A. A guesthouse must be located in a detached accessory building on a lot for which the primary use is a single-family residential dwelling. A guesthouse may also be one component of an accessory building, such as over a detached garage, workshop, or residential storage building. A guesthouse may be on more than one level and may contain cooking and bathroom facilities. There is no limit to total floor area, but guesthouses are subject to all standards of the applicable zoning district, including total lot coverage. (Ord. 19-14, 7-1-2019)
B. Any lot on which a guesthouse is located must conform to lot size and width requirements for the applicable zoning district. Guesthouses will not be permitted on lots of substandard size and/or width.
C. A guesthouse may not be permitted as accessory to a multi- family unit or attached single-family unit of any kind, nor to a nonresidential use.
D. Only one guesthouse per lot is allowed.
E. One off street parking space shall be provided for any guesthouse of one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet total floor area or smaller, and for any guesthouse over one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet, two (2) spaces shall be required. Required parking for guesthouses is in addition to off street parking required for the primary residence. (Ord. 05-25, 11-21-2005)
F. No rent may be charged or received for any guesthouse in any nonresort Residential District, except that for a guesthouse used as quarters for domestic workers working on the premises, rent may be charged as part of the compensation arrangement between domestic worker(s) and owner. In resort residential districts, guesthouses may be rented for any term of occupancy allowed in the applicable resort residential district. Guesthouses may not be used as a permanent residence for anyone employed in a home occupation on the subject property. (Ord. 05-25, 11-21-2005; amd. Ord. 16-04, 2-16-2016)