San Jose Municipal Code Part 2 Bed & Breakfast Inns

A. No development permit may be issued for a bed and breakfast inn unless the following criteria are met:

1. The inn is owner-occupied.

2. The building is of historical and/or architectural significance and was designed for residential occupancy.

3. No separate cooking facilities for guests are provided.

4. No more than one daily meal, breakfast, is served to guests.

5. No more than one guest room has an external entryway.

6. No guest may occupy accommodations in the inn for a period of more than thirty calendar days, counting portions of calendar days as a full calendar day.

7. A certificate of occupancy for group R occupancy is obtained from the city building division, and all applicable building and fire regulations are met.

8. Any loan funds provided by the City of San José or the redevelopment agency for rehabilitation and/or repair of the subject building as a residential building have been repaired [repaid] in full.

B. The criteria set forth in subsection A., above, shall be deemed to be conditions of any development permit for a bed and breakfast inn, and failure to adhere to said criteria shall be a violation of this title.

C. All development permits for a bed and breakfast inn shall set forth the maximum number of guest rooms or guests that may occupy the premises, at any given time, for overnight lodging.

(Ords. 26248, 29523.)