§ 16-1104 — Short term rental permit

Sec. 16-1104. - Short term rental permit.

(a) Application. Application for a short term rental permit shall be made either in writing or electronically. Upon submission of a complete application, the director of development services, or his designee, shall determine whether a unit is to be considered a (Type 1) or (Type 2). Providing false documentation shall result in a denial of the application and a one (1) year denial for subsequent applications for STR permits for that owner at that property. Application for a short term rental permit shall be accompanied by a one-time application fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00) for Type 1 and four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) for Type 2 and shall include the following information, at a minimum: (1) A list of all owners, operators, and agents (if applicable) of the short term rental including names, addresses, current email address(es) of owner/operator, and telephone numbers. (2) A sketch or narrative describing the location of the available parking spaces as required by subsection 16-1108(b), Parking. (3) A sketch of the floor plan, which identifies sleeping areas, proposed maximum number of guests, evacuation route(s), location of fire extinguisher(s). If the short term rental has outdoor amenities, include the posted notice of Quiet Hours with the STR Permit. (4) The name, address and 24-hour telephone numbers of a contact person, who is the owner, operator, or designated agent and who shall be responsible and authorized to respond to complaints concerning the use of the short term rental. (5) A sworn, self certification that the owner of the short term rental has met and will continue to comply with the standards and other requirements of this article including, but not limited to: maintenance of insurance coverage of the unit or portions thereof in accordance with this article and obtaining annual independent inspections of required fire extinguishers in compliance with the city's current fire code. (b) Completeness of application. Applications shall not be considered complete until all documentation required under this article has been submitted, and until the full application and permit fees have been paid. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Failure to provide all required information within forty-five (45) calendar days of submittal will result in a denial of the short term rental application and will forfeit the permit fee. (c) Acknowledgement by applicant. In connection with submission of the application, each applicant shall acknowledge that any permit granted by director under this article does not supersede any property-specific restrictions against short term rentals that may exist under law, agreement, lease, covenant or deed restriction.

(Ord. No. 2018-11-01-0858, § 2, 11-1-18; Ord. No. 2024-06-13-0433, § 2, 6-13-24)