Agenda Date: 01/08/2019
Subject:
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Discussion on outstanding items regarding a draft ordinance for the regulation of Short-Term Rentals
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Presented By:
Jocelyn Mills, Community Development Director and Steve Kemp, City Attorney
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION:
Does city council support providing final direction to staff on the unresolved issues of residency and occupancy, in order for staff to prepare the draft ordinance regarding short-term rentals (STR) for second reading on January 15, 2019?
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of the study session is for council to provide final direction to staff to prepare the second reading of the proposed ordinance to regulation short-term rentals.
For context, the draft ordinance is designed to meet the three objectives, as previously discussed:
* Maintain community and neighborhood character
* Develop rules to ensure public safety
* Develop a formalized process to regulate short-term rentals
On December 4, 2018, city council approved the first reading of the draft ordinance to address short-term rentals. This study session is for council to provide staff with final direction on the draft ordinance.
Mayor Brinkman reached out to the members of the Metro Mayors Caucus and asked if they had addressed the issue of STRs; if so, how did they address the policy issue of primary residency and their reasoning. Attachment 6 is a summary of their comments as of this date.
OVERVIEW:
Based on council feedback over the past few weeks, attached is the draft ordinance with proposed updates along with commentary notes from the city attorney and council members. There are two outstanding issues to be resolved: residency and occupancy. All other items (use in zoning districts, lodging definitions, parking requirements, licensure and revocation processes, notification to adjacent neighbors, copies of trash, noise, and parking regulations, and identification of local contacts) have been resolved.
Staff also has two recommendations regard...
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