(A) Permits required.
(1) An owner must obtain a permit for each property utilized as a short-term rental in the city, however, only one permit is required for each single-family home, two-family or multi-family dwelling, condominium, cooperative, or time share that an owner rents in whole or in part. A permit covers all:
(a) Dwelling units; and
(b) Detached accessory structures
located on the permitted property that the owner offers to the public as a short-term rental.
(2) All owners utilizing a property as a short-term rental on August 14, 2023 shall obtain the necessary permit(s) required by this chapter within 30 thereof.
(B) Permit application(s). An owner must submit a permit application for each property for which a permit is sought to the City Planning and Zoning Department. If the owner is a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity, the permit application must be made by an officer or agent of the owner. The permit application shall require the owner to provide only the following information for each property:
(1) The owner’s name, street address, mailing address, electronic mail address, and telephone number. If the owner is a corporation or partnership, the application must require the:
(a) Owner’s state of incorporation or organization; and
(b) Names, residence addresses, and telephone numbers of the owner’s principal officers or partners.
(2) If a property manager is used, the property manager’s name, street address, mailing address, electronic mail address, and telephone number.
(3) A short description of how each of the owner’s short-term rentals on the property are marketed or advertised, including the following:
(a) The advertised occupancy limits of each short-term rental.
(b) Whether the short-term rental is:
1. A single-family home;
2. A dwelling unit in a single-family home;
3. A dwelling unit in a two-family or multi-family dwelling; or
4. A dwelling unit in a condominium, cooperative, or time share.
(C) Inspections.
(1) After the submission of an application for a short-term rental permit, each property for which a permit is sought shall be inspected by:
(a) The city’s Building Commissioner or their designee, for the purpose of ensuring the minimum standards for the protection of life, health, environment, public safety, and general welfare, in the design and construction of buildings and structures are met, in accordance with the scope and authority granted to the Building Commissioner by Chapter 151 of the Seymour City Code; and
(b) The city’s Fire Chief or their designee, for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire, contribute to the spread of fire, interfere with firefighting operations, endanger life, or any violations of the provisions or intent of this subchapter affecting fire safety.
(2) Short-term rental inspections shall be conducted by the city’s Building Commissioner or their designee and the city’s Fire Chief or their designee annually when an owner renews their permit.
(3) There shall be no fee for initial or subsequent inspections by the Building Commissioner and Fire Chief or their designees.
(D) Permit fee and expiration of permit.
(1) A permit expires one year after the date the permit is issued.
(2) The fee for an initial permit (and reissuance if the permit is revoked) is established as set forth in Chapter 36 of the Seymour City Code. The permit must be renewed annually with updated information with no fee for renewal.
(E) Issuance of permit. Subject to division (F) below, if an owner submits a permit application under this chapter that meets the requirements set forth in this chapter, the City Planning and Zoning Department shall issue a permit to the owner within 30 days of receipt of the application.
(F) Re-application for permit previously revoked. An owner may apply for a permit for a short-term rental for which a previous permit of the owner was revoked by the city. However, a new permit may not be issued until any outstanding fines are paid for ordinance violation citations issued to the owner with regard to use of the short-term rental.
(G) Duty of owner to update application information. If any information provided by an owner to the city in the permit application changes, the owner shall provide updated information to the Planning and Zoning Department in writing within 30 business days after the change.
(H) Non-transferrable. If an owner sells all or part of a permitted property, the permit may not be transferred to the new owner. The new owner must apply for a new permit and pay the initial permit fee.
(Ord. 14, 2023, passed 8-14-2023) Penalty, see § 118.99