(a)

A use is permitted in a zoning district as indicated in article IV, Zoning Districts, if the following conditional development standards or limitations are met.

(b)

Uses may be added periodically to the conditional development standards and shall be used as a guide for development of properties for the uses enumerated in this section.

(Ord. No. 938-2019, § 5, 8-13-19)

(a)

Hotels, motels, and residence hotels.

(1)

Motels (as defined in chapter 18, article II) are prohibited in the City of Dickinson.

(2)

All outside equipment such as air conditions, pool equipment, satellite dishes, dumpsters, etc., shall be screened from view by a masonry wall. Dumpster enclosures shall provide a metal gate to conceal the front entrance of the enclosure. Individual window air conditioning units are prohibited.

(3)

A minimum of ninety (90) percent of all exterior walls, including parking structures, garages, and accessory structures, shall be constructed of: stone, brick or tile laid up by unit and set in mortar; stucco (exterior Portland cement plaster of scratch, brown, and finish coats over metal lath or wire fabric lath); cultured store, brick or cast stone; architecturally finished block - i.e. burnished block, glazed block, and split-faced concrete masonry units (not to exceed forty (40) percent of each façade); architectural glass (less than twenty-five (25) percent reflectance; or a maximum of ten (10) percent of the façade may include accent materials not listed in this section.

(4)

A minimum of three (3) distinct building materials are required, each covering at least twenty (20) percent of the exterior building façade on each side.

(5)

Prohibited materials are: aluminum siding or cladding (excludes composite aluminum cladding, such as Alucoband); galvanized steel or other bright metal; wood or plastic siding; cementitious fiberboard, EFIS; unfinished concrete block; exposed aggregate; wood roof shingles; and reflective glass.

(6)

Hotels and residence hotels shall conform to crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) principles and provide good visibility in all public areas, open spaces, and parking lots. Lighting, for example, shall be used to create safe and secure public areas while illuminating only those areas for which lighting is designed, and shall be designed to reduce glare and not impact adjacent uses.

(7)

All public entrances shall incorporate arcades, roofs, alcoves, porticoes and awnings that protect pedestrians from the sun and weather. This requirement shall not apply for loading areas. Primary building entrances are to be defined and treated as a signature element of the building and articulated with architectural elements such as pediments, columns, porticos, and overhangs. A porte-cochere or other covered area shall be provided immediately adjacent to the building entrance nearest the registration desk with an area large enough for temporary parking of at least two (2) vehicles. Must provide some design element such as, but not limited to, water features, sculptures, and public art at the building entrance. Water features must be designed in proportion to the building entrance.

(8)

Building facades fronting public and private streets and driveways shall have massing changes and architectural articulation to provide visual interest and texture and reduce large areas of undifferentiated building façade. Buildings should avoid oversimplified, one-dimensional façades that lack human scale.

(9)

Buildings shall include a minimum of at least four (4) design features. These features include, but are not limited to: overhangs; canopies or porticos, recesses/projections; arcades; raised corniced parapets over the entrance; peaked roof forms; arches; outdoor patios; tower elements; roof deck terraces; display windows; integral planters that incorporate landscaped areas and/or seating areas; water features; public art/sculptures; trellises; balconettes; and architectural pavers such as scored, stamped, or stained concrete in the porte-cochere area.

(10)

Minimum of ninety (90) guest rooms. Each guest room shall have a minimum size of three hundred and fifty (350) square feet. Residence hotels shall provide in each room a complete kitchen, including refrigerator, stove top/range top, sink and cabinet space.

(11)

An open and unobstructed lobby area (excluding the work area for employees) that is designed as part of the check-in/check-out area for guests. The lobby shall be a minimum size of five (5) square feet per guest room. In addition, a lounge or waiting area with a minimum size of five (5) square feet per guest room shall be provided. Atriums or other open space areas (excluding the lobby) may be counted as the waiting area requirement.

(12)

Shall provide conference/meeting spaces that total a minimum of one thousand two hundred and fifty (1,250) square feet.

(13)

Recreation facilities including a swimming pool with a minimum surface area of seven hundred (700) square feet; and an exercise room or comparable recreation facilities shall be provided.

(14)

A business center featuring computer(s) with internet access and printing services. The hotel shall have accessibility to WIFI services.

(15)

All hotels and residence hotels shall provide an area for the preparation of food or beverages for on-site consumption.

(16)

Must provide daily housekeeping services. On site management must be provided twenty-four (24) hours a day to accommodate check-in/check-out services, custodial and maintenance response, or other guest services. Must install and maintain, in proper operating order surveillance cameras in each interior hallway and lobby area, parking lots and at each exterior door. Monitors shall be provided so they can be viewed by employees at all times. Surveillance camera shall be in operation twenty-four (24) hours a day and records of images shall be kept a minimum of thirty (30) days.

(Ord. No. 938-2019, § 5, 8-13-19)