Sunday, June 30, 2002
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Sunday, June 30, 2002 |
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Bed-breakfast rules studied By MONROE
ROARK Although there are no bed-and-breakfast establishments in Fayetteville at the present time, city officials are updating the portion of the city's zoning ordinance that regulates them in hopes that some historic home in the city might be considered for such a use in the future. Bed-and-breakfast homes are allowed by special exception and only in office-institutional and C-I zoning districts within the Main Street Architectural Overlay District. Only existing residential structures built prior to 1931 can be used for this purpose. The amendment now being considered would raise the maximum number of bedrooms allowed for rent from four to six and the maximum number of guests from 10 to 16 at any given time. Use of the kitchen would be limited to preparing food for registered guests, although caterers could be retained for special events, under the proposed amendment. One local resident pointed out at Tuesday night's Planning and Zoning Commission meeting his concerns about the current requirement that the owner live on the premises and the owner or owner's spouse be the proprietor. He said that many bed-and-breakfast homes in popular areas such as Charleston are operated by someone who lives nearby but not in the house, and the commission should consider being less restrictive in that regard. Planning director Jahnee Prince said that she would like to take the proposed changes to the city attorney and have them put in the proper form for future adoption. The commission tabled the issue to allow that.
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