(A) Each annual registration for a short term rental shall be per the procedure prescribed by the Director. The registration form, at a minimum, shall include the following:
(1) The name, address, phone number, and email address of the Host and an emergency contact residing or located in Jefferson County, Kentucky and/or within 25 miles of the short term rental that shall be responsible for addressing any maintenance, safety concerns, or nuisance complaints. The Host shall provide the emergency contact’s information to Transient Users prior to commencing their stays; and
(2) The location of the short term rental.
(B) A nonrefundable fee of $250 shall accompany the annual registration form of a short term rental. The fee shall go to the Office of Planning and Design Services for use in administration and enforcement of short term rentals only.
(C) A registration shall expire one year from the date it is issued and shall be renewed annually. A renewal application shall not be accepted until 30 days prior to the expiration date of the current registration. A renewed registration shall be effective for one year and commence the day after the previous registration expired. Renewal applications submitted after the expiration date shall not be accepted and shall be reviewed and acted upon as new applications. Short term rentals are prohibited under an expired registration.
(D) A change in Host and/or ownership of a dwelling unit used as short term rental invalidates any existing registration. The new Host and/or property owner must apply for a new registration in their name.
(E) Any change in required primary residency of a dwelling unit used as a short term rental invalidates any existing registration.
(Lou. Metro Ord. No. 217-2015, approved 1-5-2016, effective 8-1-2016; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 70-2016, approved 5-27-2016; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 56-2019, approved 5-8-2019; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 130-2023, approved 9-28- 2023) Penalty, see § 115.999