§ 874.04 APPLICATION FOR SHORT- TERM RENTAL PERMIT, NEW AND RENEWAL.
   (a)   An application for a short-term rental permit, and/or renewal of a permit, shall be made to the Zoning Inspector, or his/her designee, upon approved forms, for an application processing fee of $100. City Council shall have authority to amend the fee amount from time to time to reflect the costs of administering this chapter.
   (b)   The application for a permit to operate a short-term rental shall contain the following information:
      (1)   Name of the applicant, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address. For a non-owner-occupied short-term rental application, the permanent occupant shall provide sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with the primary residency requirement as outlined in § 874.02(f);
      (2)   The names of the legal owner or owners of the property, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
      (3)   Sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with either the permanent occupancy or ownership requirements defined and outlined in §§ 874.02 and 874.05;
      (4)   The names and addresses of any other short-term rental located in the city that the applicant or property owner has any interest in, including, but not limited to, ownership, licensure, or management;
      (5)   The names of all hosting platforms that are used by the short-term rental host;
      (6)   The names of all advertising outlets in which the short-term rental host intends to advertise such rental if the short-term rental host is not using a hosting platform;
      (7)   The maximum number of occupants that will be accommodated at the short-term rental, not to exceed two per bedroom, with the exception of children under the age of ten, plus three additional occupants. For example, in a short-term rental with two bedrooms, the maximum number of occupants would be seven, excluding or not counting in such total, the number of children under the age of ten;
      (8)   The maximum number of motor vehicles that will be permitted to park at the short-term rental; this number shall not exceed the number that can be garaged on the premises plus two that may park in a driveway, with the understanding that if there is no garage on the premises, then the maximum number shall not exceed four;
      (9)   An affidavit attesting that the short-term rental operation is in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations concerning the provision of sleeping accommodations to transient guests; and
      (10)   The contact name and telephone number for the short-term rental that may be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week for any issues that may arise related to the short-term rental unit or its transient guests.
   (c)   The applicant must notify the Zoning Inspector, or his/her designee, of any change in information contained in the permit application within ten days of the change.
   (d)   Any change in ownership of the property, (unit), shall void the current short-term rental permit and shall require submission and approval of a new short-term rental permit application.
   (e)   A short-term rental shall be assigned an individual registration account number that must be prominently posted with the unit on any hosting platform(s) or in any other advertisement regarding the unit. Said valid registration shall be displayed but removed upon expiration.
   (f)   The Zoning Inspector, or his designee, may conduct such inspection of the short-term rental unit to ensure compliance with this chapter, with the consent of the owner or occupant, or, if consent is denied, may pursue other legal authority for such inspection.
(Ord. 22-O-3155, passed 1-3-2023)