5.25.020 Definitions.
The terms of this chapter have the below meanings, whether or not the term is capitalized, unless the context requires otherwise. Words in the present tense include the future tense, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The term “including” means “including but not limited to” or “including without limitation.” The term “shall” means a requirement or mandate. All references to laws or regulations mean such laws and regulations as amended or replaced. Definitions set forth in this section apply only to this chapter and do not affect and are not to be applied to any other chapter of the Sedona City Code.
“Advertisement” means any method of soliciting the use of property for short-term rental purposes.
“Applicant” means the owner or owner’s designee who applies with the city for a permit or renewal of a permit.
“City code” means the Sedona City Code and the Sedona Land Development Code.
“Days” shall mean calendar days unless stated otherwise.
“Emergency point of contact” means the owner or individual designated by the owner to: (1) serve as the local 24-hour emergency point of contact for the short-term rental; and (2) respond to complaints and emergencies relating to the short-term rental in a timely manner as required by this chapter.
“Guest” means a person who makes transient use of a short-term rental. For the purposes of this chapter, any person who makes payment for the use of a short-term rental, any person identified on the rental agreement for a short-term rental, any person who sleeps or plans to sleep overnight in a short-term rental, and any person present in a short-term rental after 10:00 p.m. are each presumed to be a guest of that short-term rental.
“Neighbor notification” means the written notice provided by the owner to each single-family residential property adjacent to the short-term rental property, directly across from the short-term rental property, and diagonally across the street of the short-term rental property that includes the valid permit number issued by the city, the physical address of the short-term rental, and the name, address, and 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 Sedona Land Development Code and any use for which an entrant or guest pays an entrance fee.
“Online lodging marketplace” has the same meaning prescribed in A.R.S. Section 42-5076.
“Owner” means the owner of a short-term rental or, in the case of a short-term rental owned by a business entity, the natural persons legally authorized to execute contracts on behalf of that business entity.
“Owner’s designee” means an agent or representative of the owner, such as a landlord, statutory agent, or property manager, or other designee acting on behalf of the owner, who controls or otherwise regulates the occupancy or use of the short-term rental.
“Permit” or “short-term rental permit” means authorization from the city to operate a short-term rental as set forth in SCC 5.25.030.
“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” or “vacation rental” means 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 if the accommodations are not classified for property taxation under A.R.S. Section 42-12001. “Vacation rental” and “short-term rental” do not include a dwelling unit that is used for any nonresidential use, including for a special event that would otherwise require a permit or license pursuant to a city or town ordinance or a state law or rule or for a retail, restaurant, banquet space or other similar use.
“Special event” has the same meaning given to it in the Sedona Land Development Code.
“Timely manner” means:
1. Within one hour of the initiation of contact with the emergency point of contact regarding a complaint, incident, or emergency associated with a short-term rental for which public safety personnel are dispatched; and
2. Within 24 hours of the initiation of contact with the emergency point of contact regarding all other complaints, incidents, and emergencies associated with a short-term rental. “Initiation of contact” means the first actual contact or documented attempt to contact, such as leaving a voicemail or sending an email to the designated emergency point of contact.
“Transaction privilege tax license” is the license issued by the state of Arizona pursuant to A.R.S. Title 42.
“Transient” means any person who either at the person’s own expense or at the expense of another obtains lodging space or the use of lodging space on a daily or weekly basis, or any other basis for less than 30 consecutive days.
“Transient lodging” means the business of operating for occupancy by transients a hotel or motel, including an inn, tourist home or house, dude ranch, resort, campground, studio or bachelor hotel, lodging house, rooming house, apartment house, dormitory, public or private club, mobile home or house trailer at a fixed location, or other similar structure, and also including a space, lot, or slab that is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients in a mobile home or trailer furnished by them for such occupancy. Transient lodging does not include those exceptions identified in A.R.S. Section 42-5070(B).
“Verified violation” means a finding of guilt or civil responsibility for violating any state law or local ordinance relating to a purpose prescribed in A.R.S. Section 9-500.39(B) or 9-500.39(K) that has been finally adjudicated. [Code 2006 § 8-4-3. 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 5.25.030].