(a) No person, including but not limited to an owner, permanent occupant operator, manager or employee shall engage in, conduct, or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, in or upon any dwelling in the City of Twinsburg the operation of a short-term rental without obtaining a permit in accordance with this chapter. It shall be prima facie evidence of a short-term rental operation if a short-term rental guest is found to be occupying or using a short-term rental or if a residence has been placed on any hosting platform for short term rental purposes.
(b) An application for a new permit may be submitted at any time to the Commissioner. If the application is approved and a permit is issued, the permit shall take effect on the day of issuance, and shall expire on December 31 of the year in which it was issued.
(c) A permit to operate a short-term rental shall be renewed by the applicant before the end of each calendar year. Failure to renew shall result in expiration on December 31. If a permit is successfully renewed, it shall be in effect for one calendar year, beginning on January 1 and expiring on December 31 of the same year.
(Ord. 83-2019. Passed 10-8-19.)