[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township
of East China 10-19-1992 by Ord. No. 208
(Ch. 3-06 of the 1980 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 480.
Bed-and-breakfast facilities within the Charter Township of East China
shall be licensed and regulated so as to protect the health, safety, and welfare
of the Township residents and citizens.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A secondary use which is subordinate to a one-family dwelling unit
in which transient guests are provided sleeping room and board in return for
payment.
The Charter Township of East China.
A.
Requirement established. No person, firm, corporation,
or other organization shall operate or maintain a bed-and-breakfast in the
Township without first having obtained a license as required under this chapter.
B.
Application. Application shall be made on a written form
provided by the Township. The application shall be submitted to the Township
annually. The license shall have a term of one year from December 1 to November
30 of the following year. Licenses shall be issued by the Township after an
inspection determines that the premises in question is in compliance with
this chapter.
(1)
Late fee charge. All applications for a bed-and-breakfast
license are due prior to the December 1 license year starting date for each
year. Any application received by the Township on or after December 1, or
postmarked prior to December 1 but received after December 5, shall be assessed
a late fee charge in the amount set by resolution of the Board of Trustees.[1]
(2)
Annual inspection. All owners or agents shall schedule
a time for inspection to occur within 30 days of the starting date of the
new license year. The owner or agent shall be present for an inspection to
occur.
(a)
Reinspections. One reinspection, if required, shall be
scheduled by the owner or agent to occur prior to January 31 without cost.
(c)
New written requirements. For any new written requirement
issued during that license year after the initial inspection, the reinspection
for that new written requirement only shall be without cost.
(3)
Payment of license fees. License fees shall be paid at
the time of application.
(4)
Payment of late inspection fees. Late inspection fees
shall be paid prior to time of inspections.
(5)
Issue of license. Upon compliance with all applicable
laws and Ordinance Code provisions, the Township shall issue a license to
the applicant.
C.
Fees. No operating license shall be issued or renewed
for a bed-and-breakfast unless the completed application form is accompanied
by payment of a license fee in the amount set by resolution of the Board of
Trustees.[3]
(1)
New license inspections. If an inspection is made of
any premises not previously licensed under this chapter, the applicant shall
pay an inspection fee in the amount set by resolution of the Board of Trustees
for the inspection in addition to the license fee.
(2)
License transfer. If transfer of license occurs, a license
transfer fee in the amount set by resolution of the Board of Trustees shall
be required.
The Township shall not issue any bed-and-breakfast license to any premises
which is in violation of any applicable law or Ordinance Code provisions,
including County and State Health Department laws.
The following requirements shall be met at all times:
A.
Registration. Every owner of a bed-and-breakfast shall
keep a register wherein all guests shall inscribe their names upon their procuring
a room. Said owner shall require identification of each guest as will reasonably
assure that the guest is, in fact, the person under whose name such room is,
in fact, being procured.
B.
Length of stay. No guest shall occupy a room for longer
than three continuous days or for more than 30 days during the license year
of the bed-and-breakfast.
C.
Conditions.
(1)
The owners of a bed-and-breakfast shall only employ or
use the services of family members who are occupying the one-family dwelling
unit where the bed-and-breakfast is located.
(2)
Each room occupied by a guest shall have a functioning
smoke detector.
(3)
No owner shall allow to be used or use any portable electric,
gas, or oil space heater or any portable unvented space heater fueled by natural
gas, kerosene, alcohol, or other fuel, or wood-burning space-heating units.
(4)
No owner shall allow any motorcycle, lawn mower, gas
cans, or anything that contains or has contained flammable liquids to be inside
the structure at any time. Such items may be stored in an unattached garage
or storage building.
(5)
All interior hallways shall have at least two exits,
provided that one such exit may be an emergency-type exit or fire escape.
There shall be at least two outside exits from the dwelling unit. All exits
shall be clearly marked.
(6)
Each floor of the dwelling shall have at least one approved
and functioning fire extinguisher which is clearly visible and accessible.
(7)
All premises shall be kept in a clean condition. All
bedsheets, pillowslips, towels, and washcloths shall be replaced by clean
items before any new guest occupies a room previously occupied by another.
(8)
Breakfast shall be the only meal provided guests and
shall be included in the cost charged a guest for occupying a room.
(9)
Bathing and lavatory facilities shall be adequate and
available for all guests.
Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as permitting operation of a bed-and-breakfast at any location in violation of Chapter 480, Zoning, of the Township Code.
