Sec. 26-135. - Hotel and motel conversions for affordable housing.

The purpose of this section is to establish a set of regulations and standards for the conversion of hotels and motels to and maintaining compatibility of such uses with surrounding properties.

(a)

Development standards for the conversion of hotels and motels to apartments.

(1)

Any hotel or motel to be converted shall have been established and in operation as a hotel and/or motel for a minimum of ten (10) years.

(2)

All hotel or motel conversions shall convert all hotel and/or motel rooms to apartments.

(3)

Except as otherwise allowed in this section, any converted hotel and/or motel shall provide dwelling units exclusively for lower income households, as defined in Section 50079.5 of the California Health and Safety Code.

(4)

Each unit shall meet the standards for decent, safe and sanitary dwelling units, as defined by Section 50099.5 of the California Health and Safety Code and other applicable regulations and shall include the following:

(5)

A kitchen that includes a sink, garbage disposal, refrigerator, stove and oven, and a countertop;

(6)

A separate bathroom that includes a sink, toilet and a shower; and

(7)

A closet providing storage space.

(8)

Each converted hotel and/or motel shall have a minimum of four hundred ninety-nine (499) square feet plus an additional ten (10) square feet for each unit over thirty (30) units of common usable open space as defined in section 26-32, except that if the hotel and/or motel to be converted is to be rented out exclusively to senior citizens, no less than forty (40) percent of this common open space shall be indoors. The common recreation area may be provided in multiple locations, but no single open space area shall be less than two hundred (200) square feet.

(9)

Any hotel and/or motel to be converted shall have a common laundry facility, including washers, and dryers accessible and available to the residents, except if such facilities are provided within each unit.

(10)

Any hotel and/or motel to be converted shall maintain the parking and landscaping required at the time of the original construction and any modifications shall be permitted by the City.

(11)

One (1) parking stall shall be provided per unit and the stall shall be registered to the resident of that unit.

(12)

Any hotel and/or motel to be converted shall conform to any required building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and other construction codes administered by the City at the time of the application for the conversion.

(13)

Each bedroom shall not be occupied by more than two (2) persons.

(14)

The use shall operate with an on-site manager who shall be available to resolve standard residential issues (e.g., broken equipment, noise complaints) and maintain order within the facility.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)