AMENDED Agenda Packet 12-11-19 Work Session

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ATTACHMENT A Ordinance - Page 3 of 4 December 11, 2019, Work Session – Item 2 {00333949;4} application fee. A licensee who submits an extension or renewal application after November 1 may be assessed a penalty fee of $20 per day for each day between November 1 and the date the application is submitted. (3)City Audit of Short-term Rental. At a time and location designated by the city manager, the city manager may conduct a general audit of a short-term rental up to twice per calendar year to determine compliance with applicable city code, administrative rule and license requirements. In addition to an audit, the city manager may require a short-term rental licensee to produce records contained in the guest registry or other records related to an investigation of a specific complaint or allegation of a violation of city code, administrative rules, license provision or other applicable law. Production of records for an investigation or to evaluate a complaint does not count toward the twice-per-year auditing limit. (4)Revocation of Short-term License. In addition to the bases for revocation stated at EC 3.050, a license for a short-term rental may be revoked if the city verifies more than three violations of the following within a calendar year: (a)EC 3.350(1); (b)a rule established pursuant to EC 3.350; (c)a term of the short-term rental license; (d)EC 4.080 Noise Disturbance - Prohibited; or (e)EC 6.050 Garbage and Debris - Disposition. (5)Transit Room Tax. Transient room tax shall be collected and remitted to the city for each short-term rental, in coordination with transient lodging intermediary if utilized, as set forth in EC 3.770 through EC 3.804. (6)Transient Lodging Intermediary Responsibilities. (a)Subject to applicable laws, a transient lodging intermediary shall disclose to the city on a regular basis each of its short-term rental listings in the city, the name(s) of the person(s) responsible for each such listing, the address of each such listing, the length of stay for each such listing and the price paid for each stay. (b)A transient lodging intermediary shall not complete any booking transaction for a short-term rental that is not covered by a short- term rental license issued by the City pursuant to EC 3.350. (7)Bed and Breakfast. A bed and breakfast use that has been approved through a conditional use permit pursuant to EC Chapter 9 is exempt from the requirements of (1), above. (8)Rules. The city manager shall adopt rules that may set standards and establish additional requirements for short-term rental owners and transient lodging intermediaries. Such rules shall be consistent with this code and be designed to address public safety and needs, compatibility with neighborhoods, and public convenience.