A. 
In addition to any land use requirement(s) set forth in the Borough of Clementon land use regulations, the owner/operator of a short-term rental property shall obtain a short-term rental permit from the Borough of Clementon Code Enforcement Officer before renting or advertising for rent any short-term rental. The application for a short-term rental permit must meet the following initial requirements to be considered:
(1) 
For existing short-term rentals, the applicant must not have had more than one documented dangerous condition, as defined in this section, within the last year.
(2) 
For existing short-term rentals, the applicant must have no violations of the Borough Noise Ordinance, located in Chapter 198, within the last two years. A violation of the Noise Ordinance means a documented violation by the Municipal Court.
(3) 
In the event any code violations have been issued by the Borough relating to the short-term rental, a short-term rental permit shall not be issued until such time in which violations have been properly abated. Additionally, the short-term owner must also close any open construction permits for the property prior to the issuance of a short-term rental permit.
(4) 
The applicant must be current with all Borough taxes, water, and sewer charges.
(5) 
All fines or penalties issued by the Municipal Court for the Borough of Clementon for any past code violations relating to the short-term rental, including penalties for failure to appear in court, must be satisfied in full prior to the issuance of a short-term rental permit.
B. 
No person or entity shall operate a short-term rental or advertise a residential property for use as a short-term rental without the owner/operator of the property first having obtained a short-term rental permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. The failure to obtain a valid short-term rental permit prior to using or advertising the short-term rental in any print, digital, or internet advertisement or web-based platform, and/or in the multiple listing service (MLS) or any realtor's property listing, shall be a violation of this chapter. No short-term rental permit issued under this chapter may be transferred or assigned or used by any person or entity other than the owner to whom it is issued or at any property location or dwelling unit other than the property for which it is issued.
C. 
An owner of property intended to serve as a short-term rental, or any agent acting on behalf of the owner, shall submit to the Code Enforcement Officer a short-term rental permit application provided by the Borough, along with an initial registration fee of $250. Said fee shall be nonrefundable, including if the application is denied.
D. 
The short-term rental permit, if granted, shall be valid for the remaining extent of the year the application is submitted.
E. 
A short-term rental permit shall be renewed on an annual basis, upon the following January 1 of the original permit issuance, by submitting to the Borough of Clementon Code Enforcement Officer a short-term rental permit application and a renewal registration fee of $200.
F. 
The short-term rental permit shall expire automatically when ownership changes, and a new initial application and registration fee will be required if the new owner intends to use the property as a short-term rental. A new application shall also be required for any short-term rental that had its short-term rental permit revoked or suspended.
A. 
Applicants for a short-term rental permit shall submit, on an annual basis, an application for a short-term rental permit to the Code Enforcement Officer. The application shall be furnished, under oath, on a form specified by the Borough, accompanied by the nonrefundable application fee as set forth in § 220A-3C above. Such application shall include the following:
(1) 
The name, address, telephone number and email address of the owner(s) and, if applicable, designated person of record of the dwelling unit, pursuant to § 220A-2H above, for which a permit is sought. If such owner is not a natural person, the application must include and identify the names of all partners, officers and/or directors of any such entity, and the personal contact information, including short-term rental street address, email address and telephone number, for each of them. The use of a P.O. box in lieu of a physical owner address is not permitted, and therefore the application will be automatically denied.
(2) 
The address, block and lot of the proposed short-term rental.
(3) 
A copy of the driver's license or state identification card of the owner and, if applicable, designated person pursuant to § 220A-2H above of the short-term rental property, confirming, as set forth in this section, that the property is the principal residence, as that term is defined in this chapter, of the owner making application for the short-term rental permit.
(4) 
The owner's sworn acknowledgment that he/she is following the requirement that the short-term rental constitutes the owner's or, if applicable, the principal residence of the designated person pursuant to § 220A-2H above.
(5) 
The name, address, telephone number and email address of the short-term rental property agent, which shall constitute his/her seven-day/twenty-four-hour contact information.
(6) 
The name, address, telephone number and email address of the short-term rental property's responsible party, which shall constitute his/her seven-day/twenty-four-hour contact information.
(7) 
Copies of two utility bills from the short-term rental not less than 30 days old.
(8) 
The owner's sworn acknowledgment that he/she has read this chapter, has reviewed it, understands its requirements, and certifies as to the accuracy of all information provided in the permit application.
