No person, firm, or corporation shall own or operate a short-term rental on any premises within the City of Pikeville unless the short-term rental has been registered annually with the City of Pikeville.
(B) The Tax Collector may refuse to issue or renew the registration of a short-term rental until all outstanding fines and liens that have been assessed by City of Pikeville against the subject property are paid in full.
(C) The Tax Collector may deny or refuse to renew the registration of any host for violating or failing to comply with any applicable provision of §§ 92.65 through 92.72. If the property is subject to two (2) or more substantiated civil and/or criminal complaints or the host is found to have twice violated or failed to comply with any applicable provision of §§ 92.65 through 92.72 with respect to a given property within a twelve (12) month period, the Tax Collector may revoke the registration. When the Tax Collector revokes a registration under this section, the owner and host shall be notified of the revocation and shall have thirty (30) days in which to request an appeal before the Code Enforcement Board. If no appeal is requested, the revocation shall become final on the thirty-first day after the initial action by the Tax Collector. Civil complaints include, but are not limited to, reported violations of building, safety, property maintenance, nuisance, health and sanitation, fire, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical codes.
(D) Criminal complaints include, but are not limited to, reported drug activity, theft and criminal mischief.
(E) When any owner or host has a short-term rental registration revoked, they shall be ineligible to receive any new short-term rental registrations for a period of one (1) calendar year.
(Ord. O-2020-02, passed 3-23-20)