(a) Failure to comply with the conditions of operating a short-term rental as established in this chapter, failure to comply with the City of Port Clinton Codified Ordinances, the existence of any of the grounds for denial of application established in this chapter, or the short-term rental having been declared a nuisance, may result in the suspension or revocation of a short-term rental registration with the concurrence of the Safety-Service Director.
(b) The Auditor may suspend a registration, with the concurrence of the Safety-Service Director, if an operator fails to bring the short-term rental into compliance with this chapter within fifteen (15) days following the issuance of written notice of a violation. Any delinquent tax/utility bills shall be paid within fifteen (15) days following the issuance of a written notice of a violation to bring the short-term rental into compliance with this chapter.
(c) The Auditor shall reinstate a suspended registration once the operator restores its short-term rental to compliance with the provisions of this chapter and pays a reinstatement fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).
(d) The Auditor may revoke a registration, with the concurrence of the Safety-Service Director, if an operator fails to bring its short-term rental into compliance with the conditions established in this chapter within thirty (30) days following the issuance of written notice of a violation.
(e) An operator may provide proof to the Auditor and Director of Safety and Service that the short-term rental/operator did not operate in violation of the provisions of this chapter, in which case the registration shall be reinstated without the payment of the reinstatement fee.
(f) Prior to or following a suspension or revocation, an operator may provide a plan to the Auditor to achieve substantial compliance with a provision of this chapter when achieving strict compliance with the provision would impose practical difficulties. If the Auditor decides the plan is viable, the execution of the plan shall constitute compliance with the provision at issue.
(Ord. 24-23. Passed 12-12-23.)