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*Country inns (H14C) containing between four (4) and twenty-four(24) <br /> guestrooms shall be considered commercial operations and therefore may not be <br /> allowed in all protected watersheds, an critical areas. <br /> This Class A Special Use Permit, if approved, shall be valid for six(6) years, but <br /> may be renewed or re-approved by the Board of Commissioners after receiving a <br /> report from the Planning Department that the use is, and has been continuously <br /> since it was issued, in compliance with provisions of the Special Use Permit. The <br /> Orange County Planning Department shall present its report on the compliance <br /> of the special use no later then ninety (90) days before the expiration of the <br /> Special Use Permit. <br /> The Board of Commissioners shall not renew the Special Use Permit if it is <br /> determined that the applicant has failed to comply with the conditions of <br /> approval. If the Board of Commissioners does not renew the permit, the permit <br /> shall become null and void upon the expiration of the time limit. If the Special <br /> Use Permit is not renewed or re-approved, then the applicant may submit a new <br /> application as if it were a new use. <br /> 8.8.28.4 Other Requirements <br /> (Other Requirements are listed per subcategory.) <br /> Bed & Breakfast(H14A) <br /> a) Building plans for all building areas intended for public use shall be <br /> reviewed and approved by the Fire Marshal and Building Inspections <br /> Division prior to issuance of any Certificates of Occupancy. <br /> In those cases where a Certificate of Occupancy is not required, the <br /> applicant shall schedule a site inspection with the Fire Marshal and <br /> Building Inspections Division and submit documentation of site approval <br /> to the Planning Department prior to commencing operation. <br /> b) Per the provisions in Section 9.10 f) of Article 9, Signs, the applicant shall <br /> be permitted to construct one sign not to exceed 16 square feet in size. <br /> Such identifying signs shall be installed with landscaping around the <br /> base. All illumination shall be installed as ground lighting to prevent <br /> night-time glare. <br /> C) The site plan shall provide a minimum of two parking spaces for the <br /> residence and at least one parking place for each guestroom. Parking <br /> space dimensions, aisle widths, tree shading, number of handicapped <br /> spaces, etc. shall meet the requirements specified in Article 10, <br /> d) The site shall meet the landscaping and buffer requirements of Article 12, <br /> of the Zoning Ordinance, consisting of the lot perimeter buffer specified in <br /> Section 12.4.1 (b) and the appropriate land use buffer along the road' <br /> frontage per the table in Section 12.6.2. Property recognized by the state <br /> or the county as a historic site, or as containing a significant historic <br /> structure shall receive a full or partial waiver of the road-front land use <br /> buffer to maintain the historic character of the site and the traditional view <br /> of the hous7e from the roadside. <br /> C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\AdministrationOrdinance-Finalb.doc <br />