Vacation rentals.
Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250160
in effectSec. 250160. - Vacation rentals.
(1) Purpose. The City Commission finds that certain transitory uses of residential property tend to affect the residential character of the community and are injurious to the health of the community. Therefore, it is necessary and in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to monitor and provide reasonable means for citizens of the City of Coral Springs to mitigate impacts created by such transitory uses of residential property within the City of Coral Springs. It is unlawful for any owner and/or operator of any property within the geographic bounds of the City of Coral Springs, Florida, to rent or operate a vacation rental contrary to the procedures and regulations established in this Section or applicable state statute, except as provided for in this Section.
(2) Definitions. For the purpose of this Section, the following terms, phrases, words, abbreviations and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
(a) Garbage shall mean and include all waste and accumulation of animal, fruit, or vegetable matter that attends or results from the preparation, use, handling, cooking, serving or storage of meats, fish, fowl, fruit, vegetable matter of any nature whatsoever, which is subject to decay, putrefaction, and the generation of noxious and offense gases and odors, or which may serve as breeding or feeding materials for flies and/or germ-carrying insects. Garbage, for the purposes of this Section, shall also include recyclable materials designated by the City for pickup by contractor.
(b) Owner-occupied shall mean a vacation rental that is the primary and permanent residence of the owner of the property.
(c) Permanent residence means that place where a person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal establishment to which, whenever absent, they have the intention of returning. A person may have only one (1) permanent residence at a time; and, once a permanent residence is established in a foreign state or country, it is presumed to continue until the person shows that a change has occurred. The establishment of a permanent residence in the City is a factual determination to be made by the Broward County Property Appraiser and evidence of the granting of homestead exemption by the property appraiser shall be prima facie evidence of the establishment of a permanent residence.
(d) Residential property shall mean property which is zoned DTMU, RS-1, RS-3, RS-4, RS-5, RS-6, RC-6, RC-12, RC-15, RD-8, RM-15, RM-20, RM-30 or RM-40 and which is used for a residential use or which is vacant.
(e) Responsible party shall mean the owner or the person designated by the owner of the property to be called upon to answer for the maintenance of the property and the conduct and acts of occupants of residential properties.
(f) Sleeping room shall mean a room or space within a dwelling unit primarily designed and used or intended to be used for sleeping purposes, excluding living rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, shower rooms, water closet compartments, laundries, pantries, foyers, connecting corridors, closets and storage space. In the event a garage is converted or partially converted to a dwelling unit, that garage shall be considered a Sleeping room. All sleeping rooms shall:
1. Have a gross floor area of not less than seventy (70) square feet, and when occupied by more than one (1) occupant, shall have a gross floor area of not less than fifty (50) square feet for each occupant. Gross area shall be calculated on the basis of total room area that is deemed habitable. The maximum number of occupants per sleeping room shall be two (2);
2. Have a closet, provided that closet space will not be considered or counted toward gross square footage required for a sleeping room;
3. Have a minimum room width of eight (8) feet;
4. Have a ceiling height of not less than seven (7) feet for at least one-half (½) the gross floor area. Any portion of a habitable room having a ceiling height of five (5) feet or less shall not be included in the total gross floor area.
(g) Transient occupants means any person, or guest or invitee of such person, who occupies or is in actual or apparent control or possession of residential property registered as or required pursuant to this article to be registered as a vacation rental. It shall be a rebuttable presumption that any person who holds themselves out as being an occupant or guest of an occupant of the vacation rental is a transient occupant.
(h) Vacation rental shall mean any unit or group of units in a condominium or cooperative or any individually or collectively owned single-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family house or dwelling unit that is advertised and/or rented to transient occupants more than three (3) times in a calendar year for periods of less than thirty (30) days or one (1) calendar month, whichever is less, or which is advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented to transient occupants, but that is not a timeshare project.
