Sec. 23-2. - Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
Existing short term rental shall mean a short term rental unit that is neither owner occupied nor tenant occupied
and was established and utilized as a short term rental, continuously maintained under
the same ownership, prior to the effective date of this chapter and such use has not
been discontinued for six or more consecutive months.
Long term rental shall mean the letting of a rental unit in whole or in part to the same tenant for
30 or more consecutive days.
Multi-unit shall mean a single, detached building in common ownership interest containing more
than one residential or commercial unit.
Owner-occupied shall mean a rental unit owned and occupied by the registrant as his or her primary
residence. An accessory dwelling unit as defined in the city's land development regulations,
is considered a separate dwelling unit from an owner-occupied primary residence for
purposes of short-term rental registration and regulation.
Owner shall mean each individual person or entity including, without limitation, all partners,
officers, or trustees of any real estate trust; all members or managers of a limited
liability company; and all officers and directors of a corporation; that is the record
owner of a building or property.
Primary residence shall mean the dwelling in which a person resides as their legal residence for more
than one half of a year and registers as his or her address for tax and government
identification purposes.