17.400.080 Hotel and Motel Conversions
A. Purpose and Intent. The purpose of regulating the conversion of hotels and motels is to establish a comprehensive set of use regulations applicable to the conversion of hotels and motels that will ensure compatibility with surrounding properties and will safeguard against potentially adverse impacts on adjacent neighborhoods and residences.
B. Minimum Standards for the Conversion of Hotels and Motels to Apartments. The conversion of any hotel and motel to apartments shall be subject to the following minimum standards:
1. Each hotel or motel to be converted shall have been in existence and operated as a hotel and/or motel a minimum of 10 years.
2. All conversions shall include all motel and/or hotel rooms to apartments.
3. Except as allowed in this Section, each converted hotel and/or motel shall be used exclusively for low-income households, as defined in Section 17.400.090.G.6 of this Title.
4. Each unit shall meet the standards for decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling units, as defined in the State of California Health and Safety Code and other applicable codes and regulations, and shall include:
a. A kitchen, including at a minimum a sink, garbage disposal, refrigerator, stove with oven, and a counter top;
b. A separate bathroom, including at a minimum a sink, toilet, and shower;
c. A closet for storage space.
5. Each converted hotel and/or motel shall have a minimum of 400 square feet plus an additional 10 square feet for each unit over 30 units of common usable open space as defined in Article 7 except that if the converted hotel and/or motel is to be exclusively rented to senior citizens, no less than 40 percent of this common recreational space shall be indoors. The common recreation area may be provided in more than one location, but no location shall be less than 200 square feet.
6. Each converted hotel and/or motel shall have a common laundry facility, including washers and dryers, accessible and available to the residents, unless such facilities are provided within each unit.
7. Each converted hotel and/or motel shall maintain the parking and landscaping required at the time of the original construction and subsequent modification (if any) permitted by the City.
8. Each unit within a converted hotel and/or motel shall have a minimum of one parking stall assigned to the residents of that unit.
9. Each converted hotel and/or motel shall meet the requirements of the building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and other construction codes administered by the City at the time of the application for the conversion.
10. Each bedroom shall not be occupied by more than 2 persons.
(Ord. 2456 ยง 2, 2010)