§ 111.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
   (B)   (1)   When the county determines a short-term rental may be operating without first obtaining the requirements set forth in §§ 111.01 through 111.014, the Planning Department shall send a certified letter to the owner of real property describing the requirements of §§ 111.01 through 111.14 along with a formal request to come into compliance;
      (2)   If the owner of real property fails to respond to, or act upon, the first notice within 30 days of certified delivery, a second notice shall be sent from the County Attorney informing the owner of the fines and penalties that shall be imposed if operation of the short-term rental continues without county authorization;
      (3)   Upon failure to respond to the second notice within 14 days of certified delivery, the owner shall be guilty of a Class C Misdemeanor and shall be subject to a separate fine of $100 per day until all applicable documentation is submitted and fees are paid in full to the county. A lien will be recorded on the real property for any outstanding penalties;
      (4)   Any owner or manager of a short-term rental located within the unincorporated areas of Garfield County who, having first obtained the required approvals of §§ 111.01 through 111.14 thereafter operates or permits operation of said short-term rental in violation of the terms and provisions of §§ 111.01 through 111.14 may be guilty of an infraction, and may be punished by a fine of up to $750 for each such violation.
      (5)   In the event of any violation of §§ 111.01 through 111.14 committed by an owner, manager, local contact person or occupant of the short-term rental, the County Commission shall discuss said violation(s) in a public meeting and take action, including possible fines or revocation of the conditional use permit, if applicable, and business license for the short-term rental.
   (C)   Any person who violates any of the provisions of §§ 111.25 through 111.26 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine in an amount not less than $1,000, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
   (D)   Persons violating §§ 111.40 through 111.43 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and subject to a fine in an amount not to exceed $299, or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
   (E)   Any person, persons, firm, association, copartnership, or corporation or licensee violating §§ 111.55 or 111.56 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $300 or six months in the county jail, or both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 41, passed 7-3-1950; Ord. 1978-3, passed 5-31-1978; Ord. 1994-1, passed 3-14-1994; Ord. 2019-9, passed 10-14-2019; Ord. 2021-2, passed 3-22-2021; Ord. 2024-1, passed 3-11-2024)