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Council to advertise two bed-and-breakfast ordinance options after planning commission split
Summary
City staff presented two proposed ordinance drafts to regulate bed-and-breakfast operations; one version was recommended by the planning commission and the other was not. Council agreed to advertise both for public consideration and return them at a future meeting.
City staff on Sept. 2 asked the Opelika City Council to authorize advertising two alternative ordinance drafts that would revise how bed-and-breakfast operations are regulated in the city's zoning code.
Matt Mosley told the council he had placed both draft versions on members' desks. Version A, the planning commission'recommended option, is the more restrictive draft: it would limit bed-and-breakfast operations to owner-occupied properties, cap guest rooms at six and prohibit events in residential zones (with a caveat that a private gathering by an owner-occupant would be treated like a normal residential gathering, not a commercial event). The Planning Commission in June gave…
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