Requirements for space shall be as follows:
(A) Each vacation rental shall have a minimum gross floor area of not less than 150 square feet for the first occupant, and not less than 100 square feet for each additional occupant.
(B) Every room in a vacation rental used for sleeping purposes ("bedroom") shall:
(1) Have a gross floor area of not less than 70 square feet; and when occupied by more than one occupant, shall have a gross floor area of not less than 50 square feet for each occupant. The maximum number of occupants for each bedroom shall be two.
(2) Have a closet, but closet space will not be considered as space meeting the requirements established in division (1) above.
(3) Have a minimum width of eight feet.
(C) Gross area shall be calculated on the basis of total room area, and those exclusions appearing in the definition of “habitable room” shall not be considered in calculation of such floor areas.
(D) Every habitable room in a vacation rental shall have a ceiling height of not less than seven feet for at least half the floor area of the room. Any portion of a habitable room having a ceiling height of five feet or less shall not be included in calculating the total floor area of that room.
(E) At all times other than overnight, the maximum occupancy of a vacation rental shall not exceed one and one-half times the maximum overnight occupancy. Up to four persons under four years of age are exempt from and shall not count towards the occupancy limits set in this section.
(Ord. O-2015-24, passed 10-21-15; Am. Ord. O-2021-01, passed 1-20-21)