CHAPTER 110:  BED AND BREAKFASTS

§ 110.01	LICENSE REQUIRED; FEE; TRANSFERABILITY.
	(A)	License required; fee. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a 
		bed and breakfast facility, as defined and as permitted in the city 
		Zoning Ordinance, without first having obtained a license. A license 
		shall be issued for one year with subsequent license renewal required 
		each year thereafter. The annual fees for such license shall be set by 
		the City Council by resolution from time to time and shall be published 
		in the office of the City Clerk, who, upon receipt of approval of an 
		application for a bed and breakfast facility by the Planning Commission 
		in the first instance and by the Building Inspector in subsequent 
		instances, shall issue a license in January of each year. This section 
		shall not apply to hotels, motels or motor lodges.

	(B)	Transferability. The bed and breakfast license is not transferable.
(Ord. 106, passed 3-8-89)  Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 110.02	DWELLING UNIT AND OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS.
		Bed and breakfast facilities shall be confined to the single-family 
		dwelling unit which is the principal dwelling unit on the property. The 
		dwelling unit in which the bed and breakfast facility is to be located 
		shall be the principal residence of the operator, and said operator 
		shall live within said principal residence when bed and breakfast 
		operations are active.
(Ord. 106, passed 3-8-89)  Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 110.03	GUEST REGISTER.
		Each operator shall keep a list of the names of all persons staying at 
		the bed and breakfast operation. Such list shall be available for 
		inspection by city officials at any time.
(Ord. 106, passed 3-8-89)  Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 110.04	LENGTH OF STAY.
		The maximum stay for any occupant of a bed and breakfast operation 
		shall be 14 consecutive days and not more than 30 days in one year.
(Ord. 106, passed 3-8-89)  Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 110.05	PUBLIC NUISANCE VIOLATIONS.
		Bed and breakfast facilities shall not be permitted whenever the 
		operation thereof constitutes a bona fide public nuisance.
(Ord. 106, passed 3-8-89)

§ 110.06	APPLICATION REVIEW.
	(A)	Review of initial application or application to re-establish. The 
		Planning Commission, upon review of an initial application or an 
		application to re-establish a bed and breakfast facility in the city, 
		may deny approval of the application when, in its opinion, the 
		application does not meet the requirements set forth herein or the 
		applicable requirements of the city Zoning Ordinance pertaining to bed 
		and breakfast operations.

	(B)	Review of renewal application. The Building Inspector, upon review of 
		an annual application to renew an established bed and breakfast 
		operations permit, may deny approval of the application when, in the 
		Building Inspector's opinion, the application no longer meets the 
		requirements set forth herein or the applicable requirements of the 
		city Zoning Ordinance pertaining to bed and breakfast operations.
(Ord. 106, passed 3-8-89)

§ 110.07	APPEALS.
		An applicant denied approval of an application to establish,
 		re-establish or renew a bed and breakfast facility license by the city 
		may appeal that decision to the city Zoning Board of Appeals for 
		further review and consideration in accordance with the rules and 
		procedures for hearing appeals as set forth and regulated in the city 
		Zoning Ordinance. The Board of Appeals may deny issuance or reissuance 
		of a license when, in the Board's opinion, good cause is shown after 
		investigation and after opportunity has been given to the licensee to 
		be heard in opposition thereto. In its investigation, the compliance or 
		noncompliance with state law and local ordinances, the conduct of the 
		licensee relative to the public and the guidelines set forth in this 
		chapter and other considerations pertinent to the appeal brought to the 
		attention of the Board shall be weighed in determination of such issue.
(Ord. 106, passed 3-8-89)