17.52.251.D.1“The maximum number of nonhosted short-term rentals allowed throughout the City shall be 90. If the number of existing nonhosted short term rental licenses exceeds 90, new license applications shall be placed on a waiting list. Hosted short-term rental licenses are not subject to the license cap.” source
17.52.251.D.2“all new nonhosted short-term rentals shall be subject to a 55-foot zone of exclusion... A property shall be ineligible to hold a short-term rental license if any part of its parcel boundary is within the 55-foot zone of exclusion of an existing short-term rental.” source
17.52.251.S“Each transient use license shall be nontransferable to any other person, except that transfer of ownership shall be allowed between spouses... No STR license shall be assignable, and shall not be transferred upon sale or other transfer of the property.” source
17.52.251.F“It is unlawful for any person to transact and carry on any business relating to or supporting the transient use of residential property in the City without first having procured a short-term rental license from the City.” source
Citation: SMC 17.52.251, Ord. 1053 (2018), amended by Ord. 1084 (2020) and Ord. 2016 (2022)
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