No person shall hereafter advertise, offer to rent or rent, lease, sublease, license, or sublicense a residential property within the unincorporated areas of Boone County as a short term rental until an application has been properly made and a permit obtained from the county. STR owners shall obtain and keep in force a Boone County short term rental permit ("permit") under the following terms and conditions:
(A) Applications for the permit shall be submitted to the Boone County Occupational License Office. In zoning districts where SRT is identified as a conditional use, an application shall be submitted to the occupational license prior to applying for a conditional use permit through the Boone County Board of Adjustment and Zoning Appeals. Applications for the permit will be considered in the order in which they are received by the Occupational License Office. Failure to obtain a conditional use permit from the Boone County Board of Adjustment and Zoning Appeals, within 90 days of the permit application, shall invalidate the application for the permit.
(B) Application forms shall require, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) Name, address, phone number, and e-mail address of the owner of the short term rental property;
(2) Verification that the applicant is the owner;
(3) Name, address, phone number, and e-mail address of the designated local emergency contact;
(4) The maximum number of occupants requested for the dwelling unit or sleeping room in accordance with this chapter and consistent with the number permitted by zoning regulations;
(5) A submission of a sketch floor plan of the dwelling with dimensioned room layout;
(6) Self-safety inspection form indicating all proper safety devices are in place and in good working order;
(7) Site plan/survey ofthe property indicating maximum number of vehicles that can be legally parked on the property, without encroaching onto street, sidewalks, alleys, or other public rights-of-way or public property;
(8) Applicant shall provide with the application a certificate of insurance or other valid proof of general liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence which shall remain in effect at all times while engaged in the permitted activity; and
(9) Applicant shall attest to compliance and remain in comply with all aspects of applicable provisions of the International Building Code with Kentucky Amendments (adopted edition), NFPA 1124 (National Fire Protection Association, currently adopted edition), and all other applicable state, federal, or local laws or regulations.
(C) Applicant shall obtain an occupational license from Boone County prior to being issued a short term rental permit and a valid occupational license is required for any subsequent STR renewal.
(D) The short term rental permit shall be issued for a period that coincides with the calendar year (January 1 - December 31). The initially issued permitshall expire on December 31 of the year it was issued 365 calendar days after its effective date, or upon a date on which the applicant no longer qualifies as an STR operation as defined herein. The permit may be renewed for successive 365-calendar year day periods so long as the applicant continues to quality for issuance of the permit. Applications for subsequent STR permits may be filed 60 days prior to December 31 of the current permit year. Applications for renewal periods shall be made to the Occupational License Office on forms approved by the county. The fee for the initial permit period year, payable at the time of application, shall be $300 for the calendar year, prorated by month for the period of January 1 to the first day of the month in which the application is received. The fee for any each consecutive subsequent permit period year, payable at the time of application by January 1, shall be $200.
(E) Upon receipt of an application for renewal of the registration, the County Administrator or other designee may deny the renewal if there is reasonable cause to believe that:
(1) The owner has violated any ordinance of the county or any state or federal law on the premises or has permitted such a violation on the premises by any other person; or
(2) There are grounds for suspension, revocation, or other registration sanction as provided in this chapter; or
(3) The owner fails to apply for, be issued or appropriately renew a Boone County occupational license or timely file occupational license returns or remit appropriate payment.
(F) Any permit issued under the provisions of this chapter may be revoked by the County Administrator, or their designee, upon a showing that the permit holder has violated any of the provisions of this chapter. Revocation shall be by written notice which describes the reasons for the revocation. The written notice of revocation shall be delivered to the permit holder in person or by regular mail sent to the address listed on the application. If a permit is revoked, and the applicant desires to contest the revocation, a hearing before the Fiscal Court may be scheduled by filing with the Occupational License Office a written request for hearing within 15 calendar days of the issuance of the revocation notice. The hearing before the Fiscal Court shall be conducted within 30 days of filing of such request.
(Ord. 2021-31, passed 9-19-21)