Bed and Breakfast Residence

Saint Paul Legislative Code tit. XXIX, ch. 378

in effect

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 378.01 License required.

Sec. 378.01. - License required. No person shall keep or operate a bed and breakfast residence in Saint Paul without a license. (Ord. No. 17394, § 1, 9-4-86)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 378.02 Definitions.

Sec. 378.02. - Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter: Bed and breakfast residence. A dwelling unit, located within a one- or two-family dwelling, in which four (4) or fewer guest rooms are rented on a nightly basis for periods of less than a week and where at least one (1) meal is offered in connection with the provision of sleeping accommodations only. Guest room. A room or a group of rooms forming a single habitable unit which is located within the walls of a dwelling 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. Owner occupied. A dwelling unit shall be considered to be owner-occupied when it is occupied by a person or persons who own at least fifty-one (51) percent of said dwelling unit. (Ord. No. 17394, § 1, 9-4-86)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 378.03 Fee.

Sec. 378.03. - Fee. The fee required for operating a bed and breakfast residence shall be established by ordinance as provided in section 310.09(b) of the Legislative Code. (Ord. No. 17394, § 1, 9-4-86; C.F. No. 95-1270, § 1, 11-8-95)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 378.04 Application, procedures, etc.

Sec. 378.04. - Application, procedures, etc. (a) Application. Any person desiring a bed and breakfast license shall file with the inspector a written application for such a license, giving in the application, in addition to other required information, the full name and place of residence of the applicant, the exact location of the dwelling unit which constitutes the bed and breakfast residence, the dwelling within which it is located, the rooms within it which will be used as guest rooms, and the number of occupants each room can accommodate. (b) Inspection and reports. The inspector shall refer a copy of the application to the director of the department of safety and inspections, and the director of the department of police, and require from said directors, respectively, a report as to whether or not the proposed place of business named in said application, together with the appliances and equipment used or to be used therein in the conduct of said business, are safe and sanitary and in all manner comply with the requirements listed in section 378.05 and whether or not the applicant has ever operated or conducted a similar business previously or been connected with one (1) or has been charged with a violation of the food ordinance, a report as to whether or not said applicant has ever been arrested and charged with conducting a disorderly house or with having sold intoxicating liquors illegally and a report as to whether the proposed place of business conforms to the zoning code. (c) License cancellation. The conduct of any bed and breakfast residence in a disorderly manner or permitting any immoral conduct or practice therein, or the violations of any of the rules or regulations of the department of safety and inspections, or department of police, or any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be sufficient cause for the refusal of a license or the cancellation of any license already issued to the owner thereof. (Ord. No. 17394, § 1, 9-4-86; C.F. No. 07-149, § 130, 3-28-07)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 378.05 Requirements.

Sec. 378.05. - Requirements. The following requirements shall apply to bed and breakfast residence and shall be used in determining the suitability for a city license: (1) Owner occupied. To qualify for a license as a bed and breakfast residence, the dwelling unit must be owner-occupied. (2) Housing code. The bed and breakfast residence must comply with the housing code. (3) Fire code. The bed and breakfast residence must comply with the fire code. (4) Escape window. Each guest room in the bed and breakfast residence shall be provided with an escape window as defined in the state building code. (5) Smoke detector. A single station hard-wired smoke detector shall be provided in an approved location outside each sleeping area in each guest room in the bed and breakfast residence. (6) Fire extinguisher. A minimum 1A:10BC portable fire extinguisher shall be provided in the kitchen of the bed and breakfast residence. (7) Food ordinance. The owner of the bed and breakfast residence must have a Class 0 food license and comply with the food ordinance, except that where accommodations are provided for ten (10) or fewer persons, the owner may request in writing to the director of the department of safety and inspections a variance from a portion or portions of the food ordinance for facilities to serve food to the bed and breakfast residence guests only. The department of safety and inspections may grant such a variance and shall keep on file a record of the requirements which have been waived as well as any conditions which have been imposed. (8) State requirements. The bed and breakfast residence shall comply with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 327 and Minnesota Rules 4625 as amended from time to time and any other applicable state statutes, and rules and regulations. (9) Zoning code. The bed and breakfast residence shall conform to the zoning code. (Ord. No. 17394, § 1, 9-4-86; C.F. No. 07-149, § 131, 3-28-07; Ord. No. 12-28, § 1, 5-23-12)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 378.06 Register.

Sec. 378.06. - Register. Every person operating a bed and breakfast residence shall keep at all time a book, to be known as the register, in which it shall be required that every person to whom a room is let shall have his, her or their name or names and address registered therein in ink, along with a true statement of the date on which the room was let, the date it was vacated, the correct number or other designation of the room let, and the number of the occupants assigned thereto. It shall be unlawful for any person to make false statements in said register. No page of the register may be disposed of until two (2) years after the date of the most-recent entry recorded on it. The register shall at all times be available to any city inspector. (Ord. No. 17394, § 1, 9-4-86)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 378.07 Penalty.

Sec. 378.07. - Penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. SUBTITLE C. CLASS II LICENSES (Ord. No. 17394, § 1, 9-4-86)

Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXXIXLI_CH378BEBRREFetched: 11/1/2026