(A) These regulations shall apply to all applications for bed and breakfast inns.
(B) For each bed and breakfast inn application, the information regarding the following shall be provided by the applicant: accessibility for the disabled, address of the site, alcohol policies, historical/architectural significance, landscape screening plans, length of stays, lighting, meal service plans, noise limitations, number and location of parking spaces (one off-street space for each room is required), number of guests, number of rooms, outdoor activity hours, ownership (non-transferable), plans for any outside employees, plans for daytime use, plans to comply with health, building and fire codes, and signage.
(C) When a conditional use permit is required for the bed and breakfast inn application, the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall make specific rulings regarding each piece of information listed in division (B) above, in order to ensure compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood.
(D) Pickup or delivery of materials or products requiring the use of a vehicle other than a car, pickup truck or similar passenger vehicle shall be limited to once per week.
(E) For all bed and breakfast inn permits, it shall be clearly written on the permit that any failure of the permittee to comply with the conditions of approval shall be deemed cause for revocation of the permit.
(F) Bed and breakfast inns differ from short-term rental properties in that a short-term rental property does not include a unit that is used for any retail, restaurant, banquet space, event center, or other similar use, as defined by Iowa Code Ch. 414.1.
(2011 Code, § 34.0302A) (Ord. 2435, passed 8-21-2023)