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Clarksville City Code § 5-302

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Sec. 5-302. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this chapter. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely advisory. (a) Code official. A city code enforcement officer or the building official. (b) Consideration. The charge, whether or not received, for occupancy in a short-term rental unit valued in money, whether to be received in money, goods, labor, or otherwise, including all receipts, cash, credits, property and services of any kind or nature. Nothing in this definition shall be construed to mean that consideration is charged when the short-term rental unit provided to the transient guest(s) is complimentary from the owner and no consideration of any type is charged to, or received from, any person. (c) Contiguous property. Any property that is directly adjacent to the property on which a short-term rental unit is located, or which is across any street, road, highway, or alley from any property on which a short-term rental unit is located, and which is within one hundred (100) feet of the nearest property boundary line of any property on which a short-term rental unit is located. (d) Dwelling unit. A cabin, house, house trailer or mobile home, or structure used or designed to be used as an abode or home of a person, family, or household, and includes a single-family dwelling, a portion of a single-family dwelling, or an individual residential dwelling in a multi-dwelling building, such as a duplex, triplex, an apartment building, condominium, cooperative, or timeshare. (e) Hosting platform. A person or entity that facilitates the booking of a short-term rental unit. "Facilitate" includes, but is not limited to, the act of allowing an owner to offer to list or advertise, typically for a charge or fee, the short-term rental unit on an Internet website, in a print publication, or through another forum provided or maintained by the hosting platform. (f) Non-residential district. Any zoning district designated in the City of Clarksville that allows residential uses but is not a residential district. (g) Occupancy. The use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of any room(s), lodgings, or accommodations in any short-term rental unit. (h) Operating permit. The city-issued document authorizing an owner to operate a short-term rental unit within the City of Clarksville. (i) Owner. The person who owns property held out as a short-term rental unit. (j) Residential district. Any zoning district designated in the City of Clarksville where the principal permitted uses in the district include residential uses, including houses, duplexes, and multi-dwelling structures. (k) Short-term rental unit. A dwelling unit, a portion of a dwelling unit, or any other structure or space that is occupied or intended or designed or advertised for occupancy by transient guests for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping, and which is offered to transient guests for consideration for a period of up to thirty (30) consecutive calendar days. Short-Term Rental Units shall not include dwelling units owned by the federal government, the state, or any of their agencies or political subdivisions; facilities licensed by the state as healthcare facilities, including temporary family healthcare structures; hotels; inns; motels; boarding houses; Bed and Breakfast establishments approved by the City of Clarksville pursuant to the Clarksville Zoning Ordinance; campgrounds; recreational vehicles or campers, or dwelling units rented to the same occupant(s) for more than thirty (30) continuous days. (l) Transient guest. A person who occupies a dwelling unit or portion thereof, other than his or her usual place of residence, in exchange for consideration. (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_S5-302DEFetched: 11/8/2026