Short-term rental unit operating permit application; permit availability; application form and fee; right of entry.
Clarksville City Code § 5-304
in effectSec. 5-304. - Short-term rental unit operating permit application; permit availability; application form and fee; right of entry.
(a) Application. Except as otherwise provided herein, every owner desiring to operate a short-term rental unit shall submit an application for an operating permit to the Clarksville Department of Finance and Revenue. Each application shall contain all of the following information, along with a sworn statement that the information being provided is true and accurate, upon penalty of perjury. The permit application shall not be considered complete until all information specified by the application form and required by this chapter, as determined by the department of finance and revenue, has been completed by the applicant.
(1) Acknowledgement of regulations and obligation to pay hotel/motel tax; submission of proof of business license. The applicant shall include with his or her application a written acknowledgement by the Owner that he/she has read all regulations of this chapter pertaining to the operation of a short-term rental unit, that the applicant will comply with and pay as required by law any hotel/motel tax requirements as levied or assessed by the city, Montgomery County, and/or the State of Tennessee, and shall submit a statement that the applicant has obtained a City of Clarksville business license and attach a copy of same thereto.
(2) Affidavit of life safety compliance. An application for an operating permit shall be accompanied by an affidavit from the applicant verifying the number and room location(s) of all required life safety equipment, and that all such equipment is currently fully operational at the time of the application for the short-term rental unit. All such life safety equipment will be subject to verification or inspection.
(3) Local contact person(s). A person or persons designated by the owner who shall be available twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week for the purpose of: (i) being able to respond, as necessary, within forty-five (45) minutes of notification of a complaint regarding the condition, operation, or conduct of occupants of the short-term rental unit, and (ii) taking remedial action necessary to resolve any such complaints. The local contact person(s) may be the owner or an owner's agent. If not the owner, the full legal name, residential street and mailing addresses, the e-mail address, and the telephone number of the local contact person(s) shall be provided.
(4) Owner information. The full legal name, street and mailing addresses, the e-mail address, and the telephone number of the owner of the property sought to be used as a short-term rental unit and, in cases where a business entity or trust is the owner of the property that is sought to be used as a short-term rental unit, the individual who has the responsibility to oversee the ownership of the property sought to be used as a short-term rental unit on behalf of the business entity or trust, including the mailing address, the e-mail address, and the telephone number of the individual having such responsibility. If the owner of a short-term rental unit is a business entity, information and documentation is required demonstrating the owner's valid status with the Tennessee Secretary of State.
(5) Site plan. A site plan and floor plan accurately and clearly depicting the size and location of the existing dwelling and the approximate square footage in the dwelling, the number and location of designated off-street parking spaces and the maximum number of vehicles allowed for overnight occupants. The floor plan shall describe the use of each room in the dwelling, the number, location and approximate square footage of all bedrooms, and any accessory buildings, including but not limited to garages and accessory dwelling structures or units.
(6) Confirmation regarding private agreements. Written acknowledgement by the owner that he/she/it is solely responsible for confirming and that he/she/it has confirmed that operating the short-term rental unit would not violate any home owners association agreement or bylaws, condominium agreement, covenants, and/or restrictions, mortgage agreement, insurance contract, or any other contract or agreement governing and limiting the use of the proposed short-term rental unit.
(7) Reserved.
(8) Reserved.
(b) Short-Term Rental Unit Operating Permit Availability.
(1) Generally. A short-term rental unit operating permit is available in any residential or non-residential districts upon meeting the criteria in this chapter. A short-term rental unit operating permit may be issued only to the owner of the short-term rental unit.
(2) Proof of ownership. Ownership shall be established by the deed for the property as recorded in the office of the Montgomery County, Tennessee, Register of Deeds.
(c) Operating permit application form. The department of finance and revenue shall develop and supply short-term rental unit operating permit application forms for use by applicants, which shall contain such questions and acknowledgements as are specified herein, to be answered and acknowledged by the applicant under oath and notarized.
(d) Fees. An administrative processing and inspection permit fee in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) shall be paid to the Clarksville Department of Finance and Revenue at the time an application for a short-term rental unit operating permit is submitted. There shall be no proration of fees. Application fees shall be non-refundable.
(e) Right of entry of fire department and building and codes department. The submission of an application for a short-term rental unit operating permit shall constitute consent of the applicant to permit the Clarksville Fire Rescue Department and the Clarksville Department of Building and Codes to conduct inspections of the short-term rental unit, from time to time, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or during the hours such short-term rental unit is being rented, to ensure the short-term rental unit is complying with the requirements of this chapter, other city ordinances, and state/federal laws and regulations.
(Ord. No. 1-2020-21, 9-3-20)
Source: City of Clarksville, Tennessee, Official Code, Charter and Zoning Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/clarksville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5BUPROC_CH3SHRMRE_S5-304SHRMREUNOPPEAPPEAVAPFOFERIENFetched: 11/8/2026