Development standards for motels and tourist courts
The zoning board of review may grant a special use permit for one or more motel or tourist court structures and accessory uses in an R-10, R-10A, B-A, B-B, or B-C zone provided the proposed development complies with the following development standards, in addition to all other applicable requirements of this ordinance.
(1) Site. The motel or tourist court shall be located on a lot or tract having a gross area of at least two acres. The lot or tract on which the motel or tourist court is located shall be owned by one person or corporation or group of persons or corporations.
(2) Accessory uses. In R-10, R-10A, and B-A zones, accessory uses are limited to necessary office, parking, and maintenance areas. In B-B and B-C zones, subject to the approval of the zoning board, accessory uses may include necessary office, parking, and maintenance areas, a lunch room or restaurant, cocktail lounge, gift shop, or marina.
(3) Maximum lot coverage. The total coverage by all principal and accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed 20 percent of the lot area.
(4) Front, side, and rear yards. The minimum dimension of front, side, and rear yards shall be at least 40 feet, unless the lot abuts a residential zone with greater minimum yard dimensions. In that case, the dimension of the yard which abuts the residential zone must be equal to the dimension required in the residential zone.
(5) Height. No principal building shall be more than 26 feet high. No accessory building or structure shall be more than 16 feet high.
(6) Landscaping and buffer areas. The motel or tourist court development shall comply with all requirements for landscaping and buffer areas prescribed in section 7 of this ordinance.
(7) Minimum lot width. Each zoning lot shall have a minimum width of 200 feet measured along the lot frontage on a town street which has been accepted for maintenance or on a state highway.
(8) Density requirements. A motel or tourist court shall be limited to eight units per acre.
(9) Off-street parking facilities. Off-street parking shall be provided and maintained as follows:
a. There shall be two car spaces per unit;
b. No parking shall be permitted within 12 feet of any boundary line or within the required minimum front yard;
c. Off-street parking spaces and servicing drives shall be located within the boundaries of the lot being developed, and shall comply with the provisions of section 7 of this ordinance.
(10) Trash disposal. Each motel or tourist court shall be provided with an enclosed trash container sufficient to accommodate all trash and waste stored on the premises. The container and utility area shall comply with the requirements of section 7.3(5) of this ordinance.
(11) Sewage disposal. In order to be considered for a special exception, the lot must be served by public water, sewer, and other utilities. No individual sewage disposal systems or wells shall be permitted.
(12) Illumination. Outdoor lighting shall comply with the requirements of section 7 of this ordinance. Landscaping shall be planted so as to minimize ground illumination which might otherwise interfere with any nearby residential uses.
(Ch. 1118, § 16, 12-18-2023)
Cross reference— Businesses, ch. 14.