Vacation rental properties within 1,000 feet of any school, designated public school bus stop, day care center, park, playground, or other private or public recreational facility where children regularly congregate shall not be rented to nor occupied by any person who has been convicted of a violation of F.S. §§ 794.011, 800.04, 827.071, or 847.0145, or convicted of a similar felony sexual offense in any other state, Federal Court or military tribunal in the United States, regardless of whether adjudication has been withheld, in which the victim of the offense was less than 16 years of age. The property owner or designated representative shall determine, prior to submission of an application for a vacation rental license, whether the vacation rental property is located in an area in which it is unlawful for sexual offenders or sexual predators to establish residence.
The property owner or designated representative will retain and make available for city's inspection all reports conducted as required herein upon request for three years. The responsible party may conduct a free offender search at https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us /offender/sops/home.isf.
(Ord. O-2017-12, passed 8-30-17; Am. Ord. O-2017-15, passed 9-20-17; Am. Ord. O-2023-12, passed 9-6-23)