Know your tier

• Decide the tier before anything else: owner occupied or non owner occupied. The city treats them differently.
• Non owner occupied: confirm the 500 foot separation from another non owner occupied Short Term Rental for your address. If the separation fails, the permit fails.
• Owner occupied: assemble proof of primary residence, two documents from the city's list (driver license or state ID, voter registration, tax or utility records, and similar).

The application packet

• Completed short term rental application and the standards and review criteria checklist, initialed where it asks.
• The annual affidavit, signed and notarized, ready to file with the application.
• Permit fee paid: the city lists $119 (as published when checked).
• Proof of at least $500,000 in liability insurance. A hosting platform contract that acknowledges coverage (Airbnb or VRBO, for example) can serve as the proof.
• City sales tax license in hand, unless the rental is listed only on Airbnb or VRBO, which collect the city tax themselves.
• Proof of the listing: a link or listing number for the hosting platform.
• The packet is submitted through the city's electronic submittal system, and staff are notified of any change within 3 days.

While you operate

• The approved permit is posted inside the dwelling, adjacent to the front door.
• Good Neighbor Guidelines go to every tenant in the rental agreement and are posted prominently inside the residence.
• Tenants get a parking diagram or clear description of the available spaces, posted prominently.
• An emergency contact is in place for non life threatening issues, as the city's materials require.
• The permit runs one year from issuance. Renewal takes an updated application, affidavit, and the permit fee; calendar it before it lapses.

Check with the city

• Whether your zoning allows the use at your address, and any PUD or overlay conditions: the application materials point to the zoning code (Title 17, Chapter 7) as the authority.
• HOA and condo rules: not in any public dataset. Check in writing.