Item 10E.
Home-Share Ordinance
City Council
May 9, 2023
Home-share Ordinance
Staff Recommendation
• Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant environmental effect pursuant to CEQA Introduce for first reading an ordinance to amend the City’s home-share ordinance (SMMC Chapter 6.20)
Responds to Council’s direction in June 2021 and October 2022 • Codifies Council’s temporary Home-share Legalization Program approved in October 2022. • Home-share & accessory building regulations did not provide a way for a limited number of property owners to continue to home-share their detached structures, even though they were previously permitted by the City for home-sharing.
• ~16 homeowners
Home-share Ordinance
Responds to Council’s direction in June 2021 and October 2022 • Eliminates requirement that an accessory structure be located within 6 feet of primary residence for home-sharing
• Accessory structures, unlike ADUs, are not independent dwelling units (i.e., do not have full kitchens) • Allows limited number of existing ADUs permitted on/after March 31, 2017 to continue eligibility for home-sharing, if:
• All Legalization Program criteria are met and a valid home-share license is maintained • 6 ADUs are part of the Legalization Program to date