A. Application. An application for a short-term vacation rental permit, or renewal thereof, shall be filed on a form provided by the city, and shall be signed and submitted to the city manager, under penalty of perjury, by the applicant. A permit application must include all of the following information, which shall be updated when there is any change to ensure that the city has current information on file at all times relating to the short-term vacation rental and its owner(s), owner’s authorized agent or representative, and designated local contact person, as applicable:
1. Legal name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the single family residential dwelling or condominium.
2. Legal name, address, and telephone number of the owner’s authorized agent or representative, if any.
3. Legal name, address, and twenty-four (24) hour availability via telephone number of the designated local contact person, if different from the owner.
4. The address of the single-family residential dwelling or condominium proposed to operate as a short-term vacation rental.
5. The number of bedrooms within the single-family residential dwelling or condominium, which shall prescribe the overnight and daytime occupancy limits of the proposed short-term vacation rental.
6. Signed statement acknowledging receipt and inspection of the good neighbor brochure, and agreeing to distribute the brochure in-person to all transient occupants of the short-term vacation rental.
7. Signed statement acknowledging that the owner is permitted to use the owner’s property as a short-term vacation rental, per applicable private governing documents, including, without limitation, CC&Rs that are valid and enforceable pursuant to the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, as set forth in California Civil Code Section 4000 et seq.
8. Copy of any application and all other forms that renters of the short-term vacation rental will be required to complete.
9. Copy of the owner’s rules and regulations for the short-term vacation rental.
10. Copy of a city business license.
11. Signed statement by the owner acknowledging all of the following: (i) all of the information contained in the short-term vacation rental permit application is true and correct; (ii) all owner(s), the owner’s authorized agent or representative, and the designated local contact person, are familiar with the requirements of this chapter and all applicable requirements of Title 16 of this municipal code; (iii) all owner(s), the owner’s authorized agent or representative, and the designated local contact person, are responsible for ensuring compliance with this chapter and all applicable requirements of Title 16 of this municipal code; (iv) failure to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the provisions of this chapter and all applicable requirements of Title 16 of this municipal code, may result in the suspension and/or revocation of a short-term vacation rental permit.
12. Evidence of liability insurance for the property in the amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) to cover the short-term vacation rental operations, which insurance shall be maintained during the entire term of any permit issued by the city.
13. Such other information as the city manager deems reasonably necessary to administer this chapter.
14. The short-term vacation rental permit application, shall be accompanied by proof of payment tendered to the city for the requisite application fee established by resolution of the city council pursuant to Section 5.27.130 of this chapter.
B. Issuance. Upon receipt of a completed application, the city manager will review the application and supporting documents, and shall approve and issue a permit to the owner authorizing the use and occupancy of such property as a short-term vacation rental if the city manager finds that the required permit fee has been paid, and that the information provided conforms to the requirements of this chapter. A permit shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance.
C. Notice to neighbors. Within fourteen (14) days of permit issuance, the owner must provide a written mailed notice of the short-term vacation rental, on a form provided by the city, to all property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the short-term vacation rental. Such notice shall include the address of the short-term vacation rental, number of bedrooms available for rent, number of available on-site parking spaces, and contact information of the owner and the owner’s authorized agent or representative, and designated local contact person, as applicable.
D. Renewal. An annual renewal application shall be required for a short-term vacation rental permit, and shall be submitted to the city manager in accordance with this section. The annual renewal application shall be accompanied by proof of payment tendered to the city for the requisite application fee established by resolution of the city council pursuant to Section 5.27.130 of this chapter. Each renewal permit shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance.
E. Transfer. A permit issued by the city pursuant to this chapter for said location is personal to the owner who applies for and is issued a permit such that a permit shall not be transferred, sold or assigned to any other person or entity. This means that upon transfer of the ownership of the property, a permit shall automatically terminate and the new owner of the property must apply for a new permit. A new permit is not required for changes in title to the property resulting from marriage, death, transfers into a trust, or transfers into a corporate entity where an original owner under the existing permit remains an owner, trustee, or corporate manager under the new title. In such an event, notice of the change of title shall be provided to the city immediately upon such transfer.
(Ord. 582 § 3, 2022; Ord. 561-20 Exhibit A, 2020)