(3) Registration required.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to allow another person to occupy any residential property as a vacation rental within the City of Coral Springs, or offer such property for rent as a vacation rental within the City of Coral Springs, unless the owner of the property in fee simple title or their authorized representative has registered the property as a vacation rental property with the City of Coral Springs and the vacation rental property has been issued a certificate of compliance in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
(b) An application for registration as a vacation rental is deemed pending when the application has been filed, all applicable fees have been paid, a certificate of compliance has not been issued for the property and the application has not been rejected. A registration application rejected as incomplete is not pending. Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, a person may allow another person to occupy residential property, for which a certificate of compliance has not been issued, as a vacation rental, when an application is pending if:
1. The residential property has an effective and valid license as a vacation rental classification of public lodging establishment issued by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations prior to the date this Ordinance was first advertised; and
2. The residential property is not in violation of any section of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coral Springs or the Land Development Code of the City of Coral Springs (collectively referred to as the "Code"); and
3. An application for registration of the residential property as a vacation rental has been filed pursuant to Subsection (4), Application for Registration, and all applicable fees have been paid; and
4. That said occupancy was scheduled prior to the date this Ordinance was first advertised as evidenced by a written and validly executed rental agreement or contract provided to the Director of Development Services or designee at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the beginning of the rental period.
(c) A vacation rental shall be registered annually on or before the thirtieth (30th) day of September.
(d) The advertising or advertisement for the rental of a single-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family house or dwelling unit for periods of time less than thirty (30) days or one (1) calendar month is direct evidence of offering a property for rent as a vacation rental in violation of Subsection 250160(3)(a) and the advertising or advertisement is admissible in any enforcement proceeding. The advertising or advertisement evidence raises rebuttable presumption that the residential property named in the notice of violation or any other report or as identified in the advertising or advertisement was used in violation of this Section.
(4) Application for Registration.
(a) A separate application shall be required for the registration of each Vacation Rental. Applications shall be submitted to the Director of Development Services or designee and shall set forth at minimum:
1. The legal description of the property offered for rental (i.e., address, lot, block, subdivision, and folio number);
2. Name, address, electronic mail address, and phone number of owner of said property;
3. Name, address, electronic mail address, and emergency contact phone number of the responsible party for said property, which shall be a twenty four (24) hour, seven (7) days a week contact number;
4. Acknowledgments by the owner of the following:
i. That the phone number for the responsible party will be answered twenty four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week by the responsible party.
ii. That all vehicles associated with the vacation rental must be parked within the subject property in compliance with the Code;
iii. That it shall be unlawful to allow or make any noise or sound that exceeds the limits set forth in Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances;
iv. That no solid waste container shall be located at the curb for pickup before 7:00 p.m. of the day prior to pick up and solid waste container shall be removed before 7:00 p.m. the day of pickup;
v. That whoever, without being authorized, licensed, or invited, willfully enters or remains in any structure or conveyance of a property, or, having been authorized, licensed, or invited, is warned by the owner or lessee, to depart the property and refuses to do so, commits the offense of trespass in a structure or conveyance;
vi. That other properties are not jointly shared commodities and should not be considered available for use by transient occupants of the property subject to the application; and
vii. That the owner shall comply with all applicable city, county, state and federal laws, rules, regulations, ordinances and statutes;
6. Proof of owner's current ownership of the property;
7. Proof of registration with the Florida Department of Revenue for sales tax collection and Broward County for Tourist Development Tax; and
8. Proof of licensure with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for a transient public lodging establishment; and
9. Proof of compliance with Subsection 6, Responsible Party Required;
10. Authorization letter if the application is being submitted on behalf of the owner of the property by their authorized representative;
11. A survey of the property;
12. A dimensioned floor plan that is pre-approved by the City before application submittal; and
13. A fully executed agreement with the City of Coral Springs authorizing police officers of the Coral Springs Police Department to issue trespass warnings on behalf of the property owner.
(b) Submission of an incomplete application form shall result in rejection of the application. The failure to obtain the required inspection in subparagraph (10), below, within sixty (60) days after the submission of a completed application shall result in rejection of the application.
(c) An application for the modification of a vacation rental registration is required when any of the following changes to the vacation rental are proposed:
1. A change in the gross square footage.
2. A change in the number of bedrooms.
3. A change in the maximum occupancy.
4. A change in the number of parking spaces, or a change in the location of parking spaces.
5. A change in ownership.
Upon completion of the changes or alterations to the vacation rental property, or the vacation rental operation the owner shall notify the city within ten (10) days of completion. A new certificate of compliance may be issued if the conditions of this Section have been met and all required permits have been issued for the changes or alterations.
