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Summerville council asks staff to draft bed-and-breakfast zoning changes after public complaints
Summary
Following sustained public comment about alleged code violations at local bed-and-breakfasts, the Summerville Town Council voted to direct staff to begin an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance governing bed-and-breakfast operations, including room limits, management rules and events permissions.
The Summerville Town Council voted Jan. 9 to instruct town staff to begin drafting amendments to the town's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) addressing zoning rules for bed-and-breakfast businesses.
Councilwoman Tiffany Johnson Wilson, who made the request, said current UDO limits and management requirements are forcing some historic innkeepers to sell and that the changes would help preserve the town's historic homes and boost tourism. "Our current UDO restricts bed-and-breakfasts into two different categories and limits all of the current bed-and-breakfasts in Summerville to less than five rooms," Johnson Wilson said, adding that professional innkeepers and limited events…
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