Publisher's Note: This Section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Ord. 2022-42
adopted 4-12-22). The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the ordinance is codified.
The following minimum standards are in addition to those required in this chapter. The property owner of a short term rental shall be responsible to maintain the short term rental in compliance with these additional minimum standards:
(A) Off-street parking. In addition to the standards regarding driveways in § 153.19(C), the following standards shall apply:
(1) The overnight parking of more than one automobile per bedroom is prohibited.
(2) At all times all automobiles shall be parked in an approved off-street parking space or driveway. The parking of automobiles in a swale, landscaped area, or within the public right-of-way is prohibited.
(3) The overnight parking of commercial and recreational vehicles is prohibited.
(1) A minimum of one 32 gallon refuse container per bedroom shall be provided.
(2) Refuse containers shall be stored in a location that is behind the front or street side building line and is not visible from public rights-of-way or abutting property owners. Any form of chain link fence, even if containing slats, is not an acceptable screening device.
(3) All trash and debris on the property must be kept in covered refuse containers.
(C) Occupancy standards. In addition to the standards regarding occupancy in § 153.33(E), the following standards shall apply:
(1) Occupancy shall be limited to that permitted in the underlying Zoning District.
(2) In no case shall occupancy be greater than two persons per bedroom.
(D) Twenty-four hour contact person. In addition to the responsibilities required for a 24-hour contact person as provided for in § 153.33(F), the additional responsibilities of the 24-hour contact person for a short term rental housing are required:
(1) Be available and have the authority to address or coordinate problems associated with the property 24 hours a day, seven days a week;
(2) Be situated within 25 miles of the short term rental;
(3) Maintain the entire property free of garbage and refuse. Provided however, that this provision shall not prohibit the storage of garbage and litter in authorized receptacles for collection;
(4) See that the provisions of this section are complied with and promptly address any violations of this section or any violations of law, which may come to the attention of the 24-hour contact person; and
(5) Inform all occupants prior to occupancy of the property of the regulations regarding parking, garbage and refuse, noise, and outdoor musical performances.
(E) In each short term rental, the following information shall be posted or prominently displayed or otherwise provided to all occupants:
(1) The name, address and phone number of the Local Designated Representative;
(2) The maximum occupancy of the short-term rental as prescribed in § 153.23, Minimum Standards for Interior of Buildings;
(3) A statement advising the occupant that any sound that crosses a property line at an unreasonably loud volume is unlawful within the city and may constitute a noise disturbance as defined in Chapter 97 of the City Code of Ordinances;
(4) A sketch of the location of the off-street parking spaces;
(5) The days and times of trash pickup;
(6) The location of the nearest hospital;
(7) The local non-emergency police phone number; and
(8) If applicable, a statement that the short term rental is located within 1,000 feet of a school, designated public school bus stop, day care center, park, playground, or other private or public recreational facility where children regularly congregate and shall not be rented to nor occupied by any person who has been convicted of a violation of F.S. §§ 794.011, 800.04, 827.071 or 847.0145, or convicted of a similar felony sexual offense in any other state, Federal Court or military tribunal in the United States, regardless of whether adjudication has been withheld, in which the victim of the offense was less than 16 years of age.
(F) A copy of the building evacuation plan, with a minimum size of 8½" by 11", shall be provided to the renter upon the start of each short term rental.
(G) In each short term rental, there shall be posted notice that (i) unreasonably loud noise is prohibited, and that (ii) occupants must fully comply with the city’s noise ordinance.
(H) Special events on private property. Short term rental units shall be limited to one special event per fiscal year (October 1 through September 30) as defined in § 132.27 and shall be required to obtain a permit in accordance with § 132.27(D). Special events include, but are not limited to, party rentals and other property usage that would substantially inhibit the usual flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Short term rentals are prohibited from giving or hosting outdoor musical performances.
(I) The short term rental shall not be advertised for any commercial or non-residential use. Any advertising of the short term rental unit by the owner, representative or any service shall conform to information included in the short term rental application and shall include at a minimum, identification of the maximum occupancy permitted on the property. The owner or representative shall ensure that the name and contact information for any listing services on or through which the short term rental is to be offered for rent, which was provided in the application, is updated with the city to reflect any changes to ensure that the city has a current list of all sites on which the short term rental is listed for rent. Advertisements for the short term rental must display the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Transient Lodging license number and the city’s short term rental permit number. Any advertising of a property for purposes of a short term rental shall be deemed sufficient evidence of the use of that property as a short term rental for purposes of enforcing all sections of this chapter. It shall be the property owner’s responsibility to cancel any advertisements if the property is no longer being used as a rental.
(J) The short term rental may be equipped with a noise level detection device (“Device”) to alert the property owner, operator, the Local Designated Representative and the tenants to unlawful noise emanating from the short term rental. All data produced by the Device will be retained for a period of 180 days and made available to the city upon its request.
(Ord. 2017-50, passed 6-13-17; Am. Ord. 2022-42, passed 4-12-22)