Short-Term Rentals (STR) Permit Application -The City of Vancouver, WA

Short-Term Rental Information

Site location(Required)

Street Address Parcel # City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Structure type of Short-Term Rental(Required)

Single family house

Duplex

Apartment

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU): attached

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU): detached

Space to be rented(Required)

Entire unit

Single bedroom

Two bedrooms

Three or more bedrooms

Platforms Short-Term Rental listed on(Required)

VRBO

Airbnb

Booking.com

TripAdvisor

Expedia

Other

Platforms list on (if other):

Property Owner Information

Property owner name(Required)

First Last

Property owner phone number(Required)

Property owner email address(Required)

Property owner address(Required)

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Operation information

Operator name(Required)

First Last

Operator phone number(Required)

Operator email address(Required)

Operator address(Required)

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Short-Term Rental Submittal Requirements

The following must be uploaded for review and approval.

Washington State Business License showing both your UBI, Unified Business Identifier, and the City Endorsement;
Liability Insurance for the rental property (Per RCW $1 million or more);
Neighborhood notification letter (opens in a new tab);
Affidavit of mailing (opens in new tab) to property owners abutting and adjacent to the proposed short-term rental;
List of all addresses where the neighborhood notifications were mailed;

Upload required documents(Required)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Responsibility statements

My short-term rental business is registered with the City of Vancouver;
I will comply with all relevant short-term rental provisions listed in the RCW 64.37 and 64.637.030;
I agree the short-term rental identified in this certificate shall comply with the required standards in VMC 20.835.040;
I will include my City of Vancouver short-term rental permit number in all advertising;
All bedrooms will have an operating carbon monoxide alarm installed;
Smoke alarms shall be installed, interconnected, maintained and in working order outside of each separate sleeping area, inside each room used for sleeping purposes, and on each story within the dwelling;
Portable Fire Extinguisher: PFEs shall be mounted in an accessible and conspicuous location (size, minimum of a 2A; 10B:C);
I will provide an interior map which displays exit routes in case of an emergency that will be posted on the interior side of the door of sleeping rooms and main entrance;
Gas and/or electrical utilities must have shut off switches labeled;
I will maintain clear space around furnace, space heaters, and hot water heater;
I have reviewed, in its entirety, the short-term rental program information;
I will allow the City to inspect the premises in accordance with VMC 17.08.
I understand that failure to comply with applicable regulatory standards may result in the code enforcement process identified in VMC 22.02.020 (1. Correction Notice 2. Notice of Civil Violation and Order 3. Order to Revoke Permit);

Please initial(Required)

If your application is approved, a City planner will email you a permit number and the total fees that you owe.

By submitting this form, I agree that I am authorized to obtain this permit and agree to comply with all its terms and conditions and with all applicable provisions of the Vancouver Municipal Code.