No license shall be issued unless the following standards are met:
(A) All owners must use a hosting platform to market a short-term rental. The hosting platform shall be responsible for determining the guest's identification information and the accuracy of that information;
(B) No owner shall rent any short-term rental for any period of time shorter than 24 consecutive hours nor for any period of time greater than 182 days;
(C) The owner must inform a guest if parking is provided by the owner and if not, the owner must purchase from the city and provide to the guest city parking passes if required for guest parking. Guests shall not park vehicles on city streets overnight unless otherwise permitted;
(D) The owner must provide proof of homeowner's insurance or host protection insurance in the amount of at least $500,000 to the city as part of its application;
(E) Every short-term rental shall be subject to inspection by city representatives, including the Fire Department and the Building Department;
(F) The owner shall keep a guest register in which the name of every guest, the guest's arrival and departure dates, and the price, fee, or other remuneration collected for each 24-hour period from each guest shall be recorded in written form. The owner shall make the guest register freely accessible to any authorized city representative; and
(G) The owner shall post, inside the front entrance to every short-term rental dwelling unit, a short-term rental license issued by the city stating the owners name, a 24-hour telephone number to reach the owner and the maximum occupancy of the dwelling unit as allowed by this chapter.
(Ord. 23-27, passed 12-12-2023)