Greenport, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 103 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 103-6

A. Rental permits generally. (1) Except as provided otherwise herein, rental permits may only be obtained for properties in a Residential Zone or where such dwelling unit has been approved and used as a rental property in any Chapter 150 zoning district prior to the Village's adoption of Local Law 8 of 2025 upon compliance with § 150-6E(2). (2) A rental permit (including any short-term rental permit) issued under this chapter shall only be issued to an owner(s) of the applicable dwelling unit proposed to be used as a rental unit. (3) All owners of a dwelling unit shall in all cases be jointly and severally responsible for ensuring that any rental of such dwelling unit complies with the requirements of this chapter. (4) In the case of any two-dwelling property or multifamily property, a separate rental permit shall be required in respect of each dwelling unit located thereon that is intended to be utilized as a rental unit. (5) A dwelling unit may only be the subject of one rental permit at any given time which shall be one of any of the following: (a) a long-term rental permit, (b) a hosted short-term rental permit, (c) an owner-occupied short-term rental permit or (d) a resident short-term rental permit. An owner of any dwelling unit may terminate a rental permit issued to such owner in respect of such dwelling unit at any time in order to apply for a different rental permit in respect of such dwelling unit in accordance with the provisions of § 103-7 (including the payment of any fee required to be paid in connection with an application in respect of such different rental permit pursuant to § 103-8 ) by written notice to the Building Inspector and such existing rental permit shall be deemed null and void at such time as the new different type of rental permit shall become effective. (6) Issuance of a rental permit pursuant to this chapter shall not be construed as permission for, or approval, of the use of such dwelling unit or any portion thereof for any occupancy, habitation, rental or other purposes that would otherwise be in violation of a lease, cooperative bylaws, condominium association rules and regulations or any other applicable contractual agreement, law or regulation. B. Dwelling units in CR Commercial Retail District. The issuance of a rental permit in respect of any dwelling unit located in the CR Commercial Retail district shall only be permitted to the extent such dwelling unit satisfies any applicable requirements set forth in § 150-9 of the Code. Except where such dwelling unit has been approved and used as a rental property in any chapter 150 zoning district prior to the Village's adoption of Local Law 8 of 2025 upon compliance with § 150-6E(2), in no circumstances shall a short-term rental permit be issued in respect of any dwelling unit located in the CR Commercial Retail district. C. Short-term rental permits. The following limitations and requirements shall apply to the issuance of any short-term rental permit and no short-term rental permit shall be issued in contravention of these provisions: (1) A short-term rental permit shall only be issued to an owner or owners of a dwelling unit, subject to satisfaction of each of the following conditions (as applicable): (a) Eligible dwelling unit required. Such dwelling unit is an eligible dwelling unit. No apartment or dwelling unit located on any multifamily property shall be the subject of a short-term rental permit unless such apartment constitutes a single-unit rental property in accordance with Subsection B of the definition thereof. (b) Hosted short-term rental permit. With respect to any application for a hosted short-term rental permit: [1] Such dwelling unit is a single-unit dwelling unit; [2] The short-term rental is only in respect of one or more bedrooms at such dwelling unit and is not for the entire exclusive right of use of the dwelling unit; [3] The short-term rental is only incidental to residential use; [4] At least one bedroom in the dwelling unit shall be reserved for occupancy by an owner or owners or resident tenant and not available for use by any other tenant; and [5] An owner or resident tenant of such eligible dwelling unit shall be physically living on-site at such eligible dwelling unit (including overnight) during the period of any short-term rental of a bedroom at such dwelling unit. (c) Owner-occupied short-term rental permit. With respect to any application for an owner-occupied short-term rental permit: [1] Such dwelling unit is a single-unit dwelling unit; [2] The short-term rental of such dwelling unit is only incidental to residential use; and [3] Such dwelling unit is owner-occupied. (d) Resident short-term rental permit. With respect to any application for a resident short-term rental permit: [1] Such dwelling unit is located on a two-dwelling property; and [2] The related resident dwelling unit is resident-occupied. (2) No short-term rental permit shall be issued in respect of any accessory building or structure. (3) No short-term rental permit shall be issued in respect of any employee housing. (4) There shall be no more than one short-term rental permit issued in respect of any property or lot, except in the case of a property where the dwelling units take the form of a residential cooperative or condominium, in which case, the owner or owners of an eligible dwelling unit located therein shall be entitled to a single short-term rental permit in respect of such eligible dwelling unit so long as the conditions related to the issuance thereof are satisfied as contemplated in this chapter. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any two-dwelling property that has an eligible dwelling unit that is the subject of a short-term rental permit, the resident dwelling unit located on the property must be resident-occupied. (5) No short-term rental permit shall be issued in respect of any eligible dwelling unit if any owner-related person in respect of such eligible dwelling unit has an ownership interest in any other dwelling unit in the Village of Greenport for which there is an effective short-term rental permit in respect thereof. (6) No person shall be entitled to the issuance of more than one short-term rental permit. D. Phase-in period for rental permit for employee housing. Enforcement of the rules and regulations in this chapter in respect of any employee housing, including the requirement that any dwelling unit used in connection therewith be the subject of a long-term rental permit, shall only commence on the day occurring 60 days after the effective date; provided that if the owner has filed for a rental permit in respect of such employee housing within the sixty-day period following such effective date, such period shall be extended to 120 days to permit time for the issuance of the applicable rental permit. E. Phase-in period for short-term rental permits. (1) Any person applying for a rental permit (including any renewal of a rental permit) in respect of a dwelling unit shall be required to apply for a single specific type of rental permit which shall include one of the following: a hosted short-term rental permit, an owner-occupied short-term rental permit, a resident short-term rental permit or long-term rental permit and, in each case, shall be required to satisfy all of the criteria in respect thereof contained in this chapter prior to the issuance of such rental permit. (2) Any owner that has a rental permit in respect of an eligible dwelling unit that was issued prior to the effective date and who desires to continue to rent such eligible dwelling unit as a short-term rental shall promptly apply for a short-term rental permit in accordance with the terms of this chapter but in any event shall apply for such short-term rental permit by no later than 60 days after the effective date. (3) From and after the date occurring 60 days after the effective date, any rental permit that was issued prior to the effective date shall be deemed to constitute a long-term rental permit and no dwelling unit subject to such rental permit shall be permitted to be a short-term rental except to the extent of any exempted short-term rental. (4) Except with respect to any exempted short-term rental, enforcement of the rules and regulations contained in this chapter that require that a short-term rental be the subject of a short-term rental permit, or which otherwise solely apply to short-term rentals shall only commence on the date occurring 60 days after the effective date, provided that if the owner has filed for a short-term rental permit within the sixty-day period following such effective date, such period shall be extended to 120 days to permit time for the issuance of the applicable short-term rental permit. (5) If an owner of a dwelling unit has committed and booked short-term rentals in respect of such dwelling unit on or prior to the effective date, such owner may within 60 days of the effective date submit in writing to the Building Inspector a list of all exempted short-term rentals applicable to such dwelling unit. Any such writing shall be made in accordance with the provisions governing written certifications set forth in § 103-13 below and shall include a written certification by the owner of such dwelling unit in respect of any such short-term rental scheduled to occur more than 90 days after the effective date to the effect that the owner or owners are unable to terminate or cancel such short-term rental without penalty, fee or incurring breakage costs. (6) Application for a rental permit as provided in this Subsection E requires the submission of a complete application with the time period allotted in this Subsection E .