A. Additional Standards: Additional standards to be complied with by owners of short- term housing rentals:
1. Owner must apply for and obtain a special use permit, as outlined in section 9- 1-6-10 of the Fox Lake Zoning Ordinance. The special use permit expires when the property is subsequently sold or there is a transfer of ownership of the short-term housing rental property.
2. Acquire proof of insurance covering “rental” use and provide a certificate of insurance every year thereafter showing the insurance to be current and in force.
3. Submit application to register with the Village including contact numbers for twenty-four (24) hour property owner/manager. Village must be informed immediately if there is a change of management company.
4. Demonstrate notification of adjacent properties (neighbors) within three hundred feet (300') of any point of the property lines on the application for special use.
5. Posting of rules and regulations to include property manager/owner contact as well as municipal police and fire department numbers.
6. Parking regulations. During any lease of any short-term housing rental property:
a. The owner must designate the number of vehicles allowed to be parked on the premises during any short-term housing rental and designate the on- site areas available for parking of vehicles. The areas for parking of vehicles must be improved with an impervious surface. Parking areas must include a space at least nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet for each vehicle allowed to be parked on the premises.
b. The owner must notify all prospective short-term housing lessees in writing of the maximum number of vehicles permitted at the short-term housing rental property prior to making any agreement for any short-term housing rental.
c. The owner must ensure that no vehicles associated with the short-term housing lessee will park off-site, including in adjacent rights-of-way, during the short-term housing rental lease.
7. Demonstrated language in lease/contract that states no less than a two (2) night minimum stay.
8. Copy of lease/contract used on file with Village (part of application) or when updated/changed.
9. For short-term housing rentals, the Director of Community Development may recommend any variances to the standards or limitations on a case-by-case basis, and such variances shall only be effective if included in the ordinance approving the special use permit.
10. A maximum occupancy of two (2) adults per bedroom with no limit for children.
11. The owner, by accepting a special use for a short-term housing rental or by accepting a short-term housing rental license, agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Village for damages or claims resulting from violation of the standards for short-term housing rentals.
12. Maximum of one detached dwelling per PIN can be used as a short-term housing rental on a residentially zoned parcel.
13. Property owner to place placard in a visible place on the premises that identifies the dwelling as a short-term housing rental and includes the following information: maximum occupancy; twenty-four (24) hour phone number of property owner and/or property management company; and maximum amount of allowable vehicles to be parked on property.
14. Trash regulations. During any lease of any short-term housing rental property, the owner, or the manager shall maintain a designated trash storage area for use of short-term housing lessees at the short-term housing rental property. The owner shall ensure that trash containers are not placed curbside more than twenty-four (24) hours prior to scheduled pick-up times and will be removed no more than twenty-four (24) hours after pick-up.
15. Noise regulations. During any lease of any short-term housing rental property, the owner shall display the following information in a prominent location in the short-term housing rental property:
a. In the Village of Fox Lake, Illinois, it is unlawful to unreasonably disturb the peace and quiet of those in their homes and public places; and
b. Quiet hours are between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Sun -Thurs and 11:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m. Fri and Sat, though Village noise regulations are in force twenty- four (24) hours each day.
B. Revocation: The special use may be revoked if a property owner fails to maintain the minimum standards outlined in section 6-2-7-6 and 6-2-7-7 of this chapter. (Ord. 2023-03, 2-14-2023)