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Rental Operating License Application for
Hotels – Motels - Inns
A property owner must obtain a license prior to operating a rental facility within the City of Annapolis. License application
and rental operating license are non-transferable. Application must include fee of $100.00 per unit/room. Property must
be inspected for compliance of the City’s Code and International Property Maintenance Code before the license
will be issued.
Rental Property Address _______________________________________________________ # of Units/Rooms
Property Tax ID # ___________________________ Trading As _____________________________________________
MD Sales and Use Tax Account #_____________________________________________________________________
Anne Arundel County Hotel Occupancy Tax Account #_____________________________________________________
Property Owner Information
Property Management or Authorized Agent*
Information
Name Name
Company Company
Address Address
City State Zip City State Zip
Day phone Cell Day phone Cell
E-mail E-mail
* The Property Management or authorized agent will be the person that we contact regarding renewals, inspections,
complaints and any violations.
Hotel Motel Inn
Does the unit have AC electric power supplied smoke alarms? (City Code Section 17.40.440) Yes No
Smoke Alarm requirement for hotels, motel, & inns:
Single or multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed in all of the following locations:
1. In sleeping areas.
2. In every room in the path of the means of egress from the sleeping area to the door leading from the sleeping
unit.
3. In each story within the sleeping unit, including basements. For sleeping units with split levels and without an
intervening door between the adjacent levels, a smoke alarm installed on the upper level shall suffice for the
adjacent lower level provided that the lower level is less than one full story below the upper level.
*** Carbon Monoxide Alarms – The facility engineer should consult with Planning and Zoning staff to verify
compliance with the law.
City of Annapolis
FOR CITY USE ONLY
Zoning
Approved by
Date approved
Rental License #
Rental District
1 2 3 4
Department of Planning and Zoning
145 Gorman Street Fl 3
Annapolis, MD 21401-2529
Permitting@annapolis.gov 410-260-2200 Fax 410-263-9158 TDD use MD Relay or 711 www.annapolis.gov
Description of Property (Please check only one)
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Hotels – Motels - Inns
Rental Property Address _______________________________________________________ # of Units/Rooms
The applicant hereby certifies and agrees that: (1) they are the owner or the duly authorized agent of the owner to make this application; (2) they have
read all of the information above set forth and declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct; (3) the license, if issued, may be
declared void should said information be false; (4) they will comply with the ICC Code and the Charter and Code of the City of Annapolis, which are
applicable hereto; (5) they agree to inspections by the Department of Planning and Zoning and the Fire Department to determine if the property is in
compliance with the provisions of the ICC Code and the Charter and Code of the City of Annapolis; (6) they will notify the Department of Planning and
Zoning within 24 hours if there is a change of ownership or in the agents who are listed above.
Applicant Signature Date
Fee Submitted $ . Checks should be made payable to City of Annapolis and mailed to the address above.
Owner/Agent Certification