Sec. 26-219. Short-term rentals unlawful acts.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise a short-term rental without:
(1) Having a general business license and lodger's license issued by the city; and
(2) Including their city business license number in their advertisement.
(b) The exception to the advertising requirement, in subsection (a)(2) of this section, is for the person who uses a booking service provider to advertise their lodging, and that booking service provider has an agreement with the city for the collection of lodger's tax as required by chapter 130, and the booking service provider provides the short-term rental's license, address, and contact information to the city for inspection upon request, and requires the licensee to provide a license number to the booking service provider prior to listing the property for rental.
(c) Utilizing the residence as the person's primary residence.
(d) It shall be unlawful to permit bookings by more than one person for a short-term rental at one time.
(e) It shall be unlawful to operate a short-term rental of an entire dwelling for longer than 180 days in any 365-day period.
(1) Subsection (c) of this section shall not apply to accessory dwelling units when the property owner lives in the primary structure on the property.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any booking service provider to receive payment, directly or indirectly, for an unlicensed short-term rental located in the city of Aurora.
(g) It shall be unlawful for any booking service provider to receive payment, directly or indirectly, for any short-term rental when it knows or should reasonably know that it is not being utilized as the short-term rental operator's primary residence.
(h) Penalty. In addition to the general penalty provided for in section 1-13, a booking service provider who violates subsection (d) or (e) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 per violation per day. (Ord. No. 2021-63, § 1, 11-22-2021; Ord. No. 2016-64, § 4, 12-5-2016)