§ 17.5-2. Guest room minimum requirements.

No person or lodging accommodation may offer for rent, use, or occupancy any guest room or dwelling unit that does not meet or exceed all applicable building codes, property maintenance laws and state health laws, including but not limited to the following:

(1)

A proper entry door, windows beds and bedding;

(2)

Toilet room;

(3)

Lavatory;

(4)

Bathtub or shower;

(5)

Heating and air conditioning;

(6)

Clothes closet or alcove with clothes rod or clothes rack permanently affixed or luggage rack or luggage support counter;

(7)

For hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts, twenty-four (24)-hour free emergency telephone access to the front desk and to 911 services;

(8)

For bed and breakfasts and short-term rentals, a hardwired smoke detector(s) and a hardwired carbon monoxide detector(s) is required in either individual guest room(s) or adjacent hallways. An operable fire extinguisher is required to be located on the premises of the establishment.

(9)

For short-term rentals, a brochure is required to be located in the short-term rental in a conspicuous location at all times. The brochure shall include the name, phone number with area code, and e-mail address of the licensee and the designated local responsible party. The brochure also shall provide information pertinent to the neighborhood where the short-term rental is located, including, but not limited to, restrictions on parking, noise, trash, the trash collection schedule, and a fire evacuation route.

(Ord. No. 25513 , § 1, 2-21-18)