.010 A short-term rental permit or renewal thereof issued under the authority of this chapter shall be valid from the date of its issuance until the first to occur of July 31 in the year issued (i.e., the "expiration date") set forth on the permit or the revocation date. A short-term rental permit shall be of no further force, validity or effect, and use of a dwelling for short-term rental purposes shall cease, upon the first to occur of the expiration date or revocation date of the short-term rental permit, unless renewed pursuant to Section 4.05.040 of this chapter. Upon the lapse of a short-term rental permit because of expiration, a failure to renew, or because revocation has occurred, the owner of the property which was the subject of the permit or his/her heirs, successors or assigns shall have no further right to apply for or obtain a short-term rental permit or to undertake, maintain, facilitate, advertise for rent, list, rent or use said dwelling and/or the property as a short-term rental.
.020 A short-term rental permit shall not run with the land. The permission to operate a short-term rental under this chapter shall be personal and limited to the owner to whom the city issued the permit, including a person who acquires a short-term rental permit by application for a change of ownership in accordance with subsection .110 of Section 4.05.060 of this chapter.
.030 No person shall convey or attempt to convey a short-term rental permit from one property to another property except as authorized by subsections 4.05.180.010.0102 or 4.05.180.010.0103. Any other attempt to convey a short-term rental permit from one property to another property shall be void and shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
.040 No person shall transfer or attempt to transfer a short-term rental permit to any other person, except as authorized by this subsection or subsection 4.05.180.010.0102. A person may acquire a short-term rental permit from an owner if that person acquires the property, which, in the case where an "owner" is a lessee, would include a leasehold interest, that is subject to a short-term rental permit and the owner or the owner's agent submits a transfer application and requisite application fee in accordance with subsection .110 of Section 4.05.060 of this chapter. Any attempt to transfer a short-term rental permit in violation of this subsection or subsection 4.05.180.010.0102 shall be void and shall constitute a violation of this chapter. Likewise, any attempt to operate a short-term rental use under a short-term rental permit transferred in violation of this subsection or subsection 4.05.180.010.0102 shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
.050 If an owner desires to renew a short-term rental permit, an owner must apply for and renew a short-term rental permit annually, indicating at renewal any changes to the information or requirements set forth in Section 4.05.060, above. The application for renewal must be filed not later than the expiration date set forth on the permit. The application for renewal shall be upon a form provided by the Planning Director and accompanied by payment of a permit renewal fee set by resolution of the City Council.
.060 The application for renewal shall be processed and acted upon in the same manner and be subject to the requirements of this chapter.
.070 Prior to expiration of a short-term rental permit, the owner may voluntarily cancel the permit by notifying the Planning Director in writing of the intent to cancel the permit. The permit shall become void upon the earlier to occur of the date specified by the owner or the expiration of the permit. Thereafter, the subject property shall no longer be used or capable of being used as a short-term rental.
.080 The Planning Director shall approve the renewal of a short-term rental permit if the Planning Director finds that no circumstances existed during the term of the permit which would cause a violation to continue to exist, and that at the time of submission of the application for renewal, or at any time during the processing of the application for renewal, the application meets the conditions of permit issuance pursuant to Sections 4.05.040 and 4.05.060 and the operational requirements of Section 4.05.100. Such approval shall be conditioned upon and subject to compliance with the conditions identified by the Planning Director in the renewal, the operational requirements of Section 4.05.100, and with all other terms, conditions, and requirements of this chapter and the code.
(Ord. 6299 § 1 (part); May 13, 2014: Ord. 6374 § 1 (part); July 12, 2016: Ord. 6404 § 1 (part); April 4, 2017: Ord. 6466 § 1 (part); June 18, 2019.)