GUEST: A person or persons staying in a vacation rental guestroom overnight and having a permanent residence at an address other than the address of the vacation rental temporarily occupied. A vacation rental guest may not stay overnight in any portion of the vacation rental not designated as a guestroom.
GUESTROOM: A sleeping room or group of rooms within a dwelling unit, forming a separate area, used or intended to be used for sleeping, but not for cooking purposes.
MANAGER: An authorized agent of the owner who is located within a thirty (30) mile radius of the vacation rental and is available to respond to complaints at all times during the rental period.
OWNER: An individual with at least a fifty one percent (51%) ownership interest in the property on which the vacation rental is situated.
VACATION RENTAL: A dwelling unit or portion thereof located in a Commercial Zoning District and offered for overnight lodging on a temporary basis to paying guests in no more than two (2) guestrooms for a period not to exceed thirty (30) consecutive days to any person other than a member of the owner's family. A vacation rental shall be the owner's primary residence. Vacation rental owners may, but are not required to, live in the vacation rental during the periods when the property is rented. The term "vacation rental" shall not include hotels or motels or bed and breakfast establishments, nor shall it include "house swapping" where a homeowner switches or trades homes with another homeowner in a different town for a short period of time for a vacation and no money is exchanged. (Ord. 3001, 9-20-2018)