BACKGROUND:
In 2019, the City Council established a Short-Term Vacation Rental (STVR) Task Force comprised of residents, STVR owners and managers, and Staff to study local public safety concerns and make recommendations to address the neighborhood impacts of STVRs.
After a year of input and local resident feedback, the Task Force’s recommendations were presented to the City Council and on September 9, 2020, Ordinance No. 842, which substantially changed the City’s regulations related to STVRs, was adopted. The Ordinance was temporarily suspended due to a referendum petition but due to the results of the March 2, 2021 ballot, became effective on March 18, 2021.
On September 9, 2020, the City Council also adopted a resolution increasing STVR permit fees to $1,950 and established a home share permit fee of $525. These fees were established to cover the costs of operating the STVR Program including enforcement.
DISCUSSION:
In the implementation and enforcement of Ordinance No. 842 over the last year, the STVR Program has identified several provisions that may warrant amendment. The specific sections and Staff’s comments and recommendations are contained in Attachment 1.
On October 27, 2021, the resident members of the former STVR Task Force met, via Zoom, with City staff and in addition to discussing enforcement of the Ordinance, presented suggestions for possible revisions. Attachment 2 includes their suggestions, and staff’s comments and recommendations.
For reference, Attachment 3 contains Ordinance No. 842.
As part of the study session, staff would request that the City Council provide direction on possible revisions to the STVR ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This discussion item has only incurred costs related to staff time.