Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Carbon monoxide detector required
The unit shall have smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors installed as follows: (1) In all sleeping areas. (2) In every room in the path of the means of egress from the sleeping area to the exterior door of the sleeping unit.
- Grandfather provision
Any person who lawfully conducted a use that would meet the definition of homestay ... shall be exempt from the requirements of sections 70-551 through 70-555. Homestay uses in existence do not run with the land and are not transferrable.
- Maximum stay duration14 days
The host shall not permit occupancy of the homestay unit for a period of less than 24 hours, nor greater than 14 consecutive days.
- Minimum stay duration24 hours
The host shall not permit occupancy of the homestay unit for a period of less than 24 hours, nor greater than 14 consecutive days.
- Penalty for unregistered operation1,000 dollars
It shall be unlawful to operate a homestay without registering; the penalty shall be a fine of $1,000.00 per occurrence.
- Registration required
No host shall operate a homestay unit or advertise a residential property for homestay use without the host first having registered with the West Point Town Treasurer.
- Smoke alarm required
The unit shall have smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors installed as follows: (1) In all sleeping areas. (2) In every room in the path of the means of egress from the sleeping area to the exterior door of the sleeping unit.
- Transient lodging tax remittance
The host shall also collect and remit the town's transient lodging tax.
From the ordinance
Homestay means the use of a residential dwelling unit ... intended for short-term (14 days or less) transient rental purposes ... The primary use of the homestay unit shall remain residential.