8(a) Short-Term Rental Ordinance

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water per person per day to handle the maximum number of guests for which the facility is permitted. The SSTS shali include a flow measuring device. Flow measurement readings and monitoring of the SSTS shall be recorded monthly and records shall be made available to the Department upon request. The use of holding tanks for vacation/private home rental units shall be prohibited. (5) On-site parking shall be provided which is sufficient to accommodate the occupants of the vacation/private home rental. Public streets and septic systems may not be used for calculating parkinQ by renters or guests. Parking areas must be setback a , minimum distance of five (5)feet from the property lines. (6) Attpmpting ta�btain additional occupancy by use of recrea#ional vehicles,tents, , accessory structures or fish houses is prohibited. (7J Rooms used for sleeping shall be provided with egress windows and smoke detectors in locations that comply with the Minnesota State Building Code or the requirements of the Department,whichever is stricter. Every room occupied far sleeping purposes by one person shall contain at teast 70 square feet of usable floor space, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain not less than 60 square feet of usable floor space for each occupant I thereof. I (8) On premise advertising signs are prohibited. �I (9) The owner shall provide a visual demarcation of the property lines. '' (10) The owner shall keep a report, detailing use of the home by recording the full I name,address, phone number and vehicle license number of guests using the property. A copy of the report shall be provided to the Department upon request. (11) No more than two (2)vacation/private home rentals will be allowed on a parcet. More than two(2)vacation/private home rentals on the same parcel or on contiguous parcels under common ownership shall constitute a resort and must , meet the standards set forth in Section 15 and/or 16 of this ordinance and Section 7 of the Aitkin County Shoreland Management Ordinance. (12) The Planning Commission may impose conditions that will reduce the impacts of the proposed use on neighboring properties, public services, and nearby water bodies as well as other concerns including, but not limited to,public safety, and safety of guests. Said conditions may include but not be limited to—fencing or vegetative screening, native buffer along the shoreline,noise standards, duration of permit, restrictions as to the docking of watercraft, and number of guests.