(A) There shall be no more than two short-term rental licenses per structure.
(B) In order to protect the residential character of Covington’s national historic districts and neighborhoods, protect the affordability of its housing stock for long-term residents, and encourage investment in underserved neighborhoods, the following density limits are established:
(1) Historic districts, with boundaries as set forth on the National Register of Historic Places.
(a) Downtown Commercial, including 1991, 1996 and 2001 expansions: unlimited number of
non-host-occupied short-term rental units with no distance separation requirements.
(b) Licking Riverside: maximum of five non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face.
(c) Mutter Gottes: maximum of 12 non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per blockface, except that on Fourth Street and Fifth Street there may be no more than three non-host-occupied short-term rental units per block face.
(d) Ohio Riverside, including 1987 expansion: one short-term rental unit per block face, host-occupied only.
(2) Neighborhoods, with boundaries as set forth on the City of Covington website and as may be amended in the future.
(a) Austinburg Neighborhood: maximum of ten non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(b) Botany Hills Neighborhood: maximum of 12 non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(c) City Heights Neighborhood: no host- or non-host-occupied short-term rentals allowed;
(d) Eastside and Helentown Neighborhoods combined, except that portion of the Neighborhoods included in the Downtown Commercial Historic District, including expansions: maximum of 15 non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(e) Kuhr’s Lane Neighborhood: maximum of three non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(f) Kenton Hills Neighborhood: maximum of three non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(g) Latonia, including the West Latonia, Latonia Milldale, Latonia Ritte’s East and Latonia Rosedale Neighborhoods combined: maximum of 20 non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(h) Levassor Park Neighborhood: maximum of three non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(i) Lewisburg Neighborhood: maximum of eight non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(j) Main Strasse Neighborhood: maximum of 25 non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face, except that in the TUMU zone within the Main Strasse Historic District break out commercial zone there may be no more than three non-host-occupied short-term rental units per block face;
(k) Monte Casino Neighborhood: maximum of five non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(l) Peaselburg Neighborhood: maximum of ten non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(m) Seminary Square Neighborhood: maximum of seven non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(n) South Covington Neighborhood: maximum of five non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(o) Wallace Woods Neighborhood: maximum of seven non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face;
(p) West Fifteenth Street Neighborhood: maximum of one non-host-occupied short-term rental unit; and
(q) Westside Neighborhood, except that portion of the Neighborhood included in the Downtown Commercial Historic District, including expansions: maximum of seven non-host-occupied short-term rental units, with no more than one per block face.
(3) Remainder of the city. No short-term rental structures permitted.
(Ord. O-11-23, passed 6-28-2023; Ord. O-08-24, passed 5-14-2024)