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Saint Petersburg City Zoning Code

SECTION 16

50.040.- BED AND BREAKFAST

Sections:


16.50.040.1.- Applicability.

This section shall apply to bed and breakfast uses.

(Code 1992, § 16.50.040.1)

16.50.040.2. - Establishment.

Bed and breakfast uses shall be allowed as provided in the Matrix: Use Permissions and Parking Requirements and shall comply with the development standards of the zoning district, the general development standards, and this section.

(Code 1992, § 16.50.040.2)

16.50.040.3. - Advertising and representation.

No person shall advertise a business or otherwise hold the business out to the public as being a "bed and breakfast," "B and B," "bed and breakfast inn," or words of similar significance, unless the business is in compliance with the requirements of this section.

(Code 1992, § 16.50.040.3)

16.50.040.4.1. - On-site management.

An owner or manager shall reside on the premises of each bed and breakfast.

(Code 1992, § 16.50.040.4.1)

16.50.040.4.2. - Special functions.

A bed and breakfast may conduct indoor and outdoor special functions, including, but not limited to receptions, showers, parties, and weddings, except that a bed and breakfast located within a neighborhood zoning district may only conduct special functions subject to the following requirements:

1.

Outdoor activity hours. Special functions conducted outdoors, and outdoor activities related to special functions, are prohibited after 10:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday nights, except evenings before national holidays, and are prohibited after 11:00 p.m. on Friday or Saturday nights and the evenings before national holidays.

2.

Frequency. No more than one outdoor special function shall occur at any bed and breakfast in any calendar month. There shall be no limit to the number of indoor special functions.

3.

Attendees. There shall be maximum of 75 attendees at an outdoor special function, not including employees of the bed and breakfast and not including persons employed to provide services for the function, such as but not limited to caterers, musicians, and disc jockeys.

4.

Noise. At an outdoor special function there shall be no amplified sound. At an indoor special function, there shall be no amplified sound plainly audible from inside any off-premises residential use.

(Code 1992, § 16.50.040.4.2)

16.50.040.4.3. - Parking.

All bed and breakfast uses shall provide the required off-street parking.

(Code 1992, § 16.50.040.4.3)

16.50.040.4.4. - Parking arrangements for special functions.

Each bed and breakfast which provides special functions shall create a parking plan to accommodate all vehicles for the anticipated number of driving guests at each special function with anticipated attendance of more driving guests than can be accommodated with on-site parking.

1.

A parking plan shall be approved by the POD prior to the special function.

2.

The following information shall be included in the plan for special functions; incomplete plans shall be rejected:

a.

The number and type of vehicles anticipated;

b.

The specific locations where vehicles can be lawfully parked and which will be available for parking (on-site, off-site, by valet, by formal agreement with adjacent or surrounding properties, lawful on-street parking, or any combination of these methods);

c.

The number of vehicles to be accommodated at each location;

d.

If on-street parking is identified, identify all posted parking restrictions;

e.

Where on-street parking is counted towards minimum parking in a proposed plan, and if on-street parking spaces are proposed to be used for a special function, then the residential units on both sides of the streets shown on the plan shall be identified on the plan, one on-street space shall be identified for each neighboring residential unit shown on the plan, and those on-street parking spaces shall not be included in the count of parking spaces available towards required parking for the special function;

f.

If off-site parking on private property is identified, a signed statement of consent from the resident, owner or owner's agent for that property shall be provided;

g.

The POD shall review the plan to determine consistency with these requirements and to determine if sufficient parking is identified for the type and size of special function;

h.

More than one plan may be provided, each addressing a different size of special function;

i.

Within three working days following receipt of any plan, the POD will mail notice and a copy thereof to the neighborhood association for the neighborhood in which the use is located at the address shown in City records;

j.

The POD shall, within seven working days following the receipt of a parking plan, approve, approve with conditions, or deny the plan in writing and shall within such time notify the applicant and the neighborhood association in writing of such decision;

k.

The bed and breakfast shall make the approved parking plan available for inspection upon request;

l.

Parking instructions consistent with the approved plan shall be communicated to each guest of each special function by the owner or manager of the bed and breakfast.

(Code 1992, § 16.50.040.4.4)

16.50.040.4.5. - Exemptions.

The requirements regarding outdoor activity hours and special function parking shall not apply to bed and breakfast uses located in any center or corridor district. This section shall not be deemed to exempt bed and breakfast uses from the noise pollution regulations. (See chapter 11.)

(Code 1992, § 16.50.040.4.5)