Snohomish County's bed-and-breakfast rules require a host to be present: SCC 30.28.020(3)(c) directs that the owner operate the facility and reside on the premises. Meal service is limited to overnight guests and no separate kitchens are allowed in guest rooms, reinforcing a hosted model.
The host-presence requirement flows from SCC 30.28.020(3)(c) (owner operates and resides on premises) together with 30.28.020(3)(b), which limits meal service to overnight guests and prohibits kitchens in individual guest rooms. This structure treats the STR as rooms within the host's occupied home rather than an independent unit. Because outbuildings may supplement guest rooms but the host still lives on the property, guests share the site with a resident operator. This is stricter than jurisdictions that allow unhosted rentals, and it is a key reason the unincorporated-county STR model differs from city STR ordinances.
Operating without a resident owner-host, or providing self-contained guest units with kitchens, exceeds the approved use and is enforceable under SCC Title 30/Title 7.
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