(a) Application for a new short-term rental permit, and/or for renewal of a permit, shall be made to the Commissioner, upon approved forms. The annual fee for processing the application shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
(b) The application for a permit to operate a short-term rental shall contain the following information:
(1) Name of the applicant, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address. If the applicant is a corporation or partnership, the applicant shall provide the name of the entity and set forth exactly as shown on its articles of incorporation, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the individual who is the statutory agent, president, or managing individual, the state in which the company is incorporated or registered, and the entity or corporation number. For an owner-occupied short-term rental application, the permanent occupant shall provide sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with the primary residency requirement as outlined in Section 771.01(g);
(2) The legal owner or owners of the property, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address. If the property owner is a corporation or partnership, the applicant shall provide the name of the entity set forth exactly as shown on in articles of incorporation as well as the mailing address, telephone number, and email address of an individual who is the statutory agent, president, or managing individual, the state in which the company is incorporated or registered, and the entity or corporation number;
(3) The names and addresses of any other short-term rental located in City of Twinsburg that the applicant or property owner has any interest in, including, but not limited to, ownership, licensure, or management;
(4) Name of the short-term rental host, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
(5) The number of guestrooms in service at the short-term rental;
(6) The names of all hosting platforms that are used by any short-term rental host and proof of liability insurance for the rental unit;
(7) Set forth any known, non-obvious or concealed condition, whether man made or artificial, which may present a danger to the short-term rental guest(s);
(8) The contact information, including a telephone phone number, of a local person with the responsibility to resolve any complaints regarding the condition, operation or maintenance of the dwelling unit;
(9) Set forth the trash and recycle collection days for the property and any applicable rules and regulations pertaining to leaving or storing trash on the exterior of the property.
(c) The applicant must notify the Commissioner of any change in information contained in the permit application within ten (10) days of the change.
(d) Any change in ownership of the building, the dwelling or the business, or change in name of the short-term rental host shall void the current permit and shall require submission of a new application and the issuance of a new permit.
(e) A short-term rental shall be assigned an individual permit account number that must be prominently displayed within the unit. The permit shall be displayed but removed upon expiration. The short-term host failing to display the permit is in violation of Section 771.99(b). The short-term host found to be operating with an expired permit is in violation of Section 771.99(a).
(f) At least monthly, the short-term rental host or his/her designated agent or custodian shall inspect the dwelling. The short-term rental host or his/her designated agent or custodian shall immediately notify the owner of any condition existing thereupon which is in violation of any housing, building, health or sanitation provision of these Codified Ordinances.
(g) The Commissioner or such other person as the Commissioner may direct or cause each short-term rental, or any part thereof, to be inspected annually for maintenance violations.
(Ord. 83-2019. Passed 10-8-19.)