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Subsequent to a public hearing, the city’s hearing examiner shall find or attach the following conditions prior to issuing a conditional use permit:

(1) Bed and breakfast businesses shall be conducted in such a manner as to give no outward appearance or manifest any characteristics of a business, except as provided below, that would infringe upon the rights of the neighboring properties to live in a quiet residents-only neighborhood.

(2) Numbers of guest rooms shall be limited to the maximums set in the Tables of Dimensional and Density Requirements, Chapters 17.30 through 17.78 SMC.

(3) Adequate parking per SMC 17.105.140 shall be provided on-site and screened from the view of all neighboring properties.

(4) Safe pick-up and drop-off and loading/unloading areas shall be provided on-site.

(5) Commercial accessory uses shall not be permitted.

(6) Serving of meals shall be limited to overnight guests. No kitchen facilities shall be permitted in guest rooms, except microwave ovens, small refrigerators, and coffee pots.

(7) Adequate utilities, including sewer, water, and electricity, shall be confirmed by the purveyor.

(8) Adequate public roads shall be available or improved by the applicant as determined by the public works director.

(9) Impact to the existing neighborhood shall be minimized to the extent possible by the provision of greater setbacks and landscaping to screen on-site activities. At a minimum, all lot lines abutting residentially developed lots shall be planted with a five-foot wide landscaping strip providing a dense visual barrier of trees and shrubs.

(10) Signage shall be limited to one monument sign meeting the standards of SMC 17.110.080. (Ord. 1110 § 3, 2002).