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ORDINANCE NO. ___ 3 1. There shall be a license fee and late renewal fee as established by the City Fee Schedule in Section 33.XX. All fees and fines shall be charged to and payable by the property owner. 2. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 469.190, local lodging taxes may be collected on all rentals less than 30 days in length in accordance if so adopted by the City Council. 3. Short-Term Rentals in violation of this ordinance may be subject to license suspension or revocation and administrative fines, in addition to any other fees or penalties per Section 33.XX or other applicable sections of City Code. (F) MANNER OF LICENSURE: 1. Any Short-Term Rental Unit in existence prior to the adoption of this Ordinance, has been operation outside of the City Code licensing and zoning provisions. No such prior Short Term Rental Unit shall continue without securing and maintaining the required license under this Section, and complying with the terms herein. 2. An owner of a property that after the effective date of this Chapter wishes to convert the property into a Short-Term Rental property, shall apply for and license the property prior to its conversion. 3. If there is a change in the type of occupancy from the type stated on the license form, an amended license form shall be filed within 30 days of the change. 4. When a previously licensed property is sold, the new owner, if continuing to offer Short-Term Rental, shall apply for a license within 30 days of the sale and may not allow occupancy as a short-term rental until a license has been obtained. No license issued to a prior owner shall transfer to any new owner of said property. 5. Valid Short-term rental license holders shall not be required to register said rental per this Section if they enter into rental lease periods totaling at least thirty (30) consecutive days. However, such a change in rental terms shall require notice to the City that such license is to be converted to a rental housing license subject to the requirements of Section 152. 6. The City Manager may administratively deny a license under this Chapter if the property has been issued fines for repeat nuisance violations per City Code Section XX. 7. If a person is found to have engaged in rentals that require a license under this Chapter, but no license has been obtained, upon application for licensure said license shall not become effective for 90 days. 17