(5) Fees for Registration. The City of Coral Springs charges reasonable fees for registration to compensate for administrative expenses. The fees for registration shall be provided for, from time to time, by resolution adopted by the City Commission. Registration fees shall not be prorated. Registration fees are nonrefundable.
(6) Responsible Party Required. Whenever any property is required to be registered under this Section, the owner shall appoint a natural person to serve as the responsible party for service of notices as are specified herein, and notices given to the responsible party shall be sufficient to satisfy any requirement of notice to the owner. An initial responsible party shall be designated on the application for registration, and the Director of Development Services or their designee shall thereafter be notified of any change of responsible party at least ten (10) days prior to such change becoming effective. Further, it is the affirmative duty of the responsible party to:
(a) Provide all guests, prior to occupancy of the property, with a written summary of applicable City of Coral Springs ordinances concerning noise, vehicle parking, garbage, and common area usage. The summary shall include citations to the applicable City ordinances and instructions on how to access the complete written text. The summary shall be posted in the interior of the structure prominently near the main entrance of the vacation rental; and
(b) Maintain all properties under their control in compliance with the Code of Ordinances and the Land Development Code of the City of Coral Springs; and
(c) See that the provisions of this Section are complied with and promptly address any violations of this Section or any violations of law which may come to the attention of the responsible party; and
(d) Be available with authority to address and coordinate solutions to problems with the rental of the property twenty four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week; and
(e) Be situated close enough to the property as to be able to respond in person within one (1) hour of being notified by a vacation rental occupant, law enforcement officer, emergency personnel, or the City, of issues related to the vacation rental. Responsible party shall respond when requested; and
(f) Keep available a register of all guests, including license plate numbers of all vehicles authorized to remain at the vacation rental overnight, which shall be open to inspection by authorized personnel of the City of Coral Springs at all times; and
(g) Maintain the entire property free of garbage and litter, provided, however, that this subsection shall not prohibit the storage of garbage and litter in authorized receptacles for collection; and
(h) Conduct an on-site inspection of the vacation rental at the end of each rental period to ensure continued compliance with the requirements of this Section.
(7) False information. It shall be unlawful for any person to give any false or misleading information in connection with any application for registration, modification, or renewal of a vacation rental as required by this Section. Vacation rental applications shall be sworn to under penalty of perjury. Any false statements made in an application shall be a basis for the revocation of any license issued pursuant to such application.
(8) Minimum Requirements for Issuance of a Certificate of Compliance. The Director of Development Services or designee may issue a certificate of compliance to the applicant upon proof of the following:
(a) The owner or responsible party completes the City of Coral Springs registration application form; and
(b) The non-refundable registration fee has been paid to the City of Coral Springs; and
(c) A business tax receipt from the City of Coral Springs pursuant to Section 1001 of the Land Development Code; and
(d) A business tax receipt from Broward County; and
(e) A Florida Department of Revenue certificate of registration for purposes of collecting and remitting tourist development taxes, sales surtaxes and transient rental taxes; and
(f) A Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation license as a transient public lodging establishment; and
(g) An affidavit, demonstrating maintaining initial and ongoing compliance with vacation rental standards contained herein, plus any other applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations and standards to include, but not be limited to, Chapter 509, Florida Statutes, and Rules, Chapter 61C and 69A, Florida Administrative Code; and
(h) A copy of the form vacation rental/lease agreement to be used when contracting with transient occupants and guests; and
(i) That the vacation rental has satisfied the inspection requirements contained in this Section; and
(j) That the vacation rental is not subject to a suspension pursuant to this Section.
(9) Vacation Rental Standards. The following standards shall govern the use of any vacation rental, required to be registered under this Section, as a permitted use:
(a) Minimum life/safety requirements:
1. Swimming pool, spa and hot tub safety. A swimming pool, spa or hot tub shall comply with the current standards of the Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act, Chapter 515, Florida Statutes.
2. Dwelling Units. All dwelling units shall meet the minimum requirements of the Florida Building Code.
3. Smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detection and notification system. A smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detection and notification system within the vacation rental unit interconnected, hard-wired, and receiving primary power from the building wiring. The smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detection and notification system shall be installed and continually maintained consistent with the requirements of Section R314, Smoke Alarms, and Section R315, Carbon Monoxide Alarms, of the Florida Building Code - Residential. Any smoke alarm required by this subsection shall meet all standards for new construction that may be contained within the Florida Building Code and/or Florida Fire Prevention Code.
