This district is intended to permit the zoning and development of hotels and motels. The only place that this district may occur in within the area bounded on the north by Old North Street, on the east by East Boulevard, on the south by Rapid Street, Nikko Street, and Apolda Street and on the west by West Boulevard. If property in this area is rezoned to hotel-motel district, commercial uses other than hotels and motels are expressly prohibited and the provision of the ordinance codified herein shall apply.

Permitted principal and accessory uses and structures are as follows:

Uses permitted when completely within the principal structure of the hotel or motel are as follows:

Conditional uses are as follows:

All buildings shall setback from street right-of-way lines and lot lines to comply with the following requirements:

No principal building or structure shall exceed 10 stories or 120 feet in height, except as provided in § 17.50.260.

All requirements of § 17.50.270 shall apply.

Whenever a hotel-motel district abuts a side or rear yard of a residential district, an opaque ornamental screening fence of not less than 5 and no more than 8 feet in height shall be constructed along the adjoining property lines and shall be maintained in good condition. The screening fence shall consist of an opaque fence not to include chain link fencing with slats. Only a 4-foot high fence may be located in the front yard or side yard abutting a street. No fences shall encroach into sight triangles. The Director may grant an exception to allow the relocation and/or elimination of the screening fence along the property line when there is a conflict due to easements, topography, drainage, floodplain, or other issues.

Any land that is within the flood fringe building district as provided in Chapter 15.32 of this code, must comply with the additional requirements of that district.