758.02 DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short-Term Rental: Rental of all or any portion of a residential dwelling unit for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes intended for travel and tourism. Occupancy of the property by a renter typically last for less than seven (7) days but shall not exceed more than thirty (30) consecutive days. This term does not include hotel or motel rooms, extended stay lodging facilities, bed and breakfast inns, and boarding house rooms.
(b) Short-Term Rental Unit: A residential dwelling which maintains a valid Short-Term Rental License. Short-Term Rental Units contain one or more bedrooms and must abide by the Hamilton Zoning Ordinance Regulation that prohibits more than four (4) unrelated persons to occupy a single dwelling unit. A single-family residential dwelling shall be considered one Short-Term Rental Unit. Each dwelling unit in a duplex may serve as a separate Short-Term Rental Unit, for a maximum of two (2) Short-Term Rental Units on the property. In the case of an apartment or condominium complex, each apartment or condominium offered for Short-Term Rental use shall be considered a Short-Term Rental Unit.
(c) Host: Any person who is the owner of record of residential real property on which the owner operates a Short-Term Rental Unit.
(d) Owner-Occupied: A Short-Term Rental Unit is Owner-Occupied when the property owner uses the dwelling as his/her primary residence and offers certain bedrooms in the dwelling for Short-Term Rental use. A dwelling is considered the owner's primary residence when the owner resides in the dwelling more than six (6) months out of the year. An Owner-Occupied Short-Term Rental Unit shall be considered an accessory use on the property, secondary to the property's primary use as an Owner-Occupied residence.
(e) Accessory Short-Term Rental: (i) An Owner-Occupied Short-Term Rental Unit which offers no more than two (2) bedrooms for Short-Term Rental use; or (ii) an Owner-Occupied duplex in which at least one of the two dwelling units is Owner-Occupied and the second dwelling unit is offered for Short-Term Rental use.
(f) Large & Commercial Short-Term Rental: The following shall be considered Large & Commercial Short-Term Rental Units: (i) a Short-Term Rental Unit which is not Owner-Occupied; (ii) a Short-Term Rental Unit which offers more than two (2) bedrooms for Short-Term Rental Use, regardless of whether the residence is Owner-Occupied; and (iii) each individual apartment or condominium unit offered for use as a Short-Term Rental.
(g) Short-Term Rental User: Any individual who rents all or a portion of a Short-Term Rental Unit for a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive days. Short-Term Rental User shall also include any overnight guests of the individual renting all or a portion of a Short-Term Rental Unit.
(h) Emergency Contact: A person that shall serve as an immediate point of contact to remedy any issues with the Short-Term Rental Unit. The Emergency Contact shall be available as required to address potential issues with the Short-Term Rental Unit within twenty-four (24) hours of being notified of issues. Issues include, but are not limited to, damage to persons or property, potential violations of the Short-Term Rental License, health code violations, zoning code violations, and public safety violations.
(Ord. 2020-10-119. Passed 10-14-20.)