4. Fire extinguisher. A portable, multi-purpose dry chemical 2A:10B:C fire extinguisher shall be installed, inspected and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10 on each floor/level of the unit. The extinguisher(s) shall be installed on the wall in an open common area or in an enclosed space with appropriate markings visibly showing the location.
5. That all vehicles associated with the vacation rental must be parked within a driveway located on the subject property and in compliance with the Code.
6. Local telephone service. At least one (1) landline telephone with the ability to call 911 shall be available in the main level common area in the vacation rental with the vacation rental address posted predominantly next to the landline telephone.
7. Emergency lighting. Hard wired emergency lighting shall be installed at the primary ingress and egress of the vacation rental.
8. Whole unit rental required. Vacation rentals shall be rented as a whole to a transient occupant. In no event may a sleeping room be offered for rent or rented individually.
(b) Maximum occupancy:
1. The maximum number of registered transient occupants authorized to stay overnight at any vacation rental shall be limited to two (2) persons per sleeping room. The maximum number of registered transient occupants shall not exceed sixteen (16) in accordance with the foregoing maximum overnight occupancy calculation. The number of sleeping rooms shall be confirmed by on-site inspection by a representative of the City; and
2. The maximum number of persons allowed to gather at or occupy a vacation rental shall not exceed one and one-half (1 ½) times the maximum occupants authorized to stay overnight at that site, as shown on the certificate of compliance, and in no event shall a gathering exceed nineteen (19) persons. This subsection shall not apply to owner-occupied vacation rentals when the property owner is physically present on the site during the gathering, and
3. Up to four (4) persons under thirteen (13) years of age are exempt from and shall not count towards the occupancy limits set in subsections 1. and 2. above.
4. Notwithstanding subsections 1, 2, or 3, above, the total occupancy shall be reduced and set at an amount determined by the Building Official and/or Fire Marshal, in their sole discretion, if such place cannot safely accommodate the number of people otherwise permitted at the vacation rental.
5. No more than three (3) unregistered occupants may be present, in, or upon the vacation rental at any given time and no unregistered occupants may remain on the property from 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday or 11:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
(c) Solid waste handling and containment. Chapter 8, Article I, of the Code of Ordinances shall be complied with in its entirety. Appropriate screening and storage requirements for solid waste containers as required by the Code and LDC shall apply. For purposes of this section, a solid waste and/or recycling container shall not be placed at curbside before 7:00 p.m. of the day prior to solid waste pickup, and the solid waste container shall be removed from curbside before 7:00 p.m. of the day of pickup.
(d) Minimum vacation rental/lease agreement wording. The vacation rental/lease agreement shall contain the minimum information as provided for in this subsection.
(e) Minimum vacation rental lessee information. The vacation rental lessee shall be provided with a summary of the information required in this Section with instructions on how to access the full text and shall post the following conspicuously within the establishment:
1. A statement advising the occupant of the City's noise ordinance provided for in Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances;
2. A sketch or photograph of the location of the off-street parking spaces;
3. The days and times of trash pickup;
4. The location of the nearest hospital;
5. The City's non-emergency police phone number; and
6. There shall be posted, next to the interior door of each bedroom a legible copy of the building evacuation map - Minimum 8 ½ by 11".
(f) Designation of a vacation rental responsible party capable of meeting the duties provided in Subsection 6, Responsible Party Required.
(g) Advertising. Any advertising of the vacation rental unit shall conform to information included in the vacation rental certificate of compliance and the property's approval, particularly as this pertains to maximum occupancy. A statement stating "it is unlawful for a sexual offender or sexual predator to occupy this residence" if so determined pursuant to Section 14-3 of the Code of Ordinances. The certificate of compliance number shall be included in all advertising. Additionally, the property owner or designated representative of the vacation rental shall have a continuing obligation to provide to the City all venues and websites in which the vacation rental is listed.
