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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Considering An Appeal Of The Revocation Of A Vacation Rental License For The Property Located At 929 North Southlake Drive, Pursuant To The Provisions Of The City Of Hollywood Code Of Ordinance.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of Resolution
Explanation:
Pursuant to Section 119.11(B)(10) a complete application for initial issuance of a vacation rental license, or for its renewal or modification, shall demonstrate compliance with the standards and requirements set forth in Chapter 119 through the submittal of a section indicating whether the vacation rental will have ten (10) or fewer occupants or more than ten (10) occupants.
Pursuant to Section 310.7 of the Florida Building Code, an owner of a single family residence may or may not be required to change the occupancy of a home to utilize it as a vacation rental.
A single family dwelling with ten or fewer occupants has an "R3" classification and a "R1" classification must be used for all residential occupancies containing sleeping units where the occupants are primarily transient in nature and which accommodate more than 10 occupants.
The applicant for the vacation rental property located at 929 North Southlake Drive indicated that the property would sleep more than ten occupants and was advised that a change in use classification "R3" to "R1" would be required.
On February 7, 2017 the City was advised the property would not sleep more than ten people but on May 16, 2017 the City discovered the property was being advertised as sleeping 20. Again a change in building code was discussed with the property manager and the City was advised the advertisement would be corrected.
On June 6, City staff received an emailed from the property manager indicating an upcoming rental that would sleep 16. Upon review of several online booking sites, City staff again discovered multiple advertisements in which the property was described ...
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