(A) Planning Commission public hearing process.
(1) When the Village Clerk determines that the application is complete, the Village Clerk shall notify by U.S. certified mail all property owners within 250 feet of a proposed short-term rental of the opportunity to attend and comment on the requested use at a public hearing before a license is approved.
(2) The Zoning Administrator shall review the application and prepare a report regarding compliance with the zoning ordinance to the Planning Commission on its suitability.
(3) At the Planning Commission hearing the Commission may approve, modify, or deny the request.
(4) The Planning Commission, during a public hearing, may include other operating requirements such as parking, trash management, limits on occupancy levels, or limits on occupancy duration in the permit as necessary to ensure the health and welfare of the village residents.
(5) Any outside signage proposed for the short-term rental operation shall be separately reviewed as required under Chapter 151.
(6) Any appeal of the Planning Commission findings on the requested license shall be made to the Village Board.
(B) Preliminary review process.
(1) When a property owner is seeking advanced review of a possible use of a dwelling, or proposed dwelling, for a short-term rental use at a particular property may initiate a preliminary review in the license application process by paying the $200 preliminary filing fee and initiating a Planning Commission review of the potential use. The following information is required to perform the review:
(a) Building scale drawings and requested maximum occupancy.
(b) Site plan including a designation of available on site parking.
(c) A description of the timeline for operation and other details about the intended operational management structure.
(2) Such a preliminary review shall be valid for only one year. Any substantive changes to the preliminary information may require an additional hearing when the full application process is initiated.
(3) Completion of a preliminary review does not eliminate the need for a conditional use public hearing that may will be required during the regular application process. No license shall be issued and no operation as a short-term rental shall begin until all license requirements have been met and a license has been issued by the village.
(Ord. passed 5-10-2022; Res. passed 5-18-2022) Penalty, see § 115.99