(A) An application for a short-term rental permit, and/or renewal of a permit, shall be made to the Village Manager, or his/her designee, upon approved forms, for an application processing fee of $100. The Village Council shall have authority to amend the fee amount from time to time to reflect the costs of administering this chapter.
(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. 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 this chapter;
(2) The names of the legal owner or owners of the property, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
(3) Sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with either the permanent occupancy or ownership requirements defined and outlined in this chapter;
(4) The names of all hosting platforms that are used by the short-term rental host and proof of rental insurance for the unit rental;
(5) The names of all advertising outlets in which the short-term rental host intends to advertise such rental if the short-term rental host is not using a hosting platform;
(6) The maximum number of occupants that will be accommodated at the short-term rental, not to exceed two adults and children per bedroom;
(7) The maximum number of motor vehicles that will be permitted to park at the short-term rental shall be one vehicle per bedroom rented;
(8) An affidavit attesting that the short-term rental operation is in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations concerning the provision of sleeping accommodations to transient guests, including a certification that any short-term rental operation located outside of the Neighborhood Commercial District shall be owner occupied during the term of any short-term rental operations; and
(9) For short-term rentals within the Neighborhood Commercial District (NC), the contact name and telephone number for the short-term rental host that may be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week for any issues that may arise related to the short-term rental unit or its transient guests.
(C) The applicant must notify the Village Manager, or his/her designee, of any change in information contained in the permit application within ten days of the change. Failure to do so may result in suspension of permit.
(D) Any change in ownership of the dwelling shall void the current short-term rental permit and shall require submission and approval of a new short-term rental permit application.
(E) A short-term rental shall be assigned an individual registration account number that must be prominently posted with the unit on any hosting platform(s) or in any other advertisement regarding the unit. Said valid registration shall be displayed but removed upon expiration.
(F) If the owner or host is not able to be at the property for more than 24 hours, while it is being used as a short-term rental, the owner or host must have a designated person on the premise to carry out their duties. If they do not have a replacement person to carry out the terms of this chapter, they must cancel any contracts they have for the rental of said unit during their absence.
(Ord. 2021-020, passed 6-21-2021)