(A) This chapter shall apply to:
(1) All long-term rental dwellings as defined herein, unless specifically exempt as set forth below in division (B), (C) or (D). That includes, but is not limited to, single-family homes, condominiums and townhouses that are not owner-occupied; carriage houses, apartments, sleeping rooms and other living quarters that are part of otherwise owner-occupied homes: duplexes and multi-family apartment buildings and complexes; and mixed-use buildings that are used, in part, for residential purposes.
(2) All short-term rentals as defined herein, unless specifically exempt as set forth below in division (B), (C) or (D). This includes short-term rentals which are rented, leased, or otherwise assigned in whole or in part, without regard to whether the host remains present at the short-term rental.
(B) The requirement to obtain a rental license and to pay a fee in connection with securing the license does not apply to long-term rental dwelling units that are owned or operated by governmental agencies as public housing or by any entity recognized as a non-profit corporation or exempt organization under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, such rental properties and rental dwelling units shall be subject to the remaining provisions hereof, in particular, the licensing standards, conditions and inspection guidelines.
(C) This chapter does not apply to long-term rental dwelling units in which one or more of the occupants is the grandparent, parent, child, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew (including steps and in-laws of the same relation) of the owner.
(D) This chapter does not apply to hotels, motels, apartments or dormitories that are owned by a college or university, jails, convents, monasteries, nursing homes, parsonages, parish houses, rectories, hospitals or orphanages.
(Ord. 12-03, passed 1-18-2012; Ord. 15-12, passed 12-2-2015; Ord. 19-09, passed 8-7-2019)