Bed & Breakfast Facility
Overview
A bed and breakfast residence is a dwelling unit, located within a one or two-family dwelling, in which four or fewer guest rooms are rented on a nightly basis for a period of less than one week. At least one meal is offered in connection with the provision of sleeping accommodation only. A Food / Boarding Facility License is required.
A guest room is a room or a group of rooms forming a single habitable unit and which is used or intended to be used for sleeping and living, but not for cooking or eating purposes and which is let individually as a unit.
If you have questions about zoning, call (651) 266-9008. If you have questions about licensing, call (651) 266-8989.
Zoning Code
Bed and breakfast residences are permitted uses in a single-family residence district (R1, R2, R3, R4) provided the following conditions are met:
- Only one guest room may be established in a one-family, detached dwelling.
- The zoning lot must meet the minimum lot size for single-family dwelling in the district in which it is located.
- The residents of the dwelling, other than the registered guests of the guest room, shall only be comprised of the following people: one or two people or parents, which their direct lineal descendants and adopted or legally cared for children (and including the domestic employees thereof).
- All guest rooms shall be contained within the principal structure.
- There shall be no more than one person employed by the bed and breakfast residence who is not a resident of the dwelling.
- Dining and other facilities shall not be open to the public, but shall be used exclusively by the residents and registered guests.
- No additional exterior entrances shall be added to the structure.
Bed and breakfast residences are permitted with a Conditional Use Permit in one-family and two-family dwellings if located within a single main building in other residential district (RT1, RT2, RM1, RM2,BC) according to lot size:
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One-Family Dwelling
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Two-Family Dwelling
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Dwelling
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Guest Rooms
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Dwelling
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Guest Rooms
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Min. Lot Size
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1
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2
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2
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1
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6,000
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1
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3
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2
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2
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7,000
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1
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4
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2
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3
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8,000
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Bed and breakfast residences with more than one guest room must be 1,000 feet apart from each other and must meet conditions 3 through 7 above. Bed and breakfast residences are permitted uses in the TN1,TN2,TN3,B1,B2,B3,I1,I2 and I3 zoning districts, without limit as to number of guest rooms.
Parking
1 off-street parking space for each dwelling unit and .5 parking spaces for each guest room Signs
One identification sign is permitted not exceeding a total of two square feet in area.
Licensing Code
See Chapter 378 of Saint Paul Legislative Code.
- Compliance with: Housing Code, Zoning Code, Fire Code and State laws and regulations.
- Owner-occupied
- Escape window (as defined in State Building Code)
- Hard wiring smoke detectors outside each sleeping area
- Fire extinguisher (minimum 1A:10BC) in kitchen
- Class 0 food license or variance from the kitchen of Public Health
- Guest register
License Application Requirements
Applications must specify the full name and place of applicant's residence, exact location of the dwelling unit which constitutes the Bed and Breakfast residence, dwelling within which it is located, rooms within the dwelling that will be the guest rooms and number of occupants each room can accommodate. Licenses may be denied or canceled if the Bed and Breakfast residence is conducted in a disorderly manner, or immoral conduct or practice is permitted or if it violates any rules and regulations or any provision of this chapter.
You must submit the following:
Inspections
This license requires inspection approvals from the Saint Paul
Fire Department (Ph: (651) 266-8989), Environmental Health (Ph: (651) 266-8989), Licensing, (Ph: (651) 266-8989), and Zoning (Ph: (651) 266-9008).
Fees
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Description
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Fees
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| Per location, per year |
$178.00
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| Food / Boarding Facility License - per location, per year |
$353.00
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| Environmental Plan Review (EPR) |
$136.00
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| Change in owner |
$34.00
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Expiration/Renewal
A Bed and Breakfast License expires one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed annually.