(A) Definitions: As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT: | An operator occupied residence providing accommodations for a charge to the public with no more than five (5) guestrooms for rent, in operation for more than ten (10) nights in a twelve (12) month period. Breakfast may be provided to the guests only. Bed and breakfast establishments shall not include motels, hotels, boarding houses, or food service establishments. |
GUESTROOM: | A sleeping room intended to serve no more than two (2) transient guests per night. |
OPERATOR: | The owner of the bed and breakfast establishment, or the owner's agent, who is required by this section to reside in the bed and breakfast establishment, or on contiguous property. (Ord. 2060, 9-10-2013) |
(B) Permit Required; Fee:
1. No bed and breakfast establishment shall commence doing business until a license has been issued by the city. Each applicant for a new or renewal license, shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for licenses issued in 2023. For new or renewed licenses each subsequent year, the fee shall be increased by fifty dollars ($50.00) until 2026 whereupon the fee for all new licenses shall remain at two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). Said fee shall be paid prior to the inspections being made as required hereof. Said fee shall be nonrefundable, even if the license is never issued.
2. No license shall be granted for a period longer than one year, every license shall expire one year after date of issuance. No licensee may assign, sell, or transfer to any other person, even if such other person intends to conduct the same business, occupation or activity as the licensee at the location used by the licensee. Such other person must apply and pay the fee for a new license in accordance with the provisions of this code.
(C) Inspection Reports; Proof Of Registration: Within ninety (90) days after the issuance of a bed and breakfast license each applicant shall provide:
1. A proof of registration with the Illinois department of revenue and the city for the purpose of collecting and submitting hotel/motel tax.
2. A fire inspection report from the Savanna fire department stating that the subject bed and breakfast establishment complies with fire and safety regulations applicable to said establishments shall be filed with the zoning officer prior to issuing the license.
3. A health inspection report from Whiteside County health department stating that the subject bed and breakfast establishment complies with state health regulations applicable to said establishment shall be filed with the zoning officer prior to issuing the license.
4. A city zoning and building report from the building official stating that the subject bed and breakfast establishment complies with city building, electrical and plumbing codes applicable to said establishment shall be filed with the zoning officer prior to issuing the license.
5. Certificate of successful completion from the health department as described in the current addition of the state of Illinois food service sanitation rules and regulations shall be submitted to the zoning officer within six (6) months after the date of issuance.
(D) Application; Site Plan; Floor Plan: An application for a bed and breakfast establishment shall include such information as the zoning administrator may require, including, but not limited to, a site plan depicting existing conditions of any proposed modifications to buildings, walks, drives, parking, berming, planting, fencing, signing and lighting. Pertinent elevations or perspective drawings may be requested for more accurate review of various details; photographs of the proposed house, accessory buildings and lot shall be provided; and a floor plan of the house showing all rooms and room sizes and the designation of room usage shall be provided.
(E) Districts Where Permitted: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the city council that bed and breakfast establishments be permitted in all zoning districts except manufacturing districts in conformity with regulations herein specified.
(F) Act Adopted: Adoption of 50 Illinois Compiled Statutes 820/1 et seq., as amended cited as the "bed and breakfast act" is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference for the regulation of bed and breakfast establishments within the zoning districts established.
(G) Designation Of Health Department: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the city council that the Whiteside County health department be and is hereby designated to provide for inspection of bed and breakfast establishments.
(H) Guest Register: The establishment operator shall maintain a guest register listing the name, complete address and automobile license plate number, which register must be maintained for each such guest for a period of three (3) years after such guest has stayed in the establishment. Such register shall be made available for inspection by any city, county or state official charged with monitoring compliance with city, county or state regulations relating to bed and breakfast establishments.
(I) Signs: A sign may be displayed in accordance with section 4-3-2 of this code.
(J) Liability Insurance: Prior to obtaining a license, proof of liability insurance coverage in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) per occurrence and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) annual aggregate with respect to the bed and breakfast establishment shall be provided to the zoning officer. Said proof shall also be provided prior to license renewal.
(K) Impact Of A Bed And Breakfast Establishment: It is the stated intention of the city that a bed and breakfast establishment shall not significantly change the character of any particular zoning district.
1. The capacity of a particular zoning lot to absorb the impact of said establishments shall be considered. Consideration shall be given as a guide in determining the number of guestrooms to be permitted in a bed and breakfast establishment, to lot size, natural topography and vegetation, setback requirements, parking requirements, the location of the house on the lot, the proximity of the house to neighboring houses, the size of the house and the number of original bedrooms indigenous to a particular house design.
2. The number of guestrooms permitted in a particular house shall relate to the size of the zoning lot, such that the smaller the zoning lot, the fewer guestrooms shall be permitted.
3. The availability of off street parking shall be considered. The capacity of a zoning lot to accommodate off street parking shall be related to the size and nature of the lot.
(L) Parking Requirements: Off street parking shall be provided in accordance with chapter 8 of this title, except as follows: A minimum of two (2) off street spaces parking for each bed and breakfast establishment will be required.
(M) Plumbing Requirements: All buildings used for vacation rental establishments shall provide adequate approved sanitary facilities including at least one water closet, one washbasin and one bathtub or shower installed to meet basic requirements of sanitation and personal hygiene in accordance with the Illinois plumbing code in accordance with the following:
Number Of Guestrooms | Number Of Sanitary Facilities Required
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1 | 1 |
2 | 1 |
3 | 1 |
4 | 2 |
5 | 2 |
(Ord. 1430, 2-18-1992; amd. Ord. 1440, 8-25-1992; Ord. 2060, 9-10-2013; Ord. 2317, 1-24-2023)