This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as "The Municipality
of Murrysville Short-Term Rental Ordinance."
This chapter is not intended to, and does not, excuse any landowner
from compliance with the Municipality of Murrysville Zoning Ordinance,
as amended from time to time. Whenever possible, this chapter and
Zoning Ordinance should be construed and interpreted as being consistent,
and not in conflict.
For the purposes of this chapter, words and terms used herein
shall be interpreted as follows:
BEDROOM
A room or space designated to be used for sleeping purposes
with two means of egress (one of which may be a window acceptable
under the building code) and in close proximity to a bathroom. Space
used for eating, cooking, bathrooms, toilet rooms, closets, halls,
storage or utility rooms and similar uses are not considered bedrooms.
Space used or intended for general and informal everyday use such
as a living room, den and sitting room or similar is not to be considered
a bedroom.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms, occupied or intended for occupancy, as
separate living quarters by a single family maintaining a household,
the members of which have unrestricted access to all other parts thereof,
with cooking, sleeping, and sanitary facilities provided therein,
for the exclusive use of that single family.
PERSON IN CHARGE
A person or agent with actual authority to represent the
owner for purposes of contact and communication regarding the owner's
short-term rental. A person in charge must reside or have an office
within approximately 10 miles of the short-term rental property and
be able to act as legal agent for the owner. The Municipality must
be notified, in writing, within seven days if there is a change in
the identity of the person in charge.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL
Any dwelling unit utilized as a single-family dwelling rented for the purpose of overnight lodging for a period of 30 days or less. A short-term rental does not include accessory uses or structures on the premises and is subject to the performance standards of Article III, §
220-15 of the Municipality of Murrysville Zoning Ordinance. A singular short-term rental uses in excess of 30 days are prohibited.
No owner of any property in the Municipality of Murrysville
shall operate a short-term rental in the Municipality of Murrysville
without first obtaining and maintaining a short-term rental permit
from the Zoning Officer. Operation of a short-term rental at any time
without such short-term rental permit is a violation of this chapter.
Permits are not transferrable or assignable to any new owner of the
property.
The administrator of this article shall be the Code Enforcement
Officer as appointed by the Municipality of Murrysville
The marketing of a short-term rental in which the advertised occupancy exceeds the maximum occupancy requirements permitted by this chapter, or which promotes any other activity which is prohibited by this chapter, shall be a violation of this chapter as outlined in §
194-7.
If it appears to an Enforcement Officer that a violation(s)
of this chapter exists or has occurred, the Enforcement Officer shall
send a written notice of violation(s) to the owner by personal delivery
or by United States first class and certified mail. The enforcement
notice shall identify the premises which is the subject of the violation(s),
enumerate the conditions which constitute the violation(s), cite the
specific sections of this chapter which are violated, indicate the
action required to correct the violation(s), and provide a time frame
(established by the Enforcement Officer based upon the nature of the
violation(s)) to correct the violation(s).
In the interest of promoting the public health, safety, and
welfare, and minimizing the burden on the Municipality, community
services and impacts posed by short-term rentals, a violation(s) of
any of the provisions of this chapter is declared to be a public nuisance.
If any section, provision, or portion of this chapter shall
be held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision shall not affect any other section, clause, provision
or portion of this chapter so long as it remains legally enforceable
minus the invalid portion. The Municipality reserves the right to
amend this chapter or any portion thereof from time to time as it
shall deem advisable in the best interests of the promotion of the
purposes and intent of this chapter, and the effective administration
thereof.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
This chapter shall become effective immediately.