Ashwaubenon, WI Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Section 6-13-30 of the Village of Ashwaubenon's short-term rental licensing article, Chapter 6 Article 13, gives the Village Board authority to revoke a short-term rental license for one or more of eight listed reasons. Subsection (B)(3) is the repeat-violator standard: three or more calls for police service, building inspection, or the health department for nuisance activities or other law violations at the property within a twelve-month period trigger eligibility for revocation, and the code cross-references Section 11-1-26's definition of Chronic Nuisance Premises to define what counts.

The same subsection lists other revocation grounds a license holder should know sit alongside the repeat-call standard: failure to pay Village taxes or debt under (B)(1), failure to pay the Brown County room tax under (B)(2), failure to comply with annual Village building inspection requirements under (B)(4), failure to maintain required local, county, or state licensing under (B)(5), failure to actually use the property as a short-term rental within twelve months of licensing under (B)(6), failure to comply with the requirements cited in Section 17-4-100(A) under (B)(7), and any violation of law that substantially harms the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood under (B)(8).

A license denial or a denial of renewal can be appealed to the Community Development Department within ten business days, with the Public Works and Protection Committee making a recommendation and the Village Board making the final call under Section 6-13-30(A). Penalties for Article 13 violations generally, separate from the license consequence, run through Section 6-13-31 and the Municipal Court's bond schedule, and the ordinance notes those forfeitures apply in addition to, not instead of, license revocation or other remedies like injunction or abatement.