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Permit or licenseNone available: short-term rentals are prohibited, so there is no permit to apply for.L14-24.04 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsNo permit program exists; the prohibition attaches to the property use regardless of ownership, so nothing transfers on sale. Code is silent on transfer because there is nothing to transfer.L1OMC Title 4 Ch 24 (Secs 4-24.01 to 4-24.05): Ord. 862 effective September 23, 2016; amended by Ord. 943 effective November 10, 2023 and Ord. 952 effective May 23, 2024; zoning prohibition Sec 10-2.1715 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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4-24.04“Short-term, transient, or vacation rental of property or a portion thereof, or any operation of a fractional vacation property...for less than 30 days in exchange for any form of compensation is prohibited” source
4-24.02(g)“for less than 30 days in exchange for any form of compensation” source
4-24.05(c)“First violation: $1,500; second violation within one year: $3,000; additional violations within one year: $5,000 each.” source

Citation: OMC Title 4 Ch 24 (Secs 4-24.01 to 4-24.05): Ord. 862 effective September 23, 2016; amended by Ord. 943 effective November 10, 2023 and Ord. 952 effective May 23, 2024; zoning prohibition Sec 10-2.1715

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