§ 450-28. Bed-and-breakfast special rules and regulations.

A. 

Bed-and-breakfast establishments must be approved by special permit. A site plan must accompany the application which must be reviewed by the Planning Board which must then make its recommendations to the Town Board. The issuance of the special permit will require a fire inspection which must be made by the Town's Building Department and an annual fire inspection thereafter by the Town's Building Department.

B. 

Bed-and-breakfast establishments will all be subject to the following special requirements, and failure of the bed-and-breakfast to follow such requirements will result in the revocation of the special permit to operate a bed-and-breakfast.

(1) 

Smoke detectors shall be installed in each guest room and in adjacent hallways and corridors. All emergency exits shall be obvious and clearly identified.

(2) 

The architectural integrity and arrangements for interior spaces must be maintained and the number of guest rooms shall not be increased, except as required to meet health, safety and sanitary requirements.

(3) 

All off-street parking shall be regulated in accordance with Articles VIII of the Code. Parking areas for four or more vehicles may require adequate screening from adjacent residential uses, if deemed necessary by the Town.

(4) 

Accommodations shall not exceed four guest rooms.

(5) 

The length of stay at a bed-and-breakfast establishment shall not exceed 14 days.

(6) 

No external modification of the structure shall be allowed in conjunction with the creation of a bed-and-breakfast, and no visible evidence of the conduct of the establishment shall be allowed other than the posting of one sign, in accordance with the Code.

(7) 

The applicant must be the owner and a full-time resident of the establishment, and the bed-and-breakfast use shall be subordinate and incidental to the residential use of the structure.

(8) 

The serving of meals at the premises shall be limited to lodgers. No cooking or cooking facilities shall be permitted in individual guest rooms.

Added 12-13-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999