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All owners of a homeshare or vacation rental shall be jointly and severally responsible to defend and indemnify the city and all of its officials, employees and agents from and against all third-party claims, causes of actions, fines, damages and liabilities of whatever nature arising from or related to the processing and issuance of a permit under this article and/or from the operation of the homeshare or vacation rental. Upon submittal of a permit application under this article, all owners of the homeshare or vacation rental shall execute a written agreement on a form provided by the community development director or designee implementing this defense and indemnification requirement.
(Ord. No. 2969)
The owner of a homeshare or vacation rental shall keep and preserve all records as may be necessary to demonstrate compliance with the standards and requirements of this article. These records shall include but are not limited to all rental agreements entered into, advertisements and online listings. The records shall be maintained during the term of the permit issued under this article and subsequent renewal up to three years, and shall be made available in electronic format for the city’s review upon request of the community development director or designee.
(Ord. No. 2969)
In addition to the pre-permitting inspection of a homeshare or vacation rental pursuant to section 16-664, upon reasonable advanced notice, city staff shall be given access to the dwelling and site to conduct an inspection during the term of the permit to ensure continued operation of the homeshare or vacation rental in compliance with the provisions of this article and other applicable building and zoning codes and regulations regarding parking, access, fire, safety, and other relevant issues.
(Ord. No. 2969)
City monitoring shall be required for each homeshare and vacation rental operation issued a permit. The permittee shall be responsible for all inspection and monitoring costs associated with the operation. Monitoring may be conducted by a third party compliance company hired by the city. The permittee shall also be responsible for any and all code enforcement costs, calculated at a full cost recovery rate, related to their property.
(Ord. No. 2969)
The community development department shall assess fees for a short-term rental permit, as set by the city council. Fees and deposits set forth in this article may be adjusted each year by the city council, reflecting the costs of administering the short-term rental permit, and enforcing the requirements of this article.
(Ord. No. 2969)
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