A. 
Prior to entering into a rental agreement for any regulated rental unit, the owner shall apply for and obtain a registration from the Borough. A license is required for all regulated rental units. If a building contains multiple regulated rental units, the owner may obtain one license covering all units in the building.
B. 
The following categories of rental properties are exempt from the registration requirements of this section:
(1) 
Senior citizen housing; and
(2) 
Convents and parish houses.
C. 
The application for the registration shall be on a form as determined by the Borough.
D. 
The owner shall maintain a current list of occupants in each regulated rental unit which shall include their name, mailing address and telephone number. The owner shall furnish the list to the Borough upon request.
E. 
No registration shall be granted for a regulated-rental unit with less than 500 square feet of habitable floor space. This subsection shall not apply to regulated rental units existing prior to the effective date of this chapter.
A. 
Each registration shall have an annual term running from January 1 through December 31 each year.
B. 
Upon application for a registration and prior to the issuance or renewal thereof, each applicant shall pay to the Borough an annual registration and inspection fee, in an amount to be established from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council. Such resolution may provide for more than one fee scale for different categories of premises, to be more specifically set forth in the resolution.
C. 
The registration shall indicate the maximum number of occupants allowed in each regulated rental unit.
D. 
No registration shall be issued if the owner has not paid any fines and costs arising from enforcement of this chapter or any of the ordinances of the Borough of Millvale relating to land use or code enforcement or if any licensing fees under this chapter are due and owing to the Borough.
A. 
No registration shall be granted for the operation of a regulated rental unit as a short-term rental, unless the following requirements are met:
(1) 
The regulated rental unit must be on a property located in the Commercial, R2 Residential or Mixed-Use Zoning Districts.
(2) 
Leaseholders and tenants may not sublet the property as a short-term rental.
(3) 
Property must have at least one off-street parking spot for each unit being used as a short-term rental in the R2 Residential or Mixed-Use Zoning District or provide alternate parking or parking agreement. If off-street parking is not possible due to a limitation with the property, the owner may seek a variance from the Zoning Hearing Board.
(4) 
If one room in a dwelling is being offered as a short-term rental, all common areas in the dwelling are subject to inspection as a condition to licensure.
(5) 
With authority from § 211-23, each property that is used for a short-term rental, shall have a Knox-Box® approved by the Borough of Millvale, installed on the locations determined by the Fire Chief or the person the Borough Manager designates. Keys to all locked areas in the property shall be inside the Knox-Box® to be used by emergency personnel in case of an emergency.
(a) 
Keys to all locked areas of the dwelling must be put into the Knox-Box® to allow for emergency access.
(6) 
Proof of all required business taxes have been paid and are up-to-date.
(7) 
Overnight occupancy will be restricted to two persons per bedroom, with a maximum of three bedrooms.
(8) 
Day guests will be restricted to 75% of the overnight occupancy. Day guests will be limited to being on the property to the times allowed in Chapter 190, Noise.
(9) 
Open fires are prohibited at any time for short-term rentals.
(10) 
Occupancy regulations must be posted inside the short-term rental. Posting must include:
(a) 
Evacuation paths.
(b) 
Number of overnight guests.
(c) 
Number of day guests.
(d) 
Number of vehicles allowed.
(e) 
Trash regulation.
(f) 
Fires are prohibited.
(11) 
All advertising of the short-term rental shall include:
(a) 
Number of overnight guests.
(b) 
Number of day guests.
(c) 
Number of bedrooms.
(d) 
Registration number.
A. 
All regulated rental units shall be subject to inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer or another duly authorized agent of the Borough no less than once every three years to ensure compliance with the Borough Property Maintenance Code and identify any conditions which may impact the health, safety or welfare of the occupants.
B. 
The Borough may require the following lead-safety screening as part of the rental inspection:
(1) 
A visual assessment of the interior to be performed for deteriorated paint;
(2) 
The collection of dust samples to be submitted to a certified laboratory to determine whether a dust-lead hazard exists exceeding 40 ug per square foot on floors or 250 ug per square foot on interior window sills; and
(3) 
A visual assessment of the exterior of the building for bare soil within the dripline of any residential building on which the original construction was completed prior to January 1, 1978.
C. 
If a lead hazard violation is found within a regulated rental unit, the Code Enforcement Officer shall prepare an examination report that provides documentation of the examination and contains the following information:
(1) 
The address of the residential property and, if only part of a multifamily property is affected, the specific dwelling units and common areas affected;
(2) 
The date(s) of the examination;
(3) 
The name, address, and signature of each person performing the examination, including their EPA certification number;
(4) 
The results of the visual assessment for the presence of deteriorated paint and visible dust, debris, residue, paint chips, or bare soil within the dripline;
(5) 
The results of the analysis of dust samples, in micrograms per square foot, by location of sample; and
(6) 
The name and address of each laboratory that conducted the analysis of the dust samples, including the identification number for each such laboratory recognized by the EPA under Section 405(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act [15 U.S.C. § 2685(b)].
D. 
The Borough will maintain a registry of regulated rental units that have been found to contain lead hazard violations which will be made available to the public. The property owner may petition the Code Enforcement Officer for a reinspection of the property once the lead hazard violation has been corrected. If the Code Enforcement Officer determines the violation has been abated, the property shall be removed from the Borough registry.
Upon a showing of probable cause that a violation of this chapter or any other ordinance of the Borough of Millvale has occurred, the Code Enforcement Officer may apply to the Magisterial District Judge having jurisdiction in the Borough of Millvale for a search warrant to enter and inspect the premises.