5.25.010 Purpose – Administration – Enforcement.
A. The city of Sedona is committed to maintaining its small-town character, scenic beauty, and natural resources that are the foundation of its economic strength and quality of life. This chapter is adopted to protect the public peace, health, safety, and welfare of the city’s residents and visitors by enacting reasonable regulations of short-term rentals consistent with A.R.S. Section 9-500.39 and to help mitigate harmful abuses associated with short-term rentals. Such reasonable regulations include requiring:
1. Permitting of short-term rentals;
2. Compliance with zoning, safety, and nuisance standards;
3. Disclosure of contact information of the property owner or owner’s designee responsible for responding to complaints, incidents, and emergencies associated with a short-term rental;
4. Notification to neighboring properties that a property will be used as a short-term rental;
5. Prohibition of the use of short-term rentals for illegal and harmful purposes; and
6. Implementation of an administrative process to suspend short-term rental permits and reasonable civil penalties for the misuse of short-term rentals.
B. It is the responsibility of the short-term rental specialist to administer the provisions of this chapter, including the issuance, denial, and suspension of licenses. Pursuant to these responsibilities, the short-term rental specialist has the authority to create rules, regulations, and policies consistent with the purpose of this chapter and to develop the necessary forms and database to implement this chapter. The Sedona police department, code compliance, and any other city department, division, or official designated by the city manager is authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter. [Code 2006 § 8-4-2. Ord. 2008-01, 1-22-2008; Ord. 2016-06 § 1, 10-11-2016; Res. 2016-29 Exh. A, 10-11-2016; Ord. 2016-12 § 1, 12-13-2016; Res. 2016-37 Exh. A, 12-13-2016; Ord. 2018-02 § 1, 1-9-2018; Res. 2018-02 Exh. A, 1-9-2018; Ord. 2018-09 § 1, 5-22-2018; Res. 2018-15 Exh. A, 5-22-2018; Ord. 2019-08 § 1, 11-26-2019 (Res. 2019-22); Res. 2019-22 Exh. A, 11-26-2019; Ord. 2022-11 § 1, 11-22-2022; Res. 2022-36 Exh. A, 11-22-2022. Formerly 5.25.020].