A. The owner shall submit the following information on a temporary short-term vacation rental permit application form provided by the Town, in addition to any additional information deemed necessary by the Director.
1. The name, address, telephone number, and email addresses, and address of the owner of the subject short-term vacation rental unit.
2. The name, address, telephone number and email address, of the owner’s authorized agent or representative, if any.
3. The name, address, email address, and twenty-four (24) hour telephone number of the local contact person.
4. The address and assessor parcel number of the proposed short-term vacation rental unit, internet listing sites and listing numbers.
5. Contact name and phone number of the homeowners association, if applicable.
6. The number of bedrooms and the applicable overnight and daytime occupancy limit of the proposed short-term vacation rental unit.
7. Acknowledgment of receipt and inspection of a copy of the good neighbor brochure.
8. The approximate square footage of the TSTVR and the square footage of all bedrooms within the TSTVR.
9. Notarized acknowledgment that the structure meets all building and safety and zoning codes of the Town of Yucca Valley at the time of construction.
10. A diagram and/or photographs of the premises showing and indicating the location and designated on-site parking spaces, and the maximum number of vehicles allowed for overnight occupants.
11. The location of pools, hot tubs, spas, or similar elements installed and/or constructed on the property.
12. Acknowledgment that the owner, agent, and local contact individuals have read all regulations pertaining to the operation of a short-term vacation rental and acknowledgment of their responsibility to assist in enforcement of operating rules and in the payment of transient occupancy taxes.
13. Copy of the business registration/application filed with the Town of Yucca Valley for the rental unit.
14. Copy of the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) permit application filed with the Town.
15. Documentation of insurance coverage for the structure as a STVR.
16. Nuisance response plan. Failure to submit a nuisance response plan in accordance with this Chapter shall result in the denial of the permit application, and the applicant is required to reinitiate the application process.
17. Such other information as the Director deems reasonably necessary to administer this Chapter.
B. The temporary short-term vacation rental permit application shall be accompanied by an application fee as established by resolution of the Town Council.
C. A temporary short-term vacation rental permit application may be denied if the applicant has had a prior temporary short-term vacation rental permit for the same unit revoked within the past twelve (12) calendar months.
D. Within fourteen (14) days of a change of owner’s agent or representative, or any other change in material facts pertaining to the information contained in the STVR permit application, the owner or owner’s authorized agent or representative shall submit an application and requisite application fee for a new temporary short-term vacation rental permit, which shall be obtained prior to continuing to rent the subject unit as a short-term vacation rental. In the event of a change of ownership for a property that previously obtained a temporary short term vacation rental permit, the permit holder shall notify the Town within fourteen (14) days of the change of ownership. The temporary short term vacation rental permit shall immediately expire upon the change of ownership.
E. All applications shall be filed in person by the property owner or the authorized agent or representative of the property owner. Appointments with the Director or the Director’s representative are required and shall be scheduled no less than thirty (30) days in advance of application submittal. No application shall be accepted via mail, email, or in person submitted by any individual who is not the property owner or the authorized agent or representative of the property owner.
F. All applications shall be complete at the time of submittal. No incomplete application can be accepted by Town staff. (Ord. 312, 3-5-2024)