HomeMy WebLinkAboutA002 - Memo to City Council from Planning regarding Commission position on bed and breakfast provision AWS
TO: Mayor, City Council
FROM: Department of Planning and Housing
DATE: August 14, 1986
RE: Bed and Breakfast Provision in Home Occupation Ordinance
The City Council has inquired as to the rationale underlying the quest maximum
provision in the Bed and Breakfast Section of the Home Occupation Ordinance.
At present, the ordinance would permit up to five guest rooms in a bed and
breakfast, placing a single family district. (The Zoning Board may restrict
that further if warranted) .
The basis for the five guest rooms is a function of the corresponding parking
requirement and the similarity with existing density provisions in the R-1-6
zoning district and higher zoning districts (e.g. R-2, R-3, R-4, etc. ) . At
present a duplex is permissible in R-1-6 areas and the owner may be required
to install six parking spaces for a duplex if on-street parking is prohibited.
Similarly, if six parking spaces are required for a duplex in this zoning dis-
trict , then six parking spaces for a bed and breakfast establishment would
support five guest rooms, plus the property owner. This analysis was used to
establish the guest room limit for bed and breakfast uses.
The Planning and Zoning Commission discussed this issue at their meeting of
August 14, 1986 and continues to recommend the language as it currently
exists.
If the City Council believes strongly that five guest rooms in single family
zoning districts is not in keeping with the spirit of the density limits in
these districts, the guest room requirement can be lowered.
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