(A) Permit required. No property owner shall rent or cause to be rented a dwelling unit within the city for a period less than 30 days without first obtaining a permit from the city.
(B) (1) Application. An application for a permit to rent a dwelling unit for a short-term rental period shall be made on a form provided by the city. The application shall contain the full name of the applicant, the applicant's residential address and telephone numbers, the address of the proposed rental property, and any additional information the city deems necessary. The following items shall be submitted with the application:
(a) Sketch floor plan of structure, including the number of bedrooms numbered 1, 2, 3, etc. and all other sleeping accommodations not specific to a bedroom;
(b) Site plan which shows locations of property lines, the dwelling unit(s) to be rented, the status of city water/sewer connections, and specific parking areas that will be utilized by renters for vehicles and trailer parking;
(c) The name of the person who shall be responsible for responding to questions or concerns regarding the operation of the short-term rental property. This information must be kept current. The contact person must be available to accept telephone calls on a 24-hour basis at all times that the short-term rental is rented and occupied. The contact person must have a key to the rental unit and be able to respond to the short-term rental within 60 minutes to address issues or must have arranged for another person to address issues within the same timeframe. The requirement for identifying a contact person applies to each person or entity making arrangements for renting a given short-term rental; and
(d) If the property was rented the prior calendar year, a written listing of rental periods the property was rented and number of persons in each rental period.
(2) Upon receipt of a completed application, the City Clerk or designated office staff shall review the same and upon determining that the application complies with this section, shall issue the permit. The City Clerk or designated office staff may delay action for a reasonable period as necessary to complete any investigation of the application or the applicant as he or she deems necessary. If the application does not comply with this chapter, the City Clerk or designated office staff shall deny the application. If the City Clerk or designated office staff shall determine that an application is incomplete, he or she shall return the application to the applicant with notice of the information necessary to make the application complete.
(C) Appeal. If the City Clerk or designated office staff shall deny the permit application, he or she shall provide written notice of the denial to the applicant along with notice of the applicant's right to appeal the denial to the City Council by submitting a written request for a public hearing on the denial to the official who provided the notice of denial within ten days after service of the notice. If requested, a public hearing on the denial of a permit application shall be held at a regular or special meeting of the City Council. The presiding officer shall make a statement as to the reason for the hearing and make every reasonable effort to ensure a fair and full presentation of the facts and arguments by the applicant and the city and representatives or counsel for each. When the public hearing is closed, the presiding officer shall advise the City Council that any decision to affirm the denial of the permit application must be made for failure to comply with the requirements in this chapter. A decision shall be made by the City Council within a reasonable time after the public hearing is closed and promptly communicated to the applicant in writing.
(D) Term. All permits issued under this chapter shall fall under the calendar licensing year of January 1 to December 31. Permit fees are not pro-rated if issued at any time other than January 1.
(E) Transfers. All permits issued under this chapter shall be valid only on the premises for which the permit was issued and only for the person to whom the permit was issued, and may not be transferred to another location or person.
(F) Display. All permits shall be posted and displayed in plain view of the general public on the permitted premises.
(Ord. 117, passed 2-9-21)