5.10.110 Penalties.
A. In addition to the fines and revocation procedures described below, any person or owner who uses, or allows the use of, or advertises, property in violation of this chapter is subject to the enforcement authority of HRMC Title 1.
B. Each twenty-four hour period in which a dwelling is used, or advertised, in violation of this chapter or any other chapter of the HRMC shall be considered an occurrence for calculation of the following fines:
1. The first occurrence of one or more violation(s) will incur a warning or other fine amount otherwise specified in HRMC, whichever is greater.
2. A second occurrence of one or more violation(s) within a 12-month period is subject to a $250 fine or other fine amount otherwise specified in HRMC, whichever is greater.
3. A third occurrence and all subsequent occurrences of violation(s) within a 12-month period is subject to a $500 fine or other fine amount otherwise specified in HRMC, whichever is greater.
C. Revocation. The following actions are grounds for immediate revocation of an operating license:
1. Failure to renew an operating license as set forth in HRMC 5.10.070 while continuing to operate a short-term rental.
2. The occurrence of three or more violations within a 12-month period resulting in fines pursuant to 5.10.110.B3.
3. The discovery of material misstatements or providing of false information in the application or renewal process is grounds for immediate revocation of the operating license.
4. Such other violations of this chapter of sufficient severity in the reasonable judgment of the City Manager, so as to provide reasonable grounds for immediate revocation of the operating license.
D. Notice of Decision/Appeal/Stay. If the operating license is revoked as provided in this section, the City Manager shall send written notice of revocation to the licensee stating the basis for the decision. The notice shall include information about the right to appeal the decision and the procedure for filing an appeal. The licensee may appeal the City Manager’s decision to revoke the operating license under the procedures set forth in HRMC 5.10.120. Upon receipt of an appeal, the City Manager shall stay the revocation decision until the appeal has been finally determined by the Hearing Officer.