(a) (1) No person or entity shall engage in, conduct, or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, in or upon any premises in the City of Portsmouth, the operation of a hotel/motel without obtaining a permit in accordance with this Chapter. It shall be prima facie evidence of a hotel/motel operation if a transient guest is found to be occupying a hotel/motel guest room or if any person is found to be using a hotel/motel facility.
(2) No person or entity shall engage in, conduct, or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, in or upon any premises in the City of Portsmouth, the offering, listing, advertisement or marketing of a dwelling with five guestrooms or less on an entity's website for the purpose of offering to reserve or rent the dwelling, in whole or in part, to any other person, for a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive days, without obtaining a permit in accordance with this Chapter. This section shall not apply if such entity, via its website, does not receive compensation or a fee for the short-term reservation/rental.
(Ord. 2022-75. Passed 9-12-22.)