Criteria for a Guest House

Golfers International Guest House

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 Dwelling-house or second

    dwelling used for supplying

    of lodging and meals to

    transient guests for

    compensation.
 May include business

     meetings or training

     sessions for resident

     guests.

 Part of a larger single family dwelling house or second

dwelling converted to accommodate transient guests, exceeds

bed and breakfast establishment restrictions.
 Breakfast is usually served to residents; other meals may

also be provided, but for resident guests only.
 Guests may share communal facilities with host family, may

also include communal areas for exclusive use by guests.
 Bathroom facilities may or may not be en-suite or private.
 Part of the accommodation may be provided in a second dwelling.
 Except between a second dwelling and the main dwelling,

rooms must interlead to ensure buildings can revert back to

single dwelling use.

 Exceeds restrictions of a

     bed and breakfast  

     stablishment, ie more than

     3 rooms / 6 paying

     lodgers / guests per land

     unit.

 Maximum size of 30 persons or 15 rooms permitted.
 Form and scale of development determined by development

parameters of particular zone (i.e. floor space, building lines,

height) and set out on SDP.
 Council may determine / restrict the number of establishments in

a locality / guest rooms per establishment and lay down conditions

necessary to mitigate the impact of the establishment, in order to

protect the area’s character.
 Buildings can be free standing or linked structures, but residential character of particularly streetscape to be retained.
 Second business (or home occupation) on same premises as guest house establishment not permitted.

 Meals supplied to guests / lodgers, employees and bona

fide residents only.
 Self-catering by means of a kitchenette (self-catering unit)s only,

may be permitted; no fully self-contained units or self-catering

apartments permitted.

 Subject to obtaining liquor licence and separate departure / consent application in terms of the zoning scheme (where required in terms of

the scheme), alcoholic beverages only sold for consumption on-site

with meals, to resident guests.
 Permitted liquor trading hours as per Liquor Trading hour By-law.

 A place of entertainment is not permitted.
 Where ancillary activities such as restaurants, lecture room,

spa / hydro and wellness centre, small conference facilities or

similar types of services are provided and depending on

the zoning scheme, these are subject to a separate consent

application to Council, if required by such zoning scheme.
 In addition, such facilities / services may only be provided

for the benefit of resident guests and must therefore relate

to the extent of the guest-house establishment to ensure they

are not used by the general public.

 Proprietor (or full time

     manager) of establishment

     shall reside on the

     property at all times.

 Proprietor / manager may reside in a second dwelling.

 Provide on-site parking as

     follows

       -1 bay / dwelling, plus
       -1,25 additional bays /

         guest; room.

Owner’s parking space may be in form of garage.
 Except where on-site parking / drop-off space is provided,

guests may not arrive by 30-seater (or larger) bus.
 Where on-site provision not possible, parking may be

provided on abutting or nearby property, subject to a

notarial tie being registered, or similar agreement,

as approved by Council.

 Provide on-site space for loading and deliveries.
 Depending on scale of establishment, designated guest

parking bays may be shared as temporary

loading space.

 No more than 3 staff members shall be employed in

support of the establishment at any given time.
 Bona fide staff quarters shall not be regarded as

rooms for lodgers /guests and may not be

converted to guest accommodation.

 Only a single unilluminated

  sign / notice, not projecting

  over a street in accordance

  with Council’s Outdoor

  Advertising By-law and not

  exceeding 0.2m² allowed.

 Only a single unilluminated sign / notice, not projecting

over a street and not exceeding 0.2m², allowed.
 All outdoor signage to comply with Council’s Outdoor

Advertising By-law.

 Any alteration or new structure shall be compatible with the

character of  the surrounding area.
 Where located in historic precincts / heritage areas,

external appearance / façade to be sensitive to this attribute

and taken into account in design.
 Where buildings are altered or newly constructed,

Council’s Green Building Guidelines should be

consideredand applied.
 No activities constituting a source of public nuisance

shall be carried out.
 No disturbance from loud music or other sources after 23:00,

except with separate approval from Council.