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Kittitas county,WA
<br /> § 17.08.486 § 17.08.510
<br /> "Owner"means any person who, alone or with others,has title or interest in any building,property,
<br /> dwelling unit, or portion thereof, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof, and
<br /> including any person who as agent, executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian of an estate has
<br /> charge, care, or control of any building, dwelling unit, or portion thereof. A person whose sole
<br /> interest in any building, dwelling unit, or portion thereof is solely that of a lessee under a lease
<br /> agreement is not considered an owner.
<br /> "Person" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 82.04.030.
<br /> "Short-term rental" means a lodging use,that is not a hotel or motel or bed and breakfast, in which
<br /> a dwelling unit, or portion thereof, that is offered or provided to a guest by a short-term rental
<br /> operator for a fee for fewer than thirty (30) consecutive nights. "Short-term rental' does not
<br /> include any of the following: (i) a dwelling unit that is occupied by the owner for at least six
<br /> (6) months during the calendar year and in which fewer than three (3) rooms are rented at any
<br /> time; (ii) a dwelling unit, or portion thereof, that is used by the same person for thirty (30) or
<br /> more consecutive nights; or (iii) a dwelling unit, or portion thereof, that is operated by an
<br /> organization or government entity that is registered as a charitable organization with the Secretary
<br /> of State, State of Washington, or is classified by the Federal Internal Revenue Service as a public
<br /> charity or a private foundation, and provides temporary housing to individuals certified on 9/l/
<br /> 2023 Combined Chapter 64.37 RCW, Page 1,who are being treated for trauma, injury, or disease,
<br /> or their family members.
<br /> "Short-term rental advertisement" means any method of soliciting use of a dwelling unit for short-
<br /> term rental purposes.
<br /> "Short-term rental platform" or "platform" means a person that provides a means through which
<br /> an operator may offer a dwelling unit,or portion thereof, for short-term rental use, and from which
<br /> the person or entity financially benefits. Merely publishing a short-term rental advertisement for
<br /> accommodations does not make the publisher a short-term rental platform.
<br /> (Ord. 2025-001, 1/7/2025)
<br /> § 17.08.487. Sending site.
<br /> "Sending site" means designated lot or lots from where landowners may sell their development
<br /> rights in exchange for placing a conservation easement on the property.
<br /> (Ord. 2009-25, 2009)
<br /> § 17.08.490. Small-scale event facility.
<br /> "Small-scale event facility"means a facility that is open to the public for events,seminars,wedding
<br /> or other social gatherings. May include eating and food preparation facilities provided meals are
<br /> only served to guests attending events.
<br /> (Ord. 98-22 (part), 1998; Ord. 2013-001, 2013; Ord. 2013-012, 2013)
<br /> § 17.08.500. Special care dwelling.
<br /> "Special care dwelling" means a Manufactured Home or Park Model Trailer providing separate
<br /> living quarters for the purpose of providing care to an immediate family member.
<br /> (Ord. 0-2006-01, 2006; Ord. 2007-22, 2007; Ord. 2013-001, 2013)
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