20.20.800 Short term stay uses – Limitations and general requirements.
A. Definition. Short Term Stay Use. Transient lodging provided in a Planned Unit Development or multifamily dwelling unit located in a Residential (R-1 through R-30) land use district. Boarding houses and bed and breakfasts permitted to operate in Residential districts pursuant to a valid Home Occupation Permit, Part 20.30N LUC, group homes for children sited pursuant to the Group Home for Children Community Involvement Process, Chapter 9.19 BCC, and institutions housing persons under legal restraint or requiring medical attention or care are not included within the scope of this definition.
B. Limitation on Number of Short Term Stay Uses. No more than five units in any building and no more than 20 percent of the dwelling units comprising a development shall be used for Short Term Stay Use at any given time.
C. General Requirements.
1. Registration Notice. Any person or company providing a Short Term Stay Use shall file a Registration Notice with the Development Services Department. The registration notice shall be submitted in writing in a form approved by the Director. The registration notice shall state (a) the name and address of the person or company by whom it is submitted (registrant); (b) identify by name and address the building and development to which the registration notice applies; and (c) state the number of dwelling units where the registrant provides Short Term Stay Uses in the referenced building and development. The registration notice shall remain in effect until the Registrant notifies the Department in writing that the registrant is no longer providing any units in the referenced building or development for Short Term Stay Uses.
2. House Rules. When rules of conduct have been adopted for universal application to all occupants of a development, any person or company providing a Short Term Stay Use shall provide a copy of the rules to each licensee prior to commencement of their stay and shall post a copy of the rules in each unit provided for Short Term Stay Use.
D. Time for Compliance.
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for a maximum period of 12 months from the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section, Short Term Stay Uses in existence on the effective date of the ordinance may continue to operate without meeting the limitations set forth in paragraph B of this section, provided that all the requirements of paragraph C of this section are met. Twelve months following the effective date of the ordinance, Short Term Stay Uses not meeting the limitations set forth in paragraph B of this section will be operating in violation of the LUC and subject to enforcement provisions contained in LUC 20.40.460 and Chapter 1.18 BCC.
2. Short Term Stay Uses in existence on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section shall comply with the General Requirements of paragraph C of this section within three months from the effective date of the ordinance. (Ord. 5301, 6-18-01, § 1)