(a) The short-term rental host shall provide to the Director one form of proof of identity and, as applicable, two (2) pieces of evidence that the dwelling is the host's primary residence or two (2) pieces of evidence the host is the owner of the dwelling.
(b) One short-term rental permit shall be required for each short-term rental dwelling.
(c) If a short-term rental host is not the property owner or owner's agent, but a permanent occupant of the dwelling, the host shall provide written permission from the property owner to register the dwelling on any hosting platform for use as a short-term rental.
(d) Short-term rental hosts shall provide written notice to the short-term rental guest(s) of any known, non-obvious, or concealed condition, whether man-made or artificial, which may present a danger to the short-term rental guest(s), together with a local twenty-four (24)-hour emergency contact for the property.
(e) Short-term rental hosts must comply with Section 2933.52 of the Ohio Revised Code. Such compliance shall also include known, non-obvious or concealed surveillance equipment, including, but not limited to, digital video cameras/recorders/monitors, streaming video security cameras, audio recorders/monitors, or any other electronic means of secretly watching, listening, or recording. In the event a short-term rental host utilizes an indoor and/or outdoor interception device(s), or any specific or similar aforementioned device, the short-term rental host shall notify the short-term rental guest. In the event the short-term rental guest does not consent to the short-term rental host utilizing an indoor interception device(s), or any specific or similar aforementioned device for the duration of the short-term rental period, the short-term rental host shall deactivate the indoor interception device(s) and shall not intercept, listen, monitor, record, or like thereof, any activity inside the dwelling.
(f) Short-term rental hosts shall comply with all applicable hotel/motel/short-term rental excise tax requirements.
(g) Rentals for thirty (30) or more consecutive days by the same guest(s) are not subject to short-term rental regulations or excise taxes.
(h) All short-term rental hosts shall obtain liability insurance for each short-term rental. Each short-term rental shall at all times maintain the following insurance coverage meeting all of the following requirements:
(1) A general liability insurance policy or certificate that shall provide the minimum coverage;
A. Not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per individual and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) per occurrence. Such policy or certificate must be issued by an insurance company that is admitted to do business in the state of Ohio or by an eligible surplus lines company or risk retention group.
B. The policy or certificate shall provide notice of cancellation of insurance to the Director at least ten (10) days prior to cancellation.
C. Any cancellation of insurance required by this section shall result in an automatic revocation of the respective short-term rental permit.
(2) In the event that a hosting platform provides liability insurance to a host, such insurance would be deemed acceptable for submission provided the insurance meets the requirements of subsection (h)(1)A. above.
(i) No short-term rental host shall engage in a short-term rental operation located within the Village of Granville without listing the valid short-term rental permit number associated with the short-term rental on any medium used by the short-term rental host to advertise the short-term rental.
(j) No hosting platform shall provide, and collect a fee for, booking services in connection with any short-term rental operation located within the Village of Granville unless the short-term rental host has provided to the hosting platform a valid short-term rental permit number associated with the short-term rental being rented.
(k) Records Required.
(1) Short-term rental hosts who engage in short-term rentals and hosting platforms that engage in booking services shall maintain and provide records documenting the following information:
A. The short-term rental physical address;
B. The name of the person who registered the short-term rental on the hosting platform or who listed the short-term rental using any medium; and
C. The dates and duration of stay in a short-term rental, the number of persons who were scheduled to stay each night, and the daily rate charged for each short-term rental.
(2) Hosting platforms and short-term rental hosts shall retain records for a period of at least four (4) years.
(3) In order to determine whether a short-term rental host or hosting platform is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the Director may request that any records required to be kept by this section be provided for inspection. If such request is denied, the Director may seek an administrative search warrant from a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing said inspection.
(l) Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting any person to obtain a permit or offer a short-term rental, where prohibited by any other provision of law.
(Ord. 01-2022. Passed 2-2-22.)