We always go to the primary sources, right?
Here is the short-term lodging proposal for addition to the zoning ordinances that was presented by Ms. Heller, City Planning Director, at the December 12 Planning Commission meeting.
Short-Term Lodging amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance
Here also is the related housing ordinance 1741 currently in place governing short-term lodging.
Article 1741: Short Term Lodging Facilities
And here Ms. Heller goes over the highlights of the proposed zoning amendment for the Planning Commissioners.
- Short-term lodging is the term we use for services like Airbnb and others.
- We currently have a housing ordinance that addresses short-term lodging, been in place for 18 months or two years.
- We do require that anyone operating short-term lodging be licensed.
- We’re taking the opportunity now to carry some of those same provisions over into the zoning ordinance.
- We have a definition for a short-term lodging facility and also for hotels so that the two are compatible.
- We define where short-term lodging will be permitted.
- If someone is renting out two bedrooms, we would require a third off-street parking space.
- We are not allowing in this ordinance a rental of more than two bedrooms.
- We would only be permitting in an owner occupied unit.
- For a unit not occupied by the owner, we would not allow short-term lodging at all.
- No more than two rooms can be offered for rent.
- No exterior alterations.
- If the unit is owner-occupied and you can meet these parameters, short-term lodging would be permitted.
- We would not consider short-term lodging for any unoccupied or landlord-type scenario.
Sound reasonable? Whatta you see?
to be continued . . .