A. Within 14 calendar days of a change of ownership or long-term tenancy of a Short-Term Rental Property, the new Owner or Long-Term Tenant or their Agent shall submit to the Director of Development Services an application for a transfer of a Short-Term Rental Permit, if they wish to continue to operate the Short-Term Rental Unit. The application shall be accompanied by the payment of such fee or fees as presently designated, or as may be in the future amended, in the master fee schedule of the City. Such application shall contain all the information set forth in CVMC 5.68.070.

B. If such a timely and complete transfer application is submitted, the Short-Term Rental Permit duly issued, valid and in effect prior to its Expiration Date, shall be extended until the date a determination is made by the Director of Development Services to approve or deny such application.

C. No purchaser of the real property upon which the permitted Short-Term Rental is located shall operate a Short-Term Rental under a previous Permittee’s Short-Term Rental Permit if a completed transfer application is not submitted within the 14-day period specified in subsection (A) of this section. Failure to timely submit the required complete application within the 14-day period may be cause for denial.

D. Any building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire, health, police or code enforcement matter involving a risk to public or private health or safety, including any notices of violation, notices to cure, orders of abatement, cease and desist orders, or correction notices, may be cause for denial of an application for a transfer of a Short-Term Rental Permit if not cured within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 30 calendar days, after the date on a notice from the Director of Development Services to the Owner or Long-Term Tenant to do so, unless a further extension is granted in writing by the Director of Development Services.

E. No Person shall transfer or attempt to transfer a Short-Term Rental Permit to any other Person, except as authorized by this section. Any attempt to transfer a Short-Term Rental Permit in violation of this section shall be void and shall constitute a violation of this chapter. Likewise, any attempt to operate a Short-Term Rental use under a Short-Term Rental Permit transferred in violation of this section shall constitute a violation of this chapter.

F. No Person shall convey or attempt to convey a Short-Term Rental Permit from one property to another property. Any attempt to convey a Short-Term Rental Permit from one property to another property shall be void and shall constitute a violation of this chapter. (Ord. 3514 § 1, 2021).