A. A short term rental shall comply with the following standards:
1. Permit:
a. Commencing on the effective date hereof, any person who is permitted to engage in the rental of a dwelling for short term occupancy shall have obtained a short term rental permit. Application for such a permit shall be made upon suitable forms furnished by the City. The permit is valid for one year and must be renewed annually. Renewal of the permit requires a complete permit application and fee. If a complete application and applicable fees have not been received by the City on the annual renewal date, the short term rental shall be conclusively presumed to be discontinued and the City shall revoke the short term rental permit.
b. A short term rental permit is issued to a specific owner of a dwelling unit. The short term rental permit shall be revoked when the permit holder sells or transfers the real property. For purposes of this section, "sale or transfer" shall mean any change of ownership during the lifetime of the permit holder or after the death of the permit holder whether there is consideration or not except a change in ownership where title is held in survivorship with a spouse or child or transfers on the owner's death to a trust which benefits only a spouse or child. A permit holder may transfer ownership of the real property to: a trustee, a limited liability company, a corporation, a partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, or other similar entity and not be subject to permit revocation pursuant to this section so long as the transferor lives and remains the only owner of the entity. When the permit holder sells or transfers the real property, the new owner shall apply for and receive a short term rental permit before using the dwelling as a short term rental.
2. Issuance: The issuance of a short term rental permit shall be subject to the following requirements:
a. Inspection:
(1) At the time of application for a new short term rental permit, the dwelling unit shall be subject to inspection by the building official or their designee. Prior to the issuance of the short term rental permit, the owner of the dwelling unit shall make all necessary alterations to the dwelling required by the building official pursuant to the requirements of this chapter.
(2) For renewals, applicants shall be required to submit a statement affirming compliance with the standards set forth in this chapter by completing a City provided self-inspection checklist.
(3) Any inspections required under this chapter may be conducted by a private inspector certified by the International Code Council at the owner's expense.
b. Windows: Bedroom windows shall be operable to allow for emergency egress in accordance with the most recent building and fire codes as adopted and amended by the State of Idaho.
c. Smoke Alarms: Single or multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed and maintained in accordance with manufacturers specification:
(1) On the ceiling or wall outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms.
(2) In each room used for sleeping purposes.
(3) In each story within a dwelling unit, including basements but not including crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics. In dwellings or dwelling units with split levels and without an intervening door between the adjacent levels, a smoke alarm installed on the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent lower level provided that the lower level is less than one full story below the upper level.
d. CO Detectors: A CO detector is required on each floor if: there is a garage, solid fuel appliance or gas appliance.
e. Fire Extinguishers: The short term rental shall be equipped with one 2A:10BC type extinguisher per floor. Fire extinguisher(s) shall be mounted in visible locations with the tops of the fire extinguishers mounted between three feet (3') and five feet (5') above the floor, and shall be accessible to occupants at all times.
f. Occupancy: No recreational vehicle, travel trailer, tent or other temporary shelter shall be used as a short term rental.
g. Local Representative:
(1) Each short term rental shall list a local representative who permanently resides within twenty (20) vehicular miles of Sandpoint City limits.
(2) If the Police Department is not able to contact the local representative in a timely manner more than twice during the term of the annual permit, this shall be considered a violation pursuant to section 3-12-5 of this chapter.
(3) The designated local representative may be changed by the permit holder from time to time throughout the term of the permit. However, to change the local representative, the permit holder must file a revised permit application that includes the name, address and telephone number of the new local representative. Failure to notify the City of a change in the local representative constitutes a violation pursuant to section 3-12-5 of this chapter.
(4) For non-owner occupied short term rentals within the residential zones that do not meet the standards of subsection 3-12-3E1 of this chapter, property owners and/or residents within two hundred feet (200') of the dwelling shall be provided with the name and telephone number of the owner or the local representative. The permit holder shall provide documentation to the City of this notification and list of the owners and/or residents contacted.
h. Permit Posting: The short term rental permit shall be posted within the dwelling adjacent to the front door. At a minimum, the permit will contain the following information:
(1) The name of the local representative and a telephone number where the representative may be reached;
(2) The name and a telephone number where the property owner can be reached;
(3) The telephone number and website address of the City of Sandpoint and the Sandpoint Police Department;
(4) The maximum number of occupants permitted to stay in the dwelling;
(5) The solid waste and recycling collection day; and
(6) The Sandpoint snowplowing regulations.
i. Inactivity: License issuance and continued validity for non- owner occupied short term rentals shall be contingent upon the owner's good faith effort to actively engage in the rental of the property. Failure to provide documentation of rental activity for a minimum of twelve (12) nights during a twelve (12) month period, pro-rated quarterly, prior to the short term rental permit renewal deadline shall constitute an immediate forfeiture of the license. (Ord. 1353, 6-6-2018; amd. Ord. 1380, 11-4-2020)