(A) Registration.
(1) Property owners shall obtain a zoning certificate and register each establishment annually with the Town of Carolina Shores.
(2) A registration number shall be assigned to each registered establishment, which shall be clearly noted along with any advertisement for lodging.
(B) Any use for which there are three final determinations of violations of the town code and/or criminal convictions related to the parcel (on, adjacent to, or within the property) by a property owner, tenant, guest, host, lessee, or individual otherwise related directly to the property within any rolling 365-day period, shall constitute a violation of the terms of registration and shall terminate registration. For any registration that is terminated due to code/criminal violations, a property owner shall be ineligible for registration for a period of three years.
(C) A property owner, as well as any host/operator, shall: (1) be responsible for ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, including but not limited to tax code, building code, fire code, and environmental health regulations for the level of occupancy of the short-term lodging; and (2) not allow any party, event, classes, weddings, receptions, or other large gatherings on the premises.
(D) Property owners shall be responsible for keeping in full force and effect during all times the unit is used as a short-term lodging or homestay commercial general liability insurance with a total limit of not less than $500,000 each occurrence for bodily injury and property damage.
(E) Written notice shall be conspicuously posted inside each short-term lodging unit setting forth the following information:
(1) The name and telephone number of the host/operator.
(2) The address of the lodging, the maximum number of overnight occupants, and the day(s) established for garbage collection.
(3) The non-emergency phone number of the Brunswick County Sheriff's Department.
(4) The annual registration documentation.
(5) That parties, events, classes, weddings, receptions, and other large gatherings are not permitted.
(F) The host/operator shall ensure that all refuse is stored in appropriate containers and set out for collection on the proper collection day(s) and the carts removed from the street or alley on the scheduled collection day.
(G) Preparation and service of food by host/operators for guests shall be prohibited. No cooking shall be permitted in individual bedrooms.
(H) Short-term lodging uses shall be prohibited on the ground floor of street-facing facades, excluding alleys, except within any properly permitted single-family, duplex, triplex, quadraplex, and multi-family structures existing at the time of the adoption of this chapter.
(Ord. 21-1, passed 9-17-2020)