Section 26-300
Dimensional standards
Lot
Uses
Accessory1
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lot
- Minimum lot size2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The minimum lot size shall be two (2) acres.
Other
- Maximum number of employees2 persons
There shall be no more than two (2) persons, other than family members in residence, employed in the bed and breakfast.
- Maximum stay for occupants14 days
The maximum stay for any occupants of the bed and breakfast other than the owner and family shall be fourteen (14) days.
- Minimum finished floor area2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The structure shall have at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of finished floor area, exclusive of accessory buildings or garages.
- Owner occupancy requirement
The subject property must be the principal residence of the owner. The owner-occupant shall be the record owner of no less than fifty (50) percent interest of the subject property.
Parking
- Parking per bedroom1 space per bedroom
Off-street parking shall be provided at the rate of one parking space for each bedroom within the building, in addition to the spaces required for the single-family dwelling unit.
Signage
- Maximum sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One detached sign no larger than two (2) square feet in area shall be permitted on the premises to advertise the bed and breakfast. In addition, one wall sign no larger than two (2) square feet in area shall be permitted.
Use
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. to single-family dwellingSingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
The use of the property for a bed and breakfast shall be accessory to the use of the property as a single-family dwelling.
- Structure must remain residential
The structure shall remain a residential structure.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot size shall be two (2) acres. The structure shall have at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of finished floor area, exclusive of accessory buildings or garages. Off-street parking shall be provided at the rate of one parking space for each bedroom within the building, in addition to the spaces required for the single-family dwelling unit.
Parking requirements
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