Ord 2025-4097_short term rentals

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Sleeping area means a habitable space within a dwelling designed or used for sleeping, including a bedroom. Tents, hammocks and recreational vehicles shall not be considered a sleeping area. Sec. 22-502. - Short-term rental permit required. (a) An owner or person who desires to operate, rent, lease, advertise, or otherwise permit or allow any premises to be operated, leased, used or advertised as a short-term rental within the City shall first obtain a short-term rental permit issued in accordance with this Article. (b) No person or owner shall operate, rent, lease, advertise, or otherwise permit or allow any premises to be operated, leased, used or advertised within the city without a current, valid short- term rental permit. All individual units having cooking, sleeping and bathing facilities within common buildings, regardless of ownership, shall require a separate, individual permit for each unit intended to be used as a short-term rental. Sec. 22-503. - Short-term rental permit application. (a) Application for a short-term rental permit shall include the following information, along with a non-refundable application fee in the amount of $300.00: (1) A list of all owners, operators and agents (if applicable) of the short-term rental, including names, addresses and current email addresses and telephone numbers of each such person. If the owner is not an individual, the name, physical/street address, mailing address, facsimile number, e-mail address, and telephone number of the corporate representative with authority to act on behalf of the owner and a copy of the documents filed with the Texas Secretary of State establishing the business entity and showing the entity is in good standing with the State of Texas; (2) The name, address and 24-hour telephone number of a contact person who resides within one (1) hour of the short-term rental unit and who is the owner, operator or designated agent and who shall be responsible and authorized to respond to complaints concerning the short-term rental; (3) An acknowledgement that any permit granted under this article does not supersede any property -specific restrictions against short-term rentals that may exist under law, agreement, lease, covenant or deed restriction; (4) A depiction of the floor plan of the rental unit that identifies sleeping areas, proposed maximum number of guests, evacuation routes and location of all fire extinguishers and smoke alarms; (5) All floors with an enclosed space of any kind must have a minimum of one Class 2A:10B:C type fire extinguisher (standard five -pound fire extinguisher) mounted so as to be conspicuous and convenient for the occupants; (6) The guest safety information required by section 22-506 of this article; and 5