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Title 20 : Miscellaneous
Chapter 2 : Short-Term Rental Units

20-205 : Certificate application; action on certificate application; certificate approval or appeals to city commission.[1]

  1. Certificate applications. Applicants for a short-term rental units permit shall submit an application to the office of the mayor. The application shall be furnished under oath on a form specified by the town. This provision shall apply whether the application is for a short-term rental unit or a "grandfathered short-term rental unit"1 together with documentary evidence which supports classifying to (proposed) short-term rental unit as a "grandfathered short-term rental unit." Such application shall include:
    1. The name, address, telephone number and email address of the owner of the short-term rental unit and the short-term rental agent, if applicable;
    2. Documentation that applicant is the owner or the short-term rental agent;
    3. The business license number;
    4. Certification and/or registration number relating to the hotel-motel occupancy tax authorized by Tennessee Code Annotated, § 67-4-1401 et seq.;
    5. A concept plan indicating the subject property, the building(s) on the site intended for short-term rental unit, proposed parking and guest access;
    6. A narrative with the following:
      1. A description of the area available for short-term rental (i.e. the entire property and house, a guest cottage, a portion of the house, etc.);
      2. A description of the number of bedrooms proposed for rental, which shall not be more than five (5) bedrooms under any circumstance;
      3. The maximum number of guests to be accommodated at one (1) time;
      4. The days of operation (all year, just holidays, weekend/weeknights, etc.);
      5. How trash will be handled, and the method of informing occupants about method of disposal of trash; and
    7. Proof of insurance on the dwelling unit.
  2. Application fee.
    1. The permit application fee for owner-occupied short-term rental units shall be seventy five dollars ($75.00).
    2. The permit application fee for all other non-owner-occupied short-term rental units shall be one hundred twenty five dollars ($125.00).
  3. Application review.2 
    1. The office of the mayor shall also by mail or email submit a copy of the application for any short-term rental unit permit to individual members of the city commission.
    2. The mayor shall notify the fire marshal and the building inspector to ensure compliance with state and local laws.
    3. If the application meets all of the requirements set forth in this chapter, the office of the mayor shall so advise the city commission and shall issue, to the applicant, a short-term rental unit permit within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application.
    4. If objections or appeals are made to the issuance of the short-term residential rental certificate, the mayor shall note and hold a hearing, upon notice to the applicant and the objecting parties, in a manner that the mayor prescribes and shall determine whether to grant or deny the short-term rental unit permit based upon the minimum standards for review as set forth herein, and as relates to any generally applicable health, safety, and/or building codes with respect to the short-term rental unit. Such hearing shall take place not later than forty-five (45) days after the application has been submitted to the office of the mayor. The decision of the mayor as to whether to issue, deny or revoke any permit shall be final, reviewable only by application for writ of certiorari to the Chancery Court of Johnson County, Tennessee as provided in Tennessee Code Annotated. (Ord. #2006, July 2024)
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State law reference
Tennessee Code Annotated, § 13-7-601. Certain limited provisions of this subsection may not be applicable or wholly applicable to "grandfathered short-term rental units."

State law reference
Tennessee Code Annotated, § 13-7-601. Certain limited provisions of this subsection may not be applicable or wholly applicable to "grandfathered short-term rental units."