For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GUEST. A person or persons renting or occupying a vacation rental guestroom overnight, and having a permanent residence at an address other than the address of the vacation rental being temporarily rented or occupied. A vacation rental GUEST may not stay overnight in any portion of the vacation rental not designated as a guestroom.
GUESTROOM. A room within a dwelling unit, forming a separate area, used, or intended to be used for sleeping. A GUESTROOM does not include kitchens, bathrooms, hallways, closets or common areas such as living rooms, family rooms and dining rooms not defined as a bedroom under the International Property Maintenance Code, or other applicable code adopted by the village.
MANAGER. An authorized agent of the owner of the vacation rental who is located within a 30-mile radius of the vacation rental, and is available to promptly respond to complaints at all times during the rental period.
OWNER. An individual with at least a 51% ownership interest in the property on which the vacation rental is situated.
VACATION RENTAL. A dwelling unit, or portion thereof, located in a Historic H-l Zoning District and offered for overnight lodging on a temporary basis to paying guests, no more than ten guests maximum, for a period not to exceed 14 consecutive days to any person other than a member of the owner’s family. Vacation rental owners may, but are not required to, live in the vacation rental during the periods when the property is rented. The term VACATION RENTAL shall not include hotels, motels or bed and breakfast establishments; nor shall it include HOUSE SWAPPING, where a homeowner switches or trades homes with another homeowner in a different town for a short period of time for a vacation, and no money is exchanged.
(Ord. 3315, passed 9-20-21)