GOINGS-ON

On the island of Coronado, B&Bs; are illegal. The concept there is D&D--Dance; and Doze. Guests of the only bed-and-breakfast in town, Bonni Marie Kinosian’s 1894 Victorian home, don’t get to sleep till they’ve exercised the feet. That’s the law, set by the Coronado City Council.

It seems the town didn’t take kindly to Kinosian’s request last year to create a B&B; in the house she had saved from demolition, lovingly restored to its former self and turned into a dance studio in 1985. Kinosian, a dance teacher, wanted to boost her income by renting out her upstairs bedrooms as a B&B.; The City Council turned her down flat.

It wasn’t her cooking--this Lebanese-Armenian woman’s home-made yogurt and baklavas are famous throughout the town. Nor is there a B&B; overflow on the island; her request was the first.

The problem the council had was the rest of the islanders . . . the true islanders, that is, those who had been settled more than, say, 50 years. Coronado feels under siege, from traffic generated by its bridge, from its naval air base and from its 300,000 annual visitors. Somehow, it’s not the quiet, sleepy little bit of ‘50s California that it was even 10 years ago.

Kinosian’s request was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. An anti-B&B; petition, a special vote and presto! B&Bs;, even Kinosian’s with its five guest rooms, were illegal. So Kinosian got a special-use permit so that she could accommodate guests overnight if they were part of an “intensive dance package.”

For the past few months, Kinosian has been taking guests, advising them that they get a free bonus that they have to accept: a dancing lesson before they retire for the night. Kinosian says people seek out her B&B--the; terpsichorean package appeals to all romantics.

In fact, Kinosian is thinking of franchising the concept.