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(a)
Permitted short-term rentals. A short-term rental unit may be used as a short-term rental within the town upon the issuance of a short-term rental permit for the dwelling unit in accordance with the requirements of this short-term rental ordinance and registration with the State of Rhode Island, as per R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-63.1-14.
(b)
Prohibited short-term rentals.
(1)
No person may offer to rent, operate, or otherwise use any dwelling unit in the town as a short-term rental without a valid pending application or valid short-term rental permit for the dwelling unit.
(2)
A short-term rental shall be for a period of more than six consecutive nights. Rentals of fewer than seven nights are prohibited.
(c)
Lodging establishments are exempt. Other lodging establishments as defined in Chapter 14, including hotels, motels, boardinghouses, bed and breakfasts, tourist camps, or trailer parking sites, are exempt from the permitting requirements and standards of this short-term rental ordinance.
(d)
Restrictions specifically applicable to "Households" and "Student Occupied Dwellings" as defined in Appendix A, Section 2.2 entitled "Definitions" of the Code of Ordinances of the town are exempt.
(Ch. 1123, § 3, 5-6-2024, eff. 9-1-2024)