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Short-term rental rules in Berea, KY
How Berea regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here operate under a registration or permit system with ongoing operating rules.
- STR permit required with life-safety inspection and annual registration
- no owner-occupancy requirement
- no citywide cap or quota
- city transient room tax (3%) collected on STR stays
Based on: City of Berea Land Management & Development Ordinance (2018, adopted; consolidated/amended, current edition 'UPD JUL
Summary of the rule
SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS — A. Short-Term Rental. The provisions for Short-Term Rental shall apply to detached single family dwellings, duplexes, and multi-family dwelling units in permitted or conditionally permitted zones in accordance with Allowable Land Uses 406. Each unit rented for short-term rental (transient basis, less than 30 days) shall comply with the following: 1. Application for new short-term rental permits shall be made to the City of Berea Codes & Planning Office. 2. Approved short-term rentals shall register with the City of Berea Codes & Planning Office annually. 3. A current City of Berea Business License shall be maintained, and transient room tax collected as required. ... 9. A life safety inspection shall be approved by the Codes & Planning Office upon initial application and approval. ... If any of these provisions cannot be met, the property owner shall file an application for a conditional use permit to be considered by the Board of Adjustments.
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