For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, and words shall have the meanings given to them herein.
(a) “Dwelling.” Any building or structure which is occupied or intended for occupancy in whole or in part as a home, residence, or sleeping place for one or more persons.
(b) “Guestroom.” A room offered to the public for a fee that contains, at a minimum, provisions for sleeping.
(c) “Hosting platform.” A person or entity that participates in the transient rental business by providing, and collecting or receiving a fee for, booking service through an online platform that allows an operator to advertise the transient rental unit through a website hosted by the hosting platform. Examples include, but are not limited to, Airbnb, VRBO, and HomeAway.
(d) “Permanent occupant.” Persons who reside in a dwelling more than fifty-one percent of the time during a calendar year; the dwelling in which the persons reside shall be referred to as their primary residence.
(e) “Primary residence.” A residence that is the usual place of return for housing as documented by at least two of the following: motor vehicle registration, driver's license, tax documents, lease copy or a utility bill. An owner or permanent occupant can only have one primary residence.
(f) “Short-term rental.” Any room or dwelling that is rented wholly or partly for a fee for less than thirty consecutive days by persons other than the permanent occupant or owner from which the permanent occupant or owner receive monetary compensation, whether such compensation is paid directly by the short-term rental guest or is collected and remitted to the permanent occupant or owner by a hosting platform. “Short-term rental” does not include a room in any hotel or motel, as defined elsewhere in the Codified Ordinances. “Short-term rental” also does not include corporate housing, meaning temporary housing provided through an entity for which an affidavit in a form satisfactory to the Planning Director has been completed attesting that such entity is engaged primarily in the business of providing temporary housing services for corporate clients, regardless of duration.
(g) “Short-term rental guests.” Persons renting temporary lodging from a short-term rental host, or through a hosting platform on behalf of the short-term rental host, for less than thirty consecutive days.
(h) “Short-term rental operation” or “operation of a short-term rental.” The occupancy for a fee of any room or dwelling in a short-term rental by a transient guest.
(i) “Transient guests.” Persons occupying a room or rooms for sleeping accommodations for less than thirty consecutive days.
(Ord. 2022-33. Passed 12-1-22.)