“Adjacent properties” means any property contiguous to a property on which a short-term rental unit is located.

“Apartment building” means a standalone building with five or more residential units that share common walls.

“Host” means any owner of record of residential real property, or agent or lessee thereof, who offers that dwelling unit, or portion thereof, for short-term rental either through a hosting platform or individually. All accessory dwelling units shall be considered hosted if the owner resides on the property.

“Hosted short-term rental” means a short-term rental where the host remains in the dwelling unit throughout the short-term renter’s stay. A host may rent out a private portion of a residential dwelling unit; however, the rental of an entire dwelling unit may not be classified as a “hosted short-term rental.”

“Hosting platform” means a marketplace, in whatever form or format, which facilitates short-term rentals through advertising, matchmaking or any other means, using any medium of facilitation, and from which the operator of the hosting platform derives revenue from providing or maintaining the marketplace and including booking fees or advertising revenue.

“Local contact person” means the person designated by the owner or host who shall be available twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week for the purpose of: (1) Responding within sixty minutes to the property code violations and/or complaints regarding the condition, operation, or conduct of occupants of the short-term rental unit and (2) taking remedial action to resolve such violations and/or complaints.

“Short-term rental” means the rental of any room or rooms, or portions thereof, in any residential dwelling unit for residing, sleeping or lodging purposes for no more than twenty-nine consecutive calendar days. Portions of days shall be counted as full calendar days.

“Short-term renter” means a person who occupies, or is entitled to occupy a short-term rental, by reason of fee, concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of no more than twenty-nine consecutive calendar days. Portions of days shall be counted as full calendar days.