A. Purpose and Intent. It is the purpose of this section to provide for the following:
1. To allow, in limited cases, the operation of bed and breakfast facilities; and
2. To regulate such operations for the protection of the general health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city.
B. Definitions.
"Bed and breakfast inns" means a single-family dwelling that is predominantly residential in character, containing three to six guestrooms offering overnight accommodations for rent, wherein a breakfast meal is customarily included in the lodging rate.
"Bed and breakfast, traditional" means a facility similar to a bed and breakfast inn, containing only one or two rooms for lodging purposes.
C. Process. Applications for traditional bed and breakfast facilities meeting the criteria stated below shall be subject to approval of a site plan review permit pursuant to Chapter 17.28. Such applications may be referred to the planning commission by the site plan review committee. Applications for bed and breakfast inns shall be subject to approval of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 17.38. Bed and breakfast inns shall be subject to any such condition as deemed appropriate by the planning commission to further the purposes of this section.
D. Development Criteria for Traditional Bed and Breakfast Facilities. Traditional bed and breakfast facilities are permitted, pursuant to a site plan review permit, in R-1 and R-M zoned areas located within the boundaries of the historic district and on individual properties located outside the historic district when such properties are listed on the local register of historically significant structures. In order for a site plan review permit to be approved, the following development criteria shall be met:
1. All standards of the underlying zoning district including, but not limited to, height, lot and yard requirements, and lot coverage shall apply;
2. One additional off-street parking space shall be provided for each room available for lodging purposes. Tandem parking shall not be deemed as meeting this requirement;
3. The owner of the facility shall reside on site;
4. Bed and breakfast facilities shall be subject to all applicable building, fire, health and safety codes;
5. No person who is paying rent in exchange for lodging shall occupy a guest room on the premises for more than fourteen (14) consecutive nights;
6. The scale and appearance of the bed and breakfast facility shall remain primarily residential in character; all buildings and site improvements shall be similar to and compatible in design with the surrounding neighborhood and adjacent residences. The site plan review committee and/or the planning commission shall have authority to grant or deny applications for bed and breakfast facilities based upon design and aesthetic criteria, as well as all other provisions of this section;
7. One externally lighted sign shall be allowed at the facility. The sign may be either wall mounted or free standing and shall not exceed six square feet in area. A freestanding sign shall not exceed five feet in height. The historic preservation board shall have authority to review and approve, approve with conditions, or deny the location, size, materials and design of any sign proposed in conjunction with a bed and breakfast facility, subject to the above area and height limitations;
8. Bed and breakfast facilities shall be operated by the permanent occupants of the facility. No more than one person not residing at the facility shall be employed in the operation of the facility;
9. In no case shall any bed and breakfast facility be approved on a site on which the dwelling has been the subject of a garage conversion pursuant to the regulations of Chapter 17.32 governing such conversions.
E. Development Criteria for Bed and Breakfast Inns. Bed and breakfast inns are permitted as a conditional use in R-1 and R-M zoned areas located within the boundaries of the historic district and on individual properties located outside the historic district when such properties are listed on the local register of historically significant structures. In order for a conditional use permit for a bed and breakfast inn to be approved, the following development criteria shall be met:
1. All of the provisions and criteria listed in Section 17.32.150(D) for traditional bed and breakfast facilities, with the exception of subsections (D)(3) and (D)(8) of this section. However, the planning commission may require one or more of these criteria as conditions to be met in specific instances;
2. A bed and breakfast inn facility shall consist of no more than two residential dwellings on a maximum of two adjacent parcels. A facility consisting of more than one dwelling or parcel shall be considered a single facility. Adjacent parcels shall be adjoining contiguous parcels that are not separated by a public right-of-way.
3. The owner of the bed and breakfast inn shall reside at the facility. If more than one person who resides off the facility is employed, one additional off-street parking space for every two such employees shall be provided.
F. Appeals. Interested individuals may appeal the decision of the site plan review committee regarding traditional bed and breakfast inn facilities to the planning commission as set forth in Chapter 17.28. Decisions of the planning commission regarding bed and breakfast inn facilities may be appealed to the city council as set forth in Section 17.02.145. (Ord. 2017-01 (part), 2017: Ord. 2001-07 § 4, 2001: prior code § 7491)