For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DWELLING UNIT. One or more rooms, including individualized bathroom and kitchen facilities, which are arranged, designed, or used as living quarters for a household.
GUEST. A person who rents or occupies a short-term rental.
HOST. An owner or owners engaged in providing short-term rentals.
HOSTING PLATFORM. A marketplace entity, in whatever form or format which facilitates short-term rentals through advertising, matchmaking or other means, using any medium or facilitation, or from which the operator of the hosting platform derives revenue, including booking fees or advertising revenues from providing or maintaining the marketplace information.
OWNER. A person holding title or co-title of an abode, dwelling unit, or residence. When such person occupies a dwelling unit, typically a house or an apartment, that serves as their primary residence, they may lease the residence as a short-term rental but only in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
SHORT-TERM RENTALS. An owner-occupied single-family residential abode, including townhomes, condominiums, and rooming house dwelling units that is primarily owner-occupied or leased for a term of six months or more except for the duration of any short-term rental period.
(Ord. 1717, passed 9-19-23)