Bed and Breakfast establishments shall be subject to the following regulations:
(a) The bed and breakfast operation shall be clearly incidental to the principal residence on the site. Accordingly, the bed and breakfast operations shall be confined to the single-family dwelling unit which is the principal dwelling on the site. Not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used for bed and breakfast sleeping rooms. Food may be served only to those persons who rent a room in the bed and breakfast facility.
(b) The dwelling unit shall be the principal residence of the operator, and the operator shall live in the dwelling unit when the bed and breakfast facility is in operation.
(c) A building used for bed and breakfast operations shall have at least two (2) exits to the outdoors. Rooms used for sleeping shall have a minimum size of one hundred (100) square feet for two (2) occupants, plus and additional thirty (30) square feet for each additional occupant. Rooms shall be designed to accommodate no more than four (4) occupants. Each sleeping room shall be equipped with a smoke detector.
(d) Adequate off-street parking shall be provided for bed and breakfast patrons, in accordance with Chapter 1185. Off-street parking in the front yard is prohibited.
(Ord. 1166. Passed 9-24-01.)