Ord #204 - 3rd Ser/Adding Rental Licensing and Prohibition of Short Term Rentals

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shall return the application to the applicant with notice of the deficiencies. Should any application information change during the license period,the applicant shall notify the city within seven(7)business days. Failure to do so may be considered a license violation. (b) Action. The City Council or its designee may either approve or deny the license, or may delay action for up to sixty(60) days topermit the city to complete any investigation of the application or the applicant as deemed necessary. If the City Council or its designee approves the license, a license shall be issued to the applicant. If the City Council or its designee denies the application, a notice of denial shall be issued to the applicant at the business address provided on the application along with the reasons for the denial. The notice shall also inform the applicant of their right to appeal the decision to the City Council pursuant to the process set forth in City Code Section 26-41. If a license is mistakenly issued or renewed to an applicant or license holder, it shall be revoked by the City Administrator or designee upon the discovery that the person, applicant, or license holder was ineligible for the license under this Article. (c) Term. All licenses are issued for a period of two (2) year. Licenses shall expire December 31 of the second year. Refunds of license fees will not be given. (d) Adverse License Action. Any license issued under this Article may be suspended, revoked or not renewed as provided in City Code Section 26-86. (e) Transfers. All licenses issued under this Article shall be valid only on the premises for which the license was issued and only for the person to whom the license was issued. No transfer of any license to another location or person shall be valid without the prior approval of the City Administrator or designee. (f) Renewals. The renewal of a license under this Article shall be handled in the same manner as the original application. Sixty(60) days prior to the expiration of a rental dwelling license,the city will notify the licensee of the upcoming renewal deadline within which to file the rental dwelling license renewal application. The rental dwelling license renewal application shall be submitted a minimum of thirty(30)days prior to the then current license expiration. Renewal applications received after the due date but before the license expiration date shall be subject to late fees as determined by City Council resolution. The issuance of a license under this Article shall be considered a privilege and not an absolute right of the applicant and shall not entitle the holder to an automatic renewal of the license. (g) License Standards. No license may be issued or renewed unless all of the following conditions are met. 1. The owner shall provide the city and any tenant with a twenty-four(24)hour emergency contact that will be available to respond to complaints regarding Page 3