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.
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Guestrooms may include multi-room suites with one entrance. Rooms that can be rented separately shall be considered separate guestrooms.
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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.
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Setbacks. Buildings and structures shall be setback from front and interior lot lines at least twice the required front setback of the base zone or 30 feet, whichever is greater. All other setback requirements of the base zone shall apply.
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Maximum Height. Height limitations of the base zone apply.
C. 
Landscaping. All areas of the site not covered by buildings, structures, loading areas, parking, driveways, or walkways shall be landscaped according to a landscape plan prepared by a licensed landscape architect or licensed landscape contractor and approved by the City Council with recommendations from the Planning Commission.
D. 
Lot Coverage.
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A maximum of 33-1/3% of the lot may be covered with buildings and structures, including parking structures, but exclusive of porches, balconies and patios.
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A maximum of 33-1/3% of the lot may be covered by open parking spaces, turn-around areas and driveways.
E. 
Guestroom Density. The maximum number of guestrooms per acre is based on the base zone as follows.
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RS-15: 5 guestrooms/acre.
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RS-10: 8 guestrooms/acre.
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RS-7.5: 10 guestrooms/acre.
4. 
RS-6: 15 guestrooms/acre.
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R-2: 20 guestrooms/acre.
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R-M: 40 guestrooms/acre.
A. 
Permits Required.
1. 
Zoning Amendment. An application for a classification as a RH Overlay Zone shall be processed as an amendment to the Zoning Map, according to the procedures of Chapter 30.235, General Plan and Zoning Amendments.
2. 
Conditional Use Permit. An application for a Conditional Use Permit shall be accepted and processed pursuant to Chapter 30.215, Conditional Use Permits, for development within the proposed RH Overlay Zone.
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Expiration.
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Conditional Use Permit. A Conditional Use Permit associated with the RH Overlay Zone shall be effective on the same date as the ordinance creating the RH Overlay Zone for which it was approved and shall expire four years after the effective date unless actions specified in the conditions of approval have been taken, a building permit has been issued and construction diligently pursued, or a time extension pursuant to Section 30.205.120, Expiration of Permits, has been approved. An approved Conditional Use Permit may specify a development staging program exceeding four years.
2. 
Phased Development. In the event that the applicant intends to develop the project in phases, and the City Council approves phased development, the Conditional Use Permit shall remain in effect so long as not more than one year lapses between the end of one phase and the beginning of the next phase.
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.