For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. The Code Enforcement Officer of the City of Southgate.
HOST. Any person who is the owner of record of residential real property, or any person who is a lessee of residential real property pursuant to a written agreement for the lease of such real property, who offers a dwelling unit, or portion thereof, for short-term rental.
LICENSEE. The owner of a rental dwelling or a host who has applied for and received a rental license.
LONG-TERM RENTAL DWELLING. Any structure that contains at least one unit in which a non-owner occupant lives for one month or longer with the permission or consent of the structure's owner, whether or not a rental fee is charged or collected. A dwelling occupied by an owner or a member of the owner's family as set forth in § 97.02(C) is not a LONG-TERM RENTAL DWELLING, even if a non-owner also resides there.
MIXED-USE BUILDING. A building that is being utilized, simultaneously, for both residential and commercial purposes; for example, a building that has a storefront on street level and residential apartments on upper floors. The provisions set forth herein only apply to the residential portion thereof.
OWNER. The person, corporation or other entity who has title to a rental dwelling, as identified in the records of the Campbell County Clerk.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL. A dwelling unit or portion thereof that is rented, leased, or otherwise assigned for a tenancy of less than 30 consecutive days duration, or that is offered, advertised, or otherwise made available for rental for a tenancy of less than 30 consecutive days. Short-term rentals are permitted in attached single-family dwellings, detached single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, townhomes, and condominiums. Short-term rentals do not include hotel or motel rooms, extended stay lodging facilities, bed and breakfast inns, or boarding and lodging house rooms.
UNIT. Individual living quarters within a rental dwelling, including but not limited to a single- family home, an apartment in a multi-family apartment building, an apartment in a mixed-use building, or a sleeping room in a structure of any type.
(Ord. 12-03, passed 1-18-2012; Ord. 15-12, passed 12-2-2015; Ord. 19-09, passed 8-7-2019)