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The applicants are requesting a special permit to establish a five-bedroom bed and breakfast operation within the existing dwelling. The dwelling has currently four bedrooms; but the applicant would like the ability to expand if his business does well, so that he can have a five- bedroom bed and breakfast establishment without having to come in and amend the permit if it’s granted. th This is a site plan showing the house. You can see 36 Avenue over on the right side of the th slide. He has a driveway coming off of 36 Avenue up to the house. And the property actually consists of two lots, Lots 306 and 307. The driveway is just on Lot 306. So we have included a condition requesting that they consolidate those two lots and resubdivide so that the operation is on one lot. And the Planning Department is recommending approval of the special permit. Are there any questions? KERN: Any questions for staff? Commissioner Domingo? DOMINGO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With the anticipation depending how business does come, come about, another unit would be built to provide for five rooms. Does the conditions as set forth in here address that additional bed and breakfast? I don’t know if it will have an impact on the area or the use, the additional use of that bed and breakfast. COTTLE: Are you asking how -? DOMINGTO: Does the conditions as suggested in here, is it considering the additional bed and breakfast unit should he decide to build it? COTTLE: Yes. The permit is requesting the ability to expand either the current dwelling or to construct a two-bedroom unit on the property nearby so that he can expand up to the five- bedroom establishment. DOMINGO: Very good. Thank you. COTTLE: You’re welcome. KERN: Commissioner Ono? ONO: Yes. I’m just curious. I’m not familiar with the idea of a bed and breakfast program. What’s the intent of the bed and breakfast concept? COTTLE: Well, it allows guests to stay at your home. The applicant would reside on the property in one of the bedrooms, and he operates the bed and breakfast establishment. And you basically, you know, rent the rooms out to guests that come usually on a short-term basis and provide them a limited breakfast according to Department of Health standards, which is very limited. ONO: So does that change the idea that,of a residential district to a commercial property? COTTLE: Well, the Planning Department considers it a home occupation. It would be like if you were running any other type of business out of your home, like an accounting office. It’s the same type of thing. ONO: So it is a commercial property. COTTLE: It’s a more commercial use than if it were strictly residential. 2 EXHIBIT A