Page 12 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2020 Public Hearing Notice Notice is hereby given that the Revere City Council will conduct a public hearing via remote participation on Monday evening, July 27, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. relative to the following proposed amendment to the Revised Ordinances of the City of Revere: I. AN ORDINANCE FURTHER AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF REVERE SECTION 1. Title 8 of the Revised Ordinances of the city of Revere is hereby amended by inserting the following new chapter and sections: Title 8, Chapter 8.06 – Short-term rental 8.06.010 – Summary and Purpose. Short-term rental for rental parties of no more than six renters shall be permitted in the City of Revere at a residential property that is owned by and contains the Primary Residence of the Operator registration of certain Short-term rentals in the city of Revere, in order to protect the safety of renters and residents, ensure that the primary use remains residential, and ensure that Short-term rentals will not be a detriment to the character and livability of the surrounding residential neighborhood. A. Condominium Building: A building or structure containing individually-owned units created and existing in compliance with Mass.G.L. ch. 183A. Residential Unit. D. Owner-adjacent Unit: In a residential dwelling containing four or fewer residential units, each of them owned by the Operator, and one of them being the Operator’s primary residence, an Owner-adjacent unit is any residential unit in the dwelling other than the Operator’s primary residence unit. E. Primary Residence Unit: A Residential Unit that is the primary residence of the Operator, and is not located within a dwelling with other Residential Units; e.g. a single-family residential dwelling. shall not include any units in a hotel, motel, licensed rooming house or lodging house or licensed bed and breakfast. G. Short-term Rental: The rental for a fee of a Residential Unit, reserved in advance, for periodic residential occupancy for any number of days that shall not exceed, in any case, a cumulative total of sixty (60) days of rental within a calendar year. and ordinances relating to premises within the city of Revere that are advertised, listed or used as Short-term Rental. 8.06.030 – Applicability and Limitations. A. Short-term Rental shall be permitted only: entire unit at any one time to one rental party of no more than six unrelated persons comprising Short-term renters exclusive of children under 12 years of age, and the division within the unit of separate bedrooms for separate rental parties is prohibited; or Short-term Rental and must be rented as an entire unit at any one time to one rental party of no more than six unrelated persons comprising Short-term renters exclusive of children under 12 years of age, and the division within the unit of separate bedrooms for separate rental parties is prohibited; or prising Short-term renters exclusive of children under 12 years of age, and the division within the unit of separate bedroom for separate rental parties is prohibited. B. Short-term Rental occupancy shall be limited to two persons per bedroom, excluding children under the age of 12 related to, or the legal ward of, either bedroom occupant. C. The registration of a Short-term Rental unit shall expire in the event ownership of the unit or the property containing the unit is transferred. A new owner of such property shall be responsible to complete a new Registration process as described in section 8.06.040. D. The number of individual bedrooms made available for Short-term Rental within an Owner-adjacent Unit and Primary Residence Unit shall not be greater than the number of lawful bedrooms in the dwelling unit. E. No Short-term Rental may be used for the purpose of a commercial meeting and commercial use of a Short-term Rental unit is prohibited. F. Sublet or sub-rental of a Short-term Rental Unit or a room or space therein is prohibited. The Renter of a Short-term Rental cannot sublet rooms or spaces in their units as Short-term Rentals or in any other manner. G. Hourly rentals are prohibited. 8.06.040 – Procedure to Register Short-term Rentals. authorities. 2. The name, address and telephone number (land and/or mobile) of an individual other than the Operator who shall be available in the event the Operator is unavailable, and who shall be capable to respond as soon as may be necessary to any issue or emergency that arises during a Short-term Rental. relating to the property are paid up to date. 5. Proof, in the form of a valid insurance binder, of liability insurance with liability limits in an amount no less than $250,000 per incident and coverage for Short-term Rental use. 8.06.050 – Requirements To Operate a Short-term Rental A. A Short-term Rental unit shall be registered in accordance with 8.06.040 of this Title to be lawful in the City of Revere. dards and regulations promulgated by safety laws, regulations, and ordinances. C. The Operator of a Short-term Rental shall keep and maintain for a period of three years an accurate record of the names and dates of rental for each Short-term Rental and make such record E. Every Operator of a Short-term Rental shall provide to every Short-term Rental party a document containing the following information: 1. Instructions for disposal of waste that complies with the City’s recycling and trash programs. 2. An emergency exit diagram for all bedrooms. 3. Contact information for the Short-term Rental Operator, or when the Operator is not present, the contact information for a locally available contact designated to respond to all emergencies and problems that may arise during the rental period, whether from renters, neighbors or municipal authorities. F. A Poster measuring no less than 11” wide and 14” height containing the information described in Paragraph E, 1-5, above, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in every Short-term Rental Unit. G. A sign measuring no less than 8.5” wide and 11” height illustrating the emergency exit shall be posted in each bedroom. Continued on Page 13 Continued on Page __
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