AMENDED Agenda Packet 12-11-19 Work Session

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ATTACHMENT A Ordinance - Page 2 of 4 December 11, 2019, Work Session – Item 2 {00333949;4} Section 2. The following heading and Section 3.350 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are added to provide as follows: Short-Term Rental 3.350 Short-Term Rental. (1)Short-term Rental Licensure Requirements. No person or business may own a short-term rental in the City of Eugene without a short-term rental license. The following requirements apply to the issuance and retention of a short-term rental license. (a)The short-term rental shall be in a legally established dwelling. (b)An owner of the short-term rental shall reside on the same tax lot as the short-term rental for a minimum of 270 days per calendar year. (c)A short-term rental unit may be occupied by a guest while an owner is not residing on the same tax lot for a maximum of 90 days per calendar year. There is no limit on the number of days a short-term rental can be occupied by a guest while a property owner is residing on the same tax lot. (d)At no time may the number of guests occupying a short-term rental, when combined with the number of residents, exceed five unrelated people in a single-family dwelling. (e)A short-term rental guest shall be limited to no more than one vehicle for each bedroom rented by the guest. A guest vehicle may be parked on site or in legal street parking. (f)At all times, for each short-term rental, the licensee shall maintain a current, accurate record in the form of a guest registry that includes the number of guests and the dates they occupied the short-term rental. The guest registry shall be maintained for a minimum of three years from the date of the short-term rental occupancy. (g)At all times, basic health and safety features shall be provided for guests within each short-term rental, including operable fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, and carbon monoxide detectors. (h)At all times, each short-term rental shall be covered by liability insurance with minimum limits of not less than $500,000. (2)Term of Short-term License. The term for a short-term rental license issued hereunder shall commence on January 1 and expire on December 31 of the year issued. The license fee for applications received after January 1 shall be prorated on the basis of that term. An application for extension or renewal must be submitted by November 1, accompanied by the required license fee. Failure to submit the license fee with the extension or renewal application, or to pay the same before the end of the current license term may result in the licensee being required to submit a new application and pay an