5.68.080 Renewals.
A. If a Permittee desires to renew a Short-Term Rental Permit, the Permittee must apply for and renew a Short-Term Rental Permit annually. Permittee’s request for renewal shall indicate any changes to the information or requirements set forth in CVMC 5.68.070.
B. The application for renewal must be filed not later than 30 days prior to the Expiration Date set forth on the permit.
C. The application for renewal shall be submitted to the Director of Development Services upon forms provided by the City and signed by the Permittee under penalty of perjury and shall be accompanied by the permit renewal fee as presently designated, or as may be in the future amended, in the master fee schedule of the City. If the property is held in trust or is part of a limited liability company (“LLC”), the trustee or the general member of the LLC must sign the Short-Term Rental Permit application. If the property is held in a corporation’s name, the corporation’s duly authorized Agent shall sign the Short-Term Rental Permit application.
D. The Permittee or the Permittee’s Agent, as the case may be, shall within five business days, upon a change of any of the information contained in or accompanying such renewal application, notify the City of such change.
E. The Director of Development Services shall review each application for renewal of a duly issued permit for completeness and accuracy before it is accepted as being complete and officially filed.
F. In the event that the Director of Development Services determines that an application for renewal is incomplete or fails to provide the information and documentation required by this chapter, the Director of Development Services shall notify the Permittee in writing, and the Permittee shall have 30 calendar days (or longer as authorized by the Director of Development Services) in which to submit needed supplemental information or documentation as specified by the Director of Development Services. The City reserves the right to request additional information and documentation from a Permittee regarding an application for renewal of a Short-Term Rental Permit and to accept responses to requests for supplemental information or documentation. Failure to submit the required information within the 30-day period may be cause for denial of the renewal.
G. The Director of Development Services may require an on-site inspection of the property to be performed by an Enforcement Officer during daytime business hours before confirming that the application complies with all the applicable criteria and provisions of this chapter.
H. As a part of the approval of a renewal application, the Director of Development Services may impose such conditions in connection with the permit as he or she deems reasonably necessary in order to fulfill the purposes of this chapter and may require reasonable guarantees and evidence that such conditions will be satisfied.
I. If a timely and complete application for renewal of a Short-Term Rental Permit is submitted, the Short-Term Rental Permit previously and duly issued, valid and in effect prior to its Expiration Date, the permit shall be automatically extended until the date a determination is made by the Director of Development Services to approve or deny such application for renewal.
J. The Director of Development Services shall approve the renewal of a Short-Term Rental Permit; provided, that:
1. At the time of submission of the application for renewal, or at any time during the processing of the application for renewal, the Dwelling Unit and the Permittee meet the eligibility requirements of CVMC 5.68.050, and the application meets the conditions of permit issuance pursuant to CVMC 5.68.070, including payment of the required fees.
2. The Director of Development Services finds that no circumstances existed during the term of the permit which would cause a violation to continue to exist.
3. There are no building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire, health, police, or other code enforcement violations that involve a risk to public or private health or safety (in such event issuance of the permit or the permit renewal may be delayed until the risk to public or private health or safety is resolved).
4. A previous suspension or revocation proceeding may be a basis for denial.
5. Such approval shall be conditioned upon and subject to compliance with the conditions identified by the Director of Development Services in the renewal, the operational requirements of CVMC 5.68.110, and with all other terms, conditions, and requirements of this chapter and the code.
K. If an application for renewal of a duly issued Short-Term Rental Permit is denied, the Director of Development Services shall notify the Permittee in writing. The notice will set forth the reasons for denial and the procedures for an appeal of the Director of Development Services’ determination.
L. The Director of Development Services’ determination on the issuance or denial of a Short-Term Rental Permit in response to a renewal of a duly issued Short-Term Rental Permit may be appealed in accordance with the appeal procedures of CVMC 5.68.180.
M. Upon issuance of a Short-Term Rental Permit in response to an application for renewal of a duly issued Short-Term Rental Permit, the Permittee shall comply with all requirements of the business license provisions and transient occupancy tax provisions of this code for the Short-Term Rental Unit. (Ord. 3514 § 1, 2021).