In this chapter:
(1) BEDROOM means any room in a short-term rental other than a kitchen, dining room, living room, bathroom, or closet.
(2) BOOKING TRANSACTION means any reservation or payment service provided by a person who facilitates a short-term rental transaction between a prospective visitor and a host.
(3) DEPARTMENT means the department designated by the city manager to enforce and administer this chapter.
(4) DIRECTOR means the director of the department designated by the city manager to enforce and administer this chapter and includes representatives, agents, or department employees designated by the director.
(5) EGREGIOUS OFFENSE means an offense that caused or could cause a serious threat to public health and safety, including but not limited to, commission of crimes that are related to drugs, prostitution, or a serious breach of the peace.
(6) EMERGENCY CONDITION means any fire, natural disaster, collapse hazard, burst pipe, lack of operable utilities, serious police incident, noise violation, or other condition that requires an immediate response to prevent harm to the property, the occupants of the property, or the public.
(7) HOST means a person who operates a short-term rental and includes representatives, agents, and employees of the host.
(8) HOSTING PLATFORM means a person who participates in the short-term rental business by collecting or receiving a fee, directly or indirectly through an agent or intermediary, for conducting a booking transaction using any medium of facilitation.
(9) LOCAL RESPONSIBLE PARTY means a natural person who represents the owner or host who may be contacted 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in the event of an emergency condition at a short-term rental.
(10) MULTITENANT STRUCTURE means a structure with three or more rentable units.
(11) OWNER means a person who owns property used as a short-term rental and includes representatives, agents, and employees of the owner.
(12) RENTABLE UNIT means one or more rooms designed to accommodate tenants containing one or more kitchens, one or more bathrooms, and one or more bedrooms.
(13) SHORT-TERM RENTAL means a full or partial rentable unit containing one or more kitchens, one or more bathrooms, and one or more bedrooms that is rented to occupants for fewer than 30 consecutive days or one month, whichever is less, per rental period. (Ord. 32473)