WHEREAS, City of Lakeport Municipal Code Section 17.24.110 B. sets forth the development standards and guidelines for bed and breakfast inns in residential and commercial zoning districts; and

WHEREAS, Section 17.24.110 B. 4. addresses the allowable number of guest bedrooms and overnight guests; and

WHEREAS, Section 17.24.110 B. 4. does not specify the maximum number of guest bedrooms allowed; and

WHEREAS, Section 17.24.110 B. 4. does not specify the maximum number of guests per guest bedroom; and

WHEREAS, Planning Commission Resolution No. 32 was adopted in 1986 and established many of the current development standards and guidelines for bed and breakfast inns and specifically indicated that the maximum number of guest bedrooms shall be five; and

WHEREAS, City of Lakeport Ordinance No. 732 was adopted in 1992 and established the current development standards and guidelines for bed and breakfast inns and specifically indicated that the maximum number of guest bedrooms shall be five; and

WHEREAS, the word “maximum” was mistakenly omitted from the text of City of Lakeport Ordinance No. 796 which was adopted in 1999 and comprehensively updated Title 17 of the Municipal Code; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has determined the existing bed and breakfast inn regulations are ambiguous regarding the maximum number of guests per guest bedroom; and

WHEREAS, the Lakeport City Council has considered and approved the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1.

A. Subsection B. 4. of Section 17.24.110 (Use Permits) of Title 17 of the Lakeport Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:

4. The maximum number of guest bedrooms in a bed & breakfast inn shall be five with a maximum total of 20 overnight guests occupying the inn at any one time. No more than four overnight guests shall occupy a guest room. A greater number of guest bedrooms, and a higher number of maximum overnight guests occupying the inn at any one time, may be approved by the Planning Commission on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration parcel size, building design, floor plan layout, carrying capacity of the site, and impact on neighboring properties and the character of the neighborhood.

Section 2. Severability.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.

The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this and each section, subsection, phrase, or clause thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, phrases, or clauses be declared unconstitutional on their face or as applied.

Section 3. Effective Date.

This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after the date of adoption.

Section 4. Posting/Advertising.

The City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be published and/or posted within fifteen days after its adoption.

This ordinance was introduced before the City Council of the City of Lakeport at a regular meeting thereof on the 15th day of July, 2008, by the following vote:

AYES: Council Members Parmentier, Rumfelt, and Bertsch, and Mayor Bruns

NOES: Council Member Irwin

ABSENT: None

ABSTAINING: None

This Ordinance was duly enacted by the City Council of the City of Lakeport at a regular meeting thereof on the 5th of August, 2008, by the following vote:

AYES: Council Members Parmentier, Rumfelt, and Bertsch, and Mayor Bruns

NOES: Council Member Irwin

ABSENT: None

ABSTAINING: None

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WILLIS H. BRUNS, Mayor

ATTEST:

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JANEL M. CHAPMAN, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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STEVEN J. BROOKES, City Attorney

ORDINANCE NO. 874 1 BED & BREAKFAST INNS

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Lake County Department of Social Services

Release Date: Aug. 11, 2008

Submission Deadline: Sept. 1, 2008

For more information, contact Michele Dibble at the Lake County Department of Social Services, 707- 995-4653.

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The Lakeport Community Development Department has received an application for a Use Permit to allow the operation of a Bed & Breakfast Inn without food service in an R-1 Low Density Residential Zoning District. The subject property is located at #2 Sixteenth Street and is further described as APN 26-181-22. The Planning Commission was unable to reach a decision on this matter, and the application will be considered by the Lakeport City Council.

APPLICANT:

Gregory Gill

#2 Sixteenth Street

Lakeport, CA 95453

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lakeport City Council will hold a public hearing to consider this request on Tuesday, August 19, 2008, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, located at 225 Park Street, at which time and place all interested persons may appear and be heard. If you have questions or comments, please call the Lakeport Community Development Department at 707-263-5615 ext. 25.

Dated this 5th day of August 2008

_______________________________

ANDREW BRITTON

Planning Services Manager

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the County of Lake will hold a public hearing on the Bonavita Estates Merger Resubdivision (MRS 08-02), proposing to merge and resubdivide 2 parcels totaling 534 acres into 5 parcels, a Deviation (DV 08-02) to construct a dead-end road longer than 1000 feet and Use Permit (UP 05-20) for construction of an 11-acre ski lake and hosting of special events. The project applicants are KURT STEIL & GARY JOHNSON. The Planning Commission will consider adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration for this project based on Initial Study (IS 08-08). The project is located at 16756 & 17350 Butts Canyon Road, Middletown and further described as APNs 014-003-83 & 014-140-05. The proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration will be available for review thirty (30) days and the staff report will be available ten (10) days before the hearing at the Planning Division of the Community Development Department in the Lake County Courthouse, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport, California. The Planner processing this application is Melissa Floyd, who may be reached at (707) 245-9740 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The public hearing will be held before the Planning Commission in the Board of Supervisors’ Chamber in the Courthouse on September 11, 2008 at 9:20 AM, at which time and place interested persons may attend and be heard. If you challenge the action of the Planning Commission on any of the above stated items in court, it may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Lake County Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Richard Coel, Director

By: _________________________________

Danae Bowen, Office Assistant III

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