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(1) The bed and breakfast inn shall be operated in a primary residential structure and not in any accessory structure. The structure to be used shall have been constructed fifty (50) or more years ago or be of historic significance. If it is not fifty (50) years old or more, it shah be the responsibility of the applicant to establish by convincing proof that the residential structure is of historic significance. (2) Two (2) off-street parking spaces for the owner[manager and one (1) off-street space per guest room shall be required. The front yard shall not be used for parking. If parking cannot be provided on the site, it must be provided within 300 feet of the site. (i) There shall be no parking by guests on the streets. (ii) The municipal parking areas in Olde Towne Parking District may be used to satisfy the above requirement with the approval of and the issuance of parking passes by the Portsmouth Parking Authority. All parking passes provided to the owner of the facility by the Portsmouth Parking Authority shall be accounted for by the owner's keeping of a record which enumerates the date and time the pass was used and by whom it was used. The record book shall be available for inspection by the city at any time. (3) A maximum of ten (10) guest rooms is allowed. (4) (2) No exterior additions or alterations shall be made for the express purpose of creating or maintaining a bed and breakfast inn, other than those required for health, safety, or sanitation requirements. Minimal decorative alterations can be made to the structure if such changes are deemed to be compatible to the nature of the neighborhood. Such alterations and additions that are necessary or desired must meet all zoning, building, environmental and fire code regulations and must be approved by the commission of architectural Review. The facility shall be occupied and managed by an individual having at least 51 percent ownership interest in the improved real estate upon which the inn is situated. (6) (7) Maximum length of stay for a transient paying guest is limited to fourteen (14) consecutive days in any thirty (30) day period of time. The holder of the use permit shall keep a current guest register including names, addresses and dates of occupancy of all guests which register shall be available for inspection by the city at any time. For identification of the bed and breakfast inn, one wall sign of four square feet is permitted. Such sign shall not be directly illuminated, nor shall it contain the woz'ds "hotel" or "mo~el". Said sign shall meet all zoning requirements including approval from the commission of architectural review.