A. Business Practices: The operator shall use reasonably prudent business practices to ensure that the tourist home is used in a manner that complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
B. Maximum Number Of Occupants: The maximum number of overnight guests occupying a tourist home shall not exceed two (2) persons per bedroom. Additional daytime guests are allowed between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) P.M., with the maximum daytime guests not to exceed four (4) persons per bedroom with a maximum of twenty (20).
C. Appearance, Visibility Or Location: The residential character of the outside appearance of the tourist home shall not be altered, either by the use of colors, materials, lighting, or any advertising mechanism, other than one sign, not to exceed four (4) square feet. The tourist home's address must be visible from the street.
D. On Site Parking Required: All parking associated with a short term vacation rental shall be entirely on site, in the garage, carport, and driveway or otherwise off of the public street. There shall be parking maintained on site adequate for at least one parking space per bedroom, up to a maximum of three (3).
E. Noise: Occupants of the tourist home shall comply with the standards and regulations of title 11, chapter 6 of this Code.
F. Renter Notification: The operator shall provide each occupant of the tourist home with the following information prior to occupancy of the unit and/or shall post such information in a prominent location within the unit:
1. A copy of the Municipal Nonproperty Tax permit.
2. A copy of the short term rental operator permit.
3. The name and phone number of the operator and the local contact person.
4. The maximum number of overnight occupants and the maximum number of daytime occupants as permitted pursuant to this chapter.
5. Trash pick up day and applicable rules and regulations pertaining to leaving or storing trash on the exterior of the property.
6. A copy of the good neighbor policy and regulations.
7. Parking locations and requirements.
G. Availability Of Local Contact Person: While a tourist home is rented, the local contact person shall be available twenty four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week for the purpose of responding within sixty (60) minutes to complaints regarding the condition, operation, or conduct of occupants of the tourist home or their guests.
H. Unreasonable Noise And Disorderly Conduct: The operator and the local contact person shall use reasonably prudent business practices to ensure that the occupants and/or guests of the tourist home do not create unreasonable noise or disturbances, engage in disorderly conduct, or violate any applicable law, rule or regulation pertaining to the use and occupancy of the subject tourist home.
I. Prior To Occupancy: Prior to occupancy of a tourist home, the operator shall: 1) obtain the name, address, and a copy of a valid government identification of the responsible person; 2) provide a copy of the good neighbor policy and regulations to the responsible person; and 3) require such responsible person to execute a formal acknowledgment that he or she is legally responsible for compliance by all occupants of the tourist home and their guests with all applicable laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the use and occupancy of the tourist home. This information shall be maintained by the operator for a period of four (4) years and be made readily available upon request of any officer of the City responsible for the enforcement of any provision of this Code or any other applicable law, rule or regulation pertaining to the use and occupancy of the tourist home.
J. Prompt Response: The operator and/or the designated local contact person shall, upon notification that the responsible person and/or any occupant and/or guest of the tourist home has created unreasonable noise or disturbances, engaged in disorderly conduct, or committed violations of any applicable law, rule or regulation pertaining to the use and occupancy of the subject short term rental unit, promptly respond within sixty (60) minutes and in an appropriate manner to immediately halt or prevent a recurrence of such conduct by the responsible person and/or any occupants and/or guests. Failure of the local contact person to respond to calls or complaints regarding the condition, operation, or conduct of occupants and/or guests of the short term rental within sixty (60) minutes and appropriate manner shall be subject to all administrative, legal and equitable remedies available to the City. (Ord. 581, 5-11-2016)
K. Trash Within Public View: Trash and refuse shall not be left stored within public view, except in proper containers for the purpose of collection by the City's authorized waste hauler on scheduled trash collection days, and shall maintain a current refuse collection subscription for the term of the short term rental permit. The operator shall use reasonably prudent business practices to ensure compliance with all the provisions of title 8, chapter 1 of this Code as it now exists or is subsequently amended. (Ord. 594, 3-14-2018)
L. Promote Availability: The operator shall post the current short term rental operator permit number on or in any advertisement appearing in any newspaper, magazine, brochure, television trade paper, internet website, etc., that promotes the availability or existence of a tourist home in a place or location deemed acceptable by the building official or designee. In the instance of audio only advertising of the same, the short term rental operator permit number shall be read as part of the advertising.
M. Comply With Provisions: Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the operator shall comply with all provisions of title 1, chapter 17
of this code concerning municipal nonproperty taxes, including, but not limited to, submission of a monthly municipal nonproperty tax return in accordance with section 1-17-8 of this code, which shall be filed monthly even if the tourist home was not rented during each such month.
N. Reasonable Accommodation: The standard conditions set forth herein may be modified by the building official, or designee, upon request of the operator based on site specific circumstances for the purpose of allowing reasonable accommodation of a short term rental. All requests must be in writing and shall identify how the strict application of the standard conditions creates an unreasonable hardship to a property such that, if the requirement is not modified, reasonable use of the property for a tourist home would not be allowed. Any hardships identified must relate to physical constraints to the subject site and shall not be self-induced or economic. Any modifications of the standard conditions shall not further exacerbate an already existing problem. (Ord. 581, 5-11-2016)