Occupancy. Structures with three (3) bedrooms or fewer shall be limited to no more than two (2) persons per bedroom. Structures with four (4) bedrooms or more shall be limited to no more than one and one-half persons (1 1/2) per bedroom. Where the total allowable occupancy calculation results in a fraction, the allowable occupancy limit shall be rounded up.

License. Short-term rentals shall attain an annual business license.

Display Of Materials. All short-term rental uses shall be required to conspicuously post the following information within the rental:

Events. No short-term rental shall be rented or used for the sole purpose of receptions, parties, weddings, or other similar event.

Exterior. There shall be no alteration to the exterior of a structure or site that changes the residential character of said structure or site.

Parking. Adequate off-street parking shall be provided at a rate of one (1) space per bedroom.

Residential Districts. In the "UD," "R-1," "R-2," "R-3," and "R-4" Residential Districts, short-term rental uses shall be located no closer than two hundred (200) feet to any other licensed short-term rental use. Measurement shall be made from the nearest lot line of lot in question to the nearest lot line of existing licensed short-term rental uses.

Non-Residential Districts. The "C-1" and "C-2" Non-Residential Districts shall be limited to not more than two (2) short-term rentals on a single property.

Applications for short-term rental uses shall be filed upon forms prescribed by the City, setting forth the legal description of the lot, tract, or parcel of land, together with a general description of any building or structure thereon, including the approximate size, square footage, number of bedrooms, and number of parking spaces; location of the building and parking upon the lot, tract, or parcel; and any other information deemed necessary by the City Clerk.

Applications for short-term rental permits shall be submitted for approval to the City Clerk.

A fee of three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) shall accompany each short-term rental application. Said fee shall be deposited with the City Clerk at the time said application is filed.

Short-term rental permits shall be issued or refused by the City Clerk within thirty (30) days after receipt of an application or within such further period as may be agreed to by the applicant. No short-term rental permit shall be issued unless all requirements of the zoning and subdivision regulations are met. In the event of refusal to issue a short-term rental permit upon an application based upon non-compliance with the provisions of this Section, the applicant shall have the right to appeal to the Board of Adjustment as set forth in Section 404.100 of the City Code.

The City Clerk shall provide written notice that a short-term rental application has been received to owners of record of lands located within at least one hundred eighty-five (185) feet of the property indicated in said application. Notices shall include a statement that a complete legal description is available for public inspection and shall indicate where such information is available. When the notice has been deposited in the mail, failure of a party to receive such notice shall not invalidate any subsequent action taken by the City Clerk. Such notice is sufficient to permit the City Clerk to issue or refuse a permit.

If a protest against such permit is filed in the office of City Clerk, duly signed by the owners of thirty percent (30%) or more, within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and one hundred eighty-five (185) feet distant from the boundaries of the property indicated in said application, the application for a short-term rental permit shall be refused by the City Clerk. Said protest shall be received by the office of the City Clerk no later than fifteen (15) days after the date of postmark on the written notice mailed to owners of record of lands located within at least one hundred eighty-five (185) feet.