Although there

are no bed-and-breakfast establishments in Fayetteville at the present

time, city officials are updating the portion of the city's zoning ordinance

that regulates them in hopes that some historic home in the city might

be considered for such a use in the future.

Bed-and-breakfast

homes are allowed by special exception and only in office-institutional

and C-I zoning districts within the Main Street Architectural Overlay

District. Only existing residential structures built prior to 1931 can

be used for this purpose.

The amendment

now being considered would raise the maximum number of bedrooms allowed

for rent from four to six and the maximum number of guests from 10 to

16 at any given time.

Use of the

kitchen would be limited to preparing food for registered guests, although

caterers could be retained for special events, under the proposed amendment.

One local resident

pointed out at Tuesday night's Planning and Zoning Commission meeting

his concerns about the current requirement that the owner live on the

premises and the owner or owner's spouse be the proprietor. He said that

many bed-and-breakfast homes in popular areas such as Charleston are operated

consider being less restrictive in that regard.

Planning director

Jahnee Prince said that she would like to take the proposed changes to

the city attorney and have them put in the proper form for future adoption.

The commission tabled the issue to allow that.

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