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Memo to Planning Commission/Bed and Breakfast December 14,2004 Page 2 Bed and Breakfast Homestay These are owner occupied private homes. The B &B business is secondary or accessory to the use of the home as a private residence. They usually have 1 to 3 rooms and breakfast is the only meal served. There is usually no sign and from the outside there is no indication of the business. Bed and Breakfast These are owner occupied homes. The B &B business is equal to the use of the home as a private residence. They usually have up to 4 or 5 rooms. There is usually a sign and breakfast is the only meal served. Bed and Breakfast Inn These are usually owner occupied businesses. The building's primary use is the bed and breakfast business. They generally have between 4 to 20 rooms. There is usually a sign and breakfast is the only meal served. If a business.has more than 20 rooms it may still be called a bed&breakfast. However, these facilities often serve at least one additional meal and operate more like a hotel. Issues Where to allow them Most bed and breakfast businesses are operated in older,larger homes in residential or agricultural districts. Some are single family structures in commercial districts. Most ordinances allowed smaller (5 or fewer rooms) bed and breakfast businesses in residential districts as a conditional use and in commercial districts as a permitted use. Signage Most ordinances allow some type of signage to identify the business. The amount of signage ranges from 1 to 12 square feet. Four square feet seemed to be the most common size. Our current home occupation ordinance limits signage for home occupations to one wall mounted sign not to exceed 2 square feet. The general sign code allows a 4 square foot wall mounted name plat in all districts without a permit. In order to maintain the residential character of a neighborhood, signage should be limited. One option might be to allow a 4 square foot wall mounted name plate for businesses located on residential lots in the urban service district and allow an additional small freestanding sign in the rural areas. A bed and breakfast located in a commercial district would have to comply with the sign requirements for that commercial district. Parking/traffic All the ordinances had off street parking requirements. They combined the parking requirements for the single family use with requirements for the bed and breakfast. They S:APLANNINGVCase Files\2004VDA Bed and breakfast APCWS12-14.doc