Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Business license required
The operator of a short-term rental must acquire an annual business license. Each dwelling unit used as a short-term rental shall constitute a separate definite place of business.
- Emergency information posted
Emergency information must be conspicuously posted inside the property, including contact information for the local property representative.
- Fire extinguisher required
A fire extinguisher shall be provided and visible in all kitchen and cooking areas.
- Informational packet for occupants
The operator shall provide an informational packet available to occupants including maximum occupancy, location of off-street parking, references to applicable noise and use restrictions, guidelines for trash storage and removal, evacuation routes, and local property representative information.
- Local property representative for non-owner-occupied
The operator of a non-owner-occupied short-term rental shall designate a local property representative available to respond within one hour to complaints.
- No food preparation or service
No food shall be prepared for or served to guests, so as to distinguish short-term rentals from bed and breakfast establishments.
- Proof of residency for owner-occupied
For owner-occupied short-term rentals, proof of residency is required prior to the issuance of a business license.
- Revocation of special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Such special use permit may be revoked by the town council for noncompliance, including three violations of the noise ordinance within a 12-month period.
- Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed in all locations as required by the uniform statewide building code.
Any short-term rental which is allowed only by special use permit shall be conditioned upon compliance with the town's noise ordinance.
- Zoning permit required
Prior to the operation of a short-term rental in any new or existing structure, the operator shall apply for and obtain a zoning permit.
Parking
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with article VIII of this chapter, unless a modification is granted by the zoning administrator.
From the ordinance
Short-term rentals allowed only in compliance with this division. Requirements include business license, proof of residency, property representative, off-street parking, no food prep, fire extinguisher, smoke detectors, emergency info, informational packet, zoning permit, special use permit if required, noise ordinance compliance.