Manasquan City Zoning Code
§ 35-14.8
Bed and Breakfast Guest House.
[Ord. No. 1768-98 § 4]
a.
Bed And Breakfast Guest House shall mean a facility providing sleeping or dwelling accommodations to transient guests which:
1.
Consists of an existing or newly constructed structure to be utilized for residential purposes.
2.
Provides individual sleeping accommodations for six to 12 guests.
3.
Contains at least one living unit occupied by the owner of the facility as a place of residence during the time when the facility is being used for the lodging of guests.
4.
Has at least 300 square feet of common area for the exclusive use of guests, including, but not limited to, parlors, dining rooms and libraries.
5.
Prohibits cooking or smoking in guest rooms.
6.
Provides guests with breakfast before noon each day. Individual kitchen facilities and service to the general public are prohibited.
7.
Does not operate as a rooming house or boarding house as defined by N.J.S.A. 55:138-3.
8.
Guest stays may not exceed 30 days during any 60 successive day period.
b.
Every Bed and Breakfast Guest House shall maintain a guest register listing the name and permanent address of all guests, dates of arrival and departure, and the license plate identification number of any motor vehicle utilized by a guest.
c.
Two off-street parking spaces are required for each owner living unit plus one parking space for each guest room.
1.
Off-street parking spaces shall be located in side and/or rear yard.
2.
All parking areas and driveways shall be set back at least five feet from side property lines and at least 10 feet from the rear property line. The yard areas adjacent to parking spaces and driveways shall be landscaped to provide natural year-round screening from adjacent properties.
d.
Signs shall conform with the requirements of Section 35-25, Signs, provided however, the maximum height of any free-standing sign shall be three feet from ground level and no sign shall contain a telephone number or the words "full" or "vacancy."
e.
Bed and Breakfast Guest House facilities shall comply with applicable fire safety requirements of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code.
f.
Bed and Breakfast Guest House facilities shall be registered with the Bureau of Housing Inspection in the Department of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey.
g.
No Bed and Breakfast Guest House facility shall be permitted without obtaining site plan approval pursuant to Section 35-19, Site Plan Approval Procedure, of this chapter.
h.
The minimum lot size for a Bed and Breakfast Guest House facility shall be 7,500 square feet and the minimum lot frontage shall be 75 feet.
i.
Bed and Breakfast Guest House facilities shall comply with Schedule I (Zoning Schedule of Bulk and Coverage Controls) applicable to the zone in which the facility is located.