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ORDINANCE 2016- 006 AN ORDINANCE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, CONCERNING AMENDMENTS TO ITS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (LDRS); ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR A COUNTY VACATION RENTAL LICENSE AND OTHER VACATION RENTAL REGULATIONS BY CREATING ZONING CODE SECTION 911.15(9); AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; CODIFICATION; SEVERABILITY; AND EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (LDRS) CHAPTER 911, ZONING, BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: SECTION#1: Zoning code section 911.15(9) is hereby created to read as follows: (9) Vacation rental local license and regulations (a) For purposes of vacation rental local regulations, "bedroom" is defined as follows: any room used principally for sleeping purposes and meeting applicable building code requirements for a bedroom. (b) The owner of a vacation rental unit shall obtain from the community development department a vacation rental license. A separate license shall be required for each vacation rental unit. Each license shall be valid for a period of three (3) years from the date of issuance unless terminated by the owner or found by the county to be in violation of license conditions, and each license may be renewed every three (3) years upon approval by the community development department. A license may be transferred to a new owner upon submission of updated license information and execution of and assumption of license obligations and conditions on a form provided by the community development department. 1. A license application shall be submitted to the community development department on a form provided by the department. 2. License application review shall be managed by the community development department in coordination with other county departments, local agencies, and state agencies. 3. Prior to issuance of a license or a license renewal, a county code enforcement officer shall conduct an inspection of the vacation rental unit for compliance with the requirements of this section of the zoning code [911.15(9)j. (c) License application submittal requirements are as follows: 1. Rental unit manager contact information (cell phone number, email address, mailing address). 2. Documentation that the applicant has obtained the following: F:\Community Development\CurDev\Ordinances\2016 Ordinances\2016- 911.15(CountyVacRentalLicense)-FINAL VERSION.docx 1