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<br />character with the aesthetic objectives for the area and shall respect the quality and <br />authenticity of materials expected in a historic area. <br /> <br />Sec. 40-53.7. Bed and breakfast inns; authorized. <br /> <br />Bed and breakfast inns are authorized in the city's historic districts in furtherance <br />of a public policy of establishing Portsmouth as an attractive tourist destination for <br />persons interested in the city's architectural and historic significance The establishment of <br />bed and breakfast inns not only provides an alternative type of lodging for such paying <br />guests, but the additional income from such facilities may also create an incentive and a <br />funding source for the maintenance of Portsmouth's older homes.. <br /> <br />Sec. 40-53.7.1. Bed and breakfast inns; use permit required. <br /> <br />A use permit, as provided for in article VIII, is required for the establishment of a <br />bed and breakfast inn in any of the districts where this use is permitted. A use permit <br />may be approved by the city council after recommendation by the planning commission <br />and a finding that the location, size, design and operating characteristics of the proposed <br />bed and breakfast inn will be compatible with and will not adversely affect or be <br />materially detrimental to adjacent uses, residents, buildings, structures or natural <br />resources. <br /> <br />Sec. 40-53.7.2. Bed and breakfast inns; approval and operation. <br /> <br />(a) A bed and breakfast inn shall be operated in a primary residential structure <br />and not in any accessory structure. The structure to be used shall be 50 years or more of <br />age or be of historic significance. If the structure does not meet the age requirement, it <br />shall be the applicant's responsibility to establish by convincing proof that the residential <br />structure is of historic significance. <br /> <br />(b) Two off-street parking spaces for the owner/manager and one off-street <br />space per guest room shall be required. In the Port Norfolk Historic District, the city <br />council may reduce or eliminate the requirement for the two owner/manager spaces; <br />provided, however, that no fewer than two off-street parking spaces are provided for the <br />inn. The front yard of an inn shall not be used for parking. If parking cannot be provided <br />on the site, it must be provided within 300 feet of the site. The following shall also <br />apply: <br /> <br />(i) There shall be no parking by guests on the streets. <br />(ii) The municipal parking areas in the Olde Towne Parking District may be <br />used to satisfy the above requirement with the approval of and the <br />issuance of parking passes by the Portsmouth Parking Authority. <br />(iii) All parking passes provided to the owner of the facility by the Portsmouth <br />Parking Authority shall be accounted for by the owner's keeping of a <br />