In this article, unless the context or definitions in A.R.S. § 9-500.39 indicate otherwise, the following terms or phrases are defined as follows:

“Advertisement” means any method of soliciting the use of property for vacation rental purposes.

“Applicant” means the owner or owner’s designee who applies with the Town for a permit or renewal of a permit.

“Days” shall mean calendar days unless stated otherwise.

“Designee” and “agent” are interchangeable for purposes of this article and mean any person or persons with the charge, care, or control of any property, dwelling unit, or portion thereof. “Designee” includes the “emergency point of contact.”

“Emergency point of contact” means the owner or individual designated by the owner to: (i) serve as the local twenty-four (24) hour emergency point of contact for the vacation rental; and (ii) respond to complaints and emergencies relating to the vacation rental in a timely manner as required by this article.

“Neighbor notification” means the written notice provided by the owner to each single-family residential property adjacent to the vacation rental property, directly across from the vacation rental property, and diagonally across the street of the vacation rental property that includes the valid permit number issued by the Town, the physical address of the vacation rental, and the name, address, and twenty-four (24) hour telephone number of the emergency point of contact.

“Nonresidential use” means any use that is not permitted in a residential zoning district pursuant to the Town Zoning Ordinance, any use that constitutes an “unruly gathering,” as defined in Section 11-1-7(B), and any use other than lodging or uses that are customarily incidental to lodging. In addition to those uses already stated herein, such nonresidential uses include, but are not limited to, weddings; banquets; concerts; retreats; any use for which entrants pay an entry fee; fireworks displays; a one-time or periodic, free or ticketed, cultural, charitable or cause-related occasion conducted for the purpose of attracting revenue, support, awareness and/or entertainment purposes; and social gatherings with more than ten (10) persons in attendance.

“Online lodging marketplace” has the same meaning prescribed in A.R.S. § 42-5076.

“Owner” means any person who, alone or with others, has title or interest in a property, dwelling unit, or portion thereof, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof, and includes any person who as agent, executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian has charge, care, or control of any property, dwelling unit, or portion thereof.

“Permit” means authorization by the Town to operate a vacation rental in accordance with this article.

“Person” means an individual, public entity, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, association, or any other business entity or juridical person, whether operating on a for-profit or nonprofit basis.

“Short-term rental” and “vacation rental” are interchangeable for purposes of this article and mean any individually or collectively owned single-family or one-to-four-family house or dwelling unit, or any unit or group of units in a condominium or cooperative, that is also a transient public lodging establishment or owner-occupied residential home offered for transient use. “Vacation rental” does not include:

“Timely manner” means responding to complaints and emergencies in person, by phone, or by email within the time frame required by public safety personnel.

“Transaction privilege tax license” is the license issued by the State of Arizona pursuant to A.R.S. Title 42.

“Transient” has the same meaning prescribed in A.R.S. § 42-5070. (22-09, Amended, 11/15/2022)