1157.15 HOTELS AND MOTELS.
   (a)   Minimum Yards.
      (1)   Front yard. The minimum front yard requirement is thirty-five (35) feet.
      (2)   Side and rear yards. The minimum side and rear yards required when adjacent to a nonresidential use or non-residential district is thirty-five (35) feet. The minimum side and rear yards required when adjacent to a residential use or residential district is one hundred (100) feet.
   (b)   Lodging Unit. Each lodging unit shall comprise at least two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area and be served by public utilities including public water and public sanitary service.
   (c)   Access. All ingress and egress shall be directly to an arterial or collector street. Guest rooms shall be accessed by an interior hallway, corridor or common enclosed area. Outside entrances that lead directly into a guest room shall be prohibited.
   (d)   All areas not used for access, parking, circulation, buildings, and services shall be completely and permanently landscaped and the entire site maintained in good condition.
   (e)   Permanent Residency Prohibited. A hotel shall at all times operate only as a hotel and in no event shall it be converted to a multiple unit dwelling or any other form of permanent residence. All guests shall at all times be prohibited from using a hotel room suite as a permanent residence. After occupancy of greater than thirty (30) days, the burden of proof shall be placed upon the occupant or the operator of the hotel to establish upon inquiry by the City that the facility is not the permanent residence or domicile of the occupant.
   (f)   Additional requirements. The hotel shall provide customary services, such as maid service linen service, telephone and/or desk service.
      (Ord. 18-10. Passed 3-5-18.)