Southtowns Record

Short Term Rental

Government
Town of Wales
Kind
Other
Topics
Short-term rentals, Zoning and land use, Public safety

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(2) Applications for Short-Term Rentals on parcels that qualify as a Primary
  Residence shall be inspected by the Code Enforcement Officer or their designee
  upon receipt of a complete application.

 (3) The Short-Term Rental Permit shall be issued only upon successful completion of
  all required inspections and satisfaction of applicable requirements.

. Requirements: Before a permit may be granted, the following requirements shall be
  met for any short-term rental unit listed :

 (1)  A drawing of the building floor plan or site plan with accurate dimensions. The
  drawing shall designate rooms for use by guests, designate exits and access to
  exits and identify and specify the off-street parking spaces that are required by
  this chapter.
 (2)  The application shall be signed by the owner of the premises and shall contain at
  least the following: the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address, if
  available, of the owner and operator, if any, as well as a local contact who is able
  to respond within 30 minutes.

 (3)  Each establishment shall have exits clearly marked.

 (4)  Each establishment shall have adequate exits (number, location and size) for the
  maximum number of guests which can be housed pursuant to this chapter.

 (5)  Each guest room shall have a functioning smoke detector that complies with the
  New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code requirements.

  (6)  Each establishment shall have functioning carbon monoxide detectors as
  required by code.

  (7)  Each guest room shall have written information clearly posted, showing the
  location of all means of exiting the building in the event of an emergency.

  (8)  Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum of one (1) fire extinguisher (2A10BC
  rated) on each floor with sleeping quarters and may, in the discretion of the Code
  Enforcement Officer, be required to have additional such fire extinguishers
  available. All fire extinguishers must be inspected once a year.

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  Chapter 197 SHORT  TERM  RENTALS