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Person -One or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, fiduciaries and any other organization or entity of whatever character. Premises - The property, a lot, plot or parcel of land, including any structures or portions of structures thereon. Short-term rental (STR) - A dwelling that is: Used or designed to be used as the home of a person, family or household, including a single-family dwelling, garage apartment, guest house or a unit in a multi -unit building, including an apartment, condominium, cooperative or timeshare; and Rented wholly or partly for a fee and for a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive days. The term "short-term rental" does not include a premises that is used for a nonresidential purpose, including an educational, health care, retail, restaurant, banquet space or event center purpose or another similar use; a bed -and -breakfast as defined in the city's zoning ordinance; or a hotel. Short-term rental listing service -A person that participates in the short-term rental business by facilitating booking services through which an owner may offer short-term rentals to potential guests. Short-term rental listing services usually, though not necessarily, provide booking services through an online platform that allows an owner to advertise the premises through a website provided by the short- term rental listing service and the short-term rental listing service conducts a transaction by which potential guests arrange their use and their payment, whether the potential guest pays rent directly to the owner or to the short-term rental listing service. Short-term rental permit -A permit issued by the city that identifies the subject property as a lawful short- term rental. § 1-462 Short-term rental permit required. No short-term rental shall operate within the city without a current, valid short-term rental permit. All individual units having cooking, sleeping and bathing facilities within common buildings, regardless of ownership, shall require a separate, individual permit for each unit intended to be used as a short-term rental. A person commits an offense under this article if that person owns or operates a short-term rental in the city without a valid permit. § 18-463 Short-term rental permit application. laLApplication for a short-term rental permit shall be made through the city's online permit portal. Each application for a short-term rental permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300.00) and shall include the following information: