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I was wondering if anyone had any experience dealing with any Inns or Lodges that were not owner occupied. This would be located in a Low Density Residential Zoning District and would have a salon, a cafe, 5-10 rooms, and a meeting/dinner space for up to 50 people to allow for small receptions and meetings.


This does not fit under a B&B since it will not be owner occupied. They are proposing to build a new structure and are looking at some type of a code amendment to make this happen.


Any Thoughts???
 
Sounds like a hotel/motel to me, and not something that belongs in a residential neighborhood.
 
Not in my back yard either. But if you have some old mansions with 8 bedrooms, what can they be used for? (But if that is the case, some sort of transition zone should be created.)
 
So....

5-10 rooms....gotta narrow that down.....= up to 5-10 cars plus employees? It would make a huge difference to go from 5 rooms to 10 rooms in a residential area, enough to kill the project I would think....if I were a concerned neighbor:r:

50 space conference facilities.....= what 15 cars+

They must have a lot of land for parking eh?

I agree, it sounds a lot like a small boutique motel. Maybe on a corner lot at the end of a residential district?
Do you have the old standby RO zoning for old residential areas on major collectors or arterials in that awkward transitional phase?;-) That could work, but then I'm sure they are trying to take advantage of that sleepy neighborhood:r:

Check out Palo Alto California for this type of use, they may have dealt with this before. While I stayed in a bed and breakfast the last time I was there, I think I remember seeing some larger establishments in the local neighborhoods around Stanford.....
 
I agree with the others - if it is not owner-occupied it is a hotel/motel. Especially if it has other amenities - salon, cafe, etc. This shouldn't be allowed in a residential district. In our ordinance, we don't even allow B&B's to accomodate the general public, only guests. So none of that would be allowed either.
 
The One said:
Check out Palo Alto California for this type of use, they may have dealt with this before. While I stayed in a bed and breakfast the last time I was there, I think I remember seeing some larger establishments in the local neighborhoods around Stanford.....
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I worked for the City of Palo Alto for a short time - the neighborhoods directly across El Camino Real from Stanford do have some converted older mansions that now operate as hotels, but that entire area is considered mixed-use by the city. It's an older south of downtown neighborhood that has a mix of mansions, modest houses, office buildings, government buildings, apartments, and a few neighborhood stores mixed in. I can assure you that in any neighborhood in Palo Alto that was originally zoned RH-1, you won't be finding a hotel.
 
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