§ 17.228.112 — Residential hotel

17.228.112 Residential hotel.

A. Administrative permit. Except as otherwise provided in this title, a residential hotel requires an administrative permit. B. Floor size and occupancy. The floor size and occupancy of individual residential hotel units must comply with the applicable standards in title 15. C. Kitchens. A residential hotel may provide: 1. A kitchen within individual residential hotel units; 2. One or more kitchens for shared use by tenants and located within a common room; or 3. No kitchens. As used in this subsection C, a kitchen means a room, space, or area with equipment for the preparation and cooking of food. D. Bathrooms. A residential hotel may provide full or partial bathrooms within individual residential hotel units. At least one full bathroom for shared use by tenants must be provided on each floor that includes an individual residential hotel unit without a full bathroom. As used in this subsection D, a full bathroom means a room that includes a water closet, lavatory, and bathtub or shower; a partial bathroom means a room that includes at least one of these plumbing fixtures. E. Common space. A residential hotel must provide common space for passive or active recreational use by tenants at a location within the building or outdoors in a yard as follows: 1. At least one common space must be provided at a ratio of 10 square feet per unit, or at least 150 square feet, whichever results in the greater amount of open space. 2. Common spaces must be accessible by all tenants. 3. If provided outdoors in a yard, the minimum width and depth of the common space must be 10 feet. 4. Each common space must be furnished for use by tenants (e.g., couches, tables, chairs, or desks). 5. Rooms used for laundry, storage, sanitation, or hallways do not constitute common space, within the meaning of this section. F. Security. Security must be provided within each residential hotel unit by means of a separate dead bolt and latch lock. G. Manager's office. A residential hotel with 12 or more units must have a manager reside on-site or provide a 24-hour front-desk service near the main entry to the residential hotel. The front desk must have a full view of the entry area. Signage that provides the current phone number to contact management staff must be posted near the main entry. (Ord. 2024-0054 § 36; Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)