For purposes of this subchapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, and are hereby defined as follows:
DWELLING UNIT. One or more rooms, including individualized bathroom and kitchen facilities, which are arranged, designed, or used as living quarters for a household.
GUEST. A person who rents or occupies a short-term rental.
HOST. An owner or owners engaged in providing short-term rentals.
HOSTING PLATFORM. A marketplace entity, in whatever form or format which facilitates short-term rentals through advertising, matchmaking or other means, using any medium or facilitation, or from which the operator of the hosting platform derives revenue, including booking fees or advertising revenues from providing or maintaining the marketplace information.
OWNER. A person holding title or co-title of an abode, dwelling unit or residence that they may lease as a short-term rental but only in accordance with the terms of this subchapter.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL. A single-family residential abode, including townhomes, condominiums and rooming house dwelling units that are either primarily owner-occupied, except for the duration of any short-term rental period of 30 days or less, or are owned but not owner-occupied for the duration of any short-term rental period of 30 days or less.
(Ord. 9160-2023, passed 6-5-2023)