The proposed ordinance requires an application to the Building Department for the STR permit and to the Revenue Department for a business license, with a nonrefundable $350 application fee. Applicants must submit a deed/lease, ID, parking survey, floorplan, insurance certificate, and neighbor list.
Ordinance 2026-201 requires each applicant to file an STR Operational Permit application with the Building Department and a business-license application with the Revenue Department, accompanied by a nonrefundable $350 fee. Required items include the applicant's contact info and permanent address, physical address of the STR, a deed or lease, a copy of a driver's license or government ID, a survey showing parking spaces, a floorplan showing bedrooms used, a certificate of insurance, proof of no outstanding taxes or code violations, and the name/address of every adjacent residential owner. Permits are annual and require renewal 30 days before expiration plus an annual building inspection.
Fraud, misrepresentation, or a false statement in the application is grounds for revoking the permit and/or business license after notice and hearing.
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