(a) Review by Community Development Coordinator and Planning and Zoning Board. Every Short-Term Rental License Application shall be reviewed for compliance with this chapter and all other applicable provisions specified in the Village of Hebron Codified Ordinances. Upon receipt and after preliminary review, the Community Development Coordinator shall forward the application to the Planning and Zoning Board and set the application for review and consideration during a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. The applicant shall receive notice of the meeting at which the application will be up for consideration and must attend the meeting. Upon review and consideration, the Planning and Zoning Board shall either approve, deny, or approve with conditions the Short-Term Rental License Application.
(b) Term of License. If approved, a Short-Term Rental License shall be effective for twelve (12) months beginning from the date of approval. New STR License requests require a completed application, Village staff and Planning and Zoning Board review, and compliance with this chapter and all Village ordinances in effect at the time of the new application. Thereafter, annual renewal applications require a completed renewal application and approval by the Community Development Coordinator.
(c) Timing of Applications. A completed application must be filed with the Community Development Coordinator at least forty-five (45) days prior to the license expiration so the Planning and Zoning Board has adequate time to consider the application. After the initial licensure, a subsequent application shall be treated as a new application and require the same forms, documentation, verifications, and fees required for the original license application. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant.
(d) Change in Ownership. Change in ownership of the Short-Term Rental requires a new application and license to be issued by the Village. Licenses are non-transferable and issued to the owner/operator, not to the property.
(e) License Revocation. The Planning and Zoning Board may reject, suspend, revoke, decline to issue subsequent Short-Term Rental Licenses, or process an application, if it has been determined the license application contained false information, the license was issued under false pretenses, or if the property was operated in violation of the Village Codified Ordinances and/or any provision of the Planning and Zoning Code. Any violations of Codified Ordinances and/or the Planning and Zoning Code relating to the Short-Term Rental may be taken into consideration by the Planning and Zoning Board when deciding to reject, suspend, or revoke a license, or process an application. Prior to revocation, any owner/operator operating in violation of this chapter shall be notified in writing of said violation.
(f) Post-Revocation. An owner/operator may apply for a new license no less than six (6) months after a Short-Term Rental License has been revoked and provided there is evidence that the residential dwelling has not been rented during the revocation period.
(g) Appeals. Any owner/operator who has been denied a license, had a license suspended or revoked, or whose license application was not processed, may appeal the decision to the Village Council upon filing an Appeal Form within fourteen (14) days of the written decision and paying the required appeal fee. Council shall hold a hearing as soon as possible and determine whether the decision should be upheld or reversed.
(Ord. 11-24. Passed 4-10-24.)