(A) Septic/solid waste.
(1) The short-term rental must be connected to an approved SSTS or served by central sanitary sewer system.
(2) A valid certificate of compliance, which is a certificate that was issued on a new septic system installed within the past five years, or a copy of a compliance inspection form which was performed within the past three years.
(3) Holding tanks may be allowed for rental units provided that the following requirements are met:
(a) A state licensed SSTS designer has determined that there is no suitable location on the parcel for a drainfield;
(b) The holding tanks are sized for the number of bedrooms according to County Land Use Ordinance Article 37 and Minnesota Rules Chapter 7080;
(c) An electronic alarm with light and buzzer shall be installed notifying occupants that the holding tanks are at capacity. Alarms shall have the capacity to send a notification to the owner/owner’s authorized agent when an alarm is triggered. Information shall be posted in the rental unit regarding who to contact should the alarm be triggered;
(d) Existing manual bobber alarms must all remain as a redundant alarm;
(e) A water meter must be installed prior to a license being issued. Water meter readings shall be recorded monthly and from the previous year may be required to be submitted as part of the application for license renvewal. Water meter readings shall not be required for the initial application; and
(f) A contract with a state licensed septic maintainer to pump out the holding tanks must be submitted each year for a license renewal including pumping records from the previous year. Pumping records shall not be required for the initial license application.
(4) At least once every three years thereafter, the owner or owner’s authorized agent shall provide an updated certificate of septic testing showing that the system is compliant for the number of bedrooms indicated in the application.
(5) Disposal of solid waste must comply with Ch. 50 of this code.
(6) Garbage, refuse, or recycling shall be stored completely enclosed within designated refuse containers. The owner or operator of the rental unit shall provide sufficient trash storage containers and service to accommodate the demand of the occupants.
(B) Occupancy.
(1) The overnight occupancy of a short-term rental shall be limited to no more than three people per bedroom plus one additional person per unit.
(2) Use of travel trailers, tents, yurts, fish houses or other temporary structures is prohibited to be used as a short-term rental unit.
(3) Licensee shall not advertise the property as containing any more than the number of bedrooms identified on the license.
(4) Licensee shall not advertise the property as available to more guests than the occupancy limit identified on the license.
(5) No more than two short-term rental units will be allowed per parcel.
(C) Noise. Quiet hours are between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 12:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday. The owner of the short-term rental is expected to enforce this rule. Failure to do so may result in enforcement action as provided in § 115.06.
(D) Parking. Parking cannot restrict access by emergency vehicles or the traveling public and shall not impede any ingress or egress of property owner. In addition, parking cannot encroach neighboring properties.
(E) Property contact information. The owner or the owner’s authorized agent shall keep on file with the county, and shall notify each renter, in writing, the contact information for the owner or owner’s authorized agent, who shall be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, whenever the property is being rented for short-term rental purposes. The owner or the owner’s authorized agent shall respond to any issue or complaint raised within one hour of any such point of contact being notified of the issue or complaint. Property contact information shall be accessible to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week on the county website.
(F) License fees. License fees will be established by the county Board of Commissioners and published in the county fee schedule.
(G) License transfer. The short-term rental license shall not be transferrable upon any change in ownership of the licensed property, or otherwise.
(Ord. 2023-2, passed 2-27-2023; Ord. 2024-01, passed 1-8-2024)