Residential rental property is permitted within the city subject to compliance with the terms of this Residential Rental Property Code. Except as otherwise permitted herein, each owner occupied or non-owner occupied residential rental property, including residential rental property rented on a short-term or long-term basis, must be licensed and inspected under this Residential Rental Property Code prior to the commencement of its use. A residential rental property that is granted a rental license must, at all times, comply with all provisions of this Residential Rental Property Code and any other section of the City Code, including the occupancy limits established for the zoning district in which it is located. Occupancy of any dwelling unit by any person other than the owner of record shall be presumed to be a residential rental property subject to this Residential Rental Property Code. A dwelling unit cannot be rented without a rental license.
(Ord. 306, passed 10-21-20)