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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 6183 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002645 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND |
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| 16 | 16 | | DEVELOPMENT |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, and McGaw |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: March 22, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing |
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| 20 | 20 | | (By Request) |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 42-63.1 of the General Laws entitled "Tourism and Development" is 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 42-63.1-14.2. Municipal regulations for short-term rentals. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) A municipality, by and through its city or town council, is authorized to grant and issue 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | licenses regulating the establishment and use of short-term rentals, as defined by § 42- 63.1-14(b). 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | In granting such short-term rental licenses, the municipality may establish rules and regulations 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | which may include, but are not limited to, the following: 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) Annual health and safety inspections inclusive of fire code, building, and health and 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | safety regulations or statutes and approved sewage or wastewater services; 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) Annual licensing fees not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per bedroom, as 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | defined in the Rhode Island state building code, in the proposed short-term rental facility; 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (3) The name, address, and active phone number of a responsible individual or entity for 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | emergency or other contacts; 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (4) The provision of private adequate trash removal services and recycling for any short-14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | term rental facility that is not occupied by its owner; 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (5) The provision of on-site parking; and 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (6) The limitation of use of the property for events or gatherings that are inconsistent with 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | the underlying zoning designation or local rules or ordinances. 18 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (b) A municipality may provide, by separate ordinance, a limit on the number of licenses 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | issued under this section within the municipality as a whole or within specific neighborhoods or 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | zoning districts. 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (c) A municipality may include in a separate ordinance a provision for fines for the failure 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | of a licensee to comply with the licensing requirement, said fine not to exceed five hundred dollars 5 |
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| 49 | 49 | | ($500) per incident. 6 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (d) The municipality shall not vote on the issuance of any license for a short-term rental 7 |
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| 51 | 51 | | until the conclusion of a public hearing that has been advertised at least three (3) consecutive weeks 8 |
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| 52 | 52 | | in a newspaper of general circulation and on the municipality’s website. The advertisement shall 9 |
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| 53 | 53 | | contain the name of the applicant, the address of the proposed short-term rental, including the plat 10 |
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| 54 | 54 | | and lot number, the maximum occupancy of the proposed short-term rental, and the current zone 11 |
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| 55 | 55 | | of the property. 12 |
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| 56 | 56 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 13 |
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| 62 | 62 | | LC002645 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 63 | 63 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 64 | 64 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 65 | 65 | | OF |
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| 66 | 66 | | A N A C T |
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| 67 | 67 | | RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND |
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| 68 | 68 | | DEVELOPMENT |
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| 69 | 69 | | *** |
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| 70 | 70 | | This act would authorize municipalities to establish rules and regulations and issue licenses 1 |
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| 71 | 71 | | for short-term rentals. The act would permit municipalities to charge a licensing fee and regulate 2 |
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| 72 | 72 | | such things as: 3 |
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| 73 | 73 | | (1) Inspections including fire code, building, and health and safety; 4 |
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| 74 | 74 | | (2) Requiring private trash removal services and parking; and 5 |
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| 75 | 75 | | (3) Limiting the use of the property for events or gathering. 6 |
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| 76 | 76 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 7 |
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