Permits Required And Issuance Of Permits:
A. Prior to advertising and offering for rent a dwelling as a Short-Term Rental within the City of McCall, all Owners of such property shall file with the City Clerk an application for and be granted a Short-Term Rental Permit.
1. All Short-Term Rentals in the City of McCall shall comply with MCC section 3.13.09 prior to the issuance of a Short-Term Rental Permit.
2. A Short-Term Rental Permit is valid only for one residential Dwelling Unit identified in the permit application. An owner of such Dwelling Unit shall file a separate application and obtain a separate permit for each Dwelling Unit to be used as a Short-Term Rental.
3. A permit for a Short-Term Rental shall be issued and renewed on an annual basis. Upon a change of ownership of the property, the Short-Term Rental permit is canceled and if a new owner intends to rent the Dwelling Unit on a short-term basis, a new permit is required.
B. Every application for said permit shall be made upon a form prescribed by the City Clerk.
C. The application for a Short-Term Rental Permit shall include:
1. The owner’s legal name, contact telephone number, mailing addresses, email address, and proof of ownership;
2. Name under which the applicant transacts or intends to transact business;
3. The Valley County Assessor information including the property address, accessor parcel information, and number of bedrooms;
4. Local Contact Person’s name, contact telephone number, both physical and mailing addresses, and email address;
5. Total bedrooms and occupancy;
6. A dimensioned floor plan of the Short-Term Rental unit indicating the name and use of each room; and location of all egress doors;
7. A site plan of the property including the location and number of parking spaces and parking access;
8. The signatures of the Owner and Local Contact Person, if different, agreeing and acknowledging that they are jointly responsible for compliance by the occupant and any guests with MCC 3.13.09, and all other applicable laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the use and occupancy of the Short-Term Rental;
9. The date of the mailing to property owners and list of property owners who were mailed the following information: the address for the Short-Term Rental, the maximum occupancy and number of vehicles allowed to be parked, and the name and contact information including telephone number for the Local Contact Person. Such notice of Short-Term Rental information shall be sent to all property owners within three hundred feet (300') of the location of the Short-Term Rental.
10. Proof of established Solid Waste, Refuse and Rubbish removal services as described in Title 5, Chapter 8 of the McCall City Code;
11. Signed acknowledgment of the requirements and standards as set forth in 3.13.09;
12. If any information required in the Application for a Short-Term Rental Permit changes, the Owner or Local Contact Person shall promptly advise the City in writing delivered to the City Clerk.
D. A fee commensurate with the cost of the application processing, established by resolution of the City Council. Any fee changes shall not affect any permits already in process but shall be applied prospectively for future applications and renewals of existing permits issued after adoption of such fee by the City Council.
E. Upon receipt of a complete application and payment of all applicable fees (Short-Term Rental Permit and Fire Inspection fees), the City Clerk shall forward the permit application to the (a) the City Community and Economic Development Department for review of compliance with the standards for Short-Term Rentals, and (b) the McCall Fire District for the schedule of the fire, health and safety inspection. No permit shall be granted unless the Short-Term Rental unit meets these requirements and has been approved by the McCall Fire District.
F. Upon approval by the Community and Economic Development Department and McCall Fire, and proof of compliance, the City Clerk shall issue to each applicant a permit for each Short-Term Rental unit. A Short-Term Rental Permit shall not be assignable and shall be valid only for the Owner in whose name it is issued and for the transaction of business at the rental unit designated therein. It shall at all times be conspicuously displayed at the location for which it was issued. Issuance of a permit may be subject to additional requirements as set forth in this chapter.
G. On the face of the permit shall be affixed a Short-Term Rental number which shall be used by the applicant as an identifying number on all filing, payment, and correspondence with regard to the non-property tax imposed under this title.
H. A Short-Term Rental permit expires on December 31st of each year; However, if the residential dwelling identified in the application is sold or title is otherwise transferred, the permit shall automatically expire upon the transfer of title and the new owner must apply for a new permit. The application fee will not be prorated.
I. A Short-Term Rental permit application may be denied if the applicant, or owner are not the same, or has had a prior Short-Term Rental permit for the same rental unit revoked within the past twelve (12) calendar months.
J. Within fourteen (14) days of a change of local contact person, or any other material change in facts pertaining to the information contained in the Short-Term Rental Permit, the new proposed local contact person shall submit an update to the Short-Term Rental permit, on a form provided by the City Clerk, which must be obtained prior to continuing to rent the subject unit as a Short-Term Rental. An administrative fee adopted by resolution of the City Council will apply.
K. If a Conditional Use Permit is, or has been granted for a Short-Term Rental, such Conditional Use Permit shall not authorize use of property as a Short-Term Rental without also obtaining a Short-Term Rental Permit as provided herein. The provisions of any issued Conditional Use Permit shall be controlling and shall supersede any provision herein that is in conflict with the provisions of a duly issued Conditional Use Permit. (Ord. 1011, 9-8-2022)