The City wishes to limit the use of homes in the City for the accommodation of overnight guests and allow the limited accommodation of overnight guests in some homes in the R-2 General Residential District of the City. A bed and breakfast home is viewed as a way for property owners to supplement the renovation, upkeep, and maintenance on large historically significant homes. Bed and breakfast homes are not intended to be commercial business located in a residential setting. A bed and breakfast home shall comply with the following restrictions and regulations:

1.    The bed and breakfast home shall be at least 50 years old as of the date of adoption of this Zoning Code.

2.    The bed and breakfast home shall be the primary residence of the record title holder of the real estate on which the home is located.

3.    The bed and breakfast home shall be in an R-2 General Residential District.

4.    The bed and breakfast home shall have no more than six rooms designed for overnight accommodation of guests.

5.    The bed and breakfast home shall have at least one off-street parking space per overnight guest room plus one parking space for the owner-manager.

6.    The bed and breakfast home shall have no more than two signs, or more than one sign per street frontage, or a sign that is larger than a total of two square feet. Signs on bed and breakfast homes shall have no internal lighting. Signs shall be attached to the bed and breakfast home or shall project from two sides of the home less than one foot.

7.    The owner shall not allow the use of the bed and breakfast home for serving of food or beverages to groups or individuals who are not overnight guests during the 12 hours preceding or succeeding the service of food and beverages.

8.    The owner shall not allow the use of the bed and breakfast home for meetings of persons who are not overnight guests during the 12 hours preceding or succeeding the meeting under the circumstance that a fee is charged.

9.    Overnight guests shall mean persons not related within the third degree or not related by marriage, who remain at the bed and breakfast home for a period of four hours after midnight of any 24-hour period.

10.    Bed and Breakfast Homes in Business Districts. Bed and breakfast homes shall be a permitted use in the B-1 General Business District and the B-2 General Business District and shall comply with the same sections of the zoning ordinance that govern hotels and motels.

11.    Non-Conforming Use. Any bed and breakfast home that was granted a Special Use Permit by the Board of Adjustment prior to the adoption of this Zoning Code shall be classified as a non-conforming use and allowed to continue to operate indefinitely within the limitations of the Special Use Permit but without restriction to the expiration date stated in the permit and such operation shall not constitute a violation of this Zoning Code. Specifically, the existing bed and breakfast home located at 418 West Pleasant Street need not be the primary residence of the record titleholders and may be managed by an employee who resides in the home, shall be allowed to expand within the existing structure to a total of nine rooms for guests, and shall provide one off-street parking space for each guest room. The home also shall be available for meetings of not to exceed 25 persons who need not be overnight guests and the home shall be permitted to serve coffee, soft drinks, desserts, refreshments, and snacks but not full luncheons or dinners to persons at the meetings.