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911.15(9) <br />(9) Vacation rental local license and regulations. <br />(a) For purposes of vacation rental local regulations, "bedroom" is defined as follows: any room <br />used principally for sleeping purposes and meeting applicable building code requirements for a <br />bedroom. <br />(b) The owner of a vacation rental unit shall obtain from the community development department a <br />vacation rental license. A separate license shall be required for each vacation rental unit. Each <br />license shall be valid for a period of three (3) years from the date of issuance unless terminated by <br />the owner or found by the county to be in violation of license conditions, and each license may be <br />renewed every three (3) years upon approval by the community development department. A <br />license may be transferred to a new owner upon submission of updated license information and <br />execution of and assumption of license obligations and conditions on a form provided by the <br />community development department. <br />1. A license application shall be submitted to the community development department on a <br />form provided by the department. <br />2. License application review shall be managed by the community development department in <br />coordination with other county departments, local agencies, and state agencies. <br />3. Prior to issuance of a license or a license renewal, a county code enforcement officer shall <br />conduct an inspection of the vacation rental unit for compliance with the requirements of <br />this section of the zoning code [section 911.15(9)]. <br />(c)License application submittal requirements are as follows: <br />1. Rental unit manager contact information (cell phone number, email address, mailing <br />address). <br />2. Documentation that the applicant has obtained the following: <br />a. State license for vacation rental unit. <br />b. Local business tax receipt from the tax collector. <br />C. Local tourist tax account from the clerk of the circuit court. <br />3. Parking compliance information: number of garage and/or carport spaces, number of rental <br />unit bedrooms, maximum number of automobiles allowed outside of garage/carport, <br />location of spaces accommodated on improved or stabilized driveway. <br />4. Verification that carbon monoxide alarms, if required by code, and state license fire <br />protection items have been provided in the vacation rental unit: smoke alarms, emergency <br />lighting, fire extinguisher. <br />Unit interior under air information: square footage and number of bedrooms. <br />6. Verification of whether the unit is served by public sewer service or an on-site sewage <br />treatment and disposal system (septic/drainfield system). If served by an on-site sewage <br />treatment and disposal system, the applicant will be required to provide an existing system <br />evaluation approved by the health department if the health department has no record of the <br />system size permitted by the department. <br />7. Acknowledgment form provided by the community development department, executed and <br />dated by the rental unit owner and manager. The acknowledgment form shall provide <br />information regarding the following county requirements for vacation rentals. <br />a. Prohibition on commercial events at residence (e.g., weddings). <br />b. Special parking regulations. <br />Attachment 2 <br />FACOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT\APPLICATIONS\CODE ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS\VACATIONRENTALLICENSE.DOC 5 <br />P17 <br />