(A) Inspections; access. The resident owner, nonresident owner, resident manager, and property manager, as a condition to the issuance of a short-term rental registration required by this subchapter, shall consent and agree to permit and allow the city's Building Official or their designee to make the following inspections of the short-term rental when and as needed to ensure compliance with this subchapter:
(1) Before the short-term rental registration and any renewal of the short-term rental registration is approved, and before the rental of any single-family residence as a short-term rental under this subchapter, the resident owner, non-resident owner, resident manager, or property manager shall request an inspection and make the single-family residence available for inspection by the Building Official or their designee. The Building Official or their designee and the resident owner, nonresident owner, resident manager, and property manager shall agree on a reasonable date and time for the requested inspection.
(2) The inspection list will be provided to the registrant prior to the inspection being scheduled.
(B) Admission to premises. The Building Official or their designee may enforce the provisions of this subchapter upon presentation of proper identification to the occupant in charge of the short-term rental and may enter, with the occupant's permission, any short-term rental between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; provided, however, that in cases of emergency where extreme hazards are known to exist which may involve imminent injury to persons, loss of life, or severe property damage, the Building Official or their designee may enter the short-term rental referenced in division (A) of this section at any time and upon presentation of identification and the occupant's permission shall not apply. Whenever the Building Official is denied admission to inspect any short-term rental under this provision, inspection shall be made only under authority of a warrant issued by a magistrate authorizing the inspection.
(C) Reinspection. If any of the inspections authorized by this subchapter require a second reinspection due to noted violations, then a reinspection fee as listed in the city's fee schedule shall be paid prior to the second reinspection.
(D) Suspension or revocation of registration. Failure of an owner to comply with the provisions of this subchapter after receipt of written notice of the violation from the Building Official or their designee setting out the violations and the time allowed to rectify the violations, the short-term rental registration authorized by this subchapter issued to the owner may be suspended or revoked by the Administration Department.
(E) Reinstatement. Any person requesting a reinstatement or reissuance of a short-term rental registration that has been suspended or revoked shall be required to apply for and receive a new short-term rental registration issued under this subchapter upon review by the Administration Department that all conditions causing the revocation to have been met.
(Ord. 220621-B, passed 6-21-2022)