§ 8-2-10 STR License Issuance, Denial, Suspension, and Appeal.
(A) The City shall issue or deny a STR license application within seven business days of receipt of the information required by Section 8-2-2(A). The City may deny issuance of a STR license application only for any of the following:
(1) Failure to provide the information required by Section 8-2-2(A);
(2) Failure to pay the City’s annual STR license fee;
(3) If at the time of application, the STR owner has a suspended STR license for the STR property;
(4) The applicant provides false information; or
(5) If the owner or owner’s designee for the STR property is a registered sex offender or has been convicted of any felony act resulting in death, serious physical injury, or any felony use of a deadly weapon in the past five years.
(B) A STR license issued pursuant to Article 8-2 may be suspended by the City for a period up to 12 months for the following verified violations associated with the STR property:
(1) Three verified violations within a 12 month period, not including any verified violation based on an aesthetic, solid waste disposal or vehicle parking violation that is not also a serious threat to public health and safety; or
(2) One verified violation that results in or constitutes any of the following:
(a) A felony offense committed at or in the vicinity of a STR property by the owner or owner’s designee for the STR property;
(b) A serious physical injury or wrongful death at or related to STR property from the knowing, intentional or reckless conduct of the owner or owner’s designee for the STR property;
(c) An owner or owner’s designee for the STR property knowingly or intentionally housing a sex offender, allowing offenses related to adult-oriented businesses, sexual offenses or prostitution, or operating or maintaining a sober living home, in violation of Section 8-2-4(A); or
(d) An owner or owner’s designee for the STR property knowingly or intentionally allowing the use of the STR property for a special event that would otherwise require a permit or license pursuant to the City’s code of ordinances or zoning ordinance; or state law or rule; or for a retail, restaurant, banquet space or other similar use.
(3) If multiple verified violations arise out of the same response to an incident as a STR, those verified violations are considered one verified violation for the purpose of suspending a STR license pursuant to subsections (B)(1) and (2) of this section.
(4) Notwithstanding subsections (B)(1) and (2) of this section, any attempted or completed felony act, arising from the occupancy or use of an STR, that results in death, or actual or attempted serious physical injury, shall be grounds for the City to petition the Goodyear Municipal Court for an emergency order to suspend the STR property’s use as an STR for a period of time that shall not exceed 12 months.
(C) Any person aggrieved by a denial of a STR license application or by the suspension of a STR license, shall have the right to appeal to the City Manager or designee, within 14 days after notice of the action complained of has been mailed to the aggrieved person at the address identified in the STR application, a written statement setting forth fully the grounds for the appeal and the relief requested. The City Manager or designee shall issue a written decision within 30 days of City’s receipt of the appeal. Thereafter, the City Manager or designee shall mail a copy of the said written decision to the aggrieved person at the address identified in the STR application, and the decision of the City Manager shall be final and conclusive. (Ord. 22-1555, passed 9-12-2022)