A. Applicant(s) means an owner(s) of a dwelling unit who applies to the City for a short-term rental operating license.

B. Authorized agent is a property management company or other entity or person who has been designated by the applicant or licensee, in writing, to act on their behalf. The authorized agent may or may not be the designated representative for purposes of contact for complaints.

C. City Manager means the City Manager or his or her designee.

D. Hosted homeshare means the transient rental of a portion of a dwelling while the homeowner is present. For the purposes of this Title, “present” means the homeowner is staying in the dwelling overnight.

E. Licensee means the owner(s) of a dwelling unit who holds a short-term rental operating license.

F. Non-transient rental means to rent a dwelling unit or room(s) for compensation on a month-to-month basis, or for a longer period.

G. “Owner(s)” means the natural person(s) or legal entity that owns and holds legal or equitable title to the property. If the owner is a business entity such as a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or similar entity, all persons who own an interest in that business shall be considered an owner.

H. Short-term rental means a Hosted Homeshare or Vacation Home Rental.

I. Short-term rental operating license means the regulatory license required by HRMC 5.10.030 and described in this chapter. It will be referenced as an “operating license.”

J. Transfer means the addition or substitution of owners not included on the original license application, whether or not there is consideration. If multiple owners exist on a license, individual owners may be removed from the license without constituting a transfer.

K. Transient rental means to rent a dwelling unit or room(s) for compensation on less than a month-to-month basis.

L. Vacation home rental means the transient rental of an entire dwelling unit.

M. Daytime means between the hours of 7:00 am to 10:00 pm

N. Overnight means between the hours of 10:00 pm to 7:00 am the following day (Ord. 2070 §1, 2022)