A. Conditional use required for vacation rental. A conditional use permit is required to operate a vacation rental, as defined in Section 11-2-2. No conditional use permit for a vacation rental shall be issued unless authorized by the Board of Trustees following a public hearing, consistent with the requirements of the Village's zoning code. The use of any building as a vacation rental without an applicable conditional use permit is prohibited.
B. Additional filing requirements. An application for a conditional use permit for a vacation rental shall be accompanied by the following information:
1. A certificate of insurance, as required under Section 11-4-22-E-1 herein.
2. A statement as to whether the applicant or any other person with an ownership interest in the property on which the vacation rental is proposed to be located, including, co-owners, partners, members, managers, or officers of any owning partnership, limited liability company or corporation, has ever been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony.
3. Proof that the applicant is a legal or beneficial owner of the property on which the vacation rental is located, along with the names, addresses, ownership interest and current contact information for each of the applicants, co-owners, partners, members, managers, and officers of the owner of the property, if any.
4. If the proposed vacation rental property is subject to regulations or restrictions by a homeowners' association or condominium association, the applicant must provide documentary evidence that the applicable association or board has approved the use of the property as a vacation rental.
C. Departmental duties; requirements and standards.
1. The Village's Community Development Department and the local fire protection district (the "Fire Protection District") shall inspect each vacation rental before the renting out of any vacation rental for compliance with all applicable state, county, and Village accessibility, building, life safety, and property maintenance code requirements. Thereafter, the Village Community Development Department and the Fire Protection District shall inspect the vacation rental at least once every two (2) years. Vacation rentals shall be subject to compliance inspections by officers of the Village's Police Department and staff members of the Community Development Department as well as the fire protection district, at any time upon reasonable notice.
2. No owner of a vacation rental shall:
a. Exceed the scope of the Conditional Use approval;
b. Rent any vacation rental to anyone under the age of twenty-one (21);
c. Rent any vacation rental more than once within any consecutive twenty-four (24) hour period, measured from the commencement of one (1) rental to the commencement of the next;
d. Rent any vacation rental for more than thirty (30) consecutive days, or fewer than two (2) consecutive days, to any guest;
e. Rent the property as a vacation rental for more than one hundred fifty-six (156) days in a twelve (12) month period;
f. Advertise an hourly rate or any other rate for a vacation rental based on a rental period of fewer than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours;
g. Serve or otherwise provide to any guest any food or beverage other than food or beverages that are pre-packaged and sealed by the manufacturer for individual serving;
h. Cause or permit, by action or failure to act, the vacation rental or its use to suffer from and/or create any violation of the zoning code;
i. Allow occupancy of the property where the vacation rental or any part thereof is situated to exceed the following occupancy limits:
(1) For a room to be considered habitable space for sleeping purposes, it must meet the occupancy and square footage standards as set forth in the Village's building code;
(2) Kitchens, bathrooms, hallways, and closets are not considered habitable rooms for sleeping purposes, thus the square footage represented by these rooms shall not be used;
j. Rent any portion of the vacation rental concurrently to separately booked guests;
k. Allow any outdoor activity on the property of the vacation rental between ten o’clock (10:00) p.m. and eight o’clock (8:00) a.m.;
l. Hold out or utilize a vacation rental property as a venue for weddings, conferences, parties or other events regardless of the number of attendees;
m. Erect any external signage regarding the vacation rental;
n. Permit any criminal activity or public nuisance, including excessive noise, to take place on the property. If any owner or manager knows or suspects that any criminal activity or public nuisance is taking place on or immediately adjacent to the property, the owner and/or manager shall immediately notify the Village's Police Department of such fact and cooperate with the Village Police Department in any investigation that may ensue;
o. Knowingly make any false or incomplete or misleading statement about the owner's criminal background, or the criminal background of any other person with an ownership interest, in connection with any conditional use permit application submitted pursuant to this division;
p. Be in violation of any other requirement of this division, the zoning code, any Village ordinance or any rules or regulations promulgated under any of the foregoing.
3. Every vacation rental shall post, in a conspicuous place within the vacation rental, the name and telephone number of the owner or his or her manager, notice that the vacation rental shall have quiet hours from ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and eight o'clock (8:00) a.m., an emergency exit floor plan, and the location of the fire and safety equipment.
4. Every vacation rental owner or its manager must be located within a thirty (30) mile radius of the vacation rental and must be available to respond to complaints at all times during the rental period. The name and phone number of the owner or the manager must be submitted to the Village Police Department as well as the fire protection district.
5. The kitchen of each vacation rental shall be cleaned and sanitized between guests and all opened or perishable food and beverages shall be discarded. All dishes, utensils, pots, pans and other cooking utensils shall be cleaned and sanitized between rental periods of guests.
6. The owner or manager of each vacation rental shall change supplied bed linens and towels therein at least once each week, and prior to the letting of any guest room to any new guest. The owner or manager shall be responsible for the maintenance of all supplied bedding in a clean and sanitary manner.
7. Any overnight parking for vacation rentals must be accommodated on the site or in another approved location, and parking, including overnight parking, shall be in conformance with zoning code requirements.
8. The owner or manager of the vacation rental shall compile a list of guests and their associated vehicle license plate numbers upon check-in, and shall make such information available to the Village's Police Department prior to the start of the rental term.
9. Vacation rentals shall adhere to the licensing and inspectional requirements as set forth in Titles 4 and 10 of the Glendale Heights Municipal Code.
D. Prohibitions. No conditional use permit for a vacation rental shall be issued to:
1. Any applicant, if such applicant or any other person with an ownership interest in the property on which the vacation rental is located, including co-owners, partners, members, managers, or officers of any owning partnership, limited liability company or corporation, has ever been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony that is rationally related to the individual's fitness or capacity to operate a vacation rental;
2. Any applicant whose conditional use permit to operate a vacation rental or similar establishment at any location within or outside the Village has been revoked for cause within the last three (3) years;
3. Any applicant where the applicant or any other person with an ownership interest in the property on which the vacation rental is located, including co-owners, partners, members, managers, or officers of any owning partnership, limited liability company or corporation, is in default to the Village or other public agencies regarding payment of water and sewer charges, special taxes or assessments, parking and other Village violation citations or judgments, motor vehicle tax or any other taxes or fees that are due and unpaid by that person to the Village, or where there were delinquent property taxes owed to the County on the property on which the vacation rental is located, or any other property owned within the Village by the applicant or co-owners, partners, members, managers, or officers of any owning partnership, limited liability company or corporation.
E. Legal duties. Each owner who receives a conditional use permit for a vacation rental shall be required to:
1. Provide the Village with an insurance certificate, indicating that the applicant and the subject property are covered by liability insurance with limits of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence, for bodily injury and property damage arising in any way from the issuance of the conditional use permit. Each policy of insurance required under this division shall:
a. Be issued by an insurer authorized to insure in the State of Illinois;
b. Include provision requiring thirty (30) days' advance notice to the Village prior to the cancellation or lapse of the policy. The owner shall maintain the insurance required under this division in full force and effect for the duration of the conditional use for each vacation rental location. A single violation of this division shall result in suspension or revocation of the conditional use permit.
2. Maintain current guest registration records that contain the following information about each guest: The guest's name, address, signature, room assignment and dates of accommodation. The registration records shall be kept on file for three (3) years and, upon request by any authorized Village official, shall be made available for inspection by the Village official during regular business hours in case of an emergency.
3. Comply with all applicable accessibility, building, fire, life safety, property maintenance, and other applicable code requirements set forth by the State, County, Village or other applicable public agencies, including but not limited to the State Fire Marshal's requirements for one (1) and (2) family dwellings;
4. Conspicuously display within the vacation rental the name and telephone number of the owner, manager, notice of required quiet hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and eight o'clock (8:00) a.m., an emergency exit floor plan, and location of fire and safety equipment;
5. Fulfill all requirements of the Illinois Department of Revenue for operation of a vacation rental, including the payment of any applicable hotel taxes as set forth in Title 3 (Finance and Taxation), Chapter 2 (Village Taxes), Article F (Hotel and Motel Tax) of this municipal code.
6. Penalty. A violation if this ordinance is subject to a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty ($750.00) dollars, nor more than one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. In addition to any other penalty, suspension or revocation provided for by this division or by law, three (3) or more violations of this division, any Village ordinance or this zoning code, or any rules or regulations promulgated under any of the foregoing, by the owner, manager or related to the vacation rental property, on three (3) different days within any twelve (12) month period, shall result in a mandatory suspension of the conditional use permit. (Ord. 2023-53, 9-7-2023)