Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies where homestay is permitted as a minor home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. for living
The use of accessory structures for living accommodations shall be prohibited.
- Maximum occupancy
Occupancy by the guest party shall be limited to two families or eight occupants, whichever number is greater.
- Minimum rental period24 hours
The minimum contract rental period for the guest party shall be 24 hours.
- Outdoor signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No outdoor signs in conjunction with the homestay shall be displayed on the property.
- Parking restriction
Parking for the homestay shall be confined to the driveway, garage, or the portion of street right-of-way adjacent to the property.
- Primary residence required
The dwelling shall be the primary residence of the host occupant.
The guest party shall not park recreational vehicles, trailers, buses, commercial vehicles or other vehicles of a similar character on the property.
- Registration required
No host occupant shall operate a homestay or advertise a residential property for homestay use without first registering and obtaining a permit for homestay with the town.
- Safety equipment
There shall be a working fire extinguisher located in the kitchen. There shall be a working smoke detector in every room where the guest party sleeps. There shall be a working carbon monoxide detector within the dwelling if the dwelling contains a gas heater, gas appliance, or an attached garage.
From the ordinance
A homestay use is permitted as a minor home occupation, where allowed, subject to the following regulations and restrictions: ...