5.67.100 General operating standards.
Nightly rentals may be allowed where the applicant can show evidence of compliance with the standards and procedures outlined below, and where there is minimal impact on adjacent properties and neighborhoods.
A. No license shall be granted for a nightly rental operation unless allowed as a land use in the underlying zoning district(s) in which it operates.
B. The nightly rental must meet all applicable building, health and fire codes for the intended use.
C. A maximum stay at a nightly rental by an individual or particular group shall not exceed thirty consecutive days.
D. Maximum occupancy of any nightly rental shall be ten persons at any one time. If, however, the property has a fire sprinkler system or other fire suppression system acceptable to the Moab Fire Chief, and the owner obtains written approval from the Fire Chief, a greater maximum occupancy may be approved by the City Treasurer.
E. Each sleeping room must be equipped with smoke and CO (carbon monoxide) detectors.
F. All nightly rental owners or property managers must collect and pay the applicable State transient room tax, State sales tax, City resort communities sales tax, City municipal transient rooms tax, and pay the City business license fee.
G. Water and sewer impact fees for nightly rentals shall be calculated pursuant to Chapter 13.25.
H. Water and sewer rates for nightly rentals shall be calculated according to the rate formulas contained in Chapter 13.24.
I. The owner or property manager shall provide information on current or past occupants to police, emergency, or City personnel as requested. The owner or property manager shall respond to complaints and concerns within one hour of any phone call or other notification. Failure of the owner or property manager to respond in a timely manner may result in a violation and possible fines to the owner and/or property manager, or revocation of the nightly rental license. (Ord. 19-11 § 1 (part), 2019: Ord. 19-08 § 1 (part), 2019: Ord. 18-15 § 2, 2018)