The Planning Commission may grant a conditional use permit for a Bed and Breakfast Home (Home) if they find all of the following conditions:

    A.    Bed and Breakfast shall be allowed in all zones.

    B.    The Home shall meet all building, zoning, fire, health, and other applicable ordinances, prior to any approval being given.  This shall be confirmed by agency sign-offs on a site plan prepared as outlined in Section 16.06.050 herein submitted concurrently with the application for a conditional use permit.

    C.    The Home shall be and remain the primary residence of the owner(s) of the home and a home occupation permit shall be required.  If approved by the Planning Commission, one (1) employee may be hired in conjunction with the Home; however, the employee shall not be allowed to reside at the residence.  A letter attesting that the owner(s) will occupy the said Home, except for bona fide temporary absences, shall be submitted with the conditional use permit application.

    D.    The Home shall not unduly increase traffic in the immediate neighborhood. Parking shall be off-street, hard surfaced, and provided at a rate of one (1) space per guest room plus two (2) spaces for the residing owner(s).  Off-street parking shall not be in any required setback area unless it can be shown by the applicant that parking in a specific setback area will not adversely affect surrounding property owners or cause any unsafe conditions.

    E.    The parcel and Home shall be shown to be of sufficient size to be in scale with the number of people using the Home.  The parcel shall meet all applicable zoning requirements of the zone in which it exists.

    F.    In residential zones, signs shall be limited to one (1) non-lighted sign not larger in area than 576 square inches (i.e. 2x2').

    G.    Constructions and alterations, and landscaping changes to the Home shall not alter the residential character of the residential zones and of the dwelling.  

    H.    All facilities must collect and pay any applicable transient room tax, sales tax, and City business license fee.

    I.    Where any conflicts between this Section and any other provision of this Title, state codes, or other applicable rules and regulations arise, the more restrictive shall govern.

(Ord. No. 94-17, Enacted, 08/11/94; Ord. No. 95-22, Amended, 11/02/95)