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4 .21. 245 <br />To: County Commissioner Wesley S. Davis April 17, 2015 <br />Subject: Short Term Rentals <br />On May 5, 2015 you will be voting on a resolution to restrict Short Term Rentals <br />to having up to 5 cars maximum. This is authorized by Section 509 032 (7) of the <br />Florida Statutes. Indian River County has had several instances where the short <br />term rental occupants have caused grievous harm to the residential <br />neighborhood. This section allows you to make establishments that are rented <br />out for less than 30 days meet the commercial requirements for Parking, Fire, Life <br />Safety, Sanitation, Noise and Occupancy. The county has chosen to only to apply <br />one of those, parking. Commissioner O'Bryan and the County Attorney have been <br />given a copy of the Monroe County Special Vacation Rental Permit documents <br />that are much more complete than yours and could be easily copied and turned <br />into a comprehensive Indian River County Ordinance. <br />However, if Indian River County (IRC) decides not to enact the Monroe County <br />Ordinance the IRC should at least enact the following: <br />1. Inspect each of the premises and ensure that all bedrooms have working <br />smoke alarms and the living area has a working carbon monoxide alarm. <br />(Commercial requirements would make the home have to be equipped <br />with a sprinkler system and have emergency lighting to egress points) <br />(House fires are the biggest cause of loss of life in the USA according to the <br />Nation Fire Prevention Association). <br />2. The occupancy is restricted to no more than 2 persons per bedroom. <br />3. The sanitary system is adequate or hooked up to a sewer system. <br />4. Adequate garbage containers are present. <br />5. The premises be registered with and licensed and inspected by the county <br />for this use per Florida Statute. <br />6. An employee of or the owner be physically present at the property to deal <br />with emergencies etc. as is done in boarding houses. <br />These are all available to the County under Section 509 032 (7) of the Florida <br />Statute. It is up to you to request your staff to write up an ordinance for your <br />approval. <br />Signed: <br />►GS.3 <br />