For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
A. BANQUET SPACE. An event center that is used for serving and/or consuming food and/or beverages.
B. EVENT CENTER. Any dwelling unit (i) for which the occupant has made payment for transient use of the dwelling unit and (ii) which is used for special events or other nonresidential uses.
C. EMERGENCY POINT OF CONTACT. The owner or owner's designee, who is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week for the purpose of responding in-person, telephonically, or by electronic mail to complaints or emergencies in a timely manner.
D. NONRESIDENTIAL USES. Any use that is not permitted in a residential zoning district pursuant to the Zoning Code.
E. OWNER. The person(s) or entity(ies) that hold(s) legal or equitable title to a vacation rental.
F. PROPERTY. A residential legal lot of record on which a vacation rental is located.
H. VACATION RENTAL. Any individually or collectively owned single-family or 1-to-4-family house or dwelling unit or any unit or group of units in a condominiumor cooperative, that is also a transient public lodging establishment or owner-occupied residential home offered for transient use if the accommodations are not classified for property taxation under A.R.S. § 42-12001. VACATION RENTAL does not include a unit that is used for any nonresidential use, including retail, restaurant, banquet space, event center or another similar use.
I. VERIFIED VIOLATION. A finding of guilt or civil responsibility for violating any state law or local ordinance relating to a purpose prescribed in A.R.S. § 9-500.39(B) or (K) that has been finally adjudicated.
J. TRANSIENT. As defined by A.R.S. § 42-5070.
(Ord. 22-1297, passed 11-22-2022, eff. 3-1-2023; Ord. 19-1226, passed 11-26-2019)