[Ord. No. 2020-03, 4/8/2020]
1. 
A short-term transient rental permit shall be required of any person operating a short-term transient rental use. Any short-term transient rentals operated without a permit are prohibited.
2. 
A short-term transient rental permit shall be issued only to the owner of the short-term rental property and not to any other interested party or tenant of the property.
[Ord. No. 2020-03, 4/8/2020]
1. 
An application for a short-term transient rental permit shall be made to the Township on a form provided by the Township and include the following items:
A. 
Contact information for the owner or agent for the owner in case of emergencies or violations shall be provided with the application.
B. 
Proof of the applicant's ownership of and permanent residence at the property that is the subject of the application. Acceptable proof of permanent residence includes: applicant's driver's license, voter registration, or U.S. passport showing the address of the property; or any other document(s) which the Zoning Officer determines provides equivalent proof of permanent residence.
C. 
Number of bedrooms on the property.
D. 
If the property is not connected to a central sewer system, the owner shall provide the location, approximate age, and capacity of the sewage disposal system to the satisfaction of the Sewage Enforcement Officer.
E. 
If water is supplied to the property by a private well, the owner shall provide evidence that the well has been tested within the last year on the application and that the test results establish that the water is potable and complies with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection water drinking standards. Such testing shall be provided with each application for permit renewal.
F. 
The zoning district in which the property is located and proof that the applicant has obtained a zoning permit for the short-term transient rental use.
2. 
A permit for this use shall only last one year. The owner is responsible for renewing this permit in a timely fashion.
[Ord. No. 2020-03, 4/8/2020]
A permit for a short-term transient rental use may be revoked or not renewed by the Township for any of the reasons listed below. An owner/applicant whose short-term transient rental permit has been revoked pursuant to this subsection shall not be eligible to receive a new permit for this use for one year.
1. 
The owner or occupants of the property are cited for three or more zoning, other Township ordinance, and/or criminal violations by the State Police within any twelve-month period.
2. 
The owner or occupants of the property are cited by the Township for any single violation of any specific regulation of this use as prescribed in Chapter 27, Part 14, relating to additional requirements for specific principal uses.
[Ord. No. 2020-03, 4/8/2020]
Nothing in this Part should be read to prohibit or regulate the authority of property owners to lease their properties for the establishment of a nontransient single-family dwelling.
[Ord. No. 2020-03, 4/8/2020]
Any person, individual, partnership, copartnership, association or corporation violating the provisions of this Part shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $600 or by imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day a violation exists shall be counted as a separate violation.