(9) 
The number and location of all parking spaces available to the premises, which shall include the number of legal off-street parking spaces and on-street parking spaces directly adjacent to the premises. The owner shall certify that every effort will be made to avoid and/or mitigate issues with on-street parking in the neighborhood in which the short-term rental is located resulting from excessive vehicles generated by the short-term rental of the property to avoid a shortage of parking for residents in the surrounding neighborhood.
(10) 
The owner's agreement that all rents of the short-term rental shall be limited to one vehicle per two occupants in the short-term rental.
(11) 
The owner's agreement to use his/her best efforts to assure that use of the short-term rental by all transient occupants will not disrupt the neighboring property owners to the quiet enjoyment of their properties.
(12) 
If an owner is applying for a short-term rental permit for a property that is not owner-occupied, in accordance with § 220A-2H above, the owner must provide documentary proof that the non-owner-occupied property was in use as a short-term rental property at the time of adoption of this chapter.
(13) 
Any other information that this chapter requires a property owner to provide to the Borough in connection with an application for a certificate of occupancy. The Borough of Clementon Code Enforcement Officer, or his/her designee, shall have the authority to obtain additional information from the short-term owner/applicant or amend the permit application to require additional information, as necessary, to achieve the objectives of this chapter.
B. 
Every initial application for a short-term rental permit shall require documentation indicating that the property has been inspected for compliance with the Borough's Fire Safety, Property Maintenance and Housing Codes within the past six months. Thereafter, upon renewal, the applicant must present documentation that the property has been inspected for compliance with said codes within the past three years. Each application is subject to review to verify the short-term rental's eligibility for use as a short-term rental and compliance with the regulations in this chapter. In addition, the Borough reserves the right to inspect a short-term rental for compliance with the Fire Safety, Property Maintenance and Housing Codes, regardless of the status of the short-term rental permit application, if the Borough receives information that there may be a violation on the premises.
C. 
A zoning compliance certificate, which states that the premises are not being occupied or used in violation of the Borough's land use regulations and zoning ordinances, shall be required.
D. 
A notarized affidavit shall be required stating there have been no prior revocations or suspensions of this or a similar license, in which event a license shall not be issued, which denial may be appealed as provided hereinafter.
E. 
Attached to and concurrent with submission of the permit application described in this section, the owner shall provide the following:
(1) 
Proof of the owner's current ownership of the short-term rental unit.
(2) 
Proof of general liability insurance in a minimum of $500,000.
(3) 
Written certifications from the short-term rental property agent and responsible party that they agree to perform all the respective duties specified in this section.
F. 
The short-term rental owner/permit holder shall publish the short-term rental permit number issued by the Borough in every print, digital, or internet advertisement, and/or in the MLS or other real estate listing of a real estate agent licensed by the New Jersey Real Estate Commission, in which the short-term rental is advertised for rent on a short-term basis.
G. 
The short-term rental owner or agent shall maintain an up-to-date log of all transient occupants who will be occupying the short-term rental, which shall contain the occupant or occupants' names, ages, dates of commencement and expiration of each short-term rental period. This log shall be available for inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer, Zoning Officer and the Public Safety Officials in case of emergency or upon request. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that the Borough shall always have basic identifying information of all occupants of the short-term rental.
H. 
In no event shall a short-term rental be rented to anyone younger than 21 years of age. The primary occupant of all short-term rentals executing the agreement between the owner and the occupant must be over the age of 21 and must be the party who will occupy the property during the short-time rental. The primary occupant may have guests under the age of 21 who will share and occupy the property with them. Both the primary occupant executing the short-term rental agreement and the short-term rental owner shall be responsible for compliance with this provision, and shall be liable for a violation, where the short-term rental is not occupied by at least one adult over the age of 21 during the term of the short-term rental. No one under 18 years of age shall be permitted on the premises of a short-term rental, unless they are accompanied by their legal guardian.
A. 
Once an application is submitted, complete with all required information and documentation and fees, the Code Enforcement Officer, following any necessary investigation or compliance with this section, shall either issue the short-term rental permit or issue a written denial of the permit application, with the reasons for such denial being stated therein within 30 days, provided access to the short-term rental is provided by the owner or owner's short-term rental agent.
B. 
If denied, the applicant shall have 10 business days to appeal the denial, in writing, to the Borough Administrator and Code Enforcement Officer.
C. 
Within 30 days thereafter, the Borough Administrator or his/her designee shall review and decide the appeal.