(h) Sexual offenders and sexual predators. It is unlawful for any property owner or designated representative to allow another person to occupy any residential property as a vacation rental within the City of Coral Springs, as a transient occupant, if such property owner or designated representative knew or should have known that the vacation rental will be occupied by a person prohibited from establishing a permanent residence or temporary residence at said residential property pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City's Code of Ordinances, if such place, structure, or part thereof, trailer or other conveyance, is located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of any school, designated public school bus stop, day care center, park, playground or other place where children regularly congregate. Property owner or designated representative shall determine, prior to submission of an application for a certificate of compliance, whether the vacation rental property is located in an area in which it is unlawful for sexual offenders or sexual predators to establish residence pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code.
(i) Posting of certificate of compliance. The certificate of compliance shall be posted on the back of or next to the interior of the main entrance door and shall include at a minimum the name, address and phone number of the responsible party, the maximum occupancy of the vacation rental, and a statement stating "it is unlawful for a sexual offender or sexual predator to occupy this residence" if so determined pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code.
(j) Vacation Rental must be maintained in compliance with standards contained with the Code of Ordinances and the Land Development Code of the City of Coral Springs.
(k) Noise Control. Each Vacation Rental shall contain a noise sensing device with the capability of notifying the Responsible Party when the noise level from the Vacation Rental exceeds the allowable limits of the Code. The responsible party shall notify the registered occupant of the vacation rental if noise levels exceed allowable limits.
(l) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any commercial or non-residential activity at a vacation rental. Such commercial and/or non-residential activities includes, but is not limited to, use of the vacation rental for manufacturing, storing, distribution, or repair of merchandise; allowing employees, clients, or customers on the premises for the purpose of engaging in activities as clients or customers; use of the address of the premises for purposes of advertising the premises other than its intended use as a vacation rental; posting or displaying signs on the premises which indicates the premises are being used for a use other than its intended use as a vacation rental; and any violation of the code that prohibits commercial or nonresidential uses.
(10) Initial and Routine Compliance Inspections of Vacation Rentals.
(a) An inspection of the dwelling unit for compliance with this section is required prior to issuance of an initial vacation rental certificate of compliance. If violations are found, all violations must be corrected and the dwelling unit must be re-inspected prior to issuance of the initial vacation rental certificate of compliance as provided herein.
(b) Once issued, a vacation rental unit must be properly maintained in accordance with the vacation rental standards herein and will be re-inspected annually. The applicant may submit an affidavit, in the form approved by the City, affirming the dwelling unit's continued compliance with this Section in lieu of a renewal reinspection. For an inspection, all violations must be corrected and re-inspected within thirty (30) calendar days. Failure to correct such inspection deficiencies in the timeframes provided shall result in the suspension of the vacation rental certificate of compliance until such time as the violations are corrected and re-inspected.
(c) The inspections shall be made by appointment with the vacation rental responsible party. If the inspector has made an appointment with the responsible party to complete an inspection, and the responsible party fails to admit the officer at the scheduled time, the owner shall be charged a "no show" fee in an amount to be determined by resolution of the City Commission to cover the inspection expense incurred by the City.
(d) If the inspector(s) is denied admittance by the vacation rental responsible party or if the inspector fails in at least three (3) attempts to complete an initial or subsequent inspection of the rental unit, the inspector(s) shall provide notice of failure of inspection to the owner at the address shown on the existing vacation rental certificate of compliance or the application for vacation rental.
1. For an initial inspection, the notice of failure of inspection results in the certificate of compliance not being issued; the vacation rental is not permitted to operate without a valid certificate of compliance.
2. For a subsequent inspection, the notice of failure of inspection is considered a violation and is subject to enforcement remedies as provided herein.
(e) The City Commission may, by resolution, prescribe the circumstances under which the inspections required by this section may be waived.
(11) Registration Not Transferable. No registration issued under this Section shall be transferred or assigned or used by any person other than the one to whom it is issued, or at any location other than the one for which it is issued.
(12) Expiration of Registration. All registrations for which a certificate of compliance has been issued under the provisions of this Section shall be valid for no more than one (1) year, and all registrations and certificates of compliance shall expire on September 30th of each year. The application for renewal must be submitted no later than sixty (60) days prior to the September 30 th expiration date. Late renewal fees shall be established by resolution of the City Commission and shall be charged to an application for renewal submitted prior to the expiration date but after the sixty (60) days required by this section. All applications for renewal received after September 30th shall be processed as a new application and subject to all applicable fees. All registrations for which certificates of compliance were issued within one hundred eighty (180) days prior to September 30th shall remain valid and shall not expire until September 30th of the following year.
(13) Penalties, Offenses, and Suspension.
(a) Any certificate of compliance issued pursuant to this Section may be denied, or suspended by the Director of Development Services or designee upon the adjudication of a violation of this Section, any City ordinance, or state law by the responsible party, property owner or transient occupant attributable to the property for which the certificate of compliance is issued. Such denial or suspension is in addition to any penalty provided herein.
(b) Offenses/violations.
1. Non-compliance with any provisions of this Section shall constitute a violation of this Section.
2. Separate violations. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate and distinct violation, except that violations of Subsection (9)(b), regarding occupancy, shall constitute a single violation for a rental period.
(c) Remedies/enforcement.
1. Code enforcement activities will be in accordance with Chapter 1, Article V of the Land Development Code. However, any such fines imposed pursuant to this Section shall not be subject to reduction by the Special Magistrate or Administrative Panel.
2. The City Commission of the City of Coral Springs hereby declares maximum occupancy violations, nonresidential and commercial use of property violations of this Code to be irreparable or irreversible in nature and therefore, the Special Magistrate of the City of Coral Springs shall have the authority to issue fines up to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) per violation.
3. Additional remedies. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the City from seeking all other available remedies which may include, but not be limited to, suspension of a vacation rental certificate of compliance, injunctive relief, liens and other civil and criminal penalties provided by law, as well as referral to other enforcing agencies.
(d) Suspension of vacation rental certificate of compliance. In addition to any fines and any other remedies described herein or provided for by law, City Manager or designee may suspend a vacation rental certificate of compliance in accordance with the following:
1. Suspension time frames.
i. Upon a second violation of this Section the vacation rental certificate may be suspended for a period up to thirty (30) calendar days.
ii. Upon a third violation of this Section the vacation rental certificate may be suspended for a period up to one hundred eighty (180) calendar days.
iii. Upon a fourth violation of this Section the vacation rental certificate may be suspended for a period up to three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days.
iv. For each additional violation of this Section the vacation rental certificate may be suspended for an additional thirty (30) calendar days. For example, the fifth violation may be up to three hundred ninety (395) calendar days; the sixth violation may be up to four hundred fifteen (415) calendar days, and so on.
v. A vacation rental certificate of compliance shall be subject to temporary suspension beginning five (5) working days after a citation or notice of violation is issued for a violation of the Florida Building Code, or Florida Fire Prevention Code. Such suspension shall remain in place until the vacation rental is reinspected and it is determined that the violation no longer exists by the City.
2. Suspension restrictions. A vacation rental may not provide transient occupancy during any period of suspension of a vacation rental certificate of compliance.
i. The suspension shall begin immediately following notice of suspension, commencing either:
a. at the end of the current vacation rental lease period; or
b. within thirty (30) calendar days, whichever date commences earlier, or as otherwise determined by the special magistrate.
ii. Operation during any period of suspension shall be deemed a violation pursuant to this Section and shall be subject to daily fine, up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or to the maximum amount as otherwise provided in Florida Statutes for repeat violations, for each day that the vacation rental operates during a period of violation.
iii. An application for a renewal may be submitted during the period of suspension; however, no certificate of compliance may be issued for the vacation rental until the period of suspension has expired. Once suspended, a vacation rental certificate for the same address shall not be issued to any of the individuals, collection of individuals, or owners of any companies or subsidiaries which owned the property at the time the suspension begins for the remainder of the license year (which begins October 1) or for a minimum of six months, whichever is longer.
3. Appeal. All appeals of suspensions shall be to the Special Magistrate in accordance with Section 190(D)(2) of the Land Development Code of the City of Coral Springs.
(14) Complaints. Whenever a violation of this Section occurs, or is alleged to have occurred, any person may file a written complaint. Such complaint, stating fully the causes and basis thereof, shall be filed with the Director of Development Services or designee. The Director of Development Services or designee shall promptly record such complaint, investigate, and take action thereon in accordance with this Section and Chapter 1, Article V of the Land Development Code.
(15) Enforcement. The provisions of this Section shall be enforced as provided in Chapter 1, Article V of the Land Development Code.
(Ord. No. 2021-107, § 2, 6-2-21; Ord. No. 2022-109, § 2, 4-6-22; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 135, 4-19-23)
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