The purpose of the RH Zone is to provide for the specialized
uses that are associated with the development and operation of resort
hotels and to minimize conflicts with or disturbances to adjoining
residential areas.
The provisions of this chapter apply to properties located within
or proposed to be located within the RH Overlay Zone mapped on the
Official Zoning Map and developed with a resort hotel.
A. The
RH Overlay Zone is limited to properties within the RS-15, RS-10,
RS-7.5, RS-6, R-2, and R-M zones.
B. Property
within the RH Overlay District not developed with a resort hotel shall
be subject to the provisions of the base zone.
C. Property
within the RH Overlay District shall be developed and used exclusively
under the provisions of this chapter or exclusively under the provisions
of the base zone.
The following uses are allowed in the RH Overlay Zone.
A. Resort Hotels. Resort hotels, consisting of a main building
which may contain guestrooms, and regularly maintained, customary
and usual hotel facilities conducted for the convenience of the guests
including, without limitation, restaurants, cocktail lounges, conference
rooms, spa and fitness facilities, all of which have their main entrance
from the lobby.
B. Guest Buildings. Separate structures with guestrooms operated
under the same ownership as the main resort hotel building.
C. Limitations.
1. Guestrooms
may include multi-room suites with one entrance. Rooms that can be
rented separately shall be considered separate guestrooms.
2. Up
to six guestrooms in guest buildings may be equipped with kitchens.
3. A
single guest building shall not contain more than 12 bedrooms or more
than six guestrooms with kitchens.
4. A
minimum of 50% of the total number of guestrooms shall be located
in guest buildings.
The minimum area of an RH Overlay District is four acres.
Development in the RH Overlay Zone shall be reviewed for consistency
with an approved permit and any conditions of approval. No development
may be approved and no building permit issued unless the project is
consistent with an approved permit and any conditions of approval.