§ 58.917. Performance and Design Requirements.

Location and Number of Lodging Units. No more than two rooms or lodging units shall be permitted on any residential district building site. In non-residential districts no more than eight (8) rooms or lodging units may be permitted on any building site. These rooms or lodging units may be located within the principal building or in an accessory building. For purposes of this section, a facility containing nine (9) or more lodging units in a non-residential district, shall be considered a hotel/motel and may be allowed pursuant to Fig. 2 of Chapter 58.

Area. In residential zoning districts no Bed and Breakfast Facility shall occupy more than 25% of the gross habitable floor area of the dwelling, and in no event more than a total of 500 sq. ft. In the non-residential zoning districts the Bed and Breakfast Facility may occupy all of the gross floor area except for that inhabited by the owner/occupier. In residential zoning districts no structural alteration to the dwelling shall be counted as gross floor area for the purposes of this requirement until two years after the completion thereof, as shown by the records of the Planning and Development Department.

Density. For purposes of determining allowable density on any building site which includes a Bed and Breakfast Facility, each room or lodging unit shall be counted as one-half (½) dwelling unit and the owner-occupier's unit shall be counted as one dwelling unit.

External Appearance. Within residential zoning districts no alterations shall be made to the external appearance of any principal or accessory structures or the building site which change the residential character thereof. Within MXD and O-1 zoning districts, new construction and alterations shall be in accordance with the "Appearance Review Requirements For Office Uses In Residential and O-1 Office Districts" of Chapter 62.

Signs. Within residential zoning districts no sign shall be permitted other than a non-illuminated nameplate attached to the main entrance of the principal building. This nameplate shall not exceed two square feet in area. In non-residential zoning districts, signage shall conform to the sign requirements of the applicable zoning district.

Separation. Within the R-2B, R-3A, R-3B, R-3C and R-3D zoning district no Bed and Breakfast facility shall be located within one thousand two hundred feet (1,200 ft.) of a parcel on which is located any other Bed and Breakfast facility or any group housing or group care facility. Such distance shall be measured from the property lines.

(Ord. of 9-16-1991, Doc. #25094; Ord. of 7-26-1993, Doc. #26769; Ord. of 2-21-1994, Doc. #27278; Ord. of 5-20-1996, Doc. #29361)