For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY. The City of Hollywood, Florida, as geographically described in the City Charter.
HABITABLE ROOM. A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living or sleeping purposes, excluding kitchens, bathrooms, shower rooms, water closet compartments, laundries, pantries, foyers, connecting corridors, closets and storage space.
LIFE SAFETY VIOLATION. A violation of any code intended primarily to prevent the loss of life, injury and property damage.
OCCUPANT. Any person who occupies, either during the day or overnight, a vacation rental.
TRANSIENT PUBLIC LODGING ESTABLISHMENT. Any unit, group of units, dwelling, building or group of buildings within a single complex of buildings that is rented to guests more than three times in a calendar year for periods of less than 30 days or one calendar month, whichever is less, or which is advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented to guests.
VACATION RENTAL. Any dwelling unit designed to be occupied as the residence or living quarters of not more than one family that is a transient public lodging establishment, but that is not a timeshare project.
VACATION RENTAL REPRESENTATIVE. A vacation rental property owner, or his or her authorized designee, as identified in the application for a city vacation rental license.
(Ord. O-2015-24, passed 10-21-15; Am. Ord. O-2017-12, passed 8-30-17; Am. Ord. O-2017-15, passed 9-20-17; Am. Ord. O-2021-01, passed 1-20-21)