For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section:
APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS: Any laws, rules, regulations, and codes (whether local, state, or federal) pertaining to the use and occupancy of a privately owned dwelling unit as a short-term vacation rental, and includes all rules, standards, regulations, and laws as established by the Yucca Valley Town Code in its entirety.
APPLICANT: The owner of the short-term vacation rental unit or the owner’s authorized agent or representative.
AUTHORIZED AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE: The designated agent or representative who, in addition to the property owner, is responsible for compliance with this chapter with respect to the short-term vacation rental.
BEDROOM: A private room in the short-term vacation rental unit for sleeping, separated from other rooms and with no less than 70 square feet of floor area. Kitchens, bathrooms, toilet rooms, living rooms, dens, dining areas, halls, closets, storage or utility spaces, and similar areas are not considered bedrooms.
DIRECTOR: That person acting in the capacity of the Director of Community Development Department or his or her designee.
DIRECTOR’S MEETINGS: Meetings held by the Director with vacation rental unit owners, property owners, residents, neighborhood residents, regarding the permitting and operations of vacation rentals, the adherence of vacation rentals to adopted standards, regulations and conditions of approval, for the purpose of collecting facts, evidence and information regarding potential violations of regulations and conditions of approval and for preparing recommendations to the Town Manager for potential permit actions.
GUEST: Any individual visiting the Short-Term Vacation Rental Unit who is not an occupant.
GOOD NEIGHBOR BROCHURE: A document prepared by the Town that summarizes the general rules of conduct, consideration, and respect, including without limitation, provisions of the Town of Yucca Valley Code and other applicable laws, rules or regulations pertaining to the use and occupancy of short-term vacation rental units.
LOCAL CONTACT PERSON: The person(s) designated by the owner or the owner’s authorized agent or representative who shall be available twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week for the purpose of: (1) responding within fifteen (15) minutes by telephone or text and within or less than thirty (30) minutes to be on-site, to complaints regarding the condition, operation, or conduct of occupants of the short-term vacation rental unit; and (2) taking remedial action to resolve any such complaints.
NUISANCE RESPONSE PLAN: A plan containing the required information identified in this chapter and addresses how the owner will respond to nuisances, including, but not limited to, noise, parties, excessive guests and cars, light trespass, excessive and windblown trash, trash cans out before or after trash collection day, loud music, bands, and all other similar nuisances.
OCCUPANT: Any individual two (2) years in age or older, that occupied or intends to occupy a short-term vacation rental unit overnight.
OWNER: The person(s) or entity(ies) that hold(s) legal and/or equitable title to the subject short-term vacation rental unit.
PROPERTY: A residential legal lot of record on which a short-term vacation rental unit is located.
RESPONSIBLE PERSON: An occupant of a short-term vacation rental unit who is at least twenty-one years of age and who is legally responsible for ensuring that all occupants of the short-term vacation rental unit and/or their guests comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the use and occupancy of the subject short-term vacation rental unit.
REVOCATION HEARING: A hearing to consider revocation of a Temporary Short-Term Vacation Rental permit.
SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL (STVR): A short-term vacation rental is a detached single family residential unit constructed and permitted for residential dwelling purposes and may include residential accessory structures containing habitable space that were constructed pursuant to the Building Codes in effect at the time of their construction. A short term vacation rental does not include a duplex, condominium, tent, recreation vehicle, teepee, or any other type of structure, vehicle, or facility which was not constructed and permitted as a detached, habitable, single-family residential unit or as a habitable residential accessory structure.
TEMPORARY SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL PERMIT (TSTVRP): A temporary permit, not exceeding four (4) years in length, issued to the owner of the property, that authorizes the temporary use of a privately owned, habitable, residential dwelling or habitable residential accessory structure as a short-term vacation rental unit pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, and which incorporates by consolidation a transient occupancy permit and a business license otherwise required by Chapters 3.24
(Transient Occupancy Tax) and 5.20
(Business Registration) of the Yucca Valley Town Code.
TOWN MANAGER: The Town Manager of the Town of Yucca Valley, or his or her designee.
SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL UNIT: A privately owned detached, habitable, single family residential dwelling or habitable single-family residential accessory structure, rented for occupancy for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days; except any private dwelling house or other individually owned habitable residential dwelling unit or habitable single-family residential accessory structure rented only once in a calendar year.
TRANSIENT: For purposes of this chapter means any person who seeks to rent or who does rent a short-term vacation rental unit. (Ord. 312, 3-5-2024)