The standards of this section apply to hotels, motels which are condominium or planned development projects as defined in Section 1351 of the California Civil Code.
(a) Location. Allowed uses shall be located only where specifically authorized by planning area standards for a particular planning area of the land use element and local coastal plan.
(b) Limitation on Use. Uses shall be limited as provided in Section 23.08.262.
(c) Permit Requirement. Development plan approval.
(d) Required Finding. A development plan may be approved only if the planning commission first finds that the proposal will not reduce the availability of accommodations for overnight or transient occupancy by the general public, tourists and visitors compared to conventional hotel or motel.
(e) Density. The density of hotel and motel units shall be as provided in Section 23.08.262.
(f) Design Standards.
(1) Required Hotel, Motel Facilities. Each hotel or motel shall include a lobby area, office space for administrative use, service areas and facilities for employees (such as a lounge, lockers and showers), and laundry facilities for use by the hotel or motel staff. This standard may be waived if the planning commission determines that provision of any or all of the required facilities is unnecessary due to the size or particular nature of the hotel or motel.
(2) Other Facilities. The size of individual units, the number of kitchens and the amount of personal storage space shall be determined by the planning commission through development plan approval.
(3) Parking. Parking shall be provided as stated in Section 22.08.262, provided that the required ratio of parking for hotel and motel units (excluding additional facilities) shall not be exceeded. The planning commission may approve additional parking spaces for the exclusive parking of recreational vehicles.
(g) Occupancy.
(1) No person or persons shall occupy a hotel or motel unit for more than twenty-nine consecutive days except for employees of the hotel or motel.
(2) No owner or owners holding separate interest in a hotel or motel unit shall occupy that unit more than a total of eighty-four days per year, including not more than a total of fourteen days during the period from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
(3) The occupancy standards in subsections (g)(1) and (g)(2) of this section shall be included in the declaration of conditions, covenants and restrictions and recorded against all individual property titles.
(h) Administration. A management entity shall be formed to manage the operation of the hotel or motel. The management shall have sole responsibility for providing room accommodation services and bed tax reporting. No owner or owners holding separate interest in a hotel or motel unit shall rent or lease that unit or otherwise offer accommodations to any other person or persons. The provisions of this subsection shall be included in the declaration of conditions, covenants and restrictions and recorded against all individual property titles.
(i) Reporting Requirement. A report shall be submitted periodically to the department of planning and building by the hotel or motel management at intervals to be determined by the planning commission through development plan approval. The report shall state the total number of days that each unit was occupied in the preceding year, including occupancies by guests and the owner(s) of each unit.
(j) Conditions of Approval. The planning commission may adopt conditions of approval which are necessary in order to ensure compliance with the standards of this section and to ensure that the design, operation and occupancy of the hotel or motel will serve primarily the general public, tourists and visitors for overnight or transient lodging. (Ord. 2603 § 2, 1993: Ord. 2592 § 9 (part), 1992)