code. A conditional use permit issued for a Bed and Breakfast or Short-Term Rental shall not expire unless revoked as provided in subsection (a)(7) below.
(7) Upon inspection, the Conneaut Fire Department shall inform the Planning and Zoning Manager of any violations of the State Fire Code or City Property Maintenance Code. The Planning and Zoning Manager shall then notify the owner of the violations and provide a period of ten (10) days to make any required repairs. If the repairs are not made within that time period, the Manager may revoke the conditional use permit in accordance with Section 1137.07(e). Any owner may appeal the Manager's revocation to the Board of Zoning Appeals, pursuant to Section 1137.05.
(8) All parking spaces for Bed and Breakfasts and Short-Term Rentals shall be located on the premises and shall consist of one (1) parking space for each guest room, in addition to parking spaces required for the dwelling. On-street parking is prohibited, except when located in a non-residential district.
(b) Farm Animals.
(1) Any person, business, entity or firm owning, harboring or keeping seven (7) or more birds as defined above within a residential district of the City of Conneaut shall provide for a "run" of at least ten (10) square feet per bird, at least one (1) nest for every three (3) birds and a proper enclosure, hutch or coop for the housing of such birds which shall be approved by the Conneaut Zoning Inspector and shall in no event be less than one (1) square foot in size per bird, and which shall be at least twelve (12) inches off of the ground.
(2) The enclosure described at subsection (b)(1) of this section shall be considered an accessory building as defined at section 1103.01 of this Code and shall comply with all requirements for accessory buildings as set forth therein. Such enclosures shall be located in the rear yard only and shall be located not closer than five (5) feet from all lot lines of adjoining lots which are in any residential district and ten (10) feet from any other structure on the same lot.
(3) All persons, businesses, entities or firms owning, harboring or keeping poultry or fowl within any district of the City of Conneaut shall comply with all provisions of Chapter 1323 of the Codified Ordinances and shall in no event permit such activity from becoming unreasonable or offensive in appearance, smell or sound.
(4) No person, business, entity or firm shall own, harbor or keep large birds such as ostriches, emus or peacocks within any residential or business district of the City of Conneaut.
(5) No person, business, entity or firm shall own, harbor or keep a rooster or other crowing bird capable of creating unreasonable animal noise within any residential or business district of the City of Conneaut.
(6) Farm animals, as defined in Section 1103.01,are to be located on five (5) or more acres so as to not cause a public nuisance. Any person, business, entity or firm owning farm animals on property which is less than five (5) acres shall require a conditional use permit.
(c) All off-street loading spaces and parking shall be in accordance with Chapter 1134 of this Code. (Ord. 96-21. Passed 5-9-22.)