(A) Personal units.
(1) Personal units may be rented for periods of not less than seven days up to a total of 28 days per calendar year when the owner is not present or for an unlimited period of time when the property owner is present and living on-site which shall not be capped in number across the city.
(2) An owner can register only one personal unit. Additional units under one ownership must be registered as a business unit.
(B) Business units. Business units may be rented without restriction on days rented per year.
(1) Council shall establish a cap on the number of business units of primary residences to be allowed within the R-1 and R-2 zones through a resolution adopted by Council. The initial cap shall be set at 80 business units.
(2) The cap shall be reconsidered by Council as needed by the direction of the City Council.
(3) Only one STR license shall be issued per parcel that contains both a principle residence and an ADU. Upon notification of the Enforcement Officer, a STR license that was issued for a primary dwelling may be used as a secondary legal dwelling unit (ADU) that meets all applicable requirements of the zoning ordinance. At no time shall more than one dwelling unit on a parcel be used as a STR during the same time period.
(C) Accessory dwelling units (ADUs). ADUs constructed after February 1, 2024, may be rented without restriction on days rented per year.
(1) STR ADUs will be separated by a minimum of 300 feet on each street face per city block.
(2) STR ADUs will meet all other zoning ordinance standards of § 153.116, Accessory Buildings and Uses.
(3) STR ADUs shall not be capped in number across the city with the exception of (C)(1) above.
(Ord. 815, passed 2-17-2020; Ord. 846, passed 3-4-2024)