(a) Application for a new short-term rental permit, and/or for renewal of a valid permit, shall be made to the Director, on approved forms. The Director shall establish associated permit fees and costs, with approval of the Village Manager.
(b) The application for a permit to operate a short-term rental shall contain the following information:
(1) Name of the applicant, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address. If the applicant is a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization or other group acting as a unit, the applicant shall provide the name of the entity set forth exactly as shown on is articles of incorporation, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of an individual who is the statutory agent, president, or managing individual, the state in which the company is incorporated or registered, and the entity or corporation number;
(2) Description of the short-term rental, including property address.
(3) The legal owner or owners of the property, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address. If the property owner is a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization or other group acting as a unit, the applicant shall provide the name of the entity set forth exactly as shown on is articles of incorporation as well as the mailing address, telephone number, and email address of an individual who is the statutory agent, president, or a managing individual, the state in which the company is incorporated or registered, and the entity or corporation registration number.
(4) If an owner of the property has executed a land contract, lease agreement, management agreement, or any other agreement separating the owner from control over the property and/or the short-term rental, the applicant shall include a copy of said agreement along with the application. In order to receive a permit, such documentation must explicitly provide consent for short-term rental operations. The absence of such a clause, or the express prohibition of short-term rental operations, shall be grounds for a denial of a permit.
(5) The descriptions and addresses of any other short-term rentals located in Village of Granville that the applicant or property owner has any interest in, including, but not limited to, ownership, licensure, or management.
(6) Name of the short-term rental host, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
(7) The number of separately rentable units, and the number of sleeping rooms in each unit in service in the short-term rental property.
(8) The names of all hosting platforms on which the applicant has successfully been registered to list a short-term rental, documentation confirming hosting platform registration(s), and proof of general liability insurance for the short-term rental as required by Section 1182.09.
(9) Affirmation that the short-term rental host and short-term rental are in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
(10) At the time of application or renewal, all of the following persons are required to provide the results of a fingerprint-based background check performed by a provider approved by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation: the applicant, the twenty-four (24)-hour emergency contact for the property as required by this chapter, and if applicable, the property manager. If the applicant is a domestic business organization other than a general partnership, then the applicant must provide a copy of the organization's articles of incorporation, articles of organization, statement of partnership authority, certificate of limited partnership, or statement of domestic qualification filed with the Ohio Secretary of State. If the applicant is a foreign business organization other than a foreign general partnership, then the applicant must provide a copy of the foreign business organization's license, registration, or qualification filed with the Ohio Secretary of State authorizing it to do business in Ohio. For all business organization applicants, an individual who is either the statutory agent, a partner, the president, or in the case of an LLC, a managing individual who is also a member, must submit to and provide the results of a BCI background check.
(c) The applicant must notify the Director of any change in information contained in the permit application within ten (10) days of the change.
(d) The Director shall serve written notice of any new or renewal application on all adjacent property owners of record not less than ten (10) business days prior to approving the application. In the event that a party with standing under applicable Ohio law objects to a new or renewal application in writing, the Director shall consider the merits of the application and the objection and either approve or deny the application in accordance with this Chapter. Any denial of an application shall state the reason(s) for the denial in writing. The Director shall serve written notice of the decision to approve or deny an application on the applicant and on any party who objected to the application in writing.
(e) Any change in ownership of the property, the dwelling or the business, change in operator, or change in identity of the short-term rental host shall void the current permit and shall require submission of a new application and the issuance of a new valid permit.
(f) If approved, a short-term rental shall be assigned an individual permit account number that the short-term rental host shall list with the short-term rental on any hosting platform. Only a valid permit shall be listed on a hosting platform. Upon a valid permit's expiration or revocation, a short-term rental host shall immediately remove the short-term rental from being listed on any hosting platform and shall not engage in any short-term rental operations. Those found to be operating with an expired or revoked permit are in violation of Section 1182.04 and are subject to the penalties as provided for in Section 1182.99.
(Ord. 01-2022. Passed 2-2-22.)