(a) Definitions. “Bed and Breakfast Inn” means any single-family dwelling in which rooms are rented to paying guests on an overnight basis with not more than one meal served daily, the entire service to be included in one stated price.
(b) Purpose. The BB Bed and Breakfast District is established to enable single-family dwelling units to conduct Bed and Breakfast operations as defined herein, and focuses on the need to provide owners an incentive to continue occupancy and maintenance of single-family structures. Protection to neighborhoods is emphasized with the provision of standards that prohibit nuisance and detrimental change in the single-family character of any site proposed for a Bed and Breakfast operation, and Bed and Breakfast must also be in compliance with all current zoning, building and fire code regulations which do not conflict with this section.
(c) Criteria and Conditions.
(1) The structure to be used as a Bed and Breakfast Inn shall be owner- occupied and managed. The primary usage shall be residential.
(2) No existing residential structure shall be removed in order to allow for a Bed and Breakfast Inn nor shall such a structure be removed in order to provide parking for such a use. The structure shall remain a residential structure, i.e., the kitchen shall not be remodeled to a commercial kitchen.
(3) Meals may be served for profit to guests only.
(4) No more than three rooms shall be rented.
(5) No structure shall be used for a Bed and Breakfast Inn unless there are at least two exits to the outdoors from such premises. Each room utilized for sleeping, shall have minimum size of 100 square feet for two occupants with an additional thirty square feet for each additional occupant to a maximum of four occupants per room. Each sleeping room shall have a separate smoke detector alarm. Lavatories and bathing facilities shall be available to all persons using the Bed and Breakfast Inn.
(6) Two parking spaces, pursuant to Section 1125.05, plus one additional space per room rented must be provided, exclusive of on street parking. All parking spaces shall be paved.
(7) Identifying signs not exceeding two square feet may be mounted flat against the wall of the principal building, such sign shall be non illuminated and unanimated.
(8) If the applicant is unable to meet subsections (5) or (6) above, the applicant may request special consideration from the Planning Commission through a site plan review process. The Village’s intent is not to encourage yards to be destroyed, or landscaping to be removed, or the integrity of the neighborhood altered in order to provide parking.
(9) Each operator shall keep a list of the names of all persons staying at the Bed and Breakfast Inn. Such list shall be available for inspection by Village officials at any time.
(10) The maximum length of stay for any guest of the Bed and Breakfast Inn shall be fourteen days.
(d) Location of Bed and Breakfast’s.
North of Second Street;
West of High Street;
Facing the Park - 200 Block-Eagle Street, 200 Block-Plum Street, 300 Block- Third Street.
(e) Licensing and Fees. It shall be unlawful for any persons to operate a Bed and Breakfast Inn as defined without first having obtained from the Zoning Inspector a license, such license to be issued upon approval of initial application and thereafter on a calendar year basis. The fee for a license is thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
(f) Application Requirements. Applicants for a license to operate a Bed and Breakfast Inn shall submit a floor plan of the single-family dwelling unit, along with the application provided and required fee, illustrating that the proposed operation will comply with all provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, Village Fire Department, Lake County Building Codes and Lake County Health Department, whether specified herein or not.
(g) Consideration of Issuance. Upon receipt of application, duly filed with the Zoning Inspector for a license, the Zoning Inspector shall within ten days:
(1) If conforming, issue the license to operate the Bed and Breakfast Inn.
(2) If nonconforming, and upon the Zoning Inspectors refusal, the applicant may apply to the Planning Commission for consideration of whether the license shall be issued based upon the information provided, and the impact such use would have on the residential neighborhood involved.
(h) Suspension, Revocation and Renewal. The Zoning Inspector shall have the authority to refuse to renew a license or to suspend or revoke a license for continued and repeated violations of the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 1996-108. Passed 2-4-97.)