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L18-0045ShortTermRentalRegulationUpdate <br />Page6 <br />operatorsoftransientaccommodationswhichshallrequireabusinesslicenseasahome <br />occupation. <br />3.Owner-OccupancyfortheOperationofaShort-TermRental. <br />AthirdissueforthePlanningCommission’sconsiderationiswhethertorequireanownerofashort-term <br />rentaltooccupythedwellingunitduringtheperiodtheunitisbeingrented.Perdirectionfromthe <br />PlanningCommission,thefollowingthreeoptionsrepresentthreealternativeapproachesonthistopic: <br />TopicOption1(StatusQuo)Option2Option3(Most <br />Permissive) <br />RequireOwner-NorequirementRequireowner-Requireowner- <br />occupancy…(Butmultiplebedrooms occupancyfortheoccupancyforallshort- <br />maynotbe short-termrentaloftermrentals(thereby <br />simultaneouslyrented roomswithinSFRs,prohibitingtheuseof <br />underseparatelease ADUs,Duplexes,wholehouse/dwelling <br />agreements,akintoa Triplexesand unitforshortterm <br />BoardingHouse)Fourplexes rentalpurposes) <br />Alternative:AllowNorequirementAllowowners/tenantsAllowowners/tenants <br />tenantstooperate(Butmultiplebedrooms inSFRs,Duplexes,inallresidential <br />short-termrentals maynotbe Triplexesandbuildingstooperate <br />simultaneouslyrented Fourplexestooperateshorttermroom <br />underseparatelease short-termroomrentalswithinan <br />agreements,akintoa rentalswithinanoccupiedunit <br />BoardingHouse)occupiedunit <br />Alternative:AllowfullNorequirementRequirealocalRequireaproperty <br />unitrentalswithapropertymanagermanagerintheregion <br />local(within5miles)locatedwithin5milesavailable24hoursa <br />propertymanageroftheproperty,daywhilepropertyis <br />available24hoursausedasashort-term <br />daywhilepropertyisrental(andidentified <br />usedasashort-termtotheCitywithcontact <br />rental(andidentifiedinformation) <br />totheCitywithcontact <br />information) <br />Someofthenegativeeffectscitedbyopponentsofshorttermrentals(includingbutnotlimitedtonoise, <br />parkingandrefuse)maybemitigatedbyrequiringthattheownerortenantoftheunitoccupyitduring <br />aperiodofrental,whichwouldresultintheprohibitionofwholehouseandentiredwellingunitshort <br />termrentals.Othercitieshavetakenalessstrictapproach,requiringowneroccupancyincertainsettings <br />(e.g.,therentalofanattachedordetachedADUormultifamilyproperties),butpermittingtheuseof <br />single-familyresidencesforwholehouserentalsaswellasshort-termbedroomrentals. <br />1 50 <br